2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
-FEMALES 2,306 1,484 64.5 62.1-66.9 199 8.5 7.3-10.0 259 11.3 9.8-13.0 214 9.6 8.2-11.2 150 6.0 5.0- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,435 909 62.8 59.7-65.8 117 7.9 6.5- 9.7 173 12.9 10.8-15.2 141 10.4 8.6-12.6 95 6.0 4.7- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 442 277 62.4 56.7-67.7 54 10.4 7.8-13.8 45 10.7 7.6-14.8 35 8.8 5.8-13.1 31 7.7 5.0-11.7
Other 405 282 71.8 65.8-77.1 27 8.5 5.3-13.5 36 6.9 4.6-10.3 36 8.0 5.2-12.1 24 4.7 2.9- 7.6
AGE
18-34 454 291 63.1 57.6-68.2 47 10.6 7.6-14.5 67 14.5 11.1-18.8 39 9.7 6.8-13.6 *** *** ***
35-44 360 242 67.3 61.5-72.6 39 10.6 7.6-14.5 34 10.6 7.2-15.5 31 8.0 5.5-11.6 14 3.5 1.9- 6.3
45-54 388 225 59.8 54.0-65.3 41 9.9 7.2-13.5 50 11.5 8.5-15.4 39 10.5 7.2-15.2 33 8.3 5.6-12.1
55-64 387 246 60.9 54.9-66.7 33 8.7 5.9-12.6 35 8.1 5.6-11.5 36 11.7 7.8-17.1 37 10.6 7.5-14.8
65-74 362 227 63.8 57.7-69.6 24 5.9 3.8- 9.1 41 11.4 7.9-16.1 39 10.7 7.3-15.4 31 8.1 5.3-12.2
75+ 317 219 73.5 66.5-79.6 13 1.9 0.9- 3.9 31 9.1 5.9-13.7 30 7.5 4.8-11.4 24 8.0 4.3-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 131 70.6 61.7-78.2 *** *** *** 15 6.9 3.4-13.3 21 8.9 5.3-14.5 17 9.6 5.1-17.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 450 295 65.9 60.3-71.1 30 6.4 4.3- 9.4 45 11.0 7.8-15.4 45 9.9 7.0-13.7 35 6.8 4.7- 9.9
Some Post-H.S. 661 411 61.1 56.6-65.4 42 7.2 5.1-10.1 74 11.6 9.0-14.8 85 13.6 10.6-17.3 49 6.6 4.8- 9.0
College Graduate 993 640 65.4 61.9-68.8 118 12.6 10.4-15.3 124 12.4 10.3-15.0 63 5.6 4.2- 7.4 48 3.9 2.8- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.8 8.7-23.8 *** *** *** 16 12.4 7.2-20.4
$15,000- 24,999 161 92 58.5 48.5-67.9 14 8.6 4.1-17.1 15 10.1 5.4-18.3 23 14.4 8.4-23.6 17 8.3 4.7-14.3
$25,000- 34,999 212 125 61.8 53.4-69.6 18 9.4 5.5-15.7 19 8.3 4.6-14.5 30 14.0 9.1-21.0 20 6.5 3.8-10.9
$35,000- 49,999 272 167 61.0 53.8-67.8 23 7.6 4.9-11.7 28 10.7 6.8-16.4 30 12.5 8.3-18.3 24 8.1 5.1-12.8
$50,000- 74,999 277 182 68.0 61.3-74.0 30 9.9 6.7-14.4 29 9.4 6.0-14.4 24 8.4 5.3-12.8 12 4.4 2.4- 7.9
$75,000+ 680 456 66.1 61.8-70.2 71 9.9 7.6-12.7 81 13.2 10.4-16.6 48 7.1 5.1- 9.7 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 706 327 46.9 42.3-51.6 59 8.1 5.9-10.9 98 13.7 10.8-17.3 114 17.7 14.2-21.8 108 13.5 10.8-16.8
No 1,524 1,104 72.4 69.6-75.0 133 8.6 7.1-10.4 152 10.1 8.4-12.1 96 6.1 4.8- 7.6 39 2.8 2.0- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,223 1,434 64.6 62.2-67.1 189 8.5 7.2-10.0 252 11.5 10.0-13.3 205 9.3 7.9-11.0 143 6.0 4.9- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 788 517 66.4 62.4-70.2 80 9.6 7.5-12.4 100 12.2 9.8-15.1 58 7.8 5.8-10.5 33 3.9 2.7- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 648 404 61.9 57.3-66.4 57 8.6 6.4-11.4 73 12.0 9.3-15.5 68 10.3 7.7-13.7 46 7.1 5.1- 9.8
Rural 870 563 64.8 60.6-68.8 62 7.5 5.5-10.0 86 9.9 7.6-12.8 88 10.7 8.3-13.7 71 7.2 5.3- 9.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,112 746 65.4 62.0-68.7 115 9.9 8.1-12.1 129 13.1 10.8-15.8 86 8.4 6.5-10.8 36 3.2 2.2- 4.6
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.0 7.7-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 675 445 69.2 64.7-73.3 43 5.3 3.7- 7.6 68 9.6 7.2-12.6 64 8.1 6.1-10.7 55 7.9 5.5-11.1
Unable to Work 144 45 31.4 23.1-41.3 *** *** *** 16 7.5 4.3-12.6 35 27.6 19.4-37.7 41 28.1 20.4-37.3
Other not in Labor Force 239 158 66.6 59.0-73.4 26 11.6 7.7-17.0 26 9.6 6.0-15.0 20 8.5 5.1-13.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 84 55.5 45.7-65.0 12 11.1 5.8-20.5 15 10.8 5.6-19.9 25 16.6 10.5-25.3 15 5.9 3.4-10.1
101% to 150% 250 149 64.4 56.7-71.4 19 5.8 3.4- 9.6 24 9.6 5.7-15.6 35 12.6 8.2-18.9 23 7.7 4.7-12.2
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** 12 8.5 4.0-17.0 *** *** *** 15 19.3 11.3-31.1 15 9.9 5.4-17.5
More than 200% 1,094 719 65.5 62.1-68.7 115 10.1 8.3-12.3 130 12.6 10.4-15.2 81 7.2 5.7- 9.2 49 4.6 3.3- 6.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 290 60.0 54.4-65.4 47 9.0 6.5-12.4 48 10.8 7.7-14.9 51 10.8 7.6-15.0 41 9.4 6.4-13.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 745 483 65.4 61.0-69.6 49 7.0 5.0- 9.7 84 10.7 8.2-13.9 76 11.1 8.5-14.3 53 5.8 4.2- 7.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,084 711 66.0 62.6-69.3 103 9.4 7.6-11.7 127 11.9 9.8-14.4 87 7.9 6.1-10.2 56 4.7 3.5- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 806 532 64.8 60.7-68.8 69 9.8 7.4-12.8 93 11.7 9.3-14.7 69 8.5 6.3-11.4 43 5.2 3.7- 7.2
2nd Quartile 717 463 65.6 61.2-69.8 65 8.1 6.1-10.8 69 10.2 7.7-13.4 74 11.1 8.5-14.4 46 4.9 3.5- 6.8
3rd Quartile 566 352 62.8 57.8-67.5 45 7.7 5.5-10.7 80 13.6 10.5-17.3 46 7.5 5.3-10.6 43 8.4 5.8-11.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 137 64.3 56.0-71.8 20 8.1 4.9-12.9 17 7.7 4.2-13.6 25 13.3 8.3-20.5 18 6.7 3.9-11.3

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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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