2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,244 3,819 90.2 89.1-91.2 425 9.8 8.8-10.9
-MALES 1,934 1,700 88.5 86.8-90.0 234 11.5 10.0-13.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,246 1,191 94.5 92.6-96.0 55 5.5 4.0- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 275 256 92.8 88.6-95.5 19 7.2 4.5-11.4
Other 394 239 65.5 60.0-70.7 155 34.5 29.3-40.0
AGE
18-34 491 396 83.6 79.7-86.9 95 16.4 13.1-20.3
35-44 294 238 81.6 75.8-86.2 56 18.4 13.8-24.2
45-54 285 232 83.7 78.7-87.7 53 16.3 12.3-21.3
55-64 311 290 94.1 90.4-96.4 21 5.9 3.6- 9.6
65-74 284 281 99.0 96.9-99.7 *** *** ***
75+ 233 232 99.8 98.6- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 107 60.6 53.0-67.7 97 39.4 32.3-47.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 462 392 88.3 84.8-91.1 70 11.7 8.9-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 450 410 91.5 88.1-94.0 40 8.5 6.0-11.9
College Graduate 811 786 97.1 95.6-98.1 25 2.9 1.9- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 66 79.8 69.6-87.3 19 20.2 12.7-30.4
$15,000- 24,999 117 85 76.5 66.8-84.1 32 23.5 15.9-33.2
$25,000- 34,999 133 107 83.0 75.0-88.8 26 17.0 11.2-25.0
$35,000- 49,999 235 192 82.3 75.7-87.4 43 17.7 12.6-24.3
$50,000- 74,999 219 204 93.7 89.3-96.4 15 6.3 3.6-10.7
$75,000+ 746 718 95.2 92.7-96.8 28 4.8 3.2- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 570 518 91.1 87.9-93.5 52 8.9 6.5-12.1
No 1,297 1,128 88.0 85.9-89.8 169 12.0 10.2-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 415 99.1 97.1-99.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,510 1,281 85.6 83.5-87.5 229 14.4 12.5-16.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 692 585 86.4 83.5-88.9 107 13.6 11.1-16.5
Regional City or Suburban County 582 524 90.6 87.5-93.0 58 9.4 7.0-12.5
Rural 660 591 88.7 85.4-91.4 69 11.3 8.6-14.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 1,011 86.7 84.5-88.7 183 13.3 11.3-15.5
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 457 455 99.7 98.6-99.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 101 93.4 83.6-97.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 51 46 89.2 75.0-95.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 70 66.6 56.0-75.8 40 33.4 24.2-44.0
101% to 150% 174 151 88.0 80.9-92.7 23 12.0 7.3-19.1
151% to 200% 91 73 83.9 74.5-90.4 18 16.1 9.6-25.5
More than 200% 1,074 1,022 94.6 92.6-96.0 52 5.4 4.0- 7.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 362 90.2 86.1-93.1 38 9.8 6.9-13.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 591 531 90.7 87.6-93.0 60 9.3 7.0-12.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 807 86.2 83.5-88.5 136 13.8 11.5-16.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 688 611 88.9 85.8-91.4 77 11.1 8.6-14.2
2nd Quartile 628 542 86.9 83.6-89.5 86 13.1 10.5-16.4
3rd Quartile 458 409 91.5 88.5-93.7 49 8.5 6.3-11.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 138 85.1 76.9-90.7 22 14.9 9.3-23.1

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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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