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 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,723 112 4.0 3.1- 5.0 2,611 96.0 95.0-96.9
GENDER
Male 1,266 63 4.5 3.3- 6.0 1,203 95.5 94.0-96.7
Female 1,457 49 3.4 2.3- 5.2 1,408 96.6 94.8-97.7
AGE
18-34 472 *** *** *** 472 100 . - .
35-44 351 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 381 17 4.9 2.9- 8.1 364 95.1 91.9-97.1
55-64 500 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 504 33 7.0 4.6-10.4 471 93.0 89.6-95.4
75+ 484 42 10.4 6.6-16.1 442 89.6 83.9-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 27 4.3 2.4- 7.5 515 95.7 92.5-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 731 43 5.0 3.6- 7.1 688 95.0 92.9-96.4
College Graduate 1,332 30 1.6 1.1- 2.4 1,302 98.4 97.6-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 17 8.9 5.2-15.1 118 91.1 84.9-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,088 19 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,069 98.2 97.0-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 889 76 8.4 6.3-11.2 813 91.6 88.8-93.7
No 1,767 36 1.9 1.2- 2.9 1,731 98.1 97.1-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 17 3.4 1.9- 6.0 337 96.6 94.0-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,364 95 4.0 3.1- 5.3 2,269 96.0 94.7-96.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 795 22 2.1 1.3- 3.3 773 97.9 96.7-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 837 38 5.2 3.4- 8.0 799 94.8 92.0-96.6
Rural 1,091 52 4.4 3.1- 6.1 1,039 95.6 93.9-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,369 18 1.5 0.9- 2.7 1,351 98.5 97.3-99.1
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 945 67 7.8 5.6-10.8 878 92.2 89.2-94.4
Unable to Work 144 20 12.7 7.8-20.0 124 87.3 80.0-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 236 21 7.1 4.4-11.4 215 92.9 88.6-95.6
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,607 41 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,566 97.2 96.0-98.1
HOUSING
Own 1,952 76 4.2 3.2- 5.6 1,876 95.8 94.4-96.8
Rent 587 25 3.2 2.1- 4.9 562 96.8 95.1-97.9
Other arrangement 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 501 21 4.1 2.5- 6.6 480 95.9 93.4-97.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 956 45 4.7 3.0- 7.1 911 95.3 92.9-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,266 46 3.3 2.3- 4.7 1,220 96.7 95.3-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,073 46 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,027 95.8 94.1-97.0
2nd Quartile 821 30 3.5 2.0- 5.9 791 96.5 94.1-98.0
3rd Quartile 644 30 4.7 3.0- 7.3 614 95.3 92.7-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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