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 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
-FEMALES 2,343 100 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,243 96.1 95.0-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 49 3.4 2.3- 5.2 1,408 96.6 94.8-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black 451 39 6.4 4.5- 9.1 412 93.6 90.9-95.5
Other 411 11 1.9 0.9- 3.6 400 98.1 96.4-99.1
AGE
18-34 456 *** *** *** 456 100 . - .
35-44 363 14 3.1 1.7- 5.4 349 96.9 94.6-98.3
45-54 391 22 6.4 4.0- 9.9 369 93.6 90.1-96.0
55-64 396 15 3.7 1.8- 7.3 381 96.3 92.7-98.2
65-74 372 24 5.2 3.2- 8.4 348 94.8 91.6-96.8
75+ 328 24 9.7 5.2-17.5 304 90.3 82.5-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 16 8.4 4.6-14.9 181 91.6 85.1-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 30 4.9 2.7- 8.6 430 95.1 91.4-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 673 36 4.2 2.8- 6.1 637 95.8 93.9-97.2
College Graduate 1,001 17 1.3 0.8- 2.3 984 98.7 97.7-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** 101 94.1 88.6-97.0
$15,000- 24,999 164 16 7.0 4.0-11.9 148 93.0 88.1-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 217 19 5.6 3.4- 9.0 198 94.4 91.0-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 279 15 6.0 3.2-11.1 264 94.0 88.9-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 281 11 3.9 2.1- 7.2 270 96.1 92.8-97.9
$75,000+ 681 *** *** *** 674 98.5 96.7-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 733 68 8.7 6.3-11.8 665 91.3 88.2-93.7
No 1,533 28 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,505 98.5 97.5-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 74 97.7 93.3-99.2
Non-Veteran 2,260 96 3.9 3.0- 5.1 2,164 96.1 94.9-97.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 800 28 2.7 1.8- 4.1 772 97.3 95.9-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 657 31 5.3 3.2- 8.6 626 94.7 91.4-96.8
Rural 886 41 3.8 2.5- 5.6 845 96.2 94.4-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,119 22 2.1 1.2- 3.4 1,097 97.9 96.6-98.8
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 105 99.8 98.6- 100
Retired 691 41 6.2 3.8- 9.7 650 93.8 90.3-96.2
Unable to Work 153 33 18.5 12.6-26.3 120 81.5 73.7-87.4
Other not in Labor Force 240 *** *** *** 237 99.0 96.8-99.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 68 97.3 91.6-99.1
50% to 100% 154 14 5.3 3.1- 9.2 140 94.7 90.8-96.9
101% to 150% 256 21 6.2 3.7-10.1 235 93.8 89.9-96.3
151% to 200% 119 12 7.3 3.9-13.3 107 92.7 86.7-96.1
More than 200% 1,105 26 2.9 1.8- 4.5 1,079 97.1 95.5-98.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 486 29 4.9 3.2- 7.4 457 95.1 92.6-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 760 32 4.3 2.5- 7.3 728 95.7 92.7-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,097 39 3.0 2.1- 4.3 1,058 97.0 95.7-97.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 34 3.8 2.6- 5.5 782 96.2 94.5-97.4
2nd Quartile 732 30 4.0 2.4- 6.8 702 96.0 93.2-97.6
3rd Quartile 573 24 3.5 2.0- 5.9 549 96.5 94.1-98.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 12 4.4 2.2- 8.7 210 95.6 91.3-97.8

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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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