2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,399 114 3.8 3.0- 4.7 280 7.9 6.9- 9.1 252 7.4 6.4- 8.5 2,753 81.0 79.3-82.5
GENDER
Male 1,487 46 3.2 2.3- 4.4 102 6.7 5.4- 8.3 101 6.9 5.4- 8.6 1,238 83.2 80.9-85.4
Female 1,912 68 4.3 3.2- 5.8 178 9.0 7.5-10.7 151 7.8 6.5- 9.4 1,515 79.0 76.6-81.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,023 96 3.7 2.9- 4.7 195 6.4 5.4- 7.6 218 6.9 5.9- 8.0 2,514 83.0 81.3-84.6
No 340 17 5.0 3.0- 8.4 82 21.9 17.4-27.2 34 13.0 8.8-18.8 207 60.1 53.7-66.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 862 25 4.0 2.3- 6.7 52 7.0 5.0- 9.6 61 8.3 6.2-11.0 724 80.8 76.9-84.1
Overweight 1,065 21 2.2 1.3- 3.6 70 5.8 4.3- 7.8 79 7.7 5.9-10.0 895 84.3 81.4-86.9
Obese 1,142 52 4.7 3.5- 6.4 101 8.1 6.5-10.1 103 7.8 6.3- 9.7 886 79.4 76.5-81.9
Current Smoker
Yes 358 22 5.2 3.3- 8.2 55 16.7 12.2-22.4 38 9.3 6.4-13.4 243 68.7 62.5-74.3
No 3,016 89 3.6 2.8- 4.6 220 6.7 5.7- 7.8 214 7.2 6.1- 8.4 2,493 82.6 80.9-84.2
History of CVD**
Yes 380 21 5.5 3.4- 8.7 42 9.6 6.5-14.1 30 6.6 4.2-10.1 287 78.3 72.8-82.9
No 2,992 91 3.5 2.8- 4.5 238 7.8 6.7- 9.0 222 7.5 6.4- 8.8 2,441 81.2 79.4-82.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 385 15 3.3 1.9- 5.9 34 9.1 6.1-13.4 31 7.8 5.3-11.3 305 79.8 74.7-84.1
No 2,929 93 3.7 2.9- 4.8 239 7.7 6.6- 9.0 215 7.3 6.2- 8.5 2,382 81.3 79.5-83.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 82.5 73.9-88.7
No 3,183 106 3.8 3.0- 4.8 263 7.9 6.8- 9.1 234 7.3 6.3- 8.5 2,580 81.0 79.3-82.6
COPD
Yes 254 16 6.5 3.8-10.7 37 13.6 9.3-19.6 27 9.9 6.4-14.8 174 70.1 63.0-76.3
No 3,135 97 3.6 2.8- 4.5 241 7.3 6.3- 8.5 224 7.2 6.1- 8.4 2,573 82.0 80.2-83.6
Current Asthma
Yes 332 19 6.5 4.0-10.4 34 12.2 8.0-18.3 38 11.8 8.2-16.6 241 69.5 62.9-75.4
No 3,050 92 3.4 2.6- 4.3 243 7.4 6.4- 8.5 213 6.9 5.9- 8.1 2,502 82.4 80.7-83.9
Diabetes
Yes 499 21 3.9 2.5- 6.1 42 8.3 5.7-11.9 35 6.0 4.0- 9.0 401 81.8 77.4-85.5
No 2,899 93 3.8 2.9- 4.8 238 7.8 6.7- 9.1 217 7.6 6.5- 8.8 2,351 80.8 79.0-82.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,095 64 5.9 4.5- 7.7 135 12.6 10.2-15.4 105 8.9 7.0-11.3 791 72.6 69.2-75.8
No 2,266 50 2.9 2.0- 4.1 143 5.8 4.8- 6.9 144 6.6 5.5- 8.0 1,929 84.7 82.8-86.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,122 55 5.0 3.8- 6.7 110 10.2 8.1-12.8 90 7.8 6.1- 9.9 867 77.0 73.8-79.9
No 2,277 59 3.2 2.4- 4.4 170 6.9 5.8- 8.2 162 7.2 6.0- 8.6 1,886 82.7 80.7-84.5

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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.

^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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