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 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
-MALES 1,970 120 5.9 4.8- 7.2 1,850 94.1 92.8-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,265 79 5.9 4.6- 7.6 1,186 94.1 92.4-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 280 20 6.6 4.0-10.7 260 93.4 89.3-96.0
Other 404 19 5.1 3.2- 8.2 385 94.9 91.8-96.8
AGE
18-34 510 27 5.9 3.9- 8.8 483 94.1 91.2-96.1
35-44 296 16 5.5 3.2- 9.2 280 94.5 90.8-96.8
45-54 288 24 7.5 4.9-11.4 264 92.5 88.6-95.1
55-64 313 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4 293 94.8 91.6-96.8
65-74 287 20 6.1 3.7-10.0 267 93.9 90.0-96.3
75+ 237 *** *** *** 228 95.5 89.9-98.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 14 8.6 4.9-14.5 194 91.4 85.5-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 29 5.1 3.4- 7.7 444 94.9 92.3-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 464 28 5.8 3.9- 8.6 436 94.2 91.4-96.1
College Graduate 814 49 5.8 4.3- 7.8 765 94.2 92.2-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 85 97.3 91.3-99.2
$15,000- 24,999 119 12 9.3 4.8-17.5 107 90.7 82.5-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 130 95.2 89.2-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 238 13 6.6 3.6-11.9 225 93.4 88.1-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 221 *** *** *** 211 95.8 91.4-98.0
$75,000+ 747 50 6.1 4.5- 8.3 697 93.9 91.7-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 44 7.4 5.2-10.4 532 92.6 89.6-94.8
No 1,326 71 5.3 4.1- 6.9 1,255 94.7 93.1-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 13 3.1 1.6- 5.8 408 96.9 94.2-98.4
Non-Veteran 1,544 107 6.7 5.4- 8.3 1,437 93.3 91.7-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 709 43 6.1 4.4- 8.4 666 93.9 91.6-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 593 30 5.2 3.5- 7.6 563 94.8 92.4-96.5
Rural 668 47 6.4 4.6- 8.9 621 93.6 91.1-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 66 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,142 95.0 93.5-96.2
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** 92 91.8 82.9-96.2
Retired 462 23 5.1 3.1- 8.3 439 94.9 91.7-96.9
Unable to Work 108 16 12.8 7.0-22.2 92 87.2 77.8-93.0
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 54 87.7 74.3-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** 104 92.3 83.7-96.5
101% to 150% 178 14 6.4 3.5-11.6 164 93.6 88.4-96.5
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 91 96.4 85.7-99.2
More than 200% 1,078 68 6.1 4.6- 7.9 1,010 93.9 92.1-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 25 6.3 4.0- 9.7 378 93.7 90.3-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 606 45 6.8 4.9- 9.3 561 93.2 90.7-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 961 50 5.1 3.7- 7.0 911 94.9 93.0-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 697 35 4.7 3.2- 6.7 662 95.3 93.3-96.8
2nd Quartile 646 48 7.1 5.2- 9.7 598 92.9 90.3-94.8
3rd Quartile 466 26 5.6 3.6- 8.4 440 94.4 91.6-96.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 11 6.4 3.0-12.9 150 93.6 87.1-97.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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