2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
-FEMALES 2,119 797 39.6 37.1-42.1 236 12.8 11.1-14.7 721 29.3 27.1-31.7 194 9.6 8.1-11.3 84 4.8 3.8- 6.2 87 3.9 3.0- 5.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 506 39.7 36.6-42.8 161 12.9 10.9-15.2 553 34.2 31.3-37.2 85 5.8 4.6- 7.3 48 4.4 3.2- 6.1 45 3.0 2.1- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 433 176 39.6 34.3-45.2 30 8.6 5.7-13.0 121 26.5 21.7-31.8 64 16.3 12.2-21.6 20 4.1 2.6- 6.6 22 4.8 3.1- 7.5
Other 271 110 39.8 32.8-47.2 42 18.8 13.1-26.3 40 11.0 7.7-15.5 43 15.7 11.1-21.7 16 8.1 4.4-14.2 20 6.6 4.0-10.8
AGE
18-34 370 170 43.6 37.9-49.5 61 18.7 14.3-24.0 23 5.4 3.5- 8.3 65 18.4 14.0-23.7 28 8.8 5.9-12.9 23 5.1 3.2- 8.1
35-44 311 188 61.8 55.5-67.8 44 14.6 10.7-19.6 11 2.4 1.2- 4.7 48 13.9 10.1-18.7 12 4.2 2.3- 7.6 *** *** ***
45-54 341 203 60.9 54.7-66.8 42 12.6 9.0-17.4 21 5.7 3.5- 9.2 37 8.9 6.3-12.5 20 7.2 4.1-12.1 18 4.7 2.8- 7.8
55-64 371 174 48.1 42.0-54.2 68 18.1 13.7-23.6 62 17.9 13.6-23.2 31 6.8 4.6- 9.9 11 3.6 1.9- 7.0 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6
65-74 370 31 9.3 6.2-13.9 13 4.7 2.4- 9.1 303 79.4 73.7-84.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 326 20 6.1 3.6-10.1 *** *** *** 290 88.9 83.9-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 16 16.2 9.2-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 20.5 13.6-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 95 23.1 18.7-28.2 42 11.9 8.5-16.5 172 37.3 31.7-43.3 67 17.7 13.4-23.1 16 5.5 3.2- 9.1 16 4.5 2.5- 7.9
Some Post-H.S. 628 209 40.4 35.9-45.1 77 14.1 11.1-17.8 228 28.2 24.5-32.2 65 8.7 6.7-11.3 26 5.5 3.6- 8.3 23 3.1 1.9- 4.8
College Graduate 963 474 54.7 51.1-58.3 106 12.2 9.9-15.0 267 21.5 18.8-24.3 34 2.9 2.0- 4.3 42 4.7 3.3- 6.7 40 4.0 2.8- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** 12 14.4 7.7-25.3 24 20.9 13.6-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 15 13.8 7.8-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 23.9 16.2-33.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 184 40 27.1 19.6-36.2 14 7.2 4.0-12.6 82 36.3 28.4-45.1 31 21.1 13.6-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 254 82 35.8 28.8-43.5 30 15.9 10.7-22.9 101 33.0 26.6-40.1 27 10.6 6.9-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 111 42.9 35.8-50.4 35 15.2 10.6-21.3 78 24.1 18.9-30.3 17 8.1 4.6-14.0 12 6.1 3.3-11.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 662 414 65.0 60.7-69.0 78 11.8 9.2-15.1 114 13.6 11.1-16.7 *** *** *** 36 6.4 4.5- 9.1 16 2.4 1.4- 4.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 669 153 26.1 22.1-30.6 59 10.2 7.5-13.7 327 43.4 38.7-48.2 88 12.3 9.7-15.4 22 4.6 2.8- 7.5 20 3.4 2.0- 5.7
No 1,384 620 46.6 43.5-49.7 169 13.9 11.8-16.4 378 23.1 20.7-25.8 96 7.7 6.0- 9.8 59 4.8 3.6- 6.4 62 3.8 2.9- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.4 4.3-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,036 774 40.0 37.5-42.6 231 13.0 11.3-15.0 709 30.3 28.0-32.7 194 10.0 8.5-11.8 43 2.6 1.8- 3.7 85 4.0 3.2- 5.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 716 323 46.3 42.1-50.5 86 12.8 10.2-15.9 186 23.8 20.5-27.5 79 11.2 8.6-14.5 12 1.9 1.0- 3.8 30 4.0 2.7- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 594 235 40.8 36.1-45.7 64 13.1 9.9-17.2 185 27.5 23.4-32.1 45 7.7 5.4-10.7 35 6.5 4.4- 9.3 30 4.5 3.0- 6.6
Rural 809 239 32.4 28.4-36.6 86 12.5 9.8-16.0 350 35.9 31.9-40.2 70 9.6 7.3-12.4 37 6.3 4.3- 9.0 27 3.3 2.1- 5.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,008 637 63.3 59.7-66.7 130 13.9 11.4-16.8 78 5.9 4.6- 7.7 83 8.8 6.9-11.2 43 4.6 3.3- 6.4 37 3.5 2.3- 5.1
Unemployed 78 12 16.5 9.2-27.8 14 18.5 10.5-30.7 *** *** *** 23 22.8 14.6-33.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 686 76 12.7 9.9-16.2 33 5.7 3.8- 8.5 528 74.4 70.1-78.3 17 2.5 1.5- 4.2 16 2.4 1.3- 4.3 16 2.3 1.3- 4.0
Unable to Work 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 61.9 52.2-70.7 38 25.0 17.9-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 184 54 28.2 21.3-36.2 52 28.8 21.7-37.2 18 9.9 6.0-15.8 28 16.6 10.4-25.4 13 7.0 3.8-12.4 19 9.5 5.8-15.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 23 23.7 15.5-34.5 *** *** *** 35 25.6 17.7-35.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 226 50 30.4 22.9-39.1 21 8.2 5.0-13.0 99 37.0 29.6-45.1 37 16.3 10.7-24.1 *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.6-10.7
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,066 563 55.0 51.5-58.5 120 12.3 10.1-15.0 273 20.9 18.4-23.7 30 3.2 2.1- 4.9 49 5.8 4.3- 7.9 31 2.7 1.7- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 134 30.5 25.6-36.0 42 11.4 8.0-15.9 167 32.9 27.7-38.5 51 12.5 9.2-16.7 36 9.7 6.6-13.9 15 3.1 1.7- 5.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 696 234 37.1 32.8-41.7 74 12.7 9.7-16.4 276 32.8 28.6-37.2 67 10.3 7.8-13.4 20 4.0 2.4- 6.6 25 3.1 1.9- 4.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 978 429 45.7 42.0-49.4 120 13.5 11.0-16.4 278 25.1 22.1-28.3 76 7.7 5.8-10.2 28 3.2 2.0- 4.9 47 4.9 3.5- 6.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 738 292 41.5 37.3-45.8 96 14.9 11.9-18.6 238 27.5 23.9-31.4 49 7.1 5.2- 9.7 26 3.8 2.5- 5.9 37 5.1 3.5- 7.4
2nd Quartile 662 267 42.2 37.7-46.8 67 11.7 8.9-15.2 203 27.5 23.5-31.9 70 10.3 7.6-13.8 26 4.5 2.9- 7.1 29 3.8 2.5- 5.8
3rd Quartile 527 186 38.7 33.8-43.9 55 12.4 9.1-16.6 197 30.5 26.0-35.4 49 9.9 7.3-13.3 23 5.7 3.7- 8.8 17 2.9 1.6- 5.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 52 25.7 19.1-33.6 18 10.4 6.0-17.3 83 39.5 31.3-48.3 26 14.6 9.4-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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