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 4,299 200 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,099 96.2 95.5-96.8
-FEMALES 2,336 93 3.3 2.6- 4.2 2,243 96.7 95.8-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,454 76 4.5 3.4- 5.8 1,378 95.5 94.2-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 447 *** *** *** 437 98.2 96.1-99.2
Other 411 *** *** *** 404 98.6 96.6-99.4
AGE
18-34 456 *** *** *** 456 100 . - .
35-44 363 *** *** *** 357 98.9 97.5-99.5
45-54 392 *** *** *** 383 97.9 95.4-99.0
55-64 394 14 4.6 2.5- 8.1 380 95.4 91.9-97.5
65-74 367 28 7.9 5.1-12.3 339 92.1 87.7-94.9
75+ 326 35 8.7 5.8-12.9 291 91.3 87.1-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 11 3.9 1.9- 8.1 185 96.1 91.9-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 15 2.4 1.3- 4.3 442 97.6 95.7-98.7
Some Post-H.S. 669 30 4.2 2.7- 6.3 639 95.8 93.7-97.3
College Graduate 1,002 37 2.9 2.0- 4.3 965 97.1 95.7-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** 106 96.7 90.9-98.8
$15,000- 24,999 162 14 4.4 2.4- 7.9 148 95.6 92.1-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 214 *** *** *** 205 96.9 93.0-98.6
$35,000- 49,999 279 *** *** *** 270 97.9 95.8-99.0
$50,000- 74,999 281 *** *** *** 273 97.5 94.3-98.9
$75,000+ 681 15 2.3 1.2- 4.2 666 97.7 95.8-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 66 6.8 5.1- 9.0 663 93.2 91.0-94.9
No 1,531 26 1.8 1.1- 2.8 1,505 98.2 97.2-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 77 99.3 95.2-99.9
Non-Veteran 2,253 92 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,161 96.6 95.6-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 796 25 2.6 1.6- 4.1 771 97.4 95.9-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 656 24 3.5 2.2- 5.7 632 96.5 94.3-97.8
Rural 884 44 3.8 2.6- 5.4 840 96.2 94.6-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 13 1.3 0.7- 2.5 1,105 98.7 97.5-99.3
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 104 99.0 96.1-99.8
Retired 686 56 6.9 5.0- 9.5 630 93.1 90.5-95.0
Unable to Work 151 17 9.8 5.7-16.4 134 90.2 83.6-94.3
Other not in Labor Force 240 *** *** *** 236 98.2 94.6-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 69 97.1 91.0-99.1
50% to 100% 153 *** *** *** 146 96.9 93.1-98.6
101% to 150% 253 15 3.3 1.6- 6.4 238 96.7 93.6-98.4
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** 115 99.0 95.9-99.7
More than 200% 1,105 32 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1,073 97.4 96.0-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 483 27 4.4 2.8- 6.9 456 95.6 93.1-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 759 32 3.4 2.1- 5.2 727 96.6 94.8-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,094 34 2.7 1.8- 4.1 1,060 97.3 95.9-98.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 813 33 3.7 2.5- 5.6 780 96.3 94.4-97.5
2nd Quartile 730 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 709 97.5 95.9-98.5
3rd Quartile 571 25 2.9 1.7- 4.9 546 97.1 95.1-98.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 14 5.6 3.0-10.4 208 94.4 89.6-97.0

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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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