2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Age 30 or younger Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 537 67 15.1 11.6-19.5 194 36.1 31.3-41.2 128 23.8 19.6-28.4 148 25.0 20.9-29.7
GENDER
Male 237 26 12.4 8.3-18.3 91 37.9 31.0-45.4 64 25.7 19.7-32.8 56 23.9 17.8-31.3
Female 300 41 17.7 12.5-24.4 103 34.4 28.0-41.4 64 21.9 16.6-28.4 92 26.1 20.7-32.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 342 34 12.1 8.2-17.3 111 36.0 30.1-42.5 91 26.6 21.3-32.6 106 25.4 20.4-31.0
Non-Hispanic Black 125 22 21.8 14.0-32.4 51 31.2 23.2-40.4 20 17.0 10.6-26.1 32 30.1 21.0-41.1
Non-Hispanic Other 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 18 16.2 9.8-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 133 12 9.9 4.9-19.1 61 43.4 33.8-53.6 48 36.0 27.0-46.2 12 10.6 5.4-19.9
65-74 147 *** *** *** 36 19.5 13.4-27.4 46 33.9 25.1-43.9 61 43.2 33.9-53.0
75+ 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 19.5 12.3-29.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 21 18.4 11.8-27.7 47 28.7 21.0-37.7 38 28.9 21.0-38.3 31 24.0 16.3-33.8
Some Post-H.S. 163 22 14.3 8.9-22.3 59 37.3 28.8-46.7 36 22.3 15.3-31.3 46 26.1 19.0-34.6
College Graduate 177 17 13.0 7.8-21.0 60 38.7 30.4-47.6 44 23.4 17.1-31.1 56 24.9 18.6-32.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 33 13.9 9.3-20.1 96 38.7 31.6-46.3 66 24.9 19.0-31.9 68 22.5 16.8-29.6
No 261 30 15.2 10.3-21.8 93 33.7 27.3-40.8 61 23.5 17.8-30.3 77 27.6 21.8-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 467 62 16.3 12.4-21.2 180 38.8 33.5-44.3 101 20.7 16.5-25.5 124 24.2 19.8-29.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 189 35 23.3 16.4-31.9 90 43.8 35.6-52.4 43 22.5 16.2-30.4 21 10.4 6.0-17.2
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 *** *** *** 47 21.6 15.7-29.0 64 27.5 21.1-35.1 115 47.5 39.7-55.4
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.2 6.0-23.3 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 127 13 12.4 7.0-21.2 *** *** *** 27 21.1 13.9-30.6 48 31.6 23.0-41.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.0 9.5-28.6
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 26 14.0 9.2-20.8 83 32.7 26.4-39.7 69 27.5 21.4-34.6 63 25.8 19.6-33.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 127 13 12.4 7.0-21.2 *** *** *** 27 21.1 13.9-30.6 48 31.6 23.0-41.7
HOUSING
Own 362 33 12.4 8.6-17.6 120 35.3 29.7-41.4 99 26.7 21.6-32.4 110 25.6 20.8-31.1
Rent 149 28 23.6 16.4-32.6 67 43.0 34.4-52.1 23 13.5 8.7-20.6 31 19.9 13.4-28.4
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 138 17 16.4 9.6-26.7 52 34.8 26.2-44.6 35 29.8 21.3-40.1 34 18.9 12.7-27.1
Regional City or Suburban County 174 27 17.2 11.4-25.2 60 32.4 25.0-40.9 40 20.7 14.8-28.3 47 29.6 21.7-38.9
Rural 225 23 12.7 8.0-19.5 82 39.7 31.9-48.0 53 22.3 16.2-29.8 67 25.4 19.3-32.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 16 12.9 7.3-21.6 45 34.2 25.1-44.7 30 21.2 14.0-30.8 43 31.7 23.0-41.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 193 25 17.6 11.6-25.8 69 34.7 27.3-42.9 45 23.9 17.4-32.0 54 23.8 17.2-31.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 210 26 14.1 9.1-21.1 80 39.0 31.2-47.4 53 25.4 18.9-33.3 51 21.5 15.7-28.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 146 18 12.8 7.7-20.6 53 36.3 27.1-46.5 33 21.2 13.8-31.0 42 29.8 21.4-39.7
2nd Quartile 185 24 18.2 12.0-26.8 66 34.5 27.0-42.8 52 30.5 23.3-38.8 43 16.8 11.7-23.6
3rd Quartile 140 16 13.6 7.7-22.8 50 34.3 25.6-44.2 26 18.6 11.6-28.4 48 33.5 24.6-43.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed 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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