2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
GENDER
Male 1,978 915 48.4 45.8-50.9 537 27.3 25.0-29.7 526 24.3 22.2-26.6
Female 2,347 873 39.4 37.0-41.9 674 29.0 26.8-31.3 800 31.6 29.4-33.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,730 932 36.9 34.8-39.1 835 31.2 29.2-33.4 963 31.9 29.9-34.0
Non-Hispanic Black 734 314 46.7 42.4-51.1 190 25.5 22.0-29.5 230 27.7 24.2-31.6
Non-Hispanic Other 236 122 51.8 43.9-59.5 56 23.7 17.7-30.9 58 24.5 18.4-31.9
Hispanic 580 401 71.4 67.2-75.3 115 18.9 15.6-22.7 64 9.7 7.4-12.6
AGE
18-34 970 629 63.1 59.4-66.6 265 28.0 24.8-31.4 76 9.0 7.0-11.5
35-44 660 381 59.1 54.8-63.2 177 26.2 22.6-30.2 102 14.7 12.0-18.0
45-54 680 304 45.1 40.8-49.4 190 28.9 25.1-33.1 186 26.0 22.4-30.0
55-64 712 220 31.4 27.5-35.7 200 26.0 22.4-29.9 292 42.6 38.3-47.0
65-74 659 123 18.4 15.2-22.0 197 29.2 25.3-33.6 339 52.4 47.8-56.9
75+ 567 92 15.5 11.8-20.1 156 30.4 25.3-36.0 319 54.2 48.4-59.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 405 199 44.5 38.9-50.2 78 21.4 16.7-26.8 128 34.1 28.7-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 937 400 43.9 40.1-47.8 247 29.2 25.7-33.0 290 26.8 23.7-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,139 417 39.9 36.7-43.3 328 28.7 25.7-31.8 394 31.4 28.4-34.6
College Graduate 1,821 756 46.5 43.9-49.2 555 29.5 27.2-31.9 510 24.0 21.9-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,315 214 17.2 14.8-19.9 370 30.5 27.4-33.7 731 52.3 49.0-55.7
No 2,864 1,503 55.2 53.1-57.4 802 27.1 25.2-29.1 559 17.7 16.1-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 172 36.3 31.5-41.3 153 31.9 27.2-36.9 176 31.8 27.4-36.7
Non-Veteran 3,814 1,607 44.6 42.7-46.5 1,058 27.7 26.1-29.5 1,149 27.6 26.0-29.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,331 1,246 54.7 52.3-57.0 662 28.2 26.1-30.3 423 17.2 15.5-19.0
Unemployed 206 96 47.3 39.2-55.5 56 27.9 21.2-35.7 54 24.8 18.1-33.1
Retired 1,158 211 17.6 15.0-20.5 350 32.4 29.0-36.0 597 50.0 46.4-53.7
Unable to Work 261 30 13.7 9.3-19.8 46 15.6 11.3-21.2 185 70.7 63.8-76.8
Other not in Labor Force 301 164 56.3 49.4-62.9 84 27.0 21.6-33.3 53 16.7 12.2-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 71 36.3 28.8-44.7 50 27.7 20.2-36.8 79 35.9 28.3-44.3
$15,000- 24,999 283 89 34.8 28.2-41.9 64 24.2 18.5-31.0 130 41.0 34.2-48.2
$25,000- 34,999 354 139 43.4 37.1-50.0 105 31.2 25.5-37.4 110 25.4 20.4-31.2
$35,000- 49,999 518 208 42.5 37.4-47.8 138 25.0 20.8-29.6 172 32.5 27.8-37.7
$50,000-74,999 504 207 42.6 37.6-47.8 142 29.7 25.1-34.7 155 27.8 23.5-32.5
$75,000-100,000 470 181 40.2 34.9-45.8 161 33.7 28.8-39.0 128 26.1 21.6-31.0
$100,000-150,000 452 205 46.3 41.0-51.6 134 30.4 25.7-35.7 113 23.3 19.1-28.1
$150,000+ 510 244 51.3 46.4-56.2 163 30.4 26.2-35.0 103 18.3 14.9-22.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,034 444 45.4 41.7-49.2 254 24.5 21.3-28.0 336 30.1 26.8-33.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 113 *** *** *** 32 30.5 21.1-41.8 37 28.3 19.2-39.6
50% to 100% 267 110 42.2 35.5-49.2 64 25.2 19.3-32.2 93 32.6 26.3-39.6
101% to 150% 434 146 38.7 33.0-44.8 116 27.9 23.0-33.3 172 33.4 28.2-39.1
151% to 200% 212 83 44.4 36.4-52.6 57 27.4 20.6-35.3 72 28.3 21.7-35.9
More than 200% 2,190 916 43.7 41.3-46.2 671 30.4 28.2-32.7 603 25.9 23.8-28.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,034 444 45.4 41.7-49.2 254 24.5 21.3-28.0 336 30.1 26.8-33.6
HOUSING
Own 2,642 970 40.2 38.0-42.5 766 28.5 26.5-30.6 906 31.3 29.3-33.4
Rent 1,356 662 51.5 48.5-54.6 349 26.0 23.3-28.8 345 22.5 20.1-25.1
Other arrangement 292 136 49.0 42.2-55.9 86 33.7 27.2-40.8 70 17.3 13.1-22.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,514 760 51.4 48.4-54.3 408 27.6 25.0-30.3 346 21.1 18.8-23.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,254 500 42.3 39.0-45.6 351 28.2 25.3-31.4 403 29.5 26.6-32.5
Rural 1,557 528 37.3 34.3-40.3 452 28.7 26.1-31.6 577 34.0 31.2-36.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 892 338 41.1 37.2-45.0 239 26.9 23.6-30.6 315 32.0 28.5-35.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,369 498 39.4 36.2-42.6 387 29.0 26.1-32.1 484 31.6 28.7-34.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,064 952 48.1 45.5-50.6 585 28.2 25.9-30.5 527 23.8 21.7-26.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,517 650 44.8 41.8-47.9 443 29.2 26.6-32.1 424 25.9 23.4-28.7
2nd Quartile 1,381 600 46.5 43.3-49.7 380 27.3 24.5-30.3 401 26.2 23.5-29.0
3rd Quartile 1,044 396 40.2 36.8-43.8 286 28.1 24.9-31.4 362 31.7 28.5-35.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 383 142 39.1 33.2-45.3 102 28.2 23.0-34.0 139 32.7 27.4-38.6

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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