2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
-MALES 1,978 915 48.4 45.8-50.9 537 27.3 25.0-29.7 526 24.3 22.2-26.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,269 495 42.6 39.5-45.8 377 29.9 27.0-32.9 397 27.5 24.8-30.4
Non-Hispanic Black 283 129 50.0 43.4-56.7 71 24.3 19.0-30.5 83 25.6 20.5-31.6
Other 405 283 65.6 59.5-71.2 80 21.2 16.6-26.8 42 13.1 9.3-18.2
AGE
18-34 514 374 71.8 67.0-76.1 115 22.8 18.9-27.3 25 5.4 3.4- 8.5
35-44 297 185 62.6 56.2-68.6 78 26.9 21.5-33.0 34 10.6 7.4-14.8
45-54 288 144 48.8 42.3-55.4 84 31.7 25.8-38.3 60 19.4 15.0-24.9
55-64 316 96 31.4 25.7-37.8 84 25.6 20.3-31.6 136 43.0 36.7-49.5
65-74 287 56 19.8 15.0-25.8 87 28.3 22.7-34.6 144 51.9 45.1-58.5
75+ 237 41 17.1 11.3-25.2 73 32.3 24.9-40.7 123 50.6 42.2-58.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 109 44.2 36.7-52.0 45 26.6 19.8-34.7 54 29.2 22.3-37.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 239 51.2 46.0-56.3 121 28.1 23.6-33.1 116 20.8 17.1-24.9
Some Post-H.S. 466 192 45.1 40.0-50.3 133 27.8 23.4-32.6 141 27.1 22.9-31.8
College Graduate 817 368 50.0 46.2-53.9 237 26.8 23.6-30.2 212 23.2 20.1-26.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** 24 22.6 14.7-33.1 46 35.0 25.7-45.7
$25,000- 34,999 137 72 53.6 43.5-63.5 36 25.2 17.6-34.8 29 21.1 13.8-31.0
$35,000- 49,999 239 112 49.9 42.3-57.5 60 23.5 17.8-30.3 67 26.6 20.4-34.0
$50,000- 74,999 222 98 45.1 37.7-52.7 62 30.8 24.1-38.6 62 24.1 18.4-30.9
$75,000+ 750 338 47.6 43.6-51.8 234 30.9 27.2-34.8 178 21.5 18.4-25.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 123 21.6 17.9-25.9 173 31.5 27.0-36.4 283 46.9 42.1-51.9
No 1,330 758 59.5 56.5-62.5 342 25.2 22.6-28.0 230 15.2 13.2-17.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 149 36.9 31.7-42.4 128 31.4 26.4-36.8 146 31.7 26.9-36.9
Non-Veteran 1,550 762 51.3 48.4-54.2 409 26.3 23.8-29.0 379 22.4 20.1-24.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 713 396 55.2 50.9-59.4 184 27.0 23.3-31.1 133 17.8 14.8-21.3
Regional City or Suburban County 595 276 49.3 44.5-54.0 168 27.7 23.7-32.2 151 23.0 19.4-27.1
Rural 670 243 40.2 35.9-44.8 185 27.2 23.4-31.4 242 32.6 28.6-36.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 710 60.0 56.8-63.2 320 26.3 23.5-29.2 182 13.7 11.7-16.0
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 23.0 14.9-33.9
Retired 465 81 16.6 12.8-21.3 148 32.8 27.6-38.4 236 50.6 44.9-56.3
Unable to Work 108 18 19.5 11.9-30.4 18 15.5 9.3-24.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 53 45.2 35.2-55.6 25 22.7 15.0-32.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 178 75 46.0 37.1-55.1 47 26.8 19.8-35.2 56 27.2 20.3-35.5
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.7 14.3-34.1
More than 200% 1,083 479 46.3 42.9-49.8 325 30.0 26.9-33.3 279 23.7 20.9-26.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 180 46.2 40.6-51.9 99 26.1 21.3-31.5 126 27.7 23.1-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 244 43.5 38.8-48.2 175 29.0 24.9-33.6 188 27.5 23.6-31.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 491 52.8 49.1-56.4 263 26.7 23.6-30.1 212 20.5 17.7-23.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 700 322 48.2 43.8-52.6 204 28.5 24.8-32.6 174 23.3 19.7-27.2
2nd Quartile 648 319 52.8 48.3-57.3 162 24.2 20.5-28.3 167 22.9 19.5-26.8
3rd Quartile 469 207 45.3 40.2-50.5 129 29.4 24.8-34.5 133 25.3 21.2-29.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 67 39.8 31.4-48.9 42 29.2 21.7-38.1 52 30.9 23.3-39.8

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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