BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? <br><br>(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,311	297	6.7	5.8- 7.6	4,014	93.3	92.4-94.2
-MALES	1,972	124	6.0	4.9- 7.3	1,848	94.0	92.7-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,268	96	7.2	5.7- 9.0	1,172	92.8	91.0-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black	282	15	4.4	2.6- 7.5	267	95.6	92.5-97.4
Other	401	12	4.1	2.1- 7.7	389	95.9	92.3-97.9
AGE
18-34	511	***	***	***	503	98.6	97.1-99.3
35-44	296	***	***	***	287	96.3	92.7-98.2
45-54	288	11	4.4	2.4- 8.2	277	95.6	91.8-97.6
55-64	315	27	8.6	5.5-13.2	288	91.4	86.8-94.5
65-74	286	35	12.8	8.8-18.3	251	87.2	81.7-91.2
75+	237	33	13.9	9.3-20.4	204	86.1	79.6-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	207	18	9.6	5.6-16.1	189	90.4	83.9-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	474	40	7.0	5.0- 9.7	434	93.0	90.3-95.0
Some Post-H.S.	465	40	7.4	5.2-10.3	425	92.6	89.7-94.8
College Graduate	815	25	2.3	1.4- 3.5	790	97.7	96.5-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	***	***	***	79	89.8	81.0-94.8
$15,000- 24,999	119	14	10.3	5.5-18.4	105	89.7	81.6-94.5
$25,000- 34,999	137	***	***	***	127	90.3	80.7-95.3
$35,000- 49,999	239	22	8.8	5.3-14.2	217	91.2	85.8-94.7
$50,000- 74,999	222	12	5.6	2.9-10.6	210	94.4	89.4-97.1
$75,000+	749	30	3.8	2.5- 5.6	719	96.2	94.4-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	576	74	13.2	10.2-16.9	502	86.8	83.1-89.8
No	1,327	45	2.9	2.1- 4.0	1,282	97.1	96.0-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	422	36	7.8	5.4-11.2	386	92.2	88.8-94.6
Non-Veteran	1,545	88	5.5	4.3- 7.0	1,457	94.5	93.0-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	708	26	3.0	2.0- 4.5	682	97.0	95.5-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County	595	34	5.5	3.6- 8.1	561	94.5	91.9-96.4
Rural	669	64	9.7	7.4-12.7	605	90.3	87.3-92.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,208	37	3.1	2.2- 4.3	1,171	96.9	95.7-97.8
Unemployed	100	***	***	***	96	95.4	88.1-98.3
Retired	464	57	12.9	9.5-17.3	407	87.1	82.7-90.5
Unable to Work	107	23	20.6	12.8-31.5	84	79.4	68.5-87.2
Other not in Labor Force	60	***	***	***	58	97.6	90.3-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	41	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	113	11	8.5	4.5-15.5	102	91.5	84.5-95.5
101% to 150%	178	17	9.9	5.5-17.3	161	90.1	82.7-94.5
151% to 200%	93	***	***	***	86	93.3	85.8-97.0
More than 200%	1,082	57	5.2	3.9- 7.0	1,025	94.8	93.0-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	404	34	7.9	5.4-11.3	370	92.1	88.7-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	606	42	5.9	4.1- 8.3	564	94.1	91.7-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	962	48	5.2	3.7- 7.2	914	94.8	92.8-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	697	31	4.9	3.2- 7.5	666	95.1	92.5-96.8
2nd Quartile	647	39	5.2	3.6- 7.4	608	94.8	92.6-96.4
3rd Quartile	467	32	6.3	4.2- 9.3	435	93.7	90.7-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	161	22	12.2	7.7-18.8	139	87.8	81.2-92.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,311

297

6.7

5.8- 7.6

4,014

93.3

92.4-94.2

-MALES

1,972

124

6.0

4.9- 7.3

1,848

94.0

92.7-95.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,268

7.2

5.7- 9.0

1,172

92.8

91.0-94.3

Non-Hispanic Black

282

4.4

2.6- 7.5

267

95.6

92.5-97.4

Other

401

4.1

2.1- 7.7

389

95.9

92.3-97.9

AGE

18-34

511

***

503

98.6

97.1-99.3

35-44

296

***

287

96.3

92.7-98.2

45-54

288

4.4

2.4- 8.2

277

95.6

91.8-97.6

55-64

315

8.6

5.5-13.2

288

91.4

86.8-94.5

65-74

286

12.8

8.8-18.3

251

87.2

81.7-91.2

75+

237

13.9

9.3-20.4

204

86.1

79.6-90.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

207

9.6

5.6-16.1

189

90.4

83.9-94.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

474

7.0

5.0- 9.7

434

93.0

90.3-95.0

Some Post-H.S.

465

7.4

5.2-10.3

425

92.6

89.7-94.8

College Graduate

815

2.3

1.4- 3.5

790

97.7

96.5-98.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

89.8

81.0-94.8

$15,000- 24,999

119

10.3

5.5-18.4

105

89.7

81.6-94.5

$25,000- 34,999

137

***

127

90.3

80.7-95.3

$35,000- 49,999

239

8.8

5.3-14.2

217

91.2

85.8-94.7

$50,000- 74,999

222

5.6

2.9-10.6

210

94.4

89.4-97.1

$75,000+

749

3.8

2.5- 5.6

719

96.2

94.4-97.5

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

576

13.2

10.2-16.9

502

86.8

83.1-89.8

1,327

2.9

2.1- 4.0

1,282

97.1

96.0-97.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

422

7.8

5.4-11.2

386

92.2

88.8-94.6

Non-Veteran

1,545

5.5

4.3- 7.0

1,457

94.5

93.0-95.7

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

708

3.0

2.0- 4.5

682

97.0

95.5-98.0

Regional City or Suburban County

595

5.5

3.6- 8.1

561

94.5

91.9-96.4

Rural

669

9.7

7.4-12.7

605

90.3

87.3-92.6

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,208

3.1

2.2- 4.3

1,171

96.9

95.7-97.8

Unemployed

100

***

95.4

88.1-98.3

Retired

464

12.9

9.5-17.3

407

87.1

82.7-90.5

Unable to Work

107

20.6

12.8-31.5

79.4

68.5-87.2

Other not in Labor Force

***

97.6

90.3-99.4

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

113

8.5

4.5-15.5

102

91.5

84.5-95.5

101% to 150%

178

9.9

5.5-17.3

161

90.1

82.7-94.5

151% to 200%

***

93.3

85.8-97.0

More than 200%

1,082

5.2

3.9- 7.0

1,025

94.8

93.0-96.1

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

404

7.9

5.4-11.3

370

92.1

88.7-94.6

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

606

5.9

4.1- 8.3

564

94.1

91.7-95.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

962

5.2

3.7- 7.2

914

94.8

92.8-96.3

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

697

4.9

3.2- 7.5

666

95.1

92.5-96.8

2nd Quartile

647

5.2

3.6- 7.4

608

94.8

92.6-96.4

3rd Quartile

467

6.3

4.2- 9.3

435

93.7

90.7-95.8

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

161

12.2

7.7-18.8

139

87.8

81.2-92.3

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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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? (Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?