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 4,312 303 5.9 5.2- 6.8 4,009 94.1 93.2-94.8
-FEMALES 2,343 165 6.1 5.0- 7.3 2,178 93.9 92.7-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 161 9.5 7.9-11.3 1,296 90.5 88.7-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 451 *** *** *** 450 98.9 92.8-99.8
Other 411 *** *** *** 408 99.0 96.6-99.7
AGE
18-34 456 *** *** *** 455 99.9 99.3- 100
35-44 363 *** *** *** 360 99.0 96.8-99.7
45-54 392 14 3.8 2.0- 7.1 378 96.2 92.9-98.0
55-64 395 21 6.4 4.0-10.3 374 93.6 89.7-96.0
65-74 369 53 15.4 11.4-20.6 316 84.6 79.4-88.6
75+ 330 70 18.4 13.3-24.8 260 81.6 75.2-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 12 6.1 2.6-13.8 185 93.9 86.2-97.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 29 5.2 3.5- 7.9 432 94.8 92.1-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 673 38 5.6 3.8- 8.1 635 94.4 91.9-96.2
College Graduate 1,001 86 7.2 5.7- 9.2 915 92.8 90.8-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** 105 95.5 89.5-98.2
$15,000- 24,999 164 12 9.8 4.8-18.8 152 90.2 81.2-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 217 *** *** *** 208 97.6 95.0-98.9
$35,000- 49,999 279 18 3.7 2.2- 6.2 261 96.3 93.8-97.8
$50,000- 74,999 281 17 5.1 2.9- 8.8 264 94.9 91.2-97.1
$75,000+ 682 47 6.5 4.6- 9.1 635 93.5 90.9-95.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 735 59 7.0 5.0- 9.8 676 93.0 90.2-95.0
No 1,532 101 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,431 94.3 92.8-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 75 96.3 85.2-99.1
Non-Veteran 2,260 162 6.2 5.1- 7.5 2,098 93.8 92.5-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 801 44 5.1 3.6- 7.1 757 94.9 92.9-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 656 36 4.4 3.0- 6.4 620 95.6 93.6-97.0
Rural 886 85 8.3 6.3-11.0 801 91.7 89.0-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 32 2.7 1.8- 4.1 1,086 97.3 95.9-98.2
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 102 96.9 90.9-99.0
Retired 690 115 16.0 12.8-19.8 575 84.0 80.2-87.2
Unable to Work 153 *** *** *** 146 94.5 85.7-98.0
Other not in Labor Force 241 *** *** *** 234 98.3 96.3-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 68 95.9 87.9-98.7
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** 150 97.8 94.0-99.2
101% to 150% 256 16 6.5 3.4-11.9 240 93.5 88.1-96.6
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** 113 97.6 94.4-99.0
More than 200% 1,106 79 6.2 4.8- 8.1 1,027 93.8 91.9-95.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 26 6.0 3.6-10.0 459 94.0 90.0-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 760 69 7.1 5.3- 9.5 691 92.9 90.5-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,098 70 5.3 4.1- 6.9 1,028 94.7 93.1-95.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 817 70 6.8 5.2- 8.8 747 93.2 91.2-94.8
2nd Quartile 731 41 5.1 3.5- 7.3 690 94.9 92.7-96.5
3rd Quartile 573 42 6.9 4.5-10.3 531 93.1 89.7-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 12 5.0 2.6- 9.4 210 95.0 90.6-97.4

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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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