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 4,312 303 5.9 5.2- 6.8 4,009 94.1 93.2-94.8
-MALES 1,969 138 5.8 4.8- 7.1 1,831 94.2 92.9-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,263 130 8.8 7.2-10.7 1,133 91.2 89.3-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 282 *** *** *** 280 98.8 94.0-99.7
Other 404 *** *** *** 399 99.2 97.9-99.7
AGE
18-34 513 *** *** *** 512 99.9 99.2- 100
35-44 295 *** *** *** 294 99.5 96.5-99.9
45-54 286 *** *** *** 276 96.5 93.4-98.2
55-64 315 31 10.3 6.9-15.1 284 89.7 84.9-93.1
65-74 285 47 15.5 11.4-20.7 238 84.5 79.3-88.6
75+ 236 48 18.1 12.6-25.2 188 81.9 74.8-87.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 *** *** *** 198 96.9 93.1-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 26 4.4 2.9- 6.7 450 95.6 93.3-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 464 28 5.5 3.6- 8.5 436 94.5 91.5-96.4
College Graduate 812 76 8.7 6.7-11.2 736 91.3 88.8-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 82 93.8 86.6-97.3
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** 114 97.9 94.8-99.2
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 131 96.9 92.5-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 239 25 8.3 5.1-13.1 214 91.7 86.9-94.9
$50,000- 74,999 221 15 5.9 3.3-10.4 206 94.1 89.6-96.7
$75,000+ 745 61 7.2 5.4- 9.5 684 92.8 90.5-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 574 70 10.1 7.6-13.2 504 89.9 86.8-92.4
No 1,326 67 4.2 3.2- 5.6 1,259 95.8 94.4-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 43 8.4 6.0-11.6 376 91.6 88.4-94.0
Non-Veteran 1,545 95 5.1 4.0- 6.5 1,450 94.9 93.5-96.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 711 44 5.6 4.0- 7.9 667 94.4 92.1-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 591 26 3.5 2.2- 5.7 565 96.5 94.3-97.8
Rural 667 68 8.2 6.2-10.7 599 91.8 89.3-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,206 47 3.5 2.5- 4.9 1,159 96.5 95.1-97.5
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** 97 98.1 94.0-99.4
Retired 462 81 15.5 12.0-19.9 381 84.5 80.1-88.0
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** 101 93.3 85.8-97.0
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 60 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** 106 96.0 90.7-98.3
101% to 150% 178 12 4.3 2.3- 7.9 166 95.7 92.1-97.7
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** 86 95.0 88.6-97.9
More than 200% 1,078 92 7.4 5.9- 9.4 986 92.6 90.6-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 27 5.7 3.6- 8.9 372 94.3 91.1-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 606 52 7.3 5.3-10.1 554 92.7 89.9-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 59 4.8 3.6- 6.4 905 95.2 93.6-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 698 44 5.0 3.5- 7.1 654 95.0 92.9-96.5
2nd Quartile 647 44 5.1 3.5- 7.2 603 94.9 92.8-96.5
3rd Quartile 465 36 6.6 4.6- 9.5 429 93.4 90.5-95.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 159 14 9.1 4.9-16.3 145 90.9 83.7-95.1

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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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