2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,681 119 4.3 3.4- 5.3 2,562 95.7 94.7-96.6
GENDER
Male 1,241 46 3.2 2.3- 4.5 1,195 96.8 95.5-97.7
Female 1,440 73 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,367 94.8 93.1-96.1
AGE
18-34 464 20 4.6 2.8- 7.5 444 95.4 92.5-97.2
35-44 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 491 27 5.6 3.7- 8.5 464 94.4 91.5-96.3
65-74 497 23 4.9 3.0- 8.0 474 95.1 92.0-97.0
75+ 482 35 6.6 4.1-10.2 447 93.4 89.8-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 14 11.0 6.1-19.1 92 89.0 80.9-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 531 32 5.3 3.6- 7.8 499 94.7 92.2-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 721 32 3.9 2.4- 6.1 689 96.1 93.9-97.6
College Graduate 1,315 41 2.9 2.0- 4.1 1,274 97.1 95.9-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,079 22 2.5 1.5- 3.9 1,057 97.5 96.1-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 885 119 13.0 10.5-15.9 766 87.0 84.1-89.5
No 1,769 *** *** *** 1,769 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,329 105 4.5 3.5- 5.6 2,224 95.5 94.4-96.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 785 22 3.3 2.0- 5.5 763 96.7 94.5-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 825 26 3.3 2.1- 5.1 799 96.7 94.9-97.9
Rural 1,071 71 5.9 4.4- 7.8 1,000 94.1 92.2-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,347 36 3.0 2.0- 4.4 1,311 97.0 95.6-98.0
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 939 56 5.8 4.1- 8.1 883 94.2 91.9-95.9
Unable to Work 143 22 14.2 9.0-21.8 121 85.8 78.2-91.0
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 233 22 6.6 3.8-11.1 211 93.4 88.9-96.2
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,588 41 3.1 2.2- 4.5 1,547 96.9 95.5-97.8
HOUSING
Own 1,925 74 3.6 2.7- 4.8 1,851 96.4 95.2-97.3
Rent 577 35 7.1 4.8-10.4 542 92.9 89.6-95.2
Other arrangement 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 26 4.6 2.9- 7.4 464 95.4 92.6-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 945 62 5.6 4.1- 7.6 883 94.4 92.4-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 31 3.0 2.0- 4.6 1,215 97.0 95.4-98.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,055 35 3.5 2.4- 5.0 1,020 96.5 95.0-97.6
2nd Quartile 806 36 4.7 3.1- 6.9 770 95.3 93.1-96.9
3rd Quartile 638 37 4.9 3.2- 7.3 601 95.1 92.7-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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