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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
-FEMALES 2,291 186 9.2 7.7-11.1 2,105 90.8 88.9-92.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,444 124 10.1 8.1-12.6 1,320 89.9 87.4-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 433 35 10.1 6.6-15.2 398 89.9 84.8-93.4
Other 391 24 4.8 3.0- 7.6 367 95.2 92.4-97.0
AGE
18-34 434 32 8.6 5.9-12.4 402 91.4 87.6-94.1
35-44 347 22 6.3 4.0- 9.8 325 93.7 90.2-96.0
45-54 385 24 6.7 4.2-10.6 361 93.3 89.4-95.8
55-64 389 32 9.8 6.3-14.9 357 90.2 85.1-93.7
65-74 369 32 7.8 5.1-11.6 337 92.2 88.4-94.9
75+ 329 43 20.5 13.4-29.9 286 79.5 70.1-86.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 27 18.3 11.6-27.6 160 81.7 72.4-88.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 48 11.9 8.1-17.0 400 88.1 83.0-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 656 64 10.0 7.5-13.3 592 90.0 86.7-92.5
College Graduate 991 45 3.8 2.7- 5.3 946 96.2 94.7-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 16 19.1 11.4-30.1 71 80.9 69.9-88.6
$15,000- 24,999 161 27 16.2 10.1-24.8 134 83.8 75.2-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 214 23 12.5 7.4-20.2 191 87.5 79.8-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 276 26 10.2 6.5-15.7 250 89.8 84.3-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 276 15 6.2 3.4-11.3 261 93.8 88.7-96.6
$75,000+ 676 19 3.2 1.9- 5.2 657 96.8 94.8-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 730 186 29.1 24.8-33.9 544 70.9 66.1-75.2
No 1,534 *** *** *** 1,534 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** 71 92.8 82.4-97.2
Non-Veteran 2,213 181 9.3 7.7-11.2 2,032 90.7 88.8-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 784 48 5.8 4.1- 8.0 736 94.2 92.0-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 637 59 11.8 8.6-16.1 578 88.2 83.9-91.4
Rural 870 79 10.5 7.9-13.9 791 89.5 86.1-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,091 38 4.8 3.2- 7.0 1,053 95.2 93.0-96.8
Unemployed 101 *** *** *** 92 90.8 82.4-95.4
Retired 689 65 12.1 8.5-16.9 624 87.9 83.1-91.5
Unable to Work 148 59 39.2 30.3-48.8 89 60.8 51.2-69.7
Other not in Labor Force 235 12 6.0 3.1-11.2 223 94.0 88.8-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** 59 87.3 76.7-93.4
50% to 100% 152 22 16.7 10.4-25.7 130 83.3 74.3-89.6
101% to 150% 249 36 14.8 9.8-21.9 213 85.2 78.1-90.2
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** 107 91.4 83.4-95.8
More than 200% 1,096 48 4.7 3.4- 6.6 1,048 95.3 93.4-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 475 47 10.8 7.6-15.1 428 89.2 84.9-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 748 72 11.6 8.5-15.6 676 88.4 84.4-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,068 67 6.8 5.0- 9.0 1,001 93.2 91.0-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 798 52 6.6 4.7- 9.2 746 93.4 90.8-95.3
2nd Quartile 714 61 11.0 8.0-15.0 653 89.0 85.0-92.0
3rd Quartile 564 51 10.0 7.0-14.0 513 90.0 86.0-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 215 22 10.0 6.2-15.7 193 90.0 84.3-93.8

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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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