2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
-FEMALES 1,964 1,325 69.6 67.1-72.1 639 30.4 27.9-32.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,232 857 71.6 68.4-74.5 375 28.4 25.5-31.6
Non-Hispanic Black 388 327 82.6 76.8-87.2 61 17.4 12.8-23.2
Other 328 130 46.2 39.3-53.3 198 53.8 46.7-60.7
AGE
18-34 310 199 68.0 61.7-73.7 111 32.0 26.3-38.3
35-44 300 216 74.0 68.0-79.2 84 26.0 20.8-32.0
45-54 345 232 70.1 64.2-75.3 113 29.9 24.7-35.8
55-64 349 251 73.0 66.8-78.4 98 27.0 21.6-33.2
65-74 338 234 71.1 65.1-76.3 104 28.9 23.7-34.9
75+ 288 165 57.3 48.7-65.4 123 42.7 34.6-51.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 62 43.3 34.2-52.7 108 56.7 47.3-65.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 384 234 65.3 59.2-71.0 150 34.7 29.0-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 569 396 71.5 66.9-75.6 173 28.5 24.4-33.1
College Graduate 832 630 79.5 76.2-82.5 202 20.5 17.5-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 76 58.7 48.2-68.5 59 41.3 31.5-51.8
$25,000- 34,999 175 99 60.0 50.8-68.7 76 40.0 31.3-49.2
$35,000- 49,999 232 140 64.3 56.7-71.2 92 35.7 28.8-43.3
$50,000- 74,999 227 157 69.4 61.5-76.3 70 30.6 23.7-38.5
$75,000+ 585 472 82.2 78.4-85.4 113 17.8 14.6-21.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 413 66.1 61.1-70.8 219 33.9 29.2-38.9
No 1,285 886 71.5 68.4-74.3 399 28.5 25.7-31.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 46 85.7 73.7-92.8 11 14.3 7.2-26.3
Non-Veteran 1,904 1,276 69.1 66.4-71.6 628 30.9 28.4-33.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 618 435 73.2 69.0-76.9 183 26.8 23.1-31.0
Regional City or Suburban County 561 375 67.5 62.4-72.2 186 32.5 27.8-37.6
Rural 785 515 68.3 64.0-72.3 270 31.7 27.7-36.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 935 676 73.8 70.3-77.0 259 26.2 23.0-29.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 618 405 65.9 60.8-70.7 213 34.1 29.3-39.2
Unable to Work 123 92 80.6 72.1-87.0 31 19.4 13.0-27.9
Other not in Labor Force 187 102 63.7 55.5-71.2 85 36.3 28.8-44.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 217 130 65.8 57.8-73.0 87 34.2 27.0-42.2
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 926 701 77.3 73.9-80.3 225 22.7 19.7-26.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 419 285 69.9 64.2-75.2 134 30.1 24.8-35.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 658 440 69.8 65.2-74.0 218 30.2 26.0-34.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 887 600 69.4 65.6-72.9 287 30.6 27.1-34.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 676 436 66.1 61.5-70.4 240 33.9 29.6-38.5
2nd Quartile 603 425 73.2 68.7-77.3 178 26.8 22.7-31.3
3rd Quartile 490 331 69.0 63.8-73.8 159 31.0 26.2-36.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 195 133 70.0 61.4-77.4 62 30.0 22.6-38.6

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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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