2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
-MALES 1,939 1,324 69.5 67.1-71.9 171 8.1 6.9- 9.5 197 10.3 8.8-12.1 119 5.8 4.7- 7.1 128 6.3 5.1- 7.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,244 804 66.9 63.8-69.8 127 9.4 7.7-11.4 135 10.9 9.0-13.1 87 6.2 4.9- 8.0 91 6.5 5.2- 8.2
Non-Hispanic Black 276 198 72.7 66.3-78.3 27 8.6 5.7-12.7 20 6.9 4.1-11.4 13 5.2 2.9- 9.3 18 6.6 3.9-10.9
Other 399 308 74.8 69.1-79.6 17 3.9 2.3- 6.4 41 11.8 8.3-16.5 18 5.0 3.0- 8.2 15 4.6 2.5- 8.3
AGE
18-34 508 348 67.9 63.1-72.4 52 9.7 7.3-12.9 65 13.5 10.3-17.4 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2 18 3.6 2.1- 6.0
35-44 290 211 75.7 70.0-80.6 29 8.8 5.9-12.9 30 8.9 6.0-12.8 11 3.8 2.0- 7.0 *** *** ***
45-54 286 204 72.4 66.2-77.8 25 7.7 5.1-11.6 28 10.4 6.8-15.7 13 5.1 2.9- 8.9 16 4.4 2.6- 7.2
55-64 309 197 65.0 58.6-70.9 26 7.8 5.1-11.8 31 10.0 6.8-14.6 22 6.3 3.9-10.0 33 10.9 7.3-15.9
65-74 282 179 64.9 58.2-71.0 20 6.5 3.9-10.6 28 8.8 5.8-13.0 24 6.4 4.1-10.0 31 13.4 9.3-18.9
75+ 228 157 71.1 62.8-78.2 18 6.0 3.5-10.3 14 7.1 3.6-13.2 20 9.5 5.1-16.9 19 6.3 3.6-10.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 141 68.6 60.7-75.6 *** *** *** 15 6.7 3.9-11.5 13 7.6 4.1-13.8 26 13.3 8.6-20.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 311 68.3 63.4-72.9 33 7.2 5.0-10.4 49 10.5 7.7-14.2 27 5.5 3.6- 8.2 43 8.5 6.1-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 464 314 69.7 64.8-74.1 32 6.7 4.6- 9.6 54 12.9 9.7-17.0 37 6.4 4.5- 9.1 27 4.4 2.9- 6.5
College Graduate 799 551 70.8 67.2-74.2 97 12.1 9.8-14.8 79 9.2 7.3-11.6 40 4.7 3.2- 6.8 32 3.2 2.2- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 74 65.2 54.4-74.6 *** *** *** 11 6.9 3.6-12.9 *** *** *** 16 12.2 6.8-20.9
$25,000- 34,999 135 89 58.9 48.4-68.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.7 6.6-20.0 14 13.8 7.7-23.5
$35,000- 49,999 235 152 69.0 61.9-75.4 23 9.7 6.1-15.2 21 7.8 4.9-12.2 14 5.0 2.7- 9.1 25 8.4 5.3-13.1
$50,000- 74,999 218 150 72.5 65.4-78.6 19 6.3 3.8-10.2 23 11.5 7.3-17.5 13 5.2 2.8- 9.4 13 4.6 2.4- 8.5
$75,000+ 744 533 72.0 68.2-75.6 78 10.0 7.9-12.7 86 12.4 9.8-15.6 27 3.3 2.1- 5.0 20 2.3 1.4- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 561 286 53.0 48.0-58.0 43 6.9 4.8- 9.7 77 14.0 11.0-17.8 67 11.1 8.4-14.7 88 14.9 11.8-18.7
No 1,313 994 76.2 73.4-78.7 122 8.6 7.1-10.4 112 8.8 7.1-10.8 48 3.6 2.7- 4.9 37 2.8 1.9- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 413 282 69.8 64.5-74.7 32 7.1 4.7-10.6 37 8.7 6.0-12.5 26 6.1 3.9- 9.4 36 8.2 5.7-11.7
Non-Veteran 1,521 1,037 69.3 66.6-72.0 139 8.4 7.0-10.0 160 10.8 9.1-12.8 93 5.7 4.5- 7.2 92 5.8 4.5- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 701 496 71.5 67.4-75.2 60 7.6 5.8-10.0 73 11.6 8.9-14.9 36 4.9 3.4- 7.1 36 4.4 3.0- 6.4
Regional City or Suburban County 582 410 72.4 68.0-76.4 52 7.9 5.8-10.6 63 10.2 7.7-13.3 28 4.6 3.0- 7.1 29 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Rural 656 418 64.7 60.3-68.9 59 8.8 6.6-11.6 61 9.2 6.9-12.2 55 7.8 5.7-10.5 63 9.5 7.2-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,198 872 73.6 70.7-76.4 114 8.9 7.3-10.8 126 10.6 8.8-12.9 44 3.8 2.7- 5.3 42 3.0 2.2- 4.3
Unemployed 97 64 69.7 58.7-78.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.6 4.5-15.6 *** *** ***
Retired 451 292 67.7 62.3-72.7 38 7.0 4.7-10.1 39 7.3 5.1-10.4 36 7.5 5.0-11.2 46 10.5 7.6-14.4
Unable to Work 104 37 33.5 24.1-44.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.8 12.5-29.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.2 6.8-23.9 15 15.6 9.0-25.5
101% to 150% 177 115 67.6 58.8-75.2 12 6.4 3.5-11.5 13 6.0 3.1-11.1 15 7.6 4.1-13.8 22 12.4 7.5-19.8
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,071 746 70.9 67.7-73.9 110 9.5 7.7-11.6 122 12.2 10.0-14.8 46 3.9 2.8- 5.3 47 3.6 2.6- 4.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 277 69.8 64.2-74.8 29 7.6 5.1-11.1 31 8.1 5.4-12.0 23 5.9 3.6- 9.4 33 8.7 6.0-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 599 395 70.0 65.7-73.9 52 7.1 5.2- 9.6 62 9.9 7.5-13.0 45 6.1 4.4- 8.5 45 6.8 5.0- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 947 652 69.1 65.5-72.4 90 9.0 7.2-11.3 104 11.7 9.4-14.5 51 5.5 4.0- 7.5 50 4.7 3.3- 6.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 462 67.2 62.9-71.3 67 10.0 7.6-12.9 75 11.4 8.9-14.6 48 6.5 4.6- 9.1 35 4.9 3.2- 7.3
2nd Quartile 636 447 72.7 68.6-76.5 54 7.0 5.1- 9.4 56 8.6 6.3-11.5 39 5.9 4.2- 8.4 40 5.8 4.1- 8.3
3rd Quartile 458 309 69.1 64.1-73.7 39 7.6 5.4-10.6 54 12.0 8.8-15.9 19 4.2 2.5- 6.8 37 7.2 5.0-10.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 158 106 66.0 56.9-74.1 11 7.5 3.9-14.0 12 9.1 4.9-16.4 13 7.2 3.6-13.9 16 10.1 6.0-16.6

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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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