2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,179 1,315 30.8 29.2-32.6 2,864 69.2 67.4-70.8
-MALES 1,909 579 29.3 26.9-31.8 1,330 70.7 68.2-73.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,234 417 31.8 28.8-34.9 817 68.2 65.1-71.2
Non-Hispanic Black 272 65 23.7 18.4-30.0 207 76.3 70.0-81.6
Other 385 89 26.1 21.0-32.0 296 73.9 68.0-79.0
AGE
18-34 494 101 20.9 17.0-25.4 393 79.1 74.6-83.0
35-44 290 53 20.4 15.4-26.5 237 79.6 73.5-84.6
45-54 277 67 24.5 19.2-30.7 210 75.5 69.3-80.8
55-64 303 111 36.9 30.7-43.6 192 63.1 56.4-69.3
65-74 277 107 38.8 32.3-45.8 170 61.2 54.2-67.7
75+ 236 135 56.8 48.3-65.0 101 43.2 35.0-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 82 46.3 38.4-54.4 118 53.7 45.6-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 155 31.8 27.2-36.9 303 68.2 63.1-72.8
Some Post-H.S. 452 150 29.8 25.3-34.6 302 70.2 65.4-74.7
College Graduate 791 189 19.6 16.8-22.8 602 80.4 77.2-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 132 42 33.6 24.4-44.3 90 66.4 55.7-75.6
$35,000- 49,999 235 86 37.4 30.1-45.2 149 62.6 54.8-69.9
$50,000- 74,999 217 68 31.4 24.5-39.1 149 68.6 60.9-75.5
$75,000+ 737 162 21.8 18.5-25.4 575 78.2 74.6-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 579 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,330 *** *** *** 1,330 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 410 181 41.0 35.6-46.6 229 59.0 53.4-64.4
Non-Veteran 1,498 398 26.2 23.6-28.9 1,100 73.8 71.1-76.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 689 143 20.1 16.8-23.8 546 79.9 76.2-83.2
Regional City or Suburban County 571 179 31.1 26.7-35.9 392 68.9 64.1-73.3
Rural 649 257 37.4 33.1-41.9 392 62.6 58.1-66.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,179 226 19.4 16.9-22.2 953 80.6 77.8-83.1
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 454 224 50.0 44.3-55.7 230 50.0 44.3-55.7
Unable to Work 108 79 69.5 58.2-78.8 29 30.5 21.2-41.8
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 55 49.5 39.1-59.9 57 50.5 40.1-60.9
101% to 150% 173 58 34.9 26.7-44.2 115 65.1 55.8-73.3
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 275 26.2 23.2-29.5 787 73.8 70.5-76.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 149 38.1 32.6-43.9 236 61.9 56.1-67.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 590 206 31.3 27.2-35.8 384 68.7 64.2-72.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 934 224 23.8 20.6-27.2 710 76.2 72.8-79.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 674 190 27.0 23.1-31.2 484 73.0 68.8-76.9
2nd Quartile 628 174 26.7 22.9-30.9 454 73.3 69.1-77.1
3rd Quartile 453 157 33.0 28.2-38.2 296 67.0 61.8-71.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 154 58 37.2 28.8-46.5 96 62.8 53.5-71.2

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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