2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
-MALES 1,971 300 15.4 13.6-17.4 611 31.0 28.7-33.5 703 35.4 32.9-37.9 274 14.1 12.3-16.0 83 4.1 3.2- 5.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,265 197 16.2 13.9-18.7 421 33.3 30.3-36.3 442 34.9 31.9-38.1 146 11.5 9.6-13.7 59 4.2 3.1- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 281 42 15.1 10.9-20.4 90 31.9 26.0-38.5 105 36.8 30.7-43.5 37 14.0 9.8-19.6 *** *** ***
Other 404 59 13.4 10.0-17.7 96 23.8 19.1-29.2 149 35.7 30.3-41.4 85 21.4 16.8-26.8 15 5.7 3.2-10.1
AGE
18-34 512 112 21.7 17.9-26.1 169 33.7 29.2-38.6 171 33.4 28.9-38.3 53 9.7 7.2-13.0 *** *** ***
35-44 295 44 14.6 10.8-19.6 89 33.3 27.3-39.8 119 38.9 32.8-45.3 37 11.3 8.0-15.8 *** *** ***
45-54 287 40 14.8 10.6-20.3 98 33.0 27.3-39.3 88 31.1 25.3-37.5 47 16.6 12.1-22.4 14 4.5 2.6- 7.7
55-64 315 36 10.2 7.2-14.3 89 28.2 22.8-34.3 116 36.4 30.4-42.8 49 16.3 11.7-22.1 25 9.0 5.6-14.0
65-74 287 39 14.0 9.9-19.6 87 26.1 20.9-32.1 95 35.5 29.2-42.3 48 17.8 13.2-23.6 18 6.5 3.8-10.9
75+ 236 21 6.7 4.0-10.8 66 27.0 20.0-35.4 100 42.4 34.4-50.9 36 18.5 12.5-26.6 13 5.4 2.9- 9.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 13 5.2 2.9- 9.3 30 16.4 11.1-23.6 71 31.8 25.0-39.5 70 33.4 26.3-41.3 23 13.1 8.4-20.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 59 14.3 11.0-18.4 120 25.8 21.5-30.5 188 39.9 34.9-45.1 81 15.5 12.0-19.7 27 4.6 3.0- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 464 63 15.6 12.1-19.9 155 35.0 30.2-40.1 167 35.2 30.5-40.3 57 11.4 8.6-15.0 22 2.7 1.7- 4.4
College Graduate 815 164 20.5 17.6-23.8 304 38.8 35.0-42.6 273 32.4 28.9-36.1 63 7.0 5.2- 9.2 11 1.3 0.7- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** 14 12.7 7.2-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.2 9.4-26.4
$15,000- 24,999 118 12 11.6 6.4-20.1 14 17.1 9.2-29.6 39 30.4 21.8-40.5 43 35.1 25.7-45.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 15 10.6 5.8-18.5 25 18.7 12.0-27.9 56 36.7 28.0-46.5 32 24.7 16.8-34.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 17 7.8 4.6-12.8 68 28.6 22.2-36.1 102 44.5 37.0-52.3 32 11.9 8.0-17.3 20 7.2 4.1-12.4
$50,000- 74,999 222 34 16.8 11.7-23.4 77 32.9 26.4-40.2 77 34.7 27.7-42.4 26 11.7 7.6-17.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 749 162 21.0 17.9-24.6 290 39.5 35.5-43.6 238 31.2 27.6-35.2 52 7.4 5.4-10.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 37 6.2 4.2- 9.0 130 22.2 18.3-26.6 203 35.3 30.7-40.2 138 24.5 20.5-29.0 68 11.9 9.0-15.5
No 1,328 254 19.4 17.1-22.0 464 35.0 32.1-38.0 468 34.9 32.0-38.0 127 9.5 7.8-11.6 15 1.1 0.7- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 67 16.3 12.6-20.8 138 30.8 26.0-36.0 148 36.4 31.2-41.9 51 13.4 9.9-17.8 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Non-Veteran 1,544 230 15.0 13.1-17.2 473 31.2 28.5-34.0 554 35.2 32.4-38.0 222 14.2 12.3-16.5 65 4.3 3.3- 5.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 712 126 17.6 14.6-21.1 243 34.4 30.4-38.5 240 33.4 29.6-37.5 87 12.0 9.3-15.2 16 2.6 1.5- 4.7
Regional City or Suburban County 593 92 15.4 12.3-19.0 184 30.0 25.9-34.5 215 37.5 32.9-42.2 71 12.8 9.8-16.6 31 4.3 2.9- 6.4
Rural 666 82 13.1 10.3-16.5 184 28.5 24.5-32.7 248 35.5 31.3-39.9 116 17.5 14.3-21.2 36 5.4 3.7- 7.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 214 18.2 15.8-20.9 403 33.7 30.7-36.8 437 35.9 32.8-39.0 134 10.5 8.6-12.7 20 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Unemployed 100 12 10.5 5.4-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.9 11.1-27.7 *** *** ***
Retired 465 53 10.3 7.5-13.9 133 25.9 21.3-31.1 175 38.1 32.8-43.8 75 18.6 14.3-23.9 29 7.1 4.6-10.7
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.1 14.4-32.2 *** *** *** 30 26.2 17.6-37.3
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 13 14.3 8.2-23.8 14 16.0 8.7-27.5 38 29.6 21.3-39.6 33 28.3 20.0-38.3 13 11.9 6.7-20.2
101% to 150% 178 14 8.0 4.5-13.9 35 21.5 14.7-30.3 69 39.1 30.9-48.0 47 25.1 18.2-33.7 13 6.2 2.9-13.1
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.5 9.4-27.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,082 203 19.1 16.5-22.0 401 37.4 34.2-40.8 357 32.7 29.6-36.1 92 8.5 6.7-10.6 29 2.3 1.5- 3.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 57 15.6 11.8-20.4 98 22.9 18.5-27.9 157 38.7 33.3-44.3 75 19.0 14.9-23.9 17 3.9 2.3- 6.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 82 13.3 10.5-16.6 182 31.7 27.4-36.3 219 36.4 31.9-41.1 87 13.5 10.5-17.2 33 5.2 3.6- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 161 16.8 14.2-19.7 331 34.5 31.1-38.1 327 33.1 29.8-36.6 112 12.1 9.8-14.9 33 3.4 2.2- 5.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 698 121 18.0 14.9-21.6 232 33.1 29.1-37.4 241 33.5 29.5-37.8 72 10.0 7.6-13.2 32 5.3 3.4- 8.1
2nd Quartile 646 100 15.5 12.5-19.0 209 33.3 29.2-37.8 220 34.6 30.4-39.0 98 14.2 11.3-17.7 19 2.4 1.5- 4.0
3rd Quartile 466 59 12.1 9.1-15.9 132 27.6 23.3-32.4 181 39.6 34.6-44.9 69 15.5 12.0-19.8 25 5.2 3.3- 7.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 20 15.4 9.7-23.8 38 24.7 17.6-33.6 61 33.0 25.4-41.7 35 23.2 16.4-31.8 *** *** ***

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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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