2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
-MALES 1,464 286 18.8 16.6-21.2 1,178 81.2 78.8-83.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 941 196 19.6 16.9-22.6 745 80.4 77.4-83.1
Non-Hispanic Black 218 56 24.0 18.2-31.0 162 76.0 69.0-81.8
Other 294 31 11.1 7.4-16.3 263 88.9 83.7-92.6
AGE
18-34 314 49 17.2 12.8-22.8 265 82.8 77.2-87.2
35-44 233 41 17.5 12.8-23.5 192 82.5 76.5-87.2
45-54 219 49 20.1 14.8-26.6 170 79.9 73.4-85.2
55-64 252 51 19.5 14.5-25.7 201 80.5 74.3-85.5
65-74 237 62 23.9 18.3-30.6 175 76.1 69.4-81.7
75+ 188 31 15.7 10.3-23.3 157 84.3 76.7-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 16 10.1 6.1-16.4 157 89.9 83.6-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 44 11.4 8.3-15.5 294 88.6 84.5-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 366 88 25.2 20.4-30.7 278 74.8 69.3-79.6
College Graduate 583 138 23.7 20.0-27.8 445 76.3 72.2-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 14 12.9 7.2-22.2 67 87.1 77.8-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 88 17 17.1 9.9-27.7 71 82.9 72.3-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 195 39 19.0 13.2-26.7 156 81.0 73.3-86.8
$50,000- 74,999 165 29 16.3 10.9-23.8 136 83.7 76.2-89.1
$75,000+ 553 127 21.2 17.6-25.3 426 78.8 74.7-82.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 93 18.2 14.5-22.6 361 81.8 77.4-85.5
No 997 190 19.1 16.4-22.1 807 80.9 77.9-83.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 57 16.5 12.4-21.8 247 83.5 78.2-87.6
Non-Veteran 1,159 229 19.4 16.9-22.2 930 80.6 77.8-83.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 496 105 20.5 16.8-24.9 391 79.5 75.1-83.2
Regional City or Suburban County 445 81 17.8 14.0-22.3 364 82.2 77.7-86.0
Rural 523 100 18.0 14.6-22.1 423 82.0 77.9-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 888 172 18.5 15.7-21.6 716 81.5 78.4-84.3
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 375 74 18.8 14.6-24.0 301 81.2 76.0-85.4
Unable to Work 87 21 19.4 12.0-29.9 66 80.6 70.1-88.0
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 17 21.7 13.6-32.8 74 78.3 67.2-86.4
101% to 150% 123 21 15.7 9.4-25.1 102 84.3 74.9-90.6
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 805 174 19.8 16.9-23.1 631 80.2 76.9-83.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 297 52 15.9 11.7-21.2 245 84.1 78.8-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 461 90 19.4 15.5-24.1 371 80.6 75.9-84.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 706 144 19.7 16.5-23.2 562 80.3 76.8-83.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 528 115 20.0 16.4-24.2 413 80.0 75.8-83.6
2nd Quartile 463 90 20.3 16.3-24.9 373 79.7 75.1-83.7
3rd Quartile 345 60 15.8 11.9-20.6 285 84.2 79.4-88.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 128 21 17.0 10.7-25.9 107 83.0 74.1-89.3

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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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