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 4,226 139 3.0 2.4- 3.6 4,087 97.0 96.4-97.6
-FEMALES 2,301 67 2.5 1.8- 3.4 2,234 97.5 96.6-98.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 37 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,411 97.9 96.9-98.6
Non-Hispanic Black 434 17 3.5 2.1- 5.8 417 96.5 94.2-97.9
Other 396 11 2.6 1.1- 6.1 385 97.4 93.9-98.9
AGE
18-34 437 *** *** *** 436 99.8 98.7- 100
35-44 352 *** *** *** 342 97.4 95.1-98.7
45-54 386 15 5.1 2.6- 9.6 371 94.9 90.4-97.4
55-64 389 18 4.2 2.3- 7.4 371 95.8 92.6-97.7
65-74 370 16 3.6 2.1- 6.1 354 96.4 93.9-97.9
75+ 329 *** *** *** 323 99.0 97.0-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 14 6.1 3.2-11.5 177 93.9 88.5-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 *** *** *** 442 98.8 97.6-99.4
Some Post-H.S. 659 24 3.4 2.1- 5.5 635 96.6 94.5-97.9
College Graduate 990 19 1.5 0.9- 2.6 971 98.5 97.4-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 83 93.9 86.4-97.4
$15,000- 24,999 163 12 4.9 2.6- 8.9 151 95.1 91.1-97.4
$25,000- 34,999 215 *** *** *** 209 98.6 96.7-99.4
$35,000- 49,999 277 *** *** *** 269 95.9 91.4-98.1
$50,000- 74,999 279 *** *** *** 277 99.5 97.9-99.9
$75,000+ 677 *** *** *** 672 99.2 97.8-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 733 67 7.8 5.8-10.5 666 92.2 89.5-94.2
No 1,534 *** *** *** 1,534 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** 75 98.9 92.6-99.8
Non-Veteran 2,223 66 2.5 1.9- 3.4 2,157 97.5 96.6-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 786 20 2.0 1.3- 3.3 766 98.0 96.7-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 641 14 2.2 1.2- 4.3 627 97.8 95.7-98.8
Rural 874 33 3.1 1.9- 4.9 841 96.9 95.1-98.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,098 *** *** *** 1,091 99.3 98.3-99.7
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** 98 93.4 78.4-98.2
Retired 688 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6 671 97.9 96.4-98.8
Unable to Work 150 33 17.7 11.9-25.6 117 82.3 74.4-88.1
Other not in Labor Force 236 *** *** *** 231 99.0 97.4-99.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** 65 94.8 87.4-98.0
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** 145 95.7 91.5-97.9
101% to 150% 252 *** *** *** 242 97.0 92.7-98.8
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** 115 96.8 90.9-98.9
More than 200% 1,098 11 1.1 0.6- 2.1 1,087 98.9 97.9-99.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 476 20 4.1 2.3- 7.2 456 95.9 92.8-97.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 22 2.0 1.1- 3.4 729 98.0 96.6-98.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,074 25 2.1 1.4- 3.3 1,049 97.9 96.7-98.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 800 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2 783 98.1 96.8-98.9
2nd Quartile 720 17 2.1 1.2- 3.8 703 97.9 96.2-98.8
3rd Quartile 564 20 2.1 1.2- 3.5 544 97.9 96.5-98.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 13 6.7 3.3-13.2 204 93.3 86.8-96.7

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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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