2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
-MALES 1,973 212 10.4 8.9-12.0 1,761 89.6 88.0-91.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,267 138 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,129 89.6 87.5-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 280 31 10.3 6.9-15.2 249 89.7 84.8-93.1
Other 405 41 10.6 7.5-14.7 364 89.4 85.3-92.5
AGE
18-34 512 57 11.7 8.8-15.4 455 88.3 84.6-91.2
35-44 296 33 10.1 6.9-14.4 263 89.9 85.6-93.1
45-54 288 35 11.0 7.7-15.4 253 89.0 84.6-92.3
55-64 314 32 9.1 6.0-13.7 282 90.9 86.3-94.0
65-74 287 31 10.6 7.0-15.6 256 89.4 84.4-93.0
75+ 237 19 6.8 3.7-12.1 218 93.2 87.9-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 19 10.6 6.6-16.6 189 89.4 83.4-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 56 11.0 8.2-14.8 418 89.0 85.2-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 464 46 9.6 7.1-13.0 418 90.4 87.0-92.9
College Graduate 816 91 10.5 8.4-13.0 725 89.5 87.0-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 83 96.0 90.1-98.5
$15,000- 24,999 119 14 10.8 5.8-19.0 105 89.2 81.0-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 136 12 8.0 4.3-14.2 124 92.0 85.8-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 238 30 12.0 7.9-17.7 208 88.0 82.3-92.1
$50,000- 74,999 221 18 8.7 5.1-14.3 203 91.3 85.7-94.9
$75,000+ 749 91 11.9 9.4-14.9 658 88.1 85.1-90.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 73 12.4 9.5-16.0 505 87.6 84.0-90.5
No 1,327 133 9.7 8.0-11.7 1,194 90.3 88.3-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 27 6.1 4.0- 9.2 395 93.9 90.8-96.0
Non-Veteran 1,546 185 11.5 9.8-13.5 1,361 88.5 86.5-90.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 711 84 11.1 8.8-14.0 627 88.9 86.0-91.2
Regional City or Suburban County 594 57 9.6 7.1-12.8 537 90.4 87.2-92.9
Rural 668 71 10.3 7.9-13.4 597 89.7 86.6-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,210 131 10.4 8.6-12.6 1,079 89.6 87.4-91.4
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** 90 90.1 81.2-95.1
Retired 463 43 8.6 6.0-12.3 420 91.4 87.7-94.0
Unable to Work 108 19 15.1 8.8-24.6 89 84.9 75.4-91.2
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 12 10.6 5.6-19.1 100 89.4 80.9-94.4
101% to 150% 178 20 9.1 5.5-14.6 158 90.9 85.4-94.5
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 83 89.6 80.2-94.8
More than 200% 1,080 124 11.4 9.3-13.8 956 88.6 86.2-90.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 40 10.6 7.5-14.8 363 89.4 85.2-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 606 68 10.8 8.2-14.0 538 89.2 86.0-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 104 10.0 8.0-12.3 860 90.0 87.7-92.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 699 65 8.3 6.3-10.8 634 91.7 89.2-93.7
2nd Quartile 647 74 10.8 8.4-13.9 573 89.2 86.1-91.6
3rd Quartile 466 54 11.2 8.2-15.0 412 88.8 85.0-91.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 19 13.2 7.9-21.5 142 86.8 78.5-92.1

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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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