2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
-MALES 1,727 610 31.8 29.3-34.4 1,117 68.2 65.6-70.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,112 460 36.4 33.2-39.7 652 63.6 60.3-66.8
Non-Hispanic Black 247 77 28.8 22.8-35.6 170 71.2 64.4-77.2
Other 351 68 20.1 15.5-25.6 283 79.9 74.4-84.5
AGE
18-34 414 92 22.1 17.8-27.0 322 77.9 73.0-82.2
35-44 249 34 11.7 8.2-16.5 215 88.3 83.5-91.8
45-54 255 38 14.3 10.1-20.0 217 85.7 80.0-89.9
55-64 287 90 30.0 24.2-36.5 197 70.0 63.5-75.8
65-74 273 181 65.9 59.1-72.1 92 34.1 27.9-40.9
75+ 221 166 73.3 64.7-80.5 55 26.7 19.5-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 39 19.8 13.9-27.4 147 80.2 72.6-86.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 123 29.5 24.8-34.8 293 70.5 65.2-75.2
Some Post-H.S. 416 166 35.7 30.8-41.0 250 64.3 59.0-69.2
College Graduate 701 280 35.5 31.7-39.6 421 64.5 60.4-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 32 28.5 19.8-39.1 77 71.5 60.9-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 73 30.2 23.5-37.9 144 69.8 62.1-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 192 71 35.7 28.2-43.9 121 64.3 56.1-71.8
$75,000+ 665 228 30.5 26.7-34.6 437 69.5 65.4-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 528 267 47.3 42.2-52.5 261 52.7 47.5-57.8
No 1,183 339 25.5 22.8-28.4 844 74.5 71.6-77.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 195 47.2 41.4-53.1 182 52.8 46.9-58.6
Non-Veteran 1,348 415 27.7 25.0-30.5 933 72.3 69.5-75.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 189 28.1 24.2-32.2 422 71.9 67.8-75.8
Regional City or Suburban County 514 181 32.3 27.7-37.2 333 67.7 62.8-72.3
Rural 602 240 35.2 30.9-39.8 362 64.8 60.2-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 232 20.5 17.8-23.4 817 79.5 76.6-82.2
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 437 307 68.0 62.3-73.2 130 32.0 26.8-37.7
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 26 25.7 17.3-36.4 75 74.3 63.6-82.7
101% to 150% 159 54 31.9 23.9-41.2 105 68.1 58.8-76.1
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 959 347 32.8 29.5-36.4 612 67.2 63.6-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 346 118 32.8 27.3-38.8 228 67.2 61.2-72.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 542 204 32.5 28.2-37.1 338 67.5 62.9-71.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 839 288 30.9 27.4-34.6 551 69.1 65.4-72.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 612 223 32.0 27.8-36.6 389 68.0 63.4-72.2
2nd Quartile 563 190 29.5 25.4-33.8 373 70.5 66.2-74.6
3rd Quartile 409 147 33.6 28.6-39.0 262 66.4 61.0-71.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 50 35.3 26.5-45.1 93 64.7 54.9-73.5

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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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