2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,329 39 1.4 0.9- 2.0 3,290 98.6 98.0-99.1
GENDER
Male 1,464 21 1.6 0.9- 2.7 1,443 98.4 97.3-99.1
Female 1,865 18 1.1 0.6- 2.1 1,847 98.9 97.9-99.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,138 20 1.2 0.7- 2.2 2,118 98.8 97.8-99.3
Non-Hispanic Black 577 *** *** *** 567 98.2 96.1-99.2
Non-Hispanic Other 151 *** *** *** 148 98.9 95.8-99.7
Hispanic 440 *** *** *** 434 98.7 96.7-99.5
AGE
18-34 590 21 4.5 2.8- 7.2 569 95.5 92.8-97.2
35-44 515 *** *** *** 508 99.2 98.3-99.7
45-54 545 *** *** *** 541 99.6 99.0-99.9
55-64 581 *** *** *** 576 99.4 98.5-99.8
65-74 565 *** *** *** 564 99.9 99.4- 100
75+ 481 *** *** *** 480 99.9 99.4- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 330 *** *** *** 329 99.7 97.6- 100
H.S. or G.E.D. 704 *** *** *** 694 98.5 96.8-99.3
Some Post-H.S. 906 13 2.0 1.0- 3.7 893 98.0 96.3-99.0
College Graduate 1,380 15 1.0 0.6- 1.7 1,365 99.0 98.3-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,080 16 2.2 1.2- 4.1 1,064 97.8 95.9-98.8
No 2,212 23 1.0 0.6- 1.6 2,189 99.0 98.4-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 360 *** *** *** 357 98.8 95.3-99.7
Non-Veteran 2,965 36 1.4 0.9- 2.1 2,929 98.6 97.9-99.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,760 30 1.9 1.2- 2.8 1,730 98.1 97.2-98.8
Unemployed 140 *** *** *** 136 97.0 88.0-99.3
Retired 981 *** *** *** 980 100 99.8- 100
Unable to Work 206 *** *** *** 204 99.3 97.2-99.8
Other not in Labor Force 209 *** *** *** 207 98.2 89.9-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** 102 98.9 95.5-99.7
$15,000- 24,999 211 *** *** *** 208 98.5 94.8-99.6
$25,000- 34,999 252 *** *** *** 250 98.4 92.8-99.7
$35,000- 49,999 420 *** *** *** 414 97.8 94.2-99.2
$50,000-74,999 380 *** *** *** 372 97.9 94.9-99.1
$75,000-100,000 361 *** *** *** 356 97.6 93.3-99.1
$100,000-150,000 358 *** *** *** 356 99.6 98.4-99.9
$150,000+ 404 *** *** *** 401 99.4 97.9-99.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 839 *** *** *** 831 99.1 98.1-99.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** 65 99.3 94.9-99.9
50% to 100% 206 *** *** *** 203 98.7 94.9-99.7
101% to 150% 331 *** *** *** 324 97.1 92.9-98.8
151% to 200% 164 *** *** *** 162 99.0 95.0-99.8
More than 200% 1,702 18 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,684 98.7 97.6-99.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 839 *** *** *** 831 99.1 98.1-99.6
HOUSING
Own 2,194 13 0.8 0.4- 1.6 2,181 99.2 98.4-99.6
Rent 889 17 2.5 1.4- 4.4 872 97.5 95.6-98.6
Other arrangement 222 *** *** *** 213 95.8 90.8-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,074 16 2.0 1.1- 3.7 1,058 98.0 96.3-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 972 14 1.5 0.8- 2.8 958 98.5 97.2-99.2
Rural 1,283 *** *** *** 1,274 99.3 98.4-99.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 696 *** *** *** 690 99.4 98.5-99.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,105 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6 1,088 98.0 96.4-98.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,528 16 1.2 0.7- 2.3 1,512 98.8 97.7-99.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,168 16 1.4 0.7- 2.6 1,152 98.6 97.4-99.3
2nd Quartile 1,033 12 1.7 0.9- 3.4 1,021 98.3 96.6-99.1
3rd Quartile 815 *** *** *** 806 98.8 97.4-99.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 *** *** *** 311 99.6 98.4-99.9

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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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