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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
-MALES 1,917 209 11.0 9.4-12.8 1,708 89.0 87.2-90.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,237 142 11.5 9.6-13.8 1,095 88.5 86.2-90.4
Non-Hispanic Black 275 26 9.7 6.4-14.4 249 90.3 85.6-93.6
Other 387 39 10.5 7.2-15.1 348 89.5 84.9-92.8
AGE
18-34 496 68 13.5 10.4-17.4 428 86.5 82.6-89.6
35-44 292 28 10.2 6.7-15.3 264 89.8 84.7-93.3
45-54 279 28 10.2 6.8-15.1 251 89.8 84.9-93.2
55-64 308 34 11.1 7.6-16.0 274 88.9 84.0-92.4
65-74 278 25 9.4 5.9-14.7 253 90.6 85.3-94.1
75+ 232 24 8.5 5.2-13.6 208 91.5 86.4-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 29 14.0 9.3-20.4 170 86.0 79.6-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 66 14.4 11.1-18.5 397 85.6 81.5-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 454 50 10.9 8.1-14.6 404 89.1 85.4-91.9
College Graduate 793 64 6.7 5.1- 8.7 729 93.3 91.3-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 21 17.7 10.9-27.3 94 82.3 72.7-89.1
$25,000- 34,999 134 17 14.3 8.3-23.4 117 85.7 76.6-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 235 29 13.0 8.3-19.9 206 87.0 80.1-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 218 19 9.2 5.3-15.6 199 90.8 84.4-94.7
$75,000+ 739 58 8.3 6.3-10.9 681 91.7 89.1-93.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 571 209 38.3 33.6-43.3 362 61.7 56.7-66.4
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 409 60 14.7 11.1-19.0 349 85.3 81.0-88.9
Non-Veteran 1,507 149 10.0 8.3-12.0 1,358 90.0 88.0-91.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 63 8.8 6.6-11.6 630 91.2 88.4-93.4
Regional City or Suburban County 578 69 12.9 9.9-16.7 509 87.1 83.3-90.1
Rural 646 77 11.5 8.9-14.7 569 88.5 85.3-91.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,187 97 8.6 6.9-10.8 1,090 91.4 89.2-93.1
Unemployed 96 23 24.9 16.0-36.5 *** *** ***
Retired 453 49 10.6 7.6-14.6 404 89.4 85.4-92.4
Unable to Work 108 31 26.8 18.5-37.2 77 73.2 62.8-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** 50 88.5 76.3-94.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 26 24.3 16.4-34.4 85 75.7 65.6-83.6
101% to 150% 175 21 12.6 7.6-20.2 154 87.4 79.8-92.4
151% to 200% 91 12 14.2 7.5-25.2 79 85.8 74.8-92.5
More than 200% 1,065 91 9.1 7.1-11.4 974 90.9 88.6-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 51 14.4 10.6-19.3 334 85.6 80.7-89.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 69 10.8 8.3-14.0 518 89.2 86.0-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 89 9.6 7.5-12.1 856 90.4 87.9-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 683 74 10.4 8.0-13.4 609 89.6 86.6-92.0
2nd Quartile 629 65 10.7 8.2-13.8 564 89.3 86.2-91.8
3rd Quartile 451 56 12.4 9.2-16.7 395 87.6 83.3-90.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 154 14 10.4 5.8-18.0 140 89.6 82.0-94.2

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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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