2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,920 111 5.8 4.6- 7.2 1,809 94.2 92.8-95.4
Female 2,291 186 9.2 7.7-11.1 2,105 90.8 88.9-92.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,722 271 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,451 92.4 91.2-93.4
No 413 25 8.7 5.6-13.1 388 91.3 86.9-94.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,123 76 7.8 5.8-10.4 1,047 92.2 89.6-94.2
Overweight 1,342 71 6.2 4.6- 8.3 1,271 93.8 91.7-95.4
Obese 1,348 123 8.8 7.1-10.8 1,225 91.2 89.2-92.9
Current Smoker
Yes 455 42 10.7 7.6-14.9 413 89.3 85.1-92.4
No 3,693 249 7.1 6.1- 8.3 3,444 92.9 91.7-93.9
History of CVD**
Yes 435 72 15.3 11.2-20.5 363 84.7 79.5-88.8
No 3,740 222 6.8 5.8- 8.0 3,518 93.2 92.0-94.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 505 17 3.9 2.2- 6.7 488 96.1 93.3-97.8
No 3,518 265 8.0 6.9- 9.3 3,253 92.0 90.7-93.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,854 275 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,579 92.4 91.2-93.4
COPD
Yes 294 67 23.1 17.7-29.5 227 76.9 70.5-82.3
No 3,903 227 6.3 5.3- 7.4 3,676 93.7 92.6-94.7
Current Asthma
Yes 398 54 13.9 10.1-18.8 344 86.1 81.2-89.9
No 3,791 240 6.9 5.9- 8.0 3,551 93.1 92.0-94.1
Diabetes
Yes 569 74 12.6 9.3-16.8 495 87.4 83.2-90.7
No 3,638 222 6.8 5.8- 8.0 3,416 93.2 92.0-94.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,300 297 25.0 22.1-28.3 1,003 75.0 71.7-77.9
No 2,864 *** *** *** 2,864 100 . - .
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,300 190 15.4 13.0-18.2 1,110 84.6 81.8-87.0
No 2,911 107 4.5 3.6- 5.7 2,804 95.5 94.3-96.4

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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.

^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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