2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
-FEMALES 1,887 215 11.2 9.6-13.1 1,672 88.8 86.9-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,200 143 12.1 9.9-14.7 1,057 87.9 85.3-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 368 56 14.5 10.9-19.1 312 85.5 80.9-89.1
Other 308 13 3.3 1.8- 6.0 295 96.7 94.0-98.2
AGE
18-34 294 26 8.3 5.5-12.3 268 91.7 87.7-94.5
35-44 290 39 15.6 11.2-21.4 251 84.4 78.6-88.8
45-54 331 37 10.7 7.5-15.0 294 89.3 85.0-92.5
55-64 323 46 12.7 9.2-17.2 277 87.3 82.8-90.8
65-74 327 36 11.2 7.7-16.0 291 88.8 84.0-92.3
75+ 290 27 9.8 4.9-18.5 263 90.2 81.5-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** 158 94.6 88.0-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 37 11.5 7.7-16.8 333 88.5 83.2-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 545 65 11.4 8.7-14.9 480 88.6 85.1-91.3
College Graduate 803 106 12.6 10.3-15.4 697 87.4 84.6-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** 58 93.1 83.3-97.3
$15,000- 24,999 134 18 14.4 8.6-23.0 116 85.6 77.0-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 166 18 12.7 7.4-20.9 148 87.3 79.1-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 228 28 10.8 6.9-16.4 200 89.2 83.6-93.1
$50,000- 74,999 218 25 8.8 5.7-13.5 193 91.2 86.5-94.3
$75,000+ 567 80 14.1 11.1-17.8 487 85.9 82.2-88.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 66 11.2 8.2-15.1 561 88.8 84.9-91.8
No 1,238 142 11.1 9.2-13.3 1,096 88.9 86.7-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** 51 90.6 77.8-96.4
Non-Veteran 1,828 209 11.3 9.6-13.2 1,619 88.7 86.8-90.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 594 79 12.2 9.6-15.4 515 87.8 84.6-90.4
Regional City or Suburban County 529 54 11.2 7.9-15.6 475 88.8 84.4-92.1
Rural 764 82 10.3 8.0-13.2 682 89.7 86.8-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 894 112 12.4 10.1-15.1 782 87.6 84.9-89.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 65 90.2 79.2-95.7
Retired 599 68 11.4 8.2-15.8 531 88.6 84.2-91.8
Unable to Work 121 16 14.8 8.7-24.2 105 85.2 75.8-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 181 *** *** *** 172 95.9 91.5-98.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 16 13.7 8.0-22.6 101 86.3 77.4-92.0
101% to 150% 215 25 12.7 8.1-19.3 190 87.3 80.7-91.9
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** 88 93.0 84.0-97.1
More than 200% 899 122 12.9 10.6-15.6 777 87.1 84.4-89.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 402 36 9.2 6.3-13.2 366 90.8 86.8-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 646 73 11.3 8.4-15.2 573 88.7 84.8-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 839 106 12.1 9.8-14.8 733 87.9 85.2-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 645 80 10.9 8.5-13.8 565 89.1 86.2-91.5
2nd Quartile 579 72 13.6 10.3-17.8 507 86.4 82.2-89.7
3rd Quartile 476 46 9.2 6.6-12.7 430 90.8 87.3-93.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 187 17 9.6 5.6-15.7 170 90.4 84.3-94.4

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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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