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 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
-Non-Hispanic White 2,724 390 14.0 12.5-15.6 2,334 86.0 84.4-87.5
GENDER
Male 1,267 138 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,129 89.6 87.5-91.4
Female 1,457 252 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,205 82.6 80.1-84.8
AGE
18-34 470 74 16.3 12.8-20.5 396 83.7 79.5-87.2
35-44 350 53 13.8 10.4-18.1 297 86.2 81.9-89.6
45-54 383 63 15.1 11.7-19.4 320 84.9 80.6-88.3
55-64 497 78 15.5 12.1-19.6 419 84.5 80.4-87.9
65-74 505 69 12.6 9.7-16.3 436 87.4 83.7-90.3
75+ 487 46 7.9 5.4-11.4 441 92.1 88.6-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 20 16.7 10.0-26.6 87 83.3 73.4-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 76 13.0 10.1-16.5 467 87.0 83.5-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 729 96 13.5 10.8-16.7 633 86.5 83.3-89.2
College Graduate 1,335 198 14.9 12.9-17.2 1,137 85.1 82.8-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 18 19.8 12.1-30.8 70 80.2 69.2-87.9
$15,000- 24,999 135 28 19.1 12.1-28.9 107 80.9 71.1-87.9
$25,000- 34,999 179 23 10.6 6.8-16.3 156 89.4 83.7-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 283 44 15.6 11.1-21.6 239 84.4 78.4-88.9
$50,000- 74,999 345 37 9.6 6.5-13.8 308 90.4 86.2-93.5
$75,000+ 1,089 155 14.5 12.2-17.1 934 85.5 82.9-87.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 891 163 17.8 14.9-21.1 728 82.2 78.9-85.1
No 1,766 213 11.9 10.3-13.8 1,553 88.1 86.2-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 22 4.9 3.0- 7.8 332 95.1 92.2-97.0
Non-Veteran 2,365 368 15.4 13.8-17.3 1,997 84.6 82.7-86.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 794 125 16.1 13.3-19.3 669 83.9 80.7-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 839 117 13.7 11.2-16.7 722 86.3 83.3-88.8
Rural 1,091 148 12.6 10.4-15.1 943 87.4 84.9-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,367 195 13.8 11.8-16.0 1,172 86.2 84.0-88.2
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 947 114 11.3 9.1-13.9 833 88.7 86.1-90.9
Unable to Work 144 45 30.1 22.0-39.7 99 69.9 60.3-78.0
Other not in Labor Force 145 25 19.4 12.5-28.8 120 80.6 71.2-87.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 235 42 12.3 8.6-17.2 193 87.7 82.8-91.4
151% to 200% 119 13 13.0 7.1-22.6 106 87.0 77.4-92.9
More than 200% 1,608 221 13.8 11.9-15.9 1,387 86.2 84.1-88.1
HOUSING
Own 1,953 249 12.7 11.1-14.5 1,704 87.3 85.5-88.9
Rent 586 104 18.4 14.8-22.5 482 81.6 77.5-85.2
Other arrangement 162 36 20.2 14.0-28.2 126 79.8 71.8-86.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 501 69 11.9 9.1-15.5 432 88.1 84.5-90.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 957 150 15.9 13.3-19.0 807 84.1 81.0-86.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,266 171 13.3 11.3-15.6 1,095 86.7 84.4-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,073 143 12.7 10.6-15.1 930 87.3 84.9-89.4
2nd Quartile 820 122 15.1 12.5-18.3 698 84.9 81.7-87.5
3rd Quartile 647 97 14.7 11.7-18.4 550 85.3 81.6-88.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 28 12.7 8.1-19.3 156 87.3 80.7-91.9

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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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