2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
-MALES 1,924 82 4.0 3.1- 5.2 1,842 96.0 94.8-96.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,241 46 3.2 2.3- 4.5 1,195 96.8 95.5-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black 276 12 4.1 2.0- 8.2 264 95.9 91.8-98.0
Other 388 24 6.5 4.0-10.5 364 93.5 89.5-96.0
AGE
18-34 498 19 3.0 1.8- 5.0 479 97.0 95.0-98.2
35-44 293 *** *** *** 285 97.5 94.9-98.8
45-54 279 *** *** *** 270 97.3 94.3-98.7
55-64 307 21 8.4 5.0-13.8 286 91.6 86.2-95.0
65-74 280 11 3.7 1.9- 7.1 269 96.3 92.9-98.1
75+ 234 13 4.8 2.3- 9.8 221 95.2 90.2-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 23 11.9 7.5-18.4 179 88.1 81.6-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 18 3.3 1.9- 5.8 443 96.7 94.2-98.1
Some Post-H.S. 456 17 2.7 1.5- 4.8 439 97.3 95.2-98.5
College Graduate 797 24 2.7 1.7- 4.2 773 97.3 95.8-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** 53 89.8 77.8-95.7
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** 107 94.6 89.0-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** 123 90.9 80.9-95.9
$35,000- 49,999 236 *** *** *** 228 96.7 92.9-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 217 *** *** *** 209 96.5 92.4-98.5
$75,000+ 743 12 1.9 1.0- 3.8 731 98.1 96.2-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 82 13.8 10.7-17.5 494 86.2 82.5-89.3
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 413 16 3.1 1.7- 5.3 397 96.9 94.7-98.3
Non-Veteran 1,510 66 4.2 3.2- 5.7 1,444 95.8 94.3-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 696 21 2.5 1.5- 3.9 675 97.5 96.1-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 579 20 4.0 2.4- 6.7 559 96.0 93.3-97.6
Rural 649 41 5.6 3.8- 8.1 608 94.4 91.9-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 38 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,153 97.0 95.6-97.9
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** 90 96.9 92.9-98.7
Retired 457 21 4.2 2.5- 7.1 436 95.8 92.9-97.5
Unable to Work 108 14 16.7 9.3-28.2 94 83.3 71.8-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** 57 99.0 93.0-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 12 9.6 5.0-17.6 100 90.4 82.4-95.0
101% to 150% 174 *** *** *** 164 92.9 85.6-96.7
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** 84 96.7 92.0-98.7
More than 200% 1,069 24 2.5 1.5- 3.9 1,045 97.5 96.1-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 387 17 3.5 2.0- 6.2 370 96.5 93.8-98.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 594 40 5.9 4.0- 8.5 554 94.1 91.5-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 25 2.9 1.8- 4.6 918 97.1 95.4-98.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 681 21 3.3 1.9- 5.6 660 96.7 94.4-98.1
2nd Quartile 633 25 3.6 2.3- 5.7 608 96.4 94.3-97.7
3rd Quartile 455 26 5.4 3.4- 8.5 429 94.6 91.5-96.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 *** *** *** 145 96.1 92.2-98.1

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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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