2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
-FEMALES 2,347 873 39.4 37.0-41.9 674 29.0 26.8-31.3 800 31.6 29.4-33.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 437 31.4 28.6-34.3 458 32.5 29.6-35.6 566 36.1 33.1-39.1
Non-Hispanic Black 451 185 44.0 38.5-49.7 119 26.5 21.9-31.7 147 29.5 24.8-34.7
Other 411 240 59.6 53.3-65.7 91 20.8 16.3-26.2 80 19.5 14.9-25.3
AGE
18-34 456 255 54.1 48.6-59.5 150 33.3 28.4-38.6 51 12.6 9.3-16.8
35-44 363 196 55.7 49.9-61.4 99 25.6 20.9-30.9 68 18.7 14.5-23.7
45-54 392 160 41.6 36.1-47.3 106 26.3 21.7-31.6 126 32.0 26.8-37.8
55-64 396 124 31.4 26.2-37.2 116 26.4 21.8-31.5 156 42.2 36.4-48.2
65-74 372 67 17.1 13.2-21.9 110 30.1 24.6-36.2 195 52.8 46.7-58.9
75+ 330 51 14.3 9.9-20.0 83 29.0 22.2-36.9 196 56.7 48.9-64.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 90 44.9 36.7-53.4 33 15.1 9.9-22.2 74 40.0 31.8-48.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 161 35.5 30.2-41.2 126 30.6 25.3-36.4 174 33.9 28.9-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 673 225 35.9 31.7-40.4 195 29.4 25.5-33.5 253 34.7 30.6-39.1
College Graduate 1,004 388 43.6 39.9-47.3 318 31.7 28.5-35.2 298 24.7 21.9-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** 27 26.0 17.2-37.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 40 28.1 20.4-37.4 40 25.6 18.1-35.0 84 46.2 36.9-55.9
$25,000- 34,999 217 67 36.5 28.5-45.2 69 35.2 27.6-43.6 81 28.4 21.9-35.9
$35,000- 49,999 279 96 35.9 29.3-43.2 78 26.3 20.6-32.8 105 37.8 31.1-45.0
$50,000- 74,999 282 109 40.4 33.7-47.5 80 28.6 22.7-35.4 93 31.0 25.0-37.8
$75,000+ 682 292 44.0 39.6-48.4 224 32.3 28.3-36.5 166 23.7 20.2-27.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 736 91 13.5 10.6-17.0 197 29.6 25.5-34.1 448 56.9 52.2-61.5
No 1,534 745 51.1 48.0-54.1 460 28.9 26.3-31.7 329 20.0 17.7-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,264 845 39.5 37.0-42.0 649 28.9 26.6-31.2 770 31.6 29.3-34.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 801 364 47.8 43.6-51.9 224 28.1 24.6-31.9 213 24.2 20.9-27.8
Regional City or Suburban County 659 224 35.2 30.9-39.8 183 28.8 24.6-33.3 252 36.0 31.8-40.5
Rural 887 285 34.7 30.8-38.9 267 30.1 26.3-34.0 335 35.2 31.3-39.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,119 536 48.3 44.8-51.8 342 30.4 27.3-33.7 241 21.3 18.6-24.3
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 28 25.8 17.2-36.9 *** *** ***
Retired 693 130 18.3 15.0-22.1 202 32.1 27.6-37.0 361 49.6 44.8-54.4
Unable to Work 153 12 9.0 4.9-16.1 28 15.7 10.3-23.1 113 75.3 66.6-82.3
Other not in Labor Force 241 127 55.9 48.1-63.4 66 25.2 19.3-32.1 48 18.9 13.6-25.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 57 40.0 31.2-49.4 39 27.1 19.0-37.1 58 33.0 24.8-42.3
101% to 150% 256 71 33.0 25.7-41.1 69 28.7 22.3-36.0 116 38.3 31.1-46.1
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 33.4 24.1-44.1
More than 200% 1,107 437 40.8 37.4-44.3 346 30.8 27.7-34.1 324 28.4 25.4-31.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 158 36.1 30.8-41.7 140 27.8 23.1-33.0 189 36.2 31.0-41.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 762 254 35.8 31.5-40.2 212 29.0 25.0-33.3 296 35.2 31.1-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,098 461 43.6 40.2-47.2 322 29.6 26.5-32.8 315 26.8 23.8-30.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 817 328 41.8 37.8-45.9 239 29.9 26.2-33.8 250 28.3 24.8-32.2
2nd Quartile 733 281 40.3 36.0-44.9 218 30.4 26.3-34.7 234 29.3 25.5-33.5
3rd Quartile 575 189 35.5 30.9-40.5 157 26.8 22.7-31.2 229 37.7 33.0-42.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 75 38.4 30.4-47.1 60 27.3 20.5-35.3 87 34.3 27.1-42.3

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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