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 4,299 200 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,099 96.2 95.5-96.8
-MALES 1,963 107 4.4 3.5- 5.5 1,856 95.6 94.5-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,256 95 6.1 4.8- 7.7 1,161 93.9 92.3-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 282 *** *** *** 276 98.2 95.7-99.2
Other 404 *** *** *** 399 98.5 95.0-99.5
AGE
18-34 512 *** *** *** 512 100 . - .
35-44 296 *** *** *** 295 99.9 99.3- 100
45-54 288 *** *** *** 280 97.5 94.8-98.8
55-64 313 24 6.7 4.1-10.7 289 93.3 89.3-95.9
65-74 284 36 13.4 9.3-18.9 248 86.6 81.1-90.7
75+ 232 37 14.3 9.7-20.6 195 85.7 79.4-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 11 5.9 2.9-11.5 194 94.1 88.5-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 18 3.4 2.0- 5.6 457 96.6 94.4-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 462 31 4.1 2.7- 6.3 431 95.9 93.7-97.3
College Graduate 810 47 5.2 3.8- 7.1 763 94.8 92.9-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 83 95.4 88.9-98.2
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** 108 93.3 86.5-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 130 96.0 89.6-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 239 18 6.0 3.1-11.3 221 94.0 88.7-96.9
$50,000- 74,999 220 11 5.0 2.4- 9.9 209 95.0 90.1-97.6
$75,000+ 746 35 3.5 2.4- 5.0 711 96.5 95.0-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 570 54 8.1 5.9-11.2 516 91.9 88.8-94.1
No 1,325 51 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,274 97.0 95.9-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 417 37 7.1 4.9-10.2 380 92.9 89.8-95.1
Non-Veteran 1,541 69 3.7 2.7- 4.9 1,472 96.3 95.1-97.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 711 24 3.2 2.0- 5.1 687 96.8 94.9-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 589 31 4.1 2.7- 6.3 558 95.9 93.7-97.3
Rural 663 52 6.0 4.4- 8.2 611 94.0 91.8-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 29 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,179 98.3 97.4-98.9
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** 97 96.8 90.6-99.0
Retired 456 62 13.4 10.0-17.9 394 86.6 82.1-90.0
Unable to Work 106 12 8.1 4.3-14.9 94 91.9 85.1-95.7
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 60 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** 107 96.4 90.3-98.7
101% to 150% 176 15 6.6 3.6-11.8 161 93.4 88.2-96.4
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 89 95.8 82.1-99.1
More than 200% 1,077 55 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,022 95.9 94.5-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 20 3.8 2.3- 6.3 379 96.2 93.7-97.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 41 5.2 3.7- 7.3 562 94.8 92.7-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 961 46 4.1 2.9- 5.9 915 95.9 94.1-97.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 697 44 5.6 3.8- 8.1 653 94.4 91.9-96.2
2nd Quartile 644 29 3.1 2.0- 4.8 615 96.9 95.2-98.0
3rd Quartile 463 24 4.5 2.8- 7.0 439 95.5 93.0-97.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 159 *** *** *** 149 94.7 89.9-97.3

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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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