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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,678 338 13.6 12.0-15.3 2,340 86.4 84.7-88.0
GENDER
Male 1,237 142 11.5 9.6-13.8 1,095 88.5 86.2-90.4
Female 1,441 196 15.5 13.2-18.0 1,245 84.5 82.0-86.8
AGE
18-34 462 82 19.4 15.5-23.9 380 80.6 76.1-84.5
35-44 342 53 14.3 10.8-18.9 289 85.7 81.1-89.2
45-54 375 48 12.8 9.2-17.4 327 87.2 82.6-90.8
55-64 494 66 14.6 11.2-18.9 428 85.4 81.1-88.8
65-74 497 38 7.6 5.2-11.2 459 92.4 88.8-94.8
75+ 480 50 9.1 6.4-12.7 430 90.9 87.3-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** 79 73.6 62.0-82.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 532 89 16.2 13.0-20.1 443 83.8 79.9-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 721 105 15.7 12.8-19.1 616 84.3 80.9-87.2
College Graduate 1,312 117 7.8 6.4- 9.4 1,195 92.2 90.6-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 34 22.9 15.5-32.6 99 77.1 67.4-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 176 33 20.2 13.8-28.5 143 79.8 71.5-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 280 38 14.1 9.5-20.5 242 85.9 79.5-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 340 42 13.6 9.6-18.9 298 86.4 81.1-90.4
$75,000+ 1,075 89 9.6 7.7-12.0 986 90.4 88.0-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 884 338 41.5 37.5-45.6 546 58.5 54.4-62.5
No 1,769 *** *** *** 1,769 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 54 16.1 12.0-21.2 293 83.9 78.8-88.0
Non-Veteran 2,328 284 13.2 11.6-15.0 2,044 86.8 85.0-88.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 786 79 10.8 8.4-13.7 707 89.2 86.3-91.6
Regional City or Suburban County 824 117 15.6 12.7-18.9 707 84.4 81.1-87.3
Rural 1,068 142 14.1 11.7-16.9 926 85.9 83.1-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,343 146 12.0 10.1-14.3 1,197 88.0 85.7-89.9
Unemployed 94 19 21.4 13.2-32.9 75 78.6 67.1-86.8
Retired 937 92 10.0 7.8-12.7 845 90.0 87.3-92.2
Unable to Work 144 56 38.3 29.4-48.2 88 61.7 51.8-70.6
Other not in Labor Force 141 24 18.6 11.9-28.0 117 81.4 72.0-88.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 231 48 17.9 12.6-24.7 183 82.1 75.3-87.4
151% to 200% 118 15 14.8 8.4-24.9 103 85.2 75.1-91.6
More than 200% 1,586 154 10.9 9.2-13.0 1,432 89.1 87.0-90.8
HOUSING
Own 1,925 181 10.9 9.2-12.8 1,744 89.1 87.2-90.8
Rent 572 120 24.0 19.9-28.5 452 76.0 71.5-80.1
Other arrangement 160 36 22.3 15.7-30.8 124 77.7 69.2-84.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 67 14.5 11.1-18.7 418 85.5 81.3-88.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 944 135 15.5 12.8-18.6 809 84.5 81.4-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,249 136 11.7 9.7-14.0 1,113 88.3 86.0-90.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,056 117 11.7 9.6-14.2 939 88.3 85.8-90.4
2nd Quartile 809 106 14.3 11.5-17.6 703 85.7 82.4-88.5
3rd Quartile 634 99 16.2 13.0-20.0 535 83.8 80.0-87.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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