2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,330 122 4.5 3.6- 5.5 3,208 95.5 94.5-96.4
-FEMALES 1,866 31 2.0 1.2- 3.2 1,835 98.0 96.8-98.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,194 *** *** *** 1,185 99.2 98.2-99.6
Non-Hispanic Black 360 16 5.6 2.9-10.7 344 94.4 89.3-97.1
Other 300 *** *** *** 294 98.3 95.6-99.3
AGE
18-34 282 *** *** *** 275 97.5 94.4-98.9
35-44 282 *** *** *** 274 96.3 91.1-98.5
45-54 324 *** *** *** 318 98.5 96.6-99.3
55-64 328 *** *** *** 322 97.3 90.8-99.2
65-74 328 *** *** *** 326 99.4 97.7-99.9
75+ 290 *** *** *** 289 99.9 99.3- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** 157 96.2 86.7-99.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 *** *** *** 355 97.7 95.0-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 538 11 2.3 1.0- 5.2 527 97.7 94.8-99.0
College Graduate 798 *** *** *** 791 99.1 97.9-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** 60 98.7 91.3-99.8
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** 128 97.5 91.2-99.3
$25,000- 34,999 165 *** *** *** 162 98.3 94.4-99.5
$35,000- 49,999 225 *** *** *** 217 95.1 88.2-98.1
$50,000- 74,999 214 *** *** *** 212 99.2 97.0-99.8
$75,000+ 566 *** *** *** 562 99.2 97.6-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 16 2.8 1.4- 5.6 606 97.2 94.4-98.6
No 1,221 15 1.6 0.9- 3.0 1,206 98.4 97.0-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** 56 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 1,808 31 2.0 1.3- 3.3 1,777 98.0 96.7-98.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 14 2.0 1.1- 3.6 570 98.0 96.4-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 528 *** *** *** 521 98.1 94.4-99.4
Rural 754 *** *** *** 744 98.0 95.6-99.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 876 18 3.0 1.7- 5.4 858 97.0 94.6-98.3
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** 67 97.8 93.1-99.3
Retired 604 *** *** *** 600 99.5 98.5-99.8
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** 118 98.8 95.3-99.7
Other not in Labor Force 175 *** *** *** 171 98.3 95.2-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** 110 96.6 89.0-99.0
101% to 150% 211 *** *** *** 205 95.5 87.9-98.4
151% to 200% 97 *** *** *** 94 98.5 95.3-99.5
More than 200% 892 *** *** *** 884 99.1 98.0-99.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 *** *** *** 387 96.7 92.9-98.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 642 *** *** *** 632 98.4 96.7-99.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 827 11 1.6 0.7- 3.9 816 98.4 96.1-99.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 639 *** *** *** 631 98.0 94.6-99.3
2nd Quartile 572 *** *** *** 565 98.6 96.7-99.4
3rd Quartile 471 *** *** *** 461 97.8 94.7-99.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 *** *** *** 178 96.8 92.6-98.7

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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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