2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,330 122 4.5 3.6- 5.5 3,208 95.5 94.5-96.4
-MALES 1,464 91 7.3 5.8- 9.2 1,373 92.7 90.8-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 944 34 3.8 2.7- 5.5 910 96.2 94.5-97.3
Non-Hispanic Black 217 23 13.8 9.2-20.4 194 86.2 79.6-90.8
Other 292 31 11.3 7.5-16.6 261 88.7 83.4-92.5
AGE
18-34 309 30 11.2 7.7-16.0 279 88.8 84.0-92.3
35-44 233 22 10.0 6.1-16.0 211 90.0 84.0-93.9
45-54 221 21 10.5 6.5-16.5 200 89.5 83.5-93.5
55-64 253 11 4.5 2.4- 8.2 242 95.5 91.8-97.6
65-74 237 *** *** *** 234 98.3 94.7-99.5
75+ 191 *** *** *** 189 99.1 96.1-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 18 9.8 6.0-15.7 152 90.2 84.3-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 25 7.4 4.7-11.4 315 92.6 88.6-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 368 27 9.0 6.1-13.2 341 91.0 86.8-93.9
College Graduate 582 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1 561 95.6 92.9-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** 74 91.3 81.2-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** 79 89.5 79.4-95.0
$35,000- 49,999 195 17 10.5 6.0-17.7 178 89.5 82.3-94.0
$50,000- 74,999 166 *** *** *** 158 92.9 86.1-96.5
$75,000+ 557 29 6.6 4.4- 9.8 528 93.4 90.2-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 459 26 6.5 4.3- 9.7 433 93.5 90.3-95.7
No 991 62 7.2 5.5- 9.5 929 92.8 90.5-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 13 5.8 3.1-10.5 291 94.2 89.5-96.9
Non-Veteran 1,158 78 7.7 6.1- 9.8 1,080 92.3 90.2-93.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 490 34 8.5 5.9-12.0 456 91.5 88.0-94.1
Regional City or Suburban County 445 25 6.7 4.4-10.2 420 93.3 89.8-95.6
Rural 529 32 6.8 4.5-10.1 497 93.2 89.9-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 885 75 9.6 7.5-12.1 810 90.4 87.9-92.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 *** *** *** 372 98.8 97.0-99.5
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** 83 96.0 87.8-98.8
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 13 15.7 8.9-26.1 80 84.3 73.9-91.1
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** 111 89.3 79.2-94.8
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 810 44 6.8 4.9- 9.3 766 93.2 90.7-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 299 20 7.4 4.3-12.2 279 92.6 87.8-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 464 26 6.3 4.1- 9.5 438 93.7 90.5-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 701 45 8.1 5.9-11.0 656 91.9 89.0-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 529 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6 507 95.2 92.4-97.0
2nd Quartile 461 37 10.3 7.3-14.3 424 89.7 85.7-92.7
3rd Quartile 345 23 6.6 4.3-10.1 322 93.4 89.9-95.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 *** *** *** 120 93.0 84.2-97.1

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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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