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 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
-FEMALES 2,333 290 12.5 10.9-14.2 2,043 87.5 85.8-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,451 178 12.2 10.4-14.4 1,273 87.8 85.6-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black 449 69 14.8 11.3-19.2 380 85.2 80.8-88.7
Other 409 40 10.7 7.2-15.7 369 89.3 84.3-92.8
AGE
18-34 451 50 11.7 8.6-15.8 401 88.3 84.2-91.4
35-44 362 44 11.6 8.4-15.7 318 88.4 84.3-91.6
45-54 392 57 14.8 11.0-19.7 335 85.2 80.3-89.0
55-64 391 55 14.4 10.8-18.9 336 85.6 81.1-89.2
65-74 371 46 12.1 8.7-16.6 325 87.9 83.4-91.3
75+ 328 31 10.3 6.2-16.5 297 89.7 83.5-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 22 11.5 6.7-19.0 172 88.5 81.0-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 66 13.7 10.5-17.6 394 86.3 82.4-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 670 79 12.8 9.9-16.3 591 87.2 83.7-90.1
College Graduate 997 123 11.9 9.8-14.3 874 88.1 85.7-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 29 18.4 11.7-27.6 132 81.6 72.4-88.3
$25,000- 34,999 217 24 9.5 6.0-14.6 193 90.5 85.4-94.0
$35,000- 49,999 275 35 11.6 7.9-16.6 240 88.4 83.4-92.1
$50,000- 74,999 280 26 8.1 5.4-12.2 254 91.9 87.8-94.6
$75,000+ 680 82 12.6 9.9-15.9 598 87.4 84.1-90.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 150 21.5 17.9-25.5 579 78.5 74.5-82.1
No 1,528 125 8.0 6.5- 9.7 1,403 92.0 90.3-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 69 88.8 77.8-94.7
Non-Veteran 2,250 281 12.6 11.0-14.4 1,969 87.4 85.6-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 794 88 11.8 9.3-14.9 706 88.2 85.1-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 656 90 13.7 10.8-17.1 566 86.3 82.9-89.2
Rural 883 112 12.2 9.7-15.2 771 87.8 84.8-90.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,115 133 11.1 9.2-13.3 982 88.9 86.7-90.8
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 688 79 12.2 9.3-15.8 609 87.8 84.2-90.7
Unable to Work 151 41 28.6 20.8-37.9 110 71.4 62.1-79.2
Other not in Labor Force 241 22 10.4 6.3-16.6 219 89.6 83.4-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 25 19.3 12.5-28.7 126 80.7 71.3-87.5
101% to 150% 255 40 11.0 7.6-15.5 215 89.0 84.5-92.4
151% to 200% 118 14 10.4 5.8-17.9 104 89.6 82.1-94.2
More than 200% 1,101 123 11.6 9.5-14.0 978 88.4 86.0-90.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 484 68 13.2 9.7-17.6 416 86.8 82.4-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 758 112 15.7 12.8-19.2 646 84.3 80.8-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,091 110 9.8 7.9-12.1 981 90.2 87.9-92.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 811 80 9.6 7.3-12.4 731 90.4 87.6-92.7
2nd Quartile 729 97 13.6 10.9-16.8 632 86.4 83.2-89.1
3rd Quartile 573 79 14.0 10.8-18.0 494 86.0 82.0-89.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 220 34 14.2 9.4-21.1 186 85.8 78.9-90.6

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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