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 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
-MALES 1,926 214 10.4 8.9-12.2 1,712 89.6 87.8-91.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,245 178 13.4 11.3-15.8 1,067 86.6 84.2-88.7
Non-Hispanic Black 273 13 5.1 2.6- 9.5 260 94.9 90.5-97.4
Other 389 20 5.6 3.5- 9.0 369 94.4 91.0-96.5
AGE
18-34 495 15 3.8 2.2- 6.6 480 96.2 93.4-97.8
35-44 293 *** *** *** 285 96.5 92.9-98.4
45-54 281 18 7.2 4.4-11.6 263 92.8 88.4-95.6
55-64 308 39 13.4 9.4-18.7 269 86.6 81.3-90.6
65-74 280 54 19.9 14.9-26.1 226 80.1 73.9-85.1
75+ 236 79 33.5 26.0-41.8 157 66.5 58.2-74.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 29 15.6 10.6-22.4 171 84.4 77.6-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 51 10.0 7.3-13.6 412 90.0 86.4-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 456 52 10.7 7.9-14.4 404 89.3 85.6-92.1
College Graduate 798 80 8.6 6.6-11.0 718 91.4 89.0-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** 53 91.0 80.3-96.2
$15,000- 24,999 117 19 17.3 10.8-26.7 98 82.7 73.3-89.2
$25,000- 34,999 134 16 11.0 6.3-18.7 118 89.0 81.3-93.7
$35,000- 49,999 238 30 11.4 7.6-16.9 208 88.6 83.1-92.4
$50,000- 74,999 220 26 12.1 7.9-18.2 194 87.9 81.8-92.1
$75,000+ 743 60 7.3 5.4- 9.9 683 92.7 90.1-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 574 214 36.4 31.8-41.2 360 63.6 58.8-68.2
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 413 92 19.3 15.4-23.9 321 80.7 76.1-84.6
Non-Veteran 1,511 122 8.1 6.6- 9.9 1,389 91.9 90.1-93.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 696 44 6.4 4.5- 9.0 652 93.6 91.0-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 580 55 8.5 6.2-11.5 525 91.5 88.5-93.8
Rural 650 115 16.7 13.6-20.3 535 83.3 79.7-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 56 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,135 95.4 93.8-96.6
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** 88 91.9 82.3-96.5
Retired 459 127 28.4 23.5-33.7 332 71.6 66.3-76.5
Unable to Work 108 18 17.8 11.1-27.4 90 82.2 72.6-88.9
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 15 12.7 7.4-21.0 96 87.3 79.0-92.6
101% to 150% 176 21 12.6 7.8-19.7 155 87.4 80.3-92.2
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** 81 92.3 85.0-96.2
More than 200% 1,073 106 9.3 7.5-11.6 967 90.7 88.4-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 63 15.9 12.1-20.5 325 84.1 79.5-87.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 593 87 12.9 10.1-16.3 506 87.1 83.7-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 64 6.2 4.6- 8.3 881 93.8 91.7-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 683 62 8.6 6.4-11.3 621 91.4 88.7-93.6
2nd Quartile 634 58 7.6 5.5-10.3 576 92.4 89.7-94.5
3rd Quartile 454 69 14.3 11.0-18.5 385 85.7 81.5-89.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 25 17.4 11.4-25.8 130 82.6 74.2-88.6

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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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