BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (Some people who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing use assistive devices to communicate by phone. <br> Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,231	370	8.2	7.2- 9.2	3,861	91.8	90.8-92.8
-Non-Hispanic White	2,695	292	10.0	8.7-11.5	2,403	90.0	88.5-91.3
GENDER
Male	1,245	178	13.4	11.3-15.8	1,067	86.6	84.2-88.7
Female	1,450	114	6.8	5.4- 8.6	1,336	93.2	91.4-94.6
AGE
18-34	463	17	4.6	2.7- 7.7	446	95.4	92.3-97.3
35-44	346	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	379	22	6.6	4.2-10.3	357	93.4	89.7-95.8
55-64	495	45	10.7	7.8-14.7	450	89.3	85.3-92.2
65-74	499	74	15.6	12.2-19.9	425	84.4	80.1-87.8
75+	483	120	22.8	18.3-28.0	363	77.2	72.0-81.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	27	23.6	15.4-34.4	80	76.4	65.6-84.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	533	67	10.7	8.2-14.0	466	89.3	86.0-91.8
Some Post-H.S.	725	84	10.9	8.5-13.7	641	89.1	86.3-91.5
College Graduate	1,321	112	6.7	5.4- 8.4	1,209	93.3	91.6-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	76	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	134	23	17.5	11.0-26.6	111	82.5	73.4-89.0
$25,000- 34,999	178	26	11.6	7.3-17.8	152	88.4	82.2-92.7
$35,000- 49,999	282	39	12.0	8.1-17.3	243	88.0	82.7-91.9
$50,000- 74,999	342	39	12.1	8.4-17.1	303	87.9	82.9-91.6
$75,000+	1,085	77	6.5	5.0- 8.5	1,008	93.5	91.5-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	889	292	30.6	27.1-34.5	597	69.4	65.5-72.9
No	1,769	***	***	***	1,769	100	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	351	82	21.2	16.7-26.4	269	78.8	73.6-83.3
Non-Veteran	2,340	210	8.3	7.1- 9.8	2,130	91.7	90.2-92.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	789	54	6.7	4.9- 9.1	735	93.3	90.9-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County	828	86	8.3	6.4-10.6	742	91.7	89.4-93.6
Rural	1,078	152	14.2	11.8-17.1	926	85.8	82.9-88.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,354	66	4.7	3.5- 6.2	1,288	95.3	93.8-96.5
Unemployed	96	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	942	181	19.2	16.2-22.5	761	80.8	77.5-83.8
Unable to Work	142	27	22.7	15.2-32.4	115	77.3	67.6-84.8
Other not in Labor Force	142	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	42	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	95	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	233	37	15.2	10.4-21.8	196	84.8	78.2-89.6
151% to 200%	118	17	11.5	6.5-19.7	101	88.5	80.3-93.5
More than 200%	1,599	141	8.2	6.8-10.0	1,458	91.8	90.0-93.2
HOUSING
Own	1,938	222	11.0	9.4-12.7	1,716	89.0	87.3-90.6
Rent	577	56	7.6	5.5-10.4	521	92.4	89.6-94.5
Other arrangement	158	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	491	67	14.3	10.9-18.6	424	85.7	81.4-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	951	129	12.3	10.0-15.0	822	87.7	85.0-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,253	96	6.5	5.1- 8.2	1,157	93.5	91.8-94.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	1,061	101	8.0	6.4-10.0	960	92.0	90.0-93.6
2nd Quartile	813	80	8.5	6.4-11.0	733	91.5	89.0-93.6
3rd Quartile	639	85	13.1	10.3-16.6	554	86.9	83.4-89.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	182	26	16.9	10.9-25.3	156	83.1	74.7-89.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,231

370

8.2

7.2- 9.2

3,861

91.8

90.8-92.8

-Non-Hispanic White

2,695

292

10.0

8.7-11.5

2,403

90.0

88.5-91.3

GENDER

Male

1,245

178

13.4

11.3-15.8

1,067

86.6

84.2-88.7

Female

1,450

114

6.8

5.4- 8.6

1,336

93.2

91.4-94.6

AGE

18-34

463

4.6

2.7- 7.7

446

95.4

92.3-97.3

35-44

346

***

45-54

379

6.6

4.2-10.3

357

93.4

89.7-95.8

55-64

495

10.7

7.8-14.7

450

89.3

85.3-92.2

65-74

499

15.6

12.2-19.9

425

84.4

80.1-87.8

75+

483

120

22.8

18.3-28.0

363

77.2

72.0-81.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

23.6

15.4-34.4

76.4

65.6-84.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

533

10.7

8.2-14.0

466

89.3

86.0-91.8

Some Post-H.S.

725

10.9

8.5-13.7

641

89.1

86.3-91.5

College Graduate

1,321

112

6.7

5.4- 8.4

1,209

93.3

91.6-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

134

17.5

11.0-26.6

111

82.5

73.4-89.0

$25,000- 34,999

178

11.6

7.3-17.8

152

88.4

82.2-92.7

$35,000- 49,999

282

12.0

8.1-17.3

243

88.0

82.7-91.9

$50,000- 74,999

342

12.1

8.4-17.1

303

87.9

82.9-91.6

$75,000+

1,085

6.5

5.0- 8.5

1,008

93.5

91.5-95.0

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

889

292

30.6

27.1-34.5

597

69.4

65.5-72.9

1,769

***

1,769

100

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

351

21.2

16.7-26.4

269

78.8

73.6-83.3

Non-Veteran

2,340

210

8.3

7.1- 9.8

2,130

91.7

90.2-92.9

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

789

6.7

4.9- 9.1

735

93.3

90.9-95.1

Regional City or Suburban County

828

8.3

6.4-10.6

742

91.7

89.4-93.6

Rural

1,078

152

14.2

11.8-17.1

926

85.8

82.9-88.2

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,354

4.7

3.5- 6.2

1,288

95.3

93.8-96.5

Unemployed

***

Retired

942

181

19.2

16.2-22.5

761

80.8

77.5-83.8

Unable to Work

142

22.7

15.2-32.4

115

77.3

67.6-84.8

Other not in Labor Force

142

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

233

15.2

10.4-21.8

196

84.8

78.2-89.6

151% to 200%

118

11.5

6.5-19.7

101

88.5

80.3-93.5

More than 200%

1,599

141

8.2

6.8-10.0

1,458

91.8

90.0-93.2

HOUSING

Own

1,938

222

11.0

9.4-12.7

1,716

89.0

87.3-90.6

Rent

577

7.6

5.5-10.4

521

92.4

89.6-94.5

Other arrangement

158

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

491

14.3

10.9-18.6

424

85.7

81.4-89.1

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

951

129

12.3

10.0-15.0

822

87.7

85.0-90.0

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,253

6.5

5.1- 8.2

1,157

93.5

91.8-94.9

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

1,061

101

8.0

6.4-10.0

960

92.0

90.0-93.6

2nd Quartile

813

8.5

6.4-11.0

733

91.5

89.0-93.6

3rd Quartile

639

13.1

10.3-16.6

554

86.9

83.4-89.7

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

182

16.9

10.9-25.3

156

83.1

74.7-89.1

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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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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