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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
-MALES 1,920 111 5.8 4.6- 7.2 1,809 94.2 92.8-95.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,239 73 5.4 4.1- 7.1 1,166 94.6 92.9-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 274 19 6.6 4.0-10.7 255 93.4 89.3-96.0
Other 389 18 6.5 3.8-10.8 371 93.5 89.2-96.2
AGE
18-34 493 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7 475 96.5 94.3-97.9
35-44 293 12 5.2 2.8- 9.5 281 94.8 90.5-97.2
45-54 281 15 5.3 2.9- 9.4 266 94.7 90.6-97.1
55-64 306 19 7.1 4.2-11.9 287 92.9 88.1-95.8
65-74 280 21 7.5 4.5-12.2 259 92.5 87.8-95.5
75+ 233 26 11.9 7.2-19.0 207 88.1 81.0-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 18 13.0 7.9-20.7 182 87.0 79.3-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 42 7.8 5.5-10.9 418 92.2 89.1-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 454 25 4.1 2.6- 6.4 429 95.9 93.6-97.4
College Graduate 797 26 2.7 1.7- 4.1 771 97.3 95.9-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 17 13.9 7.8-23.5 97 86.1 76.5-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 132 12 12.0 6.0-22.6 120 88.0 77.4-94.0
$35,000- 49,999 237 18 8.0 4.6-13.6 219 92.0 86.4-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 218 *** *** *** 210 97.1 93.7-98.7
$75,000+ 742 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6 725 97.9 96.4-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 570 111 20.2 16.4-24.5 459 79.8 75.5-83.6
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 410 29 5.9 3.8- 9.0 381 94.1 91.0-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,508 82 5.8 4.5- 7.4 1,426 94.2 92.6-95.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 696 30 4.0 2.6- 6.0 666 96.0 94.0-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 578 38 6.9 4.7-10.1 540 93.1 89.9-95.3
Rural 646 43 6.6 4.7- 9.4 603 93.4 90.6-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 25 2.4 1.5- 3.7 1,164 97.6 96.3-98.5
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** 89 94.3 88.2-97.3
Retired 455 39 8.8 5.9-12.9 416 91.2 87.1-94.1
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** 54 94.5 85.5-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 14 12.5 7.0-21.2 98 87.5 78.8-93.0
101% to 150% 171 15 11.0 6.0-19.2 156 89.0 80.8-94.0
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** 82 90.4 80.3-95.6
More than 200% 1,069 37 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,032 96.9 95.4-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 384 29 7.1 4.7-10.6 355 92.9 89.4-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 591 39 6.8 4.6- 9.8 552 93.2 90.2-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 43 4.5 3.1- 6.4 902 95.5 93.6-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 681 31 4.7 3.0- 7.2 650 95.3 92.8-97.0
2nd Quartile 632 42 6.1 4.2- 8.7 590 93.9 91.3-95.8
3rd Quartile 453 27 6.6 4.3-10.1 426 93.4 89.9-95.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 154 11 6.0 3.2-11.1 143 94.0 88.9-96.8

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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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