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 4,224 642 13.9 12.7-15.2 3,582 86.1 84.8-87.3
-MALES 1,929 263 13.2 11.5-15.2 1,666 86.8 84.8-88.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,246 188 13.7 11.7-16.1 1,058 86.3 83.9-88.3
Non-Hispanic Black 274 37 13.6 9.5-19.0 237 86.4 81.0-90.5
Other 390 33 11.0 7.5-15.9 357 89.0 84.1-92.5
AGE
18-34 498 23 4.7 2.9- 7.4 475 95.3 92.6-97.1
35-44 294 15 5.9 3.4-10.1 279 94.1 89.9-96.6
45-54 282 30 11.3 7.7-16.3 252 88.7 83.7-92.3
55-64 307 66 22.5 17.2-28.9 241 77.5 71.1-82.8
65-74 281 59 22.6 17.2-29.1 222 77.4 70.9-82.8
75+ 234 69 29.8 22.7-38.1 165 70.2 61.9-77.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 37 25.4 18.4-34.0 163 74.6 66.0-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 68 13.6 10.5-17.6 398 86.4 82.4-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 458 76 13.5 10.5-17.1 382 86.5 82.9-89.5
College Graduate 797 81 7.8 6.1- 9.9 716 92.2 90.1-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 32 24.5 16.1-35.5 85 75.5 64.5-83.9
$25,000- 34,999 134 18 15.7 9.2-25.5 116 84.3 74.5-90.8
$35,000- 49,999 237 44 19.4 13.9-26.5 193 80.6 73.5-86.1
$50,000- 74,999 220 33 14.4 9.9-20.7 187 85.6 79.3-90.1
$75,000+ 744 62 8.6 6.5-11.4 682 91.4 88.6-93.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 577 263 45.9 41.0-50.8 314 54.1 49.2-59.0
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 91 20.4 16.4-25.1 325 79.6 74.9-83.6
Non-Veteran 1,512 172 11.3 9.5-13.5 1,340 88.7 86.5-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 695 59 8.1 6.0-10.8 636 91.9 89.2-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 583 87 15.4 12.1-19.4 496 84.6 80.6-87.9
Rural 651 117 16.7 13.6-20.3 534 83.3 79.7-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 75 6.8 5.3- 8.8 1,119 93.2 91.2-94.7
Unemployed 97 11 6.9 3.6-13.0 86 93.1 87.0-96.4
Retired 457 111 25.4 20.6-30.8 346 74.6 69.2-79.4
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** 53 89.3 76.1-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 30 26.8 18.1-37.8 82 73.2 62.2-81.9
101% to 150% 176 29 15.6 9.9-23.5 147 84.4 76.5-90.1
151% to 200% 91 14 14.7 7.9-25.6 77 85.3 74.4-92.1
More than 200% 1,073 122 11.8 9.7-14.4 951 88.2 85.6-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 389 69 16.0 12.3-20.4 320 84.0 79.6-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 593 87 14.4 11.3-18.2 506 85.6 81.8-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 947 107 11.2 8.9-13.9 840 88.8 86.1-91.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 685 84 12.4 9.6-16.0 601 87.6 84.0-90.4
2nd Quartile 633 88 12.6 9.9-15.9 545 87.4 84.1-90.1
3rd Quartile 456 63 14.2 10.8-18.4 393 85.8 81.6-89.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 28 16.0 10.6-23.2 127 84.0 76.8-89.4

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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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