2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
-MALES 1,544 1,014 68.5 65.8-71.1 530 31.5 28.9-34.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 986 708 73.8 70.5-76.9 278 26.2 23.1-29.5
Non-Hispanic Black 237 184 77.7 71.1-83.1 53 22.3 16.9-28.9
Other 309 115 41.9 35.4-48.8 194 58.1 51.2-64.6
AGE
18-34 317 200 69.3 63.4-74.6 117 30.7 25.4-36.6
35-44 241 151 62.4 55.2-69.0 90 37.6 31.0-44.8
45-54 242 164 71.4 64.9-77.1 78 28.6 22.9-35.1
55-64 268 186 71.3 64.6-77.1 82 28.7 22.9-35.4
65-74 248 176 74.3 67.7-80.0 72 25.7 20.0-32.3
75+ 203 121 59.8 50.3-68.5 82 40.2 31.5-49.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 57 39.0 30.9-47.8 121 61.0 52.2-69.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 219 67.0 61.2-72.3 138 33.0 27.7-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 380 261 73.0 67.9-77.5 119 27.0 22.5-32.1
College Graduate 623 474 79.1 75.4-82.5 149 20.9 17.5-24.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 200 108 58.6 50.1-66.5 92 41.4 33.5-49.9
$50,000- 74,999 175 124 73.2 65.4-79.8 51 26.8 20.2-34.6
$75,000+ 578 464 81.6 77.8-84.9 114 18.4 15.1-22.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 470 302 66.5 61.2-71.4 168 33.5 28.6-38.8
No 1,028 689 70.3 67.0-73.3 339 29.7 26.7-33.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 322 236 77.0 71.4-81.8 86 23.0 18.2-28.6
Non-Veteran 1,220 776 66.3 63.2-69.3 444 33.7 30.7-36.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 512 338 70.2 65.7-74.4 174 29.8 25.6-34.3
Regional City or Suburban County 472 317 70.6 65.6-75.1 155 29.4 24.9-34.4
Rural 560 359 65.1 60.2-69.6 201 34.9 30.4-39.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 935 614 69.2 65.8-72.4 321 30.8 27.6-34.2
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 393 266 70.3 64.4-75.6 127 29.7 24.4-35.6
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 842 640 78.2 74.8-81.2 202 21.8 18.8-25.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 317 198 64.8 58.5-70.7 119 35.2 29.3-41.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 494 331 69.6 64.7-74.2 163 30.4 25.8-35.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 733 485 69.5 65.5-73.1 248 30.5 26.9-34.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 548 376 72.0 67.4-76.2 172 28.0 23.8-32.6
2nd Quartile 488 321 68.7 63.8-73.2 167 31.3 26.8-36.2
3rd Quartile 371 239 67.5 61.9-72.6 132 32.5 27.4-38.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 137 78 59.6 49.7-68.8 59 40.4 31.2-50.3

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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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