2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
-FEMALES 2,291 131 5.6 4.5- 6.9 2,160 94.4 93.1-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,440 73 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,367 94.8 93.1-96.1
Non-Hispanic Black 434 30 6.7 4.2-10.3 404 93.3 89.7-95.8
Other 395 27 5.1 3.2- 7.9 368 94.9 92.1-96.8
AGE
18-34 435 21 5.2 3.2- 8.5 414 94.8 91.5-96.8
35-44 351 *** *** *** 341 97.2 94.6-98.6
45-54 384 18 4.2 2.5- 6.7 366 95.8 93.3-97.5
55-64 387 27 6.4 4.1- 9.7 360 93.6 90.3-95.9
65-74 369 26 6.7 4.2-10.5 343 93.3 89.5-95.8
75+ 327 28 10.0 5.7-16.8 299 90.0 83.2-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 23 11.1 6.3-18.7 166 88.9 81.3-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 451 37 7.2 4.9-10.4 414 92.8 89.6-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 657 41 5.6 3.8- 8.1 616 94.4 91.9-96.2
College Graduate 985 30 2.9 1.9- 4.3 955 97.1 95.7-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** 79 91.8 83.2-96.2
$15,000- 24,999 164 19 9.5 5.3-16.7 145 90.5 83.3-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 213 17 6.1 3.3-10.7 196 93.9 89.3-96.7
$35,000- 49,999 276 18 6.7 3.6-12.0 258 93.3 88.0-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 279 16 6.3 3.6-10.9 263 93.7 89.1-96.4
$75,000+ 673 16 3.1 1.8- 5.4 657 96.9 94.6-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 131 17.5 14.3-21.3 598 82.5 78.7-85.7
No 1,534 *** *** *** 1,534 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** 77 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 2,212 131 5.8 4.7- 7.1 2,081 94.2 92.9-95.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 781 41 5.1 3.5- 7.4 740 94.9 92.6-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 642 29 4.7 3.0- 7.2 613 95.3 92.8-97.0
Rural 868 61 6.7 4.8- 9.2 807 93.3 90.8-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,096 41 4.2 2.9- 6.1 1,055 95.8 93.9-97.1
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** 94 96.6 90.8-98.8
Retired 687 52 7.7 5.3-11.1 635 92.3 88.9-94.7
Unable to Work 149 26 16.3 10.7-24.1 123 83.7 75.9-89.3
Other not in Labor Force 236 *** *** *** 230 98.0 95.0-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** 66 96.3 88.5-98.9
50% to 100% 153 13 8.3 4.3-15.3 140 91.7 84.7-95.7
101% to 150% 253 26 7.0 4.2-11.3 227 93.0 88.7-95.8
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** 107 92.2 84.7-96.2
More than 200% 1,093 41 4.6 3.2- 6.5 1,052 95.4 93.5-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 476 30 6.7 4.2-10.6 446 93.3 89.4-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 746 50 5.7 4.0- 8.2 696 94.3 91.8-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,069 51 4.9 3.5- 6.7 1,018 95.1 93.3-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 797 36 4.5 3.2- 6.4 761 95.5 93.6-96.8
2nd Quartile 715 43 5.6 3.8- 8.0 672 94.4 92.0-96.2
3rd Quartile 563 38 6.4 4.1- 9.9 525 93.6 90.1-95.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 216 14 6.9 3.8-12.2 202 93.1 87.8-96.2

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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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