2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
-FEMALES 2,337 1,913 83.0 81.1-84.7 424 17.0 15.3-18.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 1,230 84.8 82.5-86.9 227 15.2 13.1-17.5
Non-Hispanic Black 451 361 81.0 76.3-84.9 90 19.0 15.1-23.7
Other 405 301 78.7 73.7-83.0 104 21.3 17.0-26.3
AGE
18-34 454 393 87.4 83.5-90.5 61 12.6 9.5-16.5
35-44 362 304 84.8 80.3-88.4 58 15.2 11.6-19.7
45-54 389 315 82.4 77.7-86.2 74 17.6 13.8-22.3
55-64 394 307 76.7 71.3-81.4 87 23.3 18.6-28.7
65-74 371 295 80.8 75.4-85.3 76 19.2 14.7-24.6
75+ 329 263 79.6 72.9-85.0 66 20.4 15.0-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 107 60.1 51.6-68.0 87 39.9 32.0-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 360 82.9 78.6-86.4 98 17.1 13.6-21.4
Some Post-H.S. 673 537 81.2 77.6-84.4 136 18.8 15.6-22.4
College Graduate 1,000 898 91.3 89.3-93.0 102 8.7 7.0-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 103 68.7 59.4-76.7 60 31.3 23.3-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 216 161 77.8 70.5-83.7 55 22.2 16.3-29.5
$35,000- 49,999 279 223 80.3 74.0-85.4 56 19.7 14.6-26.0
$50,000- 74,999 282 244 86.9 81.5-90.8 38 13.1 9.2-18.5
$75,000+ 680 627 91.9 89.2-94.0 53 8.1 6.0-10.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 732 455 65.5 61.1-69.6 277 34.5 30.4-38.9
No 1,529 1,398 91.6 89.8-93.1 131 8.4 6.9-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 66 85.6 73.1-92.9 12 14.4 7.1-26.9
Non-Veteran 2,254 1,843 82.9 81.0-84.7 411 17.1 15.3-19.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 797 683 87.1 84.4-89.5 114 12.9 10.5-15.6
Regional City or Suburban County 657 535 81.6 77.8-84.9 122 18.4 15.1-22.2
Rural 883 695 80.1 76.6-83.2 188 19.9 16.8-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,116 994 89.0 86.5-91.0 122 11.0 9.0-13.5
Unemployed 106 80 77.5 66.8-85.5 26 22.5 14.5-33.2
Retired 690 565 82.8 79.1-86.1 125 17.2 13.9-20.9
Unable to Work 153 55 35.8 27.4-45.2 98 64.2 54.8-72.6
Other not in Labor Force 239 191 84.9 79.4-89.1 48 15.1 10.9-20.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 99 68.1 58.8-76.1 55 31.9 23.9-41.2
101% to 150% 255 179 75.0 68.2-80.8 76 25.0 19.2-31.8
151% to 200% 118 92 82.6 73.8-88.9 26 17.4 11.1-26.2
More than 200% 1,105 991 89.4 87.0-91.3 114 10.6 8.7-13.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 384 80.2 75.4-84.2 101 19.8 15.8-24.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 756 600 80.9 77.3-84.0 156 19.1 16.0-22.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,096 929 85.8 83.3-88.0 167 14.2 12.0-16.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 814 694 86.6 83.7-89.0 120 13.4 11.0-16.3
2nd Quartile 729 587 81.4 77.8-84.5 142 18.6 15.5-22.2
3rd Quartile 574 460 81.8 77.5-85.3 114 18.2 14.7-22.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 220 172 79.8 72.9-85.3 48 20.2 14.7-27.1

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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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