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 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,716 257 9.1 8.0-10.5 2,459 90.9 89.5-92.0
GENDER
Male 1,265 79 5.9 4.6- 7.6 1,186 94.1 92.4-95.4
Female 1,451 178 12.2 10.4-14.4 1,273 87.8 85.6-89.6
AGE
18-34 467 37 8.6 6.0-12.2 430 91.4 87.8-94.0
35-44 349 34 9.2 6.4-13.1 315 90.8 86.9-93.6
45-54 383 46 10.7 7.9-14.5 337 89.3 85.5-92.1
55-64 494 56 11.3 8.5-14.9 438 88.7 85.1-91.5
65-74 505 50 9.3 6.8-12.6 455 90.7 87.4-93.2
75+ 486 29 5.1 3.3- 7.9 457 94.9 92.1-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 17 12.3 7.2-20.2 90 87.7 79.8-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 55 9.1 6.8-12.1 487 90.9 87.9-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 729 62 8.9 6.7-11.7 667 91.1 88.3-93.3
College Graduate 1,328 123 9.0 7.5-10.9 1,205 91.0 89.1-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 13 14.8 8.3-25.0 75 85.2 75.0-91.7
$15,000- 24,999 134 22 16.7 10.0-26.6 112 83.3 73.4-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 15 7.1 4.1-12.3 164 92.9 87.7-95.9
$35,000- 49,999 281 30 9.9 6.5-14.7 251 90.1 85.3-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 344 22 5.1 3.1- 8.2 322 94.9 91.8-96.9
$75,000+ 1,085 101 9.4 7.6-11.7 984 90.6 88.3-92.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 888 118 13.2 10.6-16.2 770 86.8 83.8-89.4
No 1,762 128 7.0 5.8- 8.4 1,634 93.0 91.6-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,358 244 10.2 8.8-11.7 2,114 89.8 88.3-91.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 790 69 9.2 7.0-11.8 721 90.8 88.2-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 837 84 9.9 7.8-12.6 753 90.1 87.4-92.2
Rural 1,089 104 8.4 6.8-10.5 985 91.6 89.5-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,363 119 7.8 6.4- 9.4 1,244 92.2 90.6-93.6
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 944 75 7.7 5.9- 9.9 869 92.3 90.1-94.1
Unable to Work 143 37 26.8 18.9-36.4 106 73.2 63.6-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 145 17 14.8 8.6-24.2 128 85.2 75.8-91.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 235 32 10.1 6.7-14.8 203 89.9 85.2-93.3
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,602 142 8.8 7.3-10.5 1,460 91.2 89.5-92.7
HOUSING
Own 1,947 170 8.6 7.2-10.1 1,777 91.4 89.9-92.8
Rent 584 66 11.5 8.7-15.1 518 88.5 84.9-91.3
Other arrangement 162 21 11.8 7.2-19.0 141 88.2 81.0-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 501 55 9.2 6.8-12.4 446 90.8 87.6-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 955 106 11.2 9.0-13.8 849 88.8 86.2-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,260 96 7.5 6.0- 9.3 1,164 92.5 90.7-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,068 86 7.8 6.2- 9.9 982 92.2 90.1-93.8
2nd Quartile 817 84 10.4 8.2-13.2 733 89.6 86.8-91.8
3rd Quartile 647 64 9.3 7.0-12.2 583 90.7 87.8-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 23 9.3 5.7-15.0 161 90.7 85.0-94.3

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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