2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
-FEMALES 2,337 353 14.4 12.8-16.1 747 32.2 29.9-34.6 813 36.4 34.0-38.8 322 13.0 11.5-14.6 102 4.1 3.2- 5.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 238 15.3 13.3-17.5 539 37.6 34.6-40.6 453 32.0 29.1-35.0 159 10.6 8.9-12.6 68 4.6 3.5- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 451 53 13.0 9.7-17.2 111 22.8 18.4-27.9 197 45.2 39.7-50.8 79 15.9 12.5-20.1 11 3.1 1.4- 6.9
Other 405 58 12.7 9.3-17.2 90 25.6 20.1-31.9 153 40.4 34.4-46.7 82 17.8 13.8-22.7 22 3.5 2.1- 5.7
AGE
18-34 454 83 17.4 13.7-21.7 160 35.7 30.5-41.2 150 34.4 29.4-39.7 55 11.3 8.4-15.1 *** *** ***
35-44 362 64 17.3 13.4-22.1 112 32.1 26.8-37.9 128 35.4 29.9-41.2 47 12.0 8.9-16.1 11 3.2 1.7- 6.0
45-54 389 61 15.6 11.7-20.4 115 28.8 24.0-34.1 139 38.0 32.5-43.9 58 14.5 10.9-19.0 16 3.1 1.9- 5.3
55-64 394 63 14.4 11.0-18.6 121 31.7 26.3-37.6 123 30.6 25.4-36.4 60 16.0 12.1-20.8 27 7.3 4.7-11.2
65-74 371 43 9.3 6.7-12.8 123 32.1 26.8-37.9 129 39.4 33.5-45.7 50 12.9 9.3-17.6 26 6.2 3.7-10.3
75+ 329 34 8.4 5.5-12.6 101 28.9 22.5-36.3 128 42.3 34.7-50.2 50 13.8 10.0-18.8 16 6.6 3.2-13.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 11 6.7 3.6-12.2 27 15.5 9.9-23.5 69 37.9 29.8-46.7 66 27.6 21.2-35.0 21 12.4 7.2-20.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 58 12.7 9.4-17.1 121 29.4 24.2-35.3 181 40.7 35.2-46.5 83 15.4 12.0-19.5 15 1.7 1.0- 3.1
Some Post-H.S. 673 86 12.3 9.8-15.4 200 31.6 27.6-36.0 251 37.3 33.0-41.7 97 13.3 10.6-16.5 39 5.5 3.8- 7.9
College Graduate 1,000 195 19.8 17.2-22.8 396 40.1 36.7-43.7 307 31.4 28.1-34.8 75 6.8 5.3- 8.7 27 1.9 1.2- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 12 13.0 7.1-22.6 13 14.3 7.5-25.6 *** *** *** 38 33.5 24.0-44.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 13 8.6 4.7-15.2 27 16.1 10.6-23.6 63 44.1 34.6-54.0 41 21.1 14.8-29.3 19 10.2 5.4-18.2
$25,000- 34,999 216 30 14.6 9.9-21.1 52 27.0 19.6-36.0 79 36.1 28.6-44.4 42 17.7 12.3-24.7 13 4.5 2.4- 8.4
$35,000- 49,999 279 30 10.4 7.0-15.2 78 29.8 23.4-37.2 115 40.1 33.4-47.2 44 15.6 11.1-21.5 12 4.1 2.0- 7.9
$50,000- 74,999 282 40 14.6 10.1-20.6 105 35.9 29.4-42.9 99 36.4 29.9-43.4 33 11.1 7.5-16.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 680 140 18.1 15.1-21.4 287 41.9 37.6-46.4 200 31.9 27.8-36.3 42 6.8 4.9- 9.5 11 1.2 0.6- 2.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 732 26 3.8 2.4- 6.2 142 19.2 15.8-23.1 287 42.4 37.9-47.1 197 24.7 21.2-28.6 80 9.8 7.5-12.8
No 1,529 316 19.3 17.1-21.7 586 38.6 35.7-41.6 496 33.6 30.8-36.6 112 7.0 5.7- 8.6 19 1.4 0.8- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,254 339 14.2 12.6-16.0 720 32.3 29.9-34.7 784 36.4 33.9-38.9 311 12.9 11.4-14.6 100 4.2 3.2- 5.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 797 148 17.5 14.8-20.7 268 34.5 30.6-38.6 267 35.1 31.2-39.2 88 10.0 7.9-12.5 26 2.9 1.9- 4.4
Regional City or Suburban County 657 93 13.5 10.7-16.8 217 31.9 27.8-36.3 225 36.2 31.8-41.0 96 15.2 12.1-18.8 26 3.2 2.0- 5.1
Rural 883 112 12.1 9.6-15.1 262 30.3 26.5-34.4 321 37.6 33.7-41.8 138 14.1 11.6-17.0 50 5.8 4.0- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,116 219 18.1 15.7-20.9 417 37.7 34.4-41.1 358 33.1 29.9-36.5 103 9.6 7.7-11.9 19 1.5 0.9- 2.5
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 23 17.1 10.8-25.9 *** *** *** 20 18.3 11.1-28.8 *** *** ***
Retired 690 69 8.2 6.2-10.7 229 32.1 27.9-36.7 267 42.6 37.8-47.5 95 12.8 10.2-15.9 30 4.4 2.6- 7.3
Unable to Work 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 26.9 19.4-36.0 59 38.6 29.9-48.0 39 25.6 18.0-35.2
Other not in Labor Force 239 39 15.7 11.2-21.5 59 30.2 22.8-38.8 93 39.0 31.8-46.8 40 11.7 8.2-16.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 16 12.5 7.3-20.4 24 16.6 10.8-24.6 59 39.0 30.1-48.8 45 28.1 20.3-37.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 255 22 8.3 5.1-13.1 66 30.1 22.9-38.4 91 36.7 29.5-44.5 55 17.7 13.0-23.6 21 7.3 4.1-12.6
151% to 200% 118 17 18.4 11.0-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 11.1 6.5-18.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,105 194 15.9 13.7-18.5 433 38.9 35.5-42.4 364 34.6 31.3-38.0 93 9.0 7.2-11.3 21 1.6 1.0- 2.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 61 11.5 8.5-15.4 137 29.1 24.4-34.2 186 39.6 34.3-45.1 76 13.9 10.7-17.8 25 5.9 3.5-10.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 756 96 12.5 9.8-15.7 238 30.8 26.7-35.1 266 37.7 33.3-42.3 118 14.7 12.0-18.0 38 4.4 3.0- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,096 196 17.1 14.8-19.7 372 34.8 31.4-38.2 361 33.9 30.6-37.4 128 11.3 9.3-13.6 39 2.9 2.0- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 814 147 17.5 14.8-20.7 283 35.9 32.0-40.1 264 33.1 29.3-37.2 90 10.3 8.2-12.9 30 3.1 2.0- 4.8
2nd Quartile 729 108 14.1 11.3-17.5 222 30.9 26.7-35.3 257 36.4 32.1-40.9 114 15.4 12.6-18.8 28 3.2 2.0- 5.0
3rd Quartile 574 75 12.4 9.7-15.6 187 31.7 27.3-36.5 198 37.7 32.9-42.7 84 12.1 9.4-15.4 30 6.1 3.8- 9.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 220 23 10.2 6.0-16.9 55 25.9 19.6-33.4 94 43.7 35.9-51.9 34 15.5 10.6-22.2 14 4.6 2.6- 8.2

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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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