2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
-FEMALES 2,341 408 17.4 15.6-19.4 1,933 82.6 80.6-84.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 252 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,205 82.6 80.1-84.8
Non-Hispanic Black 450 90 19.4 15.3-24.2 360 80.6 75.8-84.7
Other 410 62 15.2 11.1-20.4 348 84.8 79.6-88.9
AGE
18-34 454 83 18.3 14.5-22.9 371 81.7 77.1-85.5
35-44 363 57 14.6 11.2-19.0 306 85.4 81.0-88.8
45-54 392 75 19.0 14.8-24.1 317 81.0 75.9-85.2
55-64 393 81 21.5 17.0-26.8 312 78.5 73.2-83.0
65-74 371 60 15.3 11.4-20.2 311 84.7 79.8-88.6
75+ 330 43 13.1 8.6-19.6 287 86.9 80.4-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 30 16.4 10.6-24.6 165 83.6 75.4-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 83 17.0 13.4-21.4 378 83.0 78.6-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 671 114 17.6 14.3-21.5 557 82.4 78.5-85.7
College Graduate 1,002 181 18.1 15.5-21.0 821 81.9 79.0-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 40 23.1 15.9-32.3 123 76.9 67.7-84.1
$25,000- 34,999 217 34 14.8 9.9-21.6 183 85.2 78.4-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 277 48 16.9 12.2-22.9 229 83.1 77.1-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 281 41 12.8 9.1-17.7 240 87.2 82.3-90.9
$75,000+ 682 114 17.8 14.6-21.5 568 82.2 78.5-85.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 733 199 27.4 23.4-31.7 534 72.6 68.3-76.6
No 1,531 192 12.5 10.7-14.6 1,339 87.5 85.4-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 68 88.3 77.4-94.3
Non-Veteran 2,258 398 17.6 15.8-19.7 1,860 82.4 80.3-84.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 798 141 18.5 15.4-22.0 657 81.5 78.0-84.6
Regional City or Suburban County 658 115 17.5 14.3-21.2 543 82.5 78.8-85.7
Rural 885 152 16.2 13.4-19.6 733 83.8 80.4-86.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 198 17.2 14.7-19.9 920 82.8 80.1-85.3
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 691 106 15.7 12.4-19.6 585 84.3 80.4-87.6
Unable to Work 152 51 32.8 24.7-42.0 101 67.2 58.0-75.3
Other not in Labor Force 241 34 15.1 10.3-21.6 207 84.9 78.4-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 32 22.7 15.5-31.9 121 77.3 68.1-84.5
101% to 150% 255 55 15.6 11.2-21.4 200 84.4 78.6-88.8
151% to 200% 119 22 19.8 12.4-29.9 97 80.2 70.1-87.6
More than 200% 1,105 175 16.6 14.1-19.4 930 83.4 80.6-85.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 88 16.2 12.5-20.7 397 83.8 79.3-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 760 150 20.9 17.5-24.8 610 79.1 75.2-82.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,096 170 15.3 13.0-18.0 926 84.7 82.0-87.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 122 14.2 11.5-17.3 693 85.8 82.7-88.5
2nd Quartile 731 139 19.6 16.4-23.3 592 80.4 76.7-83.6
3rd Quartile 575 104 18.6 14.9-22.9 471 81.4 77.1-85.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 220 43 16.9 11.7-23.9 177 83.1 76.1-88.3

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

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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