2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,273 3,459 79.2 77.7-80.7 350 9.3 8.2-10.5 210 5.5 4.7- 6.4 215 5.3 4.6- 6.2 39 0.7 0.5- 1.0
-MALES 1,940 1,472 75.2 72.9-77.4 167 9.1 7.7-10.8 126 6.8 5.6- 8.2 144 7.6 6.4- 9.1 31 1.2 0.9- 1.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,248 1,003 77.6 74.7-80.3 88 8.0 6.3-10.0 68 6.1 4.7- 8.0 85 7.9 6.3-10.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 277 236 84.6 79.0-88.8 21 8.0 4.9-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 395 218 58.7 52.8-64.3 57 14.2 10.6-18.8 46 11.0 7.8-15.3 48 11.0 8.0-14.9 26 5.1 3.4- 7.7
AGE
18-34 499 282 60.0 55.0-64.8 79 15.1 11.8-19.1 62 11.3 8.6-14.7 62 11.7 8.9-15.3 14 2.0 1.1- 3.4
35-44 292 191 65.4 59.0-71.3 33 12.5 8.5-18.0 27 8.8 5.8-13.0 32 11.3 7.8-16.0 *** *** ***
45-54 283 218 78.5 72.8-83.2 20 6.9 4.3-10.9 17 6.5 3.9-10.7 21 6.0 3.7- 9.5 *** *** ***
55-64 310 257 82.5 76.7-87.1 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 14 4.9 2.4- 9.7 18 6.4 3.7-10.7 *** *** ***
65-74 287 273 95.0 91.2-97.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 234 224 95.0 89.2-97.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 114 61.8 53.9-69.1 17 9.4 5.7-15.0 22 10.0 6.3-15.4 29 12.7 8.3-18.9 17 6.1 3.7-10.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 340 74.9 70.1-79.2 41 9.8 6.9-13.6 30 6.8 4.5-10.2 43 7.7 5.6-10.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 463 355 75.3 70.6-79.5 40 9.2 6.6-12.6 28 6.5 4.4- 9.6 37 8.4 5.9-11.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 806 655 81.0 77.7-83.8 67 8.0 6.2-10.3 45 5.7 4.2- 7.8 35 4.9 3.4- 6.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 64 75.9 64.6-84.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 79 68.5 57.4-77.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.4 8.6-25.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 85 63.9 53.5-73.1 19 11.7 7.1-18.6 13 13.2 6.9-23.6 15 10.3 5.6-18.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 235 170 69.7 62.1-76.5 25 14.5 9.3-21.8 17 7.2 4.3-11.8 18 7.3 4.4-12.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 220 169 75.8 68.7-81.7 23 11.9 7.6-18.2 *** *** *** 16 6.2 3.7-10.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 744 607 81.1 77.7-84.1 50 6.5 4.8- 8.8 47 6.3 4.6- 8.6 39 5.9 4.2- 8.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 568 467 79.3 74.8-83.1 33 7.1 4.9-10.3 23 4.9 3.1- 7.7 37 7.4 5.1-10.7 *** *** ***
No 1,305 957 73.9 71.1-76.5 126 9.5 7.8-11.5 99 7.6 6.1- 9.5 102 7.8 6.3- 9.6 21 1.2 0.8- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 374 88.4 84.4-91.6 17 4.7 2.8- 8.0 *** *** *** 16 3.9 2.2- 6.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,516 1,094 71.6 68.9-74.2 150 10.3 8.6-12.3 115 8.0 6.5- 9.8 128 8.7 7.2-10.5 29 1.4 0.9- 2.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 701 507 73.7 69.8-77.2 66 8.9 6.8-11.5 55 7.2 5.4- 9.7 55 8.1 6.1-10.8 18 2.0 1.2- 3.3
Regional City or Suburban County 585 454 75.8 71.3-79.7 48 9.6 7.0-13.0 36 6.6 4.5- 9.5 37 6.8 4.7- 9.7 *** *** ***
Rural 654 511 76.3 72.2-80.0 53 8.9 6.5-12.1 35 6.5 4.5- 9.2 52 7.9 5.8-10.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 823 69.5 66.4-72.4 126 10.8 8.9-13.0 101 8.4 6.7-10.4 113 9.6 7.9-11.7 28 1.8 1.2- 2.6
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 11 13.6 6.7-25.7 14 14.9 8.5-24.9 17 14.9 8.7-24.4 *** *** ***
Retired 462 439 95.4 92.7-97.2 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 98 87.5 76.5-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 22.5 14.2-33.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 174 122 71.0 62.0-78.5 23 12.4 7.6-19.6 *** *** *** 17 9.0 5.2-15.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.6 8.7-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,074 866 79.9 77.0-82.5 84 8.1 6.4-10.2 62 6.0 4.5- 7.9 58 5.8 4.4- 7.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 324 80.0 75.0-84.2 28 7.9 5.1-12.1 17 4.5 2.7- 7.4 31 6.8 4.6- 9.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 450 74.9 70.5-78.8 47 8.6 6.3-11.8 34 7.0 4.8- 9.9 48 8.5 6.2-11.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 950 698 73.1 69.7-76.3 92 10.0 8.0-12.5 75 7.8 6.0-10.1 65 7.5 5.6- 9.8 20 1.6 1.0- 2.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 682 506 72.6 68.3-76.5 69 11.3 8.7-14.6 47 7.2 5.1-10.0 51 8.1 5.9-11.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 640 498 77.2 73.3-80.7 48 7.8 5.7-10.6 44 6.9 5.0- 9.5 41 7.0 5.0- 9.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 458 344 74.7 69.9-79.0 36 7.8 5.4-11.1 29 7.3 4.9-10.8 38 8.1 5.8-11.3 11 2.0 1.1- 3.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 124 77.6 68.9-84.4 14 10.4 5.5-18.8 *** *** *** 14 7.2 3.9-12.8 *** *** ***

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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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