2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
-MALES 1,971 1,614 81.8 79.7-83.8 357 18.2 16.2-20.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,265 1,060 84.4 81.9-86.6 205 15.6 13.4-18.1
Non-Hispanic Black 281 237 83.8 78.1-88.3 44 16.2 11.7-21.9
Other 404 304 72.9 67.0-78.0 100 27.1 22.0-33.0
AGE
18-34 512 452 88.9 85.4-91.6 60 11.1 8.4-14.6
35-44 295 252 86.8 82.1-90.4 43 13.2 9.6-17.9
45-54 287 226 78.9 72.9-83.9 61 21.1 16.1-27.1
55-64 315 241 74.8 68.3-80.3 74 25.2 19.7-31.7
65-74 287 221 75.7 69.4-81.1 66 24.3 18.9-30.6
75+ 236 187 76.1 67.9-82.7 49 23.9 17.3-32.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 114 53.5 45.4-61.3 93 46.5 38.7-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 367 79.9 75.5-83.8 108 20.1 16.2-24.5
Some Post-H.S. 464 385 85.8 82.1-88.9 79 14.2 11.1-17.9
College Graduate 815 741 91.7 89.3-93.7 74 8.3 6.3-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** 53 40.9 31.0-51.6
$25,000- 34,999 136 96 66.0 55.2-75.3 40 34.0 24.7-44.8
$35,000- 49,999 239 187 80.9 74.4-86.0 52 19.1 14.0-25.6
$50,000- 74,999 222 188 84.4 77.9-89.2 34 15.6 10.8-22.1
$75,000+ 749 690 91.8 89.1-93.8 59 8.2 6.2-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 370 63.7 58.8-68.3 206 36.3 31.7-41.2
No 1,328 1,186 89.3 87.2-91.2 142 10.7 8.8-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 353 83.4 78.8-87.2 69 16.6 12.8-21.2
Non-Veteran 1,544 1,257 81.4 78.9-83.7 287 18.6 16.3-21.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 712 609 85.4 81.9-88.3 103 14.6 11.7-18.1
Regional City or Suburban County 593 491 82.8 78.9-86.2 102 17.2 13.8-21.1
Rural 666 514 77.1 73.0-80.6 152 22.9 19.4-27.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 1,054 87.7 85.4-89.7 154 12.3 10.3-14.6
Unemployed 100 76 79.5 69.6-86.8 24 20.5 13.2-30.4
Retired 465 361 74.3 68.7-79.3 104 25.7 20.7-31.3
Unable to Work 107 38 33.9 24.5-44.9 69 66.1 55.1-75.5
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 65 59.9 49.3-69.6 46 40.1 30.4-50.7
101% to 150% 178 118 68.6 59.6-76.4 60 31.4 23.6-40.4
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,082 961 89.3 86.9-91.2 121 10.7 8.8-13.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 312 77.2 72.1-81.6 92 22.8 18.4-27.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 483 81.3 77.3-84.8 120 18.7 15.2-22.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 819 84.4 81.4-87.0 145 15.6 13.0-18.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 698 594 84.7 80.9-87.8 104 15.3 12.2-19.1
2nd Quartile 646 529 83.4 79.7-86.5 117 16.6 13.5-20.3
3rd Quartile 466 372 79.3 74.7-83.3 94 20.7 16.7-25.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 119 73.2 64.5-80.4 42 26.8 19.6-35.5

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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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