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 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
-FEMALES 2,305 156 6.0 4.9- 7.4 2,149 94.0 92.6-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,450 114 6.8 5.4- 8.6 1,336 93.2 91.4-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 436 24 5.7 3.4- 9.5 412 94.3 90.5-96.6
Other 396 17 3.4 1.8- 6.3 379 96.6 93.7-98.2
AGE
18-34 440 11 2.8 1.4- 5.3 429 97.2 94.7-98.6
35-44 354 12 3.3 1.8- 6.0 342 96.7 94.0-98.2
45-54 387 11 2.7 1.4- 5.1 376 97.3 94.9-98.6
55-64 389 25 7.4 4.6-11.6 364 92.6 88.4-95.4
65-74 370 39 9.8 6.7-14.1 331 90.2 85.9-93.3
75+ 327 57 16.0 11.0-22.7 270 84.0 77.3-89.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 24 14.3 8.5-23.1 167 85.7 76.9-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 451 32 5.4 3.6- 8.0 419 94.6 92.0-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 662 46 6.2 4.4- 8.8 616 93.8 91.2-95.6
College Graduate 992 54 4.1 3.0- 5.5 938 95.9 94.5-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 81 92.7 84.6-96.7
$15,000- 24,999 163 17 7.9 4.1-14.4 146 92.1 85.6-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 216 21 6.8 4.2-11.0 195 93.2 89.0-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 277 23 7.6 4.3-13.0 254 92.4 87.0-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 279 21 7.6 4.6-12.2 258 92.4 87.8-95.4
$75,000+ 680 25 3.3 2.1- 5.4 655 96.7 94.6-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 733 156 19.1 15.8-22.9 577 80.9 77.1-84.2
No 1,534 *** *** *** 1,534 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** 72 93.7 85.3-97.5
Non-Veteran 2,226 151 6.0 4.9- 7.4 2,075 94.0 92.6-95.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 785 36 4.0 2.7- 5.7 749 96.0 94.3-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 645 47 5.3 3.8- 7.5 598 94.7 92.5-96.2
Rural 875 73 8.5 6.3-11.5 802 91.5 88.5-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,104 39 3.7 2.6- 5.4 1,065 96.3 94.6-97.4
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** 97 97.3 92.3-99.1
Retired 688 86 11.1 8.4-14.5 602 88.9 85.5-91.6
Unable to Work 148 20 16.4 9.8-26.2 128 83.6 73.8-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 236 *** *** *** 230 98.2 95.7-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** 65 93.9 85.3-97.6
50% to 100% 154 13 7.4 3.7-14.2 141 92.6 85.8-96.3
101% to 150% 253 25 7.2 4.2-12.1 228 92.8 87.9-95.8
151% to 200% 119 11 9.4 4.6-18.1 108 90.6 81.9-95.4
More than 200% 1,101 61 4.8 3.5- 6.6 1,040 95.2 93.4-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 33 6.9 4.3-10.7 444 93.1 89.3-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 61 7.6 5.5-10.4 690 92.4 89.6-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,077 62 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,015 95.5 94.0-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 802 61 6.1 4.6- 8.1 741 93.9 91.9-95.4
2nd Quartile 721 38 4.5 3.0- 6.8 683 95.5 93.2-97.0
3rd Quartile 565 42 8.0 5.4-11.8 523 92.0 88.2-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 15 6.0 3.2-10.9 202 94.0 89.1-96.8

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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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