2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,316 469 11.3 10.2-12.5 3,847 88.7 87.5-89.8
-FEMALES 2,343 279 12.8 11.2-14.6 2,064 87.2 85.4-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 117 10.0 8.2-12.2 1,341 90.0 87.8-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 450 48 11.6 8.2-16.2 402 88.4 83.8-91.8
Other 411 110 22.5 18.0-27.8 301 77.5 72.2-82.0
AGE
18-34 455 101 21.4 17.3-26.2 354 78.6 73.8-82.7
35-44 362 49 13.1 9.8-17.4 313 86.9 82.6-90.2
45-54 391 63 14.8 11.2-19.5 328 85.2 80.5-88.8
55-64 395 42 10.5 7.0-15.3 353 89.5 84.7-93.0
65-74 372 16 5.0 2.7- 9.0 356 95.0 91.0-97.3
75+ 330 *** *** *** 325 98.1 94.7-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 46 18.5 13.2-25.3 151 81.5 74.7-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 66 14.2 10.8-18.5 395 85.8 81.5-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 672 93 14.8 11.7-18.5 579 85.2 81.5-88.3
College Graduate 1,001 73 8.0 6.1-10.5 928 92.0 89.5-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 26 22.3 14.9-32.2 84 77.7 67.8-85.1
$15,000- 24,999 164 33 21.1 14.0-30.7 131 78.9 69.3-86.0
$25,000- 34,999 217 45 21.7 15.5-29.6 172 78.3 70.4-84.5
$35,000- 49,999 278 33 13.0 8.8-18.8 245 87.0 81.2-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 282 38 15.5 10.8-21.6 244 84.5 78.4-89.2
$75,000+ 682 34 5.9 4.0- 8.5 648 94.1 91.5-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 734 128 20.8 17.1-25.1 606 79.2 74.9-82.9
No 1,533 136 8.8 7.3-10.6 1,397 91.2 89.4-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 75 95.6 84.5-98.9
Non-Veteran 2,260 275 13.1 11.5-15.0 1,985 86.9 85.0-88.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 800 106 12.2 9.9-14.9 694 87.8 85.1-90.1
Regional City or Suburban County 657 77 13.2 10.1-17.1 580 86.8 82.9-89.9
Rural 886 96 13.1 10.3-16.4 790 86.9 83.6-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,117 152 14.9 12.4-17.9 965 85.1 82.1-87.6
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 693 19 3.0 1.8- 5.0 674 97.0 95.0-98.2
Unable to Work 153 25 16.2 10.6-24.0 128 83.8 76.0-89.4
Other not in Labor Force 241 44 15.0 10.7-20.7 197 85.0 79.3-89.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 39 26.1 18.2-36.0 115 73.9 64.0-81.8
101% to 150% 256 46 16.8 11.9-23.1 210 83.2 76.9-88.1
151% to 200% 119 16 15.8 9.3-25.6 103 84.2 74.4-90.7
More than 200% 1,106 82 8.8 6.8-11.2 1,024 91.2 88.8-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 61 14.2 10.7-18.7 426 85.8 81.3-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 761 90 13.4 10.6-16.9 671 86.6 83.1-89.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,095 128 11.7 9.5-14.2 967 88.3 85.8-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 89 11.4 8.9-14.5 726 88.6 85.5-91.1
2nd Quartile 732 99 14.3 11.4-17.7 633 85.7 82.3-88.6
3rd Quartile 574 59 10.9 8.1-14.5 515 89.1 85.5-91.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 222 32 17.2 11.5-25.0 190 82.8 75.0-88.5

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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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