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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
-FEMALES 2,288 320 14.5 12.8-16.4 1,968 85.5 83.6-87.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,441 196 15.5 13.2-18.0 1,245 84.5 82.0-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 433 55 11.6 8.5-15.5 378 88.4 84.5-91.5
Other 393 67 14.9 11.1-19.7 326 85.1 80.3-88.9
AGE
18-34 435 88 21.3 17.1-26.2 347 78.7 73.8-82.9
35-44 351 58 16.1 12.2-20.9 293 83.9 79.1-87.8
45-54 383 57 13.5 9.9-18.1 326 86.5 81.9-90.1
55-64 388 53 14.0 10.3-18.7 335 86.0 81.3-89.7
65-74 369 29 7.1 4.4-11.1 340 92.9 88.9-95.6
75+ 326 35 9.8 6.5-14.7 291 90.2 85.3-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 41 21.8 15.3-30.2 150 78.2 69.8-84.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 69 14.7 11.2-19.0 380 85.3 81.0-88.8
Some Post-H.S. 658 109 17.7 14.4-21.5 549 82.3 78.5-85.6
College Graduate 981 100 8.9 7.2-11.0 881 91.1 89.0-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 16 18.5 11.0-29.5 72 81.5 70.5-89.0
$15,000- 24,999 164 46 26.4 18.7-36.0 118 73.6 64.0-81.3
$25,000- 34,999 214 38 19.6 13.6-27.5 176 80.4 72.5-86.4
$35,000- 49,999 276 36 13.4 9.0-19.5 240 86.6 80.5-91.0
$50,000- 74,999 277 44 17.5 12.5-23.9 233 82.5 76.1-87.5
$75,000+ 672 60 9.8 7.4-12.9 612 90.2 87.1-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 731 320 45.6 41.1-50.2 411 54.4 49.8-58.9
No 1,534 *** *** *** 1,534 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,210 308 14.2 12.5-16.2 1,902 85.8 83.8-87.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 779 96 12.8 10.2-15.9 683 87.2 84.1-89.8
Regional City or Suburban County 638 107 17.0 13.7-20.9 531 83.0 79.1-86.3
Rural 871 117 14.2 11.4-17.4 754 85.8 82.6-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 148 15.4 12.9-18.4 944 84.6 81.6-87.1
Unemployed 99 17 14.6 8.5-23.7 82 85.4 76.3-91.5
Retired 687 58 7.8 5.7-10.5 629 92.2 89.5-94.3
Unable to Work 148 60 38.6 29.8-48.2 88 61.4 51.8-70.2
Other not in Labor Force 235 34 13.8 9.3-20.2 201 86.2 79.8-90.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 16 20.4 12.0-32.5 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 35 24.9 17.1-34.6 118 75.1 65.4-82.9
101% to 150% 252 49 17.9 12.6-24.8 203 82.1 75.2-87.4
151% to 200% 119 21 17.8 10.9-27.7 98 82.2 72.3-89.1
More than 200% 1,090 119 12.1 9.8-14.7 971 87.9 85.3-90.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 69 14.1 10.8-18.2 405 85.9 81.8-89.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 126 18.4 15.0-22.3 623 81.6 77.7-85.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,065 125 11.8 9.7-14.3 940 88.2 85.7-90.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 794 86 10.9 8.6-13.8 708 89.1 86.2-91.4
2nd Quartile 719 115 17.4 14.1-21.3 604 82.6 78.7-85.9
3rd Quartile 559 96 16.1 12.8-20.1 463 83.9 79.9-87.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 216 23 11.5 7.2-17.9 193 88.5 82.1-92.8

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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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