2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,179 1,315 30.8 29.2-32.6 2,864 69.2 67.4-70.8
-FEMALES 2,270 736 32.3 29.9-34.7 1,534 67.7 65.3-70.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,429 477 34.7 31.7-37.9 952 65.3 62.1-68.3
Non-Hispanic Black 431 143 31.3 26.3-36.9 288 68.7 63.1-73.7
Other 388 110 25.2 20.2-31.0 278 74.8 69.0-79.8
AGE
18-34 432 117 29.5 24.7-34.9 315 70.5 65.1-75.3
35-44 346 78 21.9 17.4-27.2 268 78.1 72.8-82.6
45-54 382 102 25.8 20.8-31.5 280 74.2 68.5-79.2
55-64 388 144 39.2 33.4-45.2 244 60.8 54.8-66.6
65-74 365 133 34.9 29.4-41.0 232 65.1 59.0-70.6
75+ 322 159 52.5 44.8-60.1 163 47.5 39.9-55.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 88 47.9 39.1-56.8 98 52.1 43.2-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 168 35.8 30.4-41.6 280 64.2 58.4-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 652 236 36.3 32.0-40.8 416 63.7 59.2-68.0
College Graduate 975 242 21.3 18.6-24.2 733 78.7 75.8-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 90 52.5 42.8-61.9 72 47.5 38.1-57.2
$25,000- 34,999 212 89 38.1 30.4-46.5 123 61.9 53.5-69.6
$35,000- 49,999 272 95 32.4 25.9-39.5 177 67.6 60.5-74.1
$50,000- 74,999 273 92 34.5 28.0-41.7 181 65.5 58.3-72.0
$75,000+ 669 125 20.3 16.8-24.2 544 79.7 75.8-83.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 736 736 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,534 *** *** *** 1,534 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,192 715 32.3 29.9-34.8 1,477 67.7 65.2-70.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 774 206 25.8 22.3-29.6 568 74.2 70.4-77.7
Regional City or Suburban County 632 224 35.8 31.3-40.6 408 64.2 59.4-68.7
Rural 864 306 35.7 31.7-39.9 558 64.3 60.1-68.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,084 242 24.9 21.8-28.3 842 75.1 71.7-78.2
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 679 275 40.9 36.1-45.9 404 59.1 54.1-63.9
Unable to Work 150 120 77.9 68.4-85.2 30 22.1 14.8-31.6
Other not in Labor Force 233 55 21.5 15.9-28.4 178 78.5 71.6-84.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 74 48.8 39.3-58.3 80 51.2 41.7-60.7
101% to 150% 250 114 38.3 31.1-46.1 136 61.7 53.9-68.9
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,082 271 25.8 22.7-29.1 811 74.2 70.9-77.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 470 159 33.1 28.0-38.5 311 66.9 61.5-72.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 743 274 38.0 33.5-42.6 469 62.0 57.4-66.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,057 303 27.7 24.6-31.0 754 72.3 69.0-75.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 790 239 28.3 24.7-32.2 551 71.7 67.8-75.3
2nd Quartile 707 237 35.9 31.5-40.6 470 64.1 59.4-68.5
3rd Quartile 559 188 31.7 27.1-36.6 371 68.3 63.4-72.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 72 34.2 26.8-42.4 142 65.8 57.6-73.2

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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