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 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
-MALES 1,974 89 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,885 95.6 94.4-96.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,266 63 4.5 3.3- 6.0 1,203 95.5 94.0-96.7
Non-Hispanic Black 282 20 7.1 4.2-11.7 262 92.9 88.3-95.8
Other 405 *** *** *** 399 98.3 95.9-99.3
AGE
18-34 514 *** *** *** 513 99.9 99.6- 100
35-44 297 *** *** *** 293 99.1 97.3-99.7
45-54 287 *** *** *** 277 96.1 92.4-98.0
55-64 316 16 5.9 3.2-10.5 300 94.1 89.5-96.8
65-74 286 29 11.4 7.6-16.9 257 88.6 83.1-92.4
75+ 236 28 13.5 8.5-20.7 208 86.5 79.3-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 14 7.3 4.0-12.8 193 92.7 87.2-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7 457 96.6 94.3-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 465 29 6.5 4.3- 9.7 436 93.5 90.3-95.7
College Graduate 815 25 2.0 1.3- 3.1 790 98.0 96.9-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 82 93.9 85.9-97.5
$15,000- 24,999 118 13 8.3 4.2-15.6 105 91.7 84.4-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 137 *** *** *** 133 96.9 90.4-99.1
$35,000- 49,999 239 12 4.2 2.1- 8.1 227 95.8 91.9-97.9
$50,000- 74,999 222 *** *** *** 215 96.4 91.7-98.4
$75,000+ 749 19 2.8 1.6- 4.8 730 97.2 95.2-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 53 8.6 6.3-11.6 523 91.4 88.4-93.7
No 1,329 35 2.9 1.9- 4.3 1,294 97.1 95.7-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 21 4.9 2.9- 8.2 401 95.1 91.8-97.1
Non-Veteran 1,547 68 4.3 3.2- 5.6 1,479 95.7 94.4-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 713 22 3.2 1.9- 5.4 691 96.8 94.6-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 594 27 4.3 2.7- 6.7 567 95.7 93.3-97.3
Rural 667 40 5.6 3.9- 8.1 627 94.4 91.9-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 21 1.9 1.2- 3.2 1,191 98.1 96.8-98.8
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** 96 94.7 84.6-98.3
Retired 463 48 10.6 7.6-14.6 415 89.4 85.4-92.4
Unable to Work 107 15 13.1 7.4-22.0 92 86.9 78.0-92.6
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 60 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** 106 95.5 88.9-98.2
101% to 150% 178 15 7.1 3.9-12.7 163 92.9 87.3-96.1
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 92 99.4 95.9-99.9
More than 200% 1,082 34 3.4 2.2- 5.1 1,048 96.6 94.9-97.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 384 95.2 92.2-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 604 30 4.6 2.9- 7.1 574 95.4 92.9-97.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 39 4.1 2.8- 5.9 927 95.9 94.1-97.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 699 32 4.5 2.9- 6.9 667 95.5 93.1-97.1
2nd Quartile 648 25 4.1 2.6- 6.5 623 95.9 93.5-97.4
3rd Quartile 466 25 4.8 3.0- 7.5 441 95.2 92.5-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 *** *** *** 154 96.2 90.8-98.5

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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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