2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,244 3,819 90.2 89.1-91.2 425 9.8 8.8-10.9
-FEMALES 2,310 2,119 91.8 90.4-93.1 191 8.2 6.9- 9.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 1,398 96.1 94.5-97.2 47 3.9 2.8- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 443 433 97.7 94.8-99.0 *** *** ***
Other 400 271 71.3 65.6-76.3 129 28.7 23.7-34.4
AGE
18-34 440 370 84.8 80.3-88.4 70 15.2 11.6-19.7
35-44 358 311 88.3 84.3-91.4 47 11.7 8.6-15.7
45-54 389 341 89.8 86.2-92.5 48 10.2 7.5-13.8
55-64 393 371 96.0 93.3-97.6 22 4.0 2.4- 6.7
65-74 371 370 99.8 98.7- 100 *** *** ***
75+ 326 326 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 114 65.8 57.7-73.1 80 34.2 26.9-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 408 91.1 87.5-93.7 47 8.9 6.3-12.5
Some Post-H.S. 660 628 95.5 93.2-97.1 32 4.5 2.9- 6.8
College Graduate 993 963 96.3 94.3-97.7 30 3.7 2.3- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 134 82.6 73.1-89.2 27 17.4 10.8-26.9
$25,000- 34,999 216 184 85.3 78.5-90.2 32 14.7 9.8-21.5
$35,000- 49,999 276 254 93.5 89.6-96.0 22 6.5 4.0-10.4
$50,000- 74,999 280 262 92.7 88.0-95.6 18 7.3 4.4-12.0
$75,000+ 673 662 97.6 95.2-98.8 11 2.4 1.2- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 726 669 91.6 88.7-93.9 57 8.4 6.1-11.3
No 1,512 1,384 91.9 90.0-93.4 128 8.1 6.6-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 78 100 . - . *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,227 2,036 91.5 90.0-92.8 191 8.5 7.2-10.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 784 716 91.6 88.8-93.7 68 8.4 6.3-11.2
Regional City or Suburban County 646 594 92.8 90.1-94.8 52 7.2 5.2- 9.9
Rural 880 809 91.3 88.6-93.4 71 8.7 6.6-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,105 1,008 91.0 88.7-92.9 97 9.0 7.1-11.3
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 689 686 99.7 98.8-99.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 148 139 92.1 84.6-96.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 237 184 83.6 78.2-87.9 53 16.4 12.1-21.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 116 78.3 69.2-85.2 36 21.7 14.8-30.8
101% to 150% 255 226 90.0 84.4-93.7 29 10.0 6.3-15.6
151% to 200% 116 103 87.7 78.6-93.2 13 12.3 6.8-21.4
More than 200% 1,095 1,066 96.7 94.9-97.8 29 3.3 2.2- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 483 445 92.2 89.0-94.5 38 7.8 5.5-11.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 752 696 92.2 89.4-94.4 56 7.8 5.6-10.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,075 978 91.4 89.1-93.2 97 8.6 6.8-10.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 805 738 91.9 89.1-94.1 67 8.1 5.9-10.9
2nd Quartile 719 662 91.8 88.8-94.0 57 8.2 6.0-11.2
3rd Quartile 567 527 93.4 90.8-95.3 40 6.6 4.7- 9.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 219 192 87.6 81.7-91.8 27 12.4 8.2-18.3

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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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