2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,311 297 6.7 5.8- 7.6 4,014 93.3 92.4-94.2
-FEMALES 2,339 173 7.3 6.1- 8.7 2,166 92.7 91.3-93.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,455 115 8.1 6.5-10.0 1,340 91.9 90.0-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 449 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 411 92.6 89.4-94.9
Other 411 19 4.6 2.5- 8.6 392 95.4 91.4-97.5
AGE
18-34 455 *** *** *** 447 98.5 96.8-99.3
35-44 363 14 5.0 2.7- 8.8 349 95.0 91.2-97.3
45-54 392 25 5.7 3.5- 9.2 367 94.3 90.8-96.5
55-64 394 39 13.0 8.9-18.4 355 87.0 81.6-91.1
65-74 372 57 15.6 11.6-20.5 315 84.4 79.5-88.4
75+ 325 29 8.9 5.7-13.6 296 91.1 86.4-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 24 13.4 8.3-20.8 172 86.6 79.2-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 47 9.7 7.0-13.2 411 90.3 86.8-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 672 65 7.8 5.7-10.4 607 92.2 89.6-94.3
College Graduate 1,001 37 3.4 2.3- 5.0 964 96.6 95.0-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 18 14.2 8.6-22.6 93 85.8 77.4-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 160 30 13.6 8.8-20.3 130 86.4 79.7-91.2
$25,000- 34,999 216 19 8.8 5.3-14.3 197 91.2 85.7-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 279 21 8.3 5.0-13.4 258 91.7 86.6-95.0
$50,000- 74,999 282 *** *** *** 272 95.0 89.3-97.8
$75,000+ 681 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7 662 96.6 94.3-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 117 14.2 11.5-17.4 612 85.8 82.6-88.5
No 1,533 55 4.4 3.2- 6.0 1,478 95.6 94.0-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 75 96.8 90.0-99.0
Non-Veteran 2,256 170 7.4 6.2- 8.9 2,086 92.6 91.1-93.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 800 47 5.9 4.3- 8.2 753 94.1 91.8-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 656 49 6.7 4.8- 9.2 607 93.3 90.8-95.2
Rural 883 77 9.0 6.8-11.8 806 91.0 88.2-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,117 41 4.8 3.3- 6.8 1,076 95.2 93.2-96.7
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 100 96.3 90.5-98.6
Retired 687 79 11.5 8.9-14.7 608 88.5 85.3-91.1
Unable to Work 153 38 24.8 17.6-33.8 115 75.2 66.2-82.4
Other not in Labor Force 241 *** *** *** 234 98.1 94.8-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 62 89.0 79.3-94.4
50% to 100% 153 25 12.9 8.3-19.5 128 87.1 80.5-91.7
101% to 150% 252 32 11.1 7.0-17.3 220 88.9 82.7-93.0
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** 111 91.7 83.2-96.1
More than 200% 1,106 41 4.3 3.0- 6.2 1,065 95.7 93.8-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 43 7.6 5.4-10.5 442 92.4 89.5-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 760 68 8.4 6.3-11.2 692 91.6 88.8-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,094 62 6.2 4.6- 8.4 1,032 93.8 91.6-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 813 43 5.9 4.0- 8.5 770 94.1 91.5-96.0
2nd Quartile 732 57 6.7 4.9- 9.1 675 93.3 90.9-95.1
3rd Quartile 573 52 9.7 7.1-13.1 521 90.3 86.9-92.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 221 21 7.4 4.5-11.7 200 92.6 88.3-95.5

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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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