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 4,299 200 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,099 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,710 171 5.3 4.4- 6.3 2,539 94.7 93.7-95.6
GENDER
Male 1,256 95 6.1 4.8- 7.7 1,161 93.9 92.3-95.2
Female 1,454 76 4.5 3.4- 5.8 1,378 95.5 94.2-96.6
AGE
18-34 472 *** *** *** 472 100 . - .
35-44 350 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 383 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 497 31 6.1 4.1- 9.0 466 93.9 91.0-95.9
65-74 498 51 11.9 8.7-16.0 447 88.1 84.0-91.3
75+ 479 69 13.3 10.0-17.5 410 86.7 82.5-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 16 10.7 6.0-18.5 90 89.3 81.5-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 540 28 4.4 2.9- 6.7 512 95.6 93.3-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 725 57 6.1 4.5- 8.3 668 93.9 91.7-95.5
College Graduate 1,329 70 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,259 95.6 94.4-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 284 23 4.9 2.9- 8.1 261 95.1 91.9-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,085 44 3.5 2.5- 4.9 1,041 96.5 95.1-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 882 106 9.5 7.6-11.9 776 90.5 88.1-92.4
No 1,763 64 3.3 2.5- 4.4 1,699 96.7 95.6-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 35 8.1 5.5-11.7 315 91.9 88.3-94.5
Non-Veteran 2,355 135 4.8 3.9- 5.9 2,220 95.2 94.1-96.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 791 37 4.1 2.8- 5.8 754 95.9 94.2-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 834 45 4.8 3.3- 6.8 789 95.2 93.2-96.7
Rural 1,085 89 6.7 5.2- 8.5 996 93.3 91.5-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,367 31 2.0 1.3- 2.9 1,336 98.0 97.1-98.7
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 934 107 11.3 9.0-14.1 827 88.7 85.9-91.0
Unable to Work 143 24 14.0 8.9-21.4 119 86.0 78.6-91.1
Other not in Labor Force 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 232 24 7.8 4.7-12.6 208 92.2 87.4-95.3
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,603 76 4.0 3.1- 5.3 1,527 96.0 94.7-96.9
HOUSING
Own 1,942 130 5.8 4.7- 7.1 1,812 94.2 92.9-95.3
Rent 587 33 3.9 2.7- 5.6 554 96.1 94.4-97.3
Other arrangement 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 40 6.5 4.5- 9.3 456 93.5 90.7-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 953 64 5.3 4.0- 7.1 889 94.7 92.9-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,261 67 4.7 3.5- 6.2 1,194 95.3 93.8-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,069 71 6.0 4.5- 7.9 998 94.0 92.1-95.5
2nd Quartile 817 39 3.7 2.6- 5.4 778 96.3 94.6-97.4
3rd Quartile 641 39 4.9 3.3- 7.0 602 95.1 93.0-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 183 22 10.4 6.5-16.3 161 89.6 83.7-93.5

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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.

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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