2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,226 139 3.0 2.4- 3.6 4,087 97.0 96.4-97.6
-MALES 1,925 72 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,853 96.5 95.4-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,242 43 2.7 1.9- 4.0 1,199 97.3 96.0-98.1
Non-Hispanic Black 274 13 3.9 2.2- 7.0 261 96.1 93.0-97.8
Other 390 14 5.5 3.1- 9.8 376 94.5 90.2-96.9
AGE
18-34 498 *** *** *** 488 98.2 96.6-99.1
35-44 293 *** *** *** 289 98.3 95.0-99.5
45-54 282 *** *** *** 276 97.9 95.1-99.1
55-64 306 21 7.6 4.6-12.2 285 92.4 87.8-95.4
65-74 281 18 6.6 3.7-11.3 263 93.4 88.7-96.3
75+ 231 12 3.5 1.6- 7.9 219 96.5 92.1-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 13 9.2 5.0-16.4 187 90.8 83.6-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 23 3.8 2.4- 5.8 440 96.2 94.2-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 458 17 2.4 1.3- 4.3 441 97.6 95.7-98.7
College Graduate 795 19 2.0 1.2- 3.4 776 98.0 96.6-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** 55 93.0 83.1-97.3
$15,000- 24,999 116 12 7.3 3.7-13.7 104 92.7 86.3-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 134 *** *** *** 126 92.7 83.1-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 236 15 6.7 3.6-12.0 221 93.3 88.0-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 220 *** *** *** 213 97.2 93.5-98.9
$75,000+ 741 *** *** *** 733 99.0 97.9-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 72 12.1 9.3-15.8 501 87.9 84.2-90.7
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 21 4.0 2.5- 6.5 395 96.0 93.5-97.5
Non-Veteran 1,507 51 3.4 2.4- 4.7 1,456 96.6 95.3-97.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 15 1.6 0.9- 2.8 678 98.4 97.2-99.1
Regional City or Suburban County 582 28 4.8 3.1- 7.4 554 95.2 92.6-96.9
Rural 650 29 4.3 2.7- 6.7 621 95.7 93.3-97.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 15 1.2 0.7- 2.1 1,178 98.8 97.9-99.3
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** 93 97.3 92.1-99.1
Retired 455 25 5.2 3.1- 8.6 430 94.8 91.4-96.9
Unable to Work 107 26 25.5 16.8-36.7 81 74.5 63.3-83.2
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** 56 96.1 85.5-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 11 8.7 4.5-16.3 101 91.3 83.7-95.5
101% to 150% 175 *** *** *** 165 94.6 88.0-97.6
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** 84 95.1 88.4-98.0
More than 200% 1,070 24 2.2 1.3- 3.5 1,046 97.8 96.5-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 22 4.6 2.9- 7.3 366 95.4 92.7-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 590 21 3.5 2.1- 5.8 569 96.5 94.2-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 947 29 3.0 1.9- 4.7 918 97.0 95.3-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 683 20 3.8 2.2- 6.4 663 96.2 93.6-97.8
2nd Quartile 631 26 3.2 2.1- 5.0 605 96.8 95.0-97.9
3rd Quartile 456 19 3.7 2.1- 6.3 437 96.3 93.7-97.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 *** *** *** 148 96.8 92.8-98.6

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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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