2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,309 970 22.5 21.0-24.0 3,339 77.5 76.0-79.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,722 674 25.2 23.3-27.3 2,048 74.8 72.7-76.7
GENDER
Male 1,267 229 17.5 15.3-20.0 1,038 82.5 80.0-84.7
Female 1,455 445 32.7 29.8-35.7 1,010 67.3 64.3-70.2
AGE
18-34 470 146 32.5 27.9-37.5 324 67.5 62.5-72.1
35-44 350 117 30.6 25.6-36.1 233 69.4 63.9-74.4
45-54 383 115 28.4 23.6-33.8 268 71.6 66.2-76.4
55-64 499 134 26.4 22.1-31.2 365 73.6 68.8-77.9
65-74 504 100 18.7 15.2-22.9 404 81.3 77.1-84.8
75+ 485 59 10.2 7.3-14.0 426 89.8 86.0-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 131 23.8 20.0-28.2 410 76.2 71.8-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 730 197 27.0 23.5-30.9 533 73.0 69.1-76.5
College Graduate 1,334 309 23.1 20.6-25.7 1,025 76.9 74.3-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 46 35.6 26.2-46.4 89 64.4 53.6-73.8
$25,000- 34,999 179 41 23.6 16.8-32.1 138 76.4 67.9-83.2
$35,000- 49,999 283 87 33.5 27.0-40.6 196 66.5 59.4-73.0
$50,000- 74,999 346 88 24.1 19.3-29.7 258 75.9 70.3-80.7
$75,000+ 1,090 237 22.4 19.6-25.4 853 77.6 74.6-80.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 889 351 41.9 37.9-46.0 538 58.1 54.0-62.1
No 1,767 306 17.1 15.1-19.2 1,461 82.9 80.8-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 80 24.0 19.1-29.6 275 76.0 70.4-80.9
Non-Veteran 2,362 594 25.5 23.5-27.7 1,768 74.5 72.3-76.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 793 185 22.7 19.6-26.2 608 77.3 73.8-80.4
Regional City or Suburban County 837 212 26.3 22.8-30.0 625 73.7 70.0-77.2
Rural 1,092 277 26.4 23.3-29.7 815 73.6 70.3-76.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,365 339 24.4 21.9-27.2 1,026 75.6 72.8-78.1
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 948 162 16.5 13.8-19.5 786 83.5 80.5-86.2
Unable to Work 143 81 57.3 47.4-66.7 62 42.7 33.3-52.6
Other not in Labor Force 144 51 40.0 31.0-49.7 93 60.0 50.3-69.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 235 82 32.9 26.1-40.4 153 67.1 59.6-73.9
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,609 367 23.1 20.7-25.6 1,242 76.9 74.4-79.3
HOUSING
Own 1,952 416 22.4 20.3-24.7 1,536 77.6 75.3-79.7
Rent 586 206 37.8 33.3-42.5 380 62.2 57.5-66.7
Other arrangement 161 51 31.4 23.5-40.6 110 68.6 59.4-76.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 140 27.6 23.3-32.4 362 72.4 67.6-76.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 958 253 27.1 23.8-30.7 705 72.9 69.3-76.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 281 22.8 20.2-25.6 981 77.2 74.4-79.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,069 251 24.7 21.7-28.0 818 75.3 72.0-78.3
2nd Quartile 820 195 23.4 20.1-27.0 625 76.6 73.0-79.9
3rd Quartile 649 182 29.7 25.7-34.0 467 70.3 66.0-74.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 46 20.9 15.1-28.2 138 79.1 71.8-84.9

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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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