2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
GENDER
Male 1,971 300 15.4 13.6-17.4 611 31.0 28.7-33.5 703 35.4 32.9-37.9 274 14.1 12.3-16.0 83 4.1 3.2- 5.3
Female 2,337 353 14.4 12.8-16.1 747 32.2 29.9-34.6 813 36.4 34.0-38.8 322 13.0 11.5-14.6 102 4.1 3.2- 5.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,722 435 15.7 14.2-17.4 960 35.5 33.3-37.6 895 33.4 31.3-35.6 305 11.0 9.7-12.5 127 4.4 3.6- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 732 95 13.9 11.2-17.2 201 26.9 23.2-30.9 302 41.4 37.3-45.8 116 15.1 12.3-18.3 18 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Non-Hispanic Other 234 40 15.0 10.6-20.9 64 28.2 21.5-36.0 88 38.4 31.2-46.2 31 14.0 9.3-20.7 11 4.4 2.0- 9.1
Hispanic 575 77 11.5 9.1-14.5 122 21.9 18.2-26.0 214 37.7 33.4-42.3 136 24.1 20.4-28.3 26 4.8 3.1- 7.4
AGE
18-34 966 195 19.6 16.9-22.6 329 34.7 31.2-38.3 321 33.9 30.5-37.5 108 10.5 8.5-12.9 13 1.3 0.7- 2.5
35-44 657 108 16.0 13.2-19.4 201 32.7 28.6-37.0 247 37.1 33.0-41.4 84 11.7 9.3-14.6 17 2.6 1.5- 4.3
45-54 676 101 15.2 12.2-18.7 213 30.8 27.0-34.9 227 34.7 30.6-39.0 105 15.5 12.5-19.0 30 3.8 2.6- 5.5
55-64 709 99 12.3 10.0-15.2 210 30.0 26.1-34.2 239 33.4 29.4-37.7 109 16.1 13.1-19.8 52 8.1 5.8-11.1
65-74 658 82 11.5 9.0-14.6 210 29.3 25.5-33.5 224 37.6 33.2-42.2 98 15.2 12.2-18.8 44 6.4 4.4- 9.1
75+ 565 55 7.7 5.6-10.5 167 28.1 23.2-33.5 228 42.3 36.7-48.1 86 15.8 12.2-20.1 29 6.1 3.6-10.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 401 24 5.9 3.8- 8.9 57 16.0 11.9-21.1 140 34.6 29.2-40.3 136 30.8 25.8-36.2 44 12.8 9.1-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 933 117 13.6 11.1-16.5 241 27.4 24.0-31.1 369 40.3 36.5-44.1 164 15.4 12.9-18.3 42 3.3 2.3- 4.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,137 149 13.7 11.6-16.2 355 33.1 30.0-36.4 418 36.4 33.2-39.7 154 12.5 10.5-14.8 61 4.3 3.2- 5.8
College Graduate 1,815 359 20.2 18.2-22.3 700 39.5 36.9-42.1 580 31.9 29.4-34.4 138 6.9 5.7- 8.3 38 1.6 1.1- 2.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,308 63 4.9 3.6- 6.6 272 20.6 18.0-23.4 490 39.2 35.9-42.6 335 24.6 21.9-27.5 148 10.7 8.8-13.0
No 2,857 570 19.4 17.8-21.1 1,050 36.8 34.7-39.0 964 34.3 32.2-36.4 239 8.3 7.1- 9.5 34 1.3 0.9- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 80 16.3 12.8-20.5 163 30.8 26.3-35.6 176 36.7 31.8-41.8 61 13.3 10.1-17.4 20 2.9 1.8- 4.7
Non-Veteran 3,798 569 14.6 13.3-15.9 1,193 31.8 30.0-33.7 1,338 35.8 34.0-37.7 533 13.5 12.3-14.8 165 4.2 3.5- 5.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,324 433 18.2 16.4-20.1 820 35.5 33.3-37.8 795 34.6 32.4-36.9 237 10.1 8.7-11.6 39 1.6 1.2- 2.4
Unemployed 206 29 15.6 10.2-23.1 50 23.6 17.3-31.4 77 39.4 31.6-47.7 40 18.1 12.8-24.9 *** *** ***
Retired 1,155 122 9.1 7.4-11.1 362 29.5 26.3-32.9 442 40.7 37.0-44.4 170 15.3 12.8-18.1 59 5.5 4.0- 7.7
Unable to Work 260 11 4.0 2.1- 7.5 15 6.2 3.5-10.9 67 24.8 19.2-31.4 98 39.1 32.4-46.3 69 25.9 19.9-32.9
Other not in Labor Force 299 51 16.3 12.2-21.5 91 34.7 28.1-42.0 105 34.7 28.6-41.5 44 11.6 8.1-16.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 21 11.2 7.0-17.3 27 13.5 8.8-20.3 71 35.3 27.4-44.0 56 29.4 22.0-38.1 23 10.7 6.8-16.3
$15,000- 24,999 281 25 10.0 6.6-14.9 41 16.6 11.5-23.3 102 37.7 30.9-44.9 84 27.6 21.9-34.3 29 8.1 5.0-13.1
$25,000- 34,999 352 45 13.0 9.3-17.7 77 23.7 18.2-30.1 135 36.4 30.6-42.6 74 20.5 15.8-26.3 21 6.4 3.7-10.9
$35,000- 49,999 518 47 9.2 6.7-12.4 146 29.3 24.6-34.4 217 42.2 37.1-47.4 76 13.8 10.7-17.7 32 5.5 3.6- 8.5
$50,000-74,999 504 74 15.6 12.1-19.9 182 34.5 29.8-39.5 176 35.6 30.8-40.7 59 11.4 8.5-15.1 13 2.9 1.6- 5.3
$75,000-100,000 468 77 14.7 11.4-18.7 174 37.7 32.5-43.2 165 36.0 30.9-41.4 42 9.9 7.1-13.7 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 452 91 19.8 15.8-24.4 175 37.7 32.7-43.0 148 33.6 28.7-38.8 33 8.2 5.5-11.9 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 509 134 24.6 20.7-28.9 228 46.2 41.3-51.1 125 25.3 21.2-29.8 19 3.6 2.2- 5.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,026 139 13.1 10.7-15.8 308 28.6 25.4-32.1 377 38.6 34.9-42.4 153 14.5 12.1-17.2 49 5.2 3.7- 7.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 13 10.5 5.8-18.2 16 15.9 9.0-26.4 *** *** *** 33 24.2 16.7-33.7 14 10.8 6.1-18.4
50% to 100% 265 29 13.2 9.0-19.0 38 16.4 11.5-22.7 97 35.0 28.6-42.1 78 28.2 22.3-34.9 23 7.2 4.6-11.2
101% to 150% 433 36 8.2 5.6-11.7 101 26.2 21.1-32.2 160 37.8 32.3-43.6 102 21.0 16.8-26.0 34 6.8 4.3-10.7
151% to 200% 211 24 12.9 8.2-19.6 48 23.7 17.2-31.8 93 41.9 34.3-50.0 33 13.7 9.2-19.8 13 7.8 4.1-14.6
More than 200% 2,187 397 17.6 15.8-19.5 834 38.1 35.7-40.5 721 33.6 31.3-36.0 185 8.7 7.4-10.2 50 2.0 1.4- 2.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,026 139 13.1 10.7-15.8 308 28.6 25.4-32.1 377 38.6 34.9-42.4 153 14.5 12.1-17.2 49 5.2 3.7- 7.3
HOUSING
Own 2,633 404 14.7 13.3-16.4 911 33.5 31.4-35.7 908 35.3 33.1-37.5 303 12.3 10.8-13.9 107 4.2 3.3- 5.2
Rent 1,350 201 15.1 13.0-17.4 353 26.5 23.9-29.4 484 37.0 34.0-40.0 245 17.4 15.2-19.7 67 4.1 3.1- 5.3
Other arrangement 291 41 14.8 10.5-20.5 83 30.0 24.0-36.9 110 37.3 30.9-44.1 46 14.2 10.3-19.3 11 3.6 1.6- 8.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,509 274 17.6 15.5-19.8 511 34.4 31.6-37.3 507 34.3 31.5-37.2 175 10.9 9.2-12.9 42 2.8 1.9- 4.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,250 185 14.4 12.3-16.8 401 30.9 28.0-34.1 440 36.9 33.7-40.2 167 14.0 11.8-16.5 57 3.8 2.8- 5.1
Rural 1,549 194 12.6 10.6-14.7 446 29.5 26.7-32.4 569 36.7 33.8-39.7 254 15.7 13.6-17.9 86 5.6 4.3- 7.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 889 118 13.6 11.1-16.5 235 26.0 22.7-29.6 343 39.1 35.3-43.0 151 16.4 13.8-19.5 42 4.9 3.3- 7.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,359 178 12.8 10.8-15.1 420 31.2 28.2-34.3 485 37.1 33.9-40.3 205 14.1 12.0-16.5 71 4.8 3.6- 6.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,060 357 17.0 15.2-18.9 703 34.6 32.2-37.1 688 33.5 31.2-36.0 240 11.7 10.1-13.4 72 3.2 2.4- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,512 268 17.8 15.7-20.1 515 34.6 31.8-37.5 505 33.3 30.5-36.2 162 10.2 8.5-12.1 62 4.2 3.0- 5.7
2nd Quartile 1,375 208 14.8 12.7-17.1 431 32.1 29.1-35.2 477 35.5 32.5-38.6 212 14.8 12.7-17.2 47 2.8 2.0- 3.9
3rd Quartile 1,040 134 12.2 10.2-14.6 319 29.8 26.6-33.1 379 38.6 35.1-42.2 153 13.7 11.5-16.4 55 5.7 4.1- 7.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 43 12.7 9.0-17.7 93 25.3 20.4-31.0 155 38.6 33.0-44.6 69 19.2 14.9-24.4 21 4.1 2.5- 6.6

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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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