2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,316 469 11.3 10.2-12.5 3,847 88.7 87.5-89.8
-MALES 1,973 190 9.7 8.3-11.3 1,783 90.3 88.7-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,267 84 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,183 93.0 91.1-94.5
Non-Hispanic Black 282 19 5.5 3.3- 9.0 263 94.5 91.0-96.7
Other 403 83 21.5 17.1-26.7 320 78.5 73.3-82.9
AGE
18-34 513 67 12.2 9.4-15.8 446 87.8 84.2-90.6
35-44 294 45 14.7 10.8-19.8 249 85.3 80.2-89.2
45-54 288 34 10.3 7.2-14.6 254 89.7 85.4-92.8
55-64 316 34 11.2 7.6-16.2 282 88.8 83.8-92.4
65-74 286 *** *** *** 281 98.4 95.9-99.4
75+ 237 *** *** *** 235 99.3 97.3-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 46 22.3 16.4-29.6 161 77.7 70.4-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 59 10.5 8.0-13.8 416 89.5 86.2-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 465 39 7.9 5.6-11.1 426 92.1 88.9-94.4
College Graduate 816 44 5.2 3.8- 7.1 772 94.8 92.9-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 16 15.4 9.2-24.6 73 84.6 75.4-90.8
$15,000- 24,999 119 24 20.1 12.9-30.0 95 79.9 70.0-87.1
$25,000- 34,999 137 27 20.5 13.3-30.4 110 79.5 69.6-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 239 30 12.2 8.1-18.1 209 87.8 81.9-91.9
$50,000- 74,999 222 23 9.2 6.0-13.9 199 90.8 86.1-94.0
$75,000+ 750 29 4.1 2.7- 6.1 721 95.9 93.9-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 67 12.5 9.5-16.3 511 87.5 83.7-90.5
No 1,326 115 8.4 6.9-10.3 1,211 91.6 89.7-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 15 3.3 1.9- 5.6 408 96.7 94.4-98.1
Non-Veteran 1,545 175 11.4 9.7-13.4 1,370 88.6 86.6-90.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 709 83 11.5 9.1-14.5 626 88.5 85.5-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 595 56 9.4 7.0-12.6 539 90.6 87.4-93.0
Rural 669 51 7.9 5.8-10.7 618 92.1 89.3-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 137 10.9 9.0-13.0 1,071 89.1 87.0-91.0
Unemployed 99 25 24.1 15.8-34.9 74 75.9 65.1-84.2
Retired 465 *** *** *** 458 98.7 97.0-99.4
Unable to Work 108 14 15.6 8.4-27.0 94 84.4 73.0-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 55 93.3 84.1-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 34 30.6 21.7-41.3 79 69.4 58.7-78.3
101% to 150% 178 27 17.2 11.2-25.5 151 82.8 74.5-88.8
151% to 200% 93 17 13.7 8.0-22.4 76 86.3 77.6-92.0
More than 200% 1,083 55 4.8 3.6- 6.5 1,028 95.2 93.5-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 33 7.1 4.9-10.1 372 92.9 89.9-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 55 8.5 6.3-11.3 552 91.5 88.7-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 961 102 11.8 9.5-14.5 859 88.2 85.5-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 698 54 9.1 6.7-12.3 644 90.9 87.7-93.3
2nd Quartile 647 77 11.6 9.1-14.8 570 88.4 85.2-90.9
3rd Quartile 467 46 8.5 6.3-11.4 421 91.5 88.6-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 13 7.2 4.1-12.4 148 92.8 87.6-95.9

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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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