2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,321 580 13.2 12.0-14.5 31 0.7 0.5- 1.1 3,565 82.8 81.4-84.2 145 3.3 2.7- 4.0
-FEMALES 2,344 326 13.3 11.7-15.1 31 1.4 0.9- 2.1 1,904 82.2 80.2-84.0 83 3.1 2.4- 4.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,459 200 13.1 11.1-15.5 20 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,192 82.5 80.0-84.8 47 2.8 2.0- 3.9
Non-Hispanic Black 451 83 17.1 13.5-21.6 *** *** *** 346 77.9 73.1-82.1 19 4.1 2.3- 7.0
Other 410 43 10.4 7.0-15.1 *** *** *** 342 84.8 79.7-88.8 17 3.2 1.8- 5.6
AGE
18-34 455 13 3.8 2.1- 6.8 *** *** *** 434 95.0 92.0-96.9 *** *** ***
35-44 363 15 3.4 2.0- 5.9 *** *** *** 326 91.7 88.3-94.2 14 3.2 1.7- 5.6
45-54 392 52 15.1 11.0-20.2 *** *** *** 318 79.9 74.5-84.4 18 4.1 2.3- 7.2
55-64 395 69 19.2 14.7-24.7 *** *** *** 296 72.2 66.2-77.4 24 6.3 3.9-10.0
65-74 372 94 26.4 21.3-32.3 *** *** *** 259 68.8 62.8-74.3 19 4.7 2.8- 7.9
75+ 330 82 24.9 18.8-32.2 *** *** *** 238 70.7 63.2-77.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 39 18.0 12.4-25.6 *** *** *** 141 73.7 65.5-80.5 15 7.7 4.2-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 85 17.7 13.8-22.4 *** *** *** 350 78.1 73.2-82.3 17 2.9 1.7- 5.0
Some Post-H.S. 673 101 14.0 11.1-17.4 11 1.6 0.8- 3.2 540 82.0 78.3-85.2 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1
College Graduate 1,003 101 8.4 6.7-10.4 11 1.6 0.8- 3.0 861 87.4 84.9-89.5 30 2.6 1.7- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 20 14.1 8.7-22.0 *** *** *** 84 80.2 71.4-86.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 42 22.6 15.6-31.6 *** *** *** 115 72.9 63.5-80.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 217 44 18.3 12.6-25.9 *** *** *** 157 76.3 68.6-82.6 13 4.4 2.4- 8.0
$35,000- 49,999 279 45 18.3 13.2-24.9 *** *** *** 215 75.5 68.7-81.2 13 4.0 2.2- 7.2
$50,000- 74,999 282 32 12.0 7.8-17.8 *** *** *** 235 83.2 77.0-88.0 12 3.7 1.8- 7.2
$75,000+ 681 55 7.7 5.8-10.3 *** *** *** 605 89.0 86.0-91.4 14 2.0 1.1- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 734 177 22.8 19.1-26.9 *** *** *** 510 71.6 67.2-75.5 41 5.1 3.5- 7.3
No 1,534 141 9.2 7.6-11.1 23 1.7 1.1- 2.7 1,332 87.0 84.8-88.9 38 2.2 1.5- 3.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 14 14.2 7.5-25.1 *** *** *** 63 84.8 73.8-91.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,261 312 13.3 11.7-15.2 31 1.4 1.0- 2.2 1,836 82.0 80.0-83.9 82 3.2 2.5- 4.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 799 75 8.4 6.5-10.9 11 1.6 0.8- 3.0 692 87.9 85.1-90.2 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4
Regional City or Suburban County 658 102 13.9 11.2-17.2 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0 518 80.9 77.2-84.1 25 3.1 2.0- 4.9
Rural 887 149 17.5 14.3-21.2 *** *** *** 694 77.8 73.9-81.2 37 4.1 2.7- 6.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,117 87 8.7 6.8-11.2 16 1.5 0.8- 2.6 986 88.0 85.4-90.2 28 1.8 1.1- 2.8
Unemployed 105 11 10.6 4.7-22.3 *** *** *** 88 84.1 72.8-91.3 *** *** ***
Retired 693 157 22.4 18.7-26.7 *** *** *** 509 72.5 68.0-76.6 22 4.0 2.4- 6.5
Unable to Work 153 48 31.4 23.4-40.7 *** *** *** 93 60.9 51.4-69.7 12 7.7 3.8-14.9
Other not in Labor Force 241 21 6.9 4.1-11.3 *** *** *** 196 86.1 80.8-90.1 16 4.7 2.7- 8.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 16 17.5 10.2-28.4 *** *** *** 52 77.0 65.2-85.7 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 27 15.0 9.8-22.1 *** *** *** 118 80.6 72.7-86.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 256 53 21.6 15.4-29.5 *** *** *** 182 71.9 64.0-78.6 16 4.9 2.7- 8.4
151% to 200% 119 19 10.9 6.2-18.5 *** *** *** 93 83.4 74.8-89.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,106 121 11.1 9.1-13.5 13 1.4 0.7- 2.5 943 85.1 82.4-87.4 29 2.5 1.6- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 486 98 20.0 15.9-24.8 *** *** *** 363 75.0 70.0-79.4 20 4.1 2.4- 6.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 761 115 14.5 11.5-18.0 *** *** *** 610 81.4 77.7-84.7 26 3.0 1.8- 4.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,097 113 9.4 7.5-11.6 16 1.8 1.0- 3.2 931 86.0 83.5-88.3 37 2.8 1.9- 4.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 78 8.5 6.5-11.1 *** *** *** 698 86.5 83.4-89.1 31 3.4 2.3- 5.1
2nd Quartile 731 105 13.7 10.8-17.1 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 590 82.0 78.3-85.1 21 2.4 1.4- 4.0
3rd Quartile 575 91 15.3 11.9-19.3 *** *** *** 460 81.1 76.8-84.7 18 2.8 1.6- 5.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 52 22.9 16.7-30.4 *** *** *** 156 71.5 63.6-78.2 13 5.4 2.9-10.0

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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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