2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
GENDER
Male 1,700 704 43.7 41.0-46.5 190 11.1 9.5-13.0 484 24.2 21.9-26.6 92 6.2 4.9- 7.8 181 12.0 10.3-14.0 49 2.8 2.0- 3.8
Female 2,119 797 39.6 37.1-42.1 236 12.8 11.1-14.7 721 29.3 27.1-31.7 194 9.6 8.1-11.3 84 4.8 3.8- 6.2 87 3.9 3.0- 5.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,589 991 41.8 39.6-44.1 283 11.6 10.2-13.2 940 30.8 28.8-33.0 129 5.0 4.1- 6.1 170 8.0 6.8- 9.4 76 2.7 2.1- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Black 689 274 39.5 35.3-43.9 51 8.6 6.3-11.6 189 25.4 21.8-29.5 87 13.4 10.4-17.0 56 8.6 6.5-11.2 32 4.6 3.1- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Other 209 99 47.3 39.4-55.4 28 16.5 11.0-24.1 29 9.1 6.0-13.7 26 12.7 8.2-19.1 18 11.0 6.7-17.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 301 125 38.3 32.3-44.6 61 22.6 17.5-28.7 37 12.6 8.9-17.4 42 14.7 10.6-20.2 18 5.9 3.6- 9.4 18 5.9 3.5- 9.7
AGE
18-34 766 382 47.1 43.1-51.2 109 14.8 12.1-18.1 46 6.3 4.6- 8.5 93 13.1 10.4-16.3 98 14.4 11.7-17.5 38 4.4 3.1- 6.2
35-44 549 337 61.6 56.9-66.1 78 15.1 11.9-18.8 20 2.8 1.7- 4.5 70 11.3 8.7-14.4 32 6.6 4.6- 9.5 12 2.6 1.4- 5.1
45-54 573 347 62.4 57.7-66.8 82 14.4 11.4-18.1 34 5.4 3.7- 7.8 49 6.9 5.1- 9.5 35 6.8 4.6-10.0 26 4.1 2.6- 6.5
55-64 661 306 47.3 42.8-51.9 118 16.6 13.5-20.2 103 15.6 12.6-19.1 54 8.2 6.0-11.2 43 8.0 5.8-10.9 37 4.3 3.0- 6.2
65-74 651 68 11.7 8.9-15.2 22 4.2 2.5- 7.0 507 75.6 71.3-79.4 13 2.3 1.3- 4.1 29 4.4 2.9- 6.6 12 1.8 1.0- 3.3
75+ 558 33 6.0 4.0- 9.0 *** *** *** 480 86.1 82.2-89.3 *** *** *** 24 4.1 2.6- 6.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 35 17.0 11.9-23.7 24 10.4 6.6-16.1 97 43.5 35.9-51.5 50 22.4 16.7-29.4 *** *** *** 12 4.9 2.7- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 800 218 29.4 25.8-33.3 86 11.5 9.1-14.4 276 30.1 26.5-33.9 111 13.7 11.1-16.9 83 12.0 9.5-14.9 26 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,038 373 42.4 38.9-45.9 126 13.4 11.2-16.1 351 26.6 23.7-29.6 78 6.1 4.8- 7.8 78 8.8 6.9-11.1 32 2.7 1.8- 4.0
College Graduate 1,749 871 55.8 53.1-58.4 186 10.9 9.3-12.7 479 21.3 19.3-23.4 47 2.2 1.6- 3.0 101 6.3 5.1- 7.8 65 3.5 2.7- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,187 273 26.0 23.0-29.3 96 8.7 6.9-10.9 554 40.7 37.3-44.1 129 11.0 9.0-13.3 103 10.6 8.6-13.0 32 3.1 2.0- 4.7
No 2,512 1,182 49.0 46.7-51.3 312 13.4 11.8-15.1 624 21.0 19.3-22.9 144 6.3 5.1- 7.6 153 7.1 6.0- 8.4 97 3.3 2.6- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 493 98 21.6 17.6-26.3 18 4.4 2.6- 7.2 149 22.5 18.7-26.7 *** *** *** 216 49.3 44.1-54.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,317 1,400 44.6 42.6-46.6 406 13.1 11.8-14.6 1,054 27.6 25.9-29.4 282 9.2 8.0-10.5 49 1.8 1.3- 2.5 126 3.6 2.9- 4.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,019 1,259 62.4 60.0-64.9 269 13.6 12.0-15.5 161 6.3 5.3- 7.5 116 6.1 4.9- 7.5 150 8.4 7.1-10.0 64 3.1 2.3- 4.1
Unemployed 141 27 21.0 14.2-30.1 23 14.1 8.9-21.6 22 15.3 9.8-23.2 37 24.0 16.9-32.8 17 18.2 10.9-28.7 15 7.4 4.2-12.6
Retired 1,141 115 11.4 9.3-13.9 53 5.2 3.7- 7.1 857 72.5 69.1-75.6 26 2.6 1.6- 4.1 64 6.3 4.8- 8.4 26 2.0 1.3- 3.1
Unable to Work 240 13 4.0 2.2- 7.1 12 4.8 2.5- 9.2 131 54.3 46.7-61.6 66 28.6 22.3-35.9 11 5.7 3.0-10.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 230 73 30.4 24.0-37.6 60 26.3 20.1-33.6 22 10.4 6.6-15.9 34 14.9 9.8-22.1 20 9.8 6.1-15.4 21 8.2 5.1-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 22 15.3 9.6-23.5 23 12.5 7.9-19.2 41 23.8 16.9-32.4 53 32.8 25.1-41.6 *** *** *** 11 6.3 3.1-12.3
$15,000- 24,999 219 21 11.0 6.8-17.3 17 7.5 4.4-12.5 112 46.3 38.4-54.4 48 22.8 16.9-29.9 11 7.2 3.8-13.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 291 59 24.9 18.9-32.0 28 8.8 5.8-13.0 123 33.8 27.8-40.5 39 16.9 11.4-24.3 30 11.9 8.1-17.2 12 3.7 1.9- 6.9
$35,000- 49,999 446 143 33.7 28.6-39.3 52 13.9 10.2-18.5 163 31.3 26.4-36.7 41 9.7 6.8-13.8 30 7.5 5.1-10.9 17 3.8 2.2- 6.8
$50,000-74,999 466 199 43.0 37.8-48.4 57 12.7 9.5-16.7 137 26.7 22.3-31.6 22 5.7 3.5- 9.2 37 9.2 6.5-12.8 14 2.7 1.4- 5.1
$75,000-100,000 449 229 50.8 45.4-56.2 40 9.5 6.7-13.2 115 21.1 17.3-25.5 *** *** *** 46 14.0 10.3-18.7 14 3.0 1.6- 5.4
$100,000-150,000 435 262 65.8 60.6-70.6 59 13.7 10.3-18.0 71 10.8 8.2-14.1 *** *** *** 32 7.5 5.2-10.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 496 340 72.2 67.8-76.3 53 10.0 7.5-13.1 65 9.6 7.3-12.5 *** *** *** 25 5.8 3.8- 8.9 11 1.9 1.0- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 859 226 27.6 24.1-31.4 97 14.3 11.4-17.7 378 39.3 35.3-43.4 74 8.9 6.9-11.5 46 5.7 4.0- 8.1 38 4.2 2.9- 6.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 186 31 19.2 13.3-26.9 24 12.4 7.9-18.8 62 28.8 22.1-36.5 51 29.7 22.4-38.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 377 79 26.3 20.9-32.6 42 9.5 6.8-13.1 151 34.8 29.1-40.8 60 16.7 12.3-22.4 26 7.6 5.0-11.5 19 5.1 3.0- 8.4
151% to 200% 176 43 27.0 19.7-35.7 23 17.6 11.2-26.5 74 31.0 23.7-39.5 15 10.7 6.0-18.4 18 12.4 7.5-19.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,088 1,094 54.9 52.4-57.4 221 11.0 9.5-12.6 513 20.2 18.3-22.1 43 2.2 1.6- 3.2 158 9.1 7.7-10.7 59 2.7 2.0- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 859 226 27.6 24.1-31.4 97 14.3 11.4-17.7 378 39.3 35.3-43.4 74 8.9 6.9-11.5 46 5.7 4.0- 8.1 38 4.2 2.9- 6.0
HOUSING
Own 2,489 1,000 43.0 40.7-45.3 261 11.3 9.9-12.9 907 30.3 28.3-32.4 78 4.6 3.6- 5.9 173 8.1 6.9- 9.5 70 2.8 2.1- 3.6
Rent 1,065 425 40.8 37.4-44.3 128 12.6 10.4-15.1 235 17.4 15.0-20.0 160 16.6 14.2-19.5 67 7.9 6.1-10.1 50 4.7 3.5- 6.4
Other arrangement 241 67 27.6 21.6-34.7 33 17.6 12.2-24.8 55 17.9 13.0-24.2 46 19.0 13.8-25.7 25 12.3 8.0-18.4 15 5.5 3.1- 9.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,301 636 50.7 47.6-53.9 163 12.5 10.6-14.7 303 20.9 18.5-23.4 106 8.5 6.8-10.7 45 3.9 2.8- 5.5 48 3.5 2.5- 4.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,118 451 42.4 39.0-45.9 110 11.2 9.1-13.8 329 25.1 22.2-28.2 66 5.9 4.4- 7.9 117 11.8 9.7-14.3 45 3.6 2.5- 5.0
Rural 1,400 414 31.9 29.0-35.0 153 12.2 10.2-14.5 573 34.3 31.4-37.4 114 9.2 7.5-11.3 103 9.3 7.5-11.4 43 3.1 2.2- 4.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 807 232 28.5 24.9-32.3 85 11.5 9.0-14.5 270 29.7 26.1-33.6 74 9.2 7.1-11.8 125 18.6 15.5-22.1 21 2.5 1.5- 4.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,227 427 38.7 35.5-42.1 127 11.5 9.4-13.9 461 31.1 28.1-34.2 106 9.5 7.7-11.8 61 5.8 4.4- 7.7 45 3.3 2.4- 4.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,785 842 50.0 47.2-52.7 214 12.6 10.9-14.6 474 22.5 20.4-24.7 106 6.2 4.9- 7.9 79 4.9 3.8- 6.4 70 3.8 2.9- 5.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,349 580 46.3 43.1-49.5 162 12.7 10.7-15.1 415 25.6 23.0-28.3 73 6.2 4.7- 8.2 66 5.4 4.1- 7.0 53 3.8 2.8- 5.2
2nd Quartile 1,204 499 44.1 40.8-47.5 130 11.4 9.5-13.7 341 24.2 21.4-27.1 102 8.6 6.8-10.8 83 8.0 6.3-10.2 49 3.7 2.7- 5.0
3rd Quartile 936 335 38.2 34.6-42.0 96 11.9 9.5-14.8 314 28.2 25.0-31.7 73 7.8 6.1-10.0 90 11.0 8.9-13.6 28 2.9 1.9- 4.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 330 87 24.6 19.6-30.3 38 11.9 8.3-16.9 135 38.3 32.2-44.8 38 12.3 8.6-17.3 26 11.0 7.2-16.3 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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