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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,683 197 7.8 6.6- 9.3 2,486 92.2 90.7-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,239 73 5.4 4.1- 7.1 1,166 94.6 92.9-95.9
Female 1,444 124 10.1 8.1-12.6 1,320 89.9 87.4-91.9
AGE
18-34 460 26 7.0 4.7-10.3 434 93.0 89.7-95.3
35-44 342 22 5.8 3.7- 9.1 320 94.2 90.9-96.3
45-54 378 22 6.2 3.8- 9.9 356 93.8 90.1-96.2
55-64 494 31 6.9 4.6-10.3 463 93.1 89.7-95.4
65-74 497 39 7.7 5.2-11.0 458 92.3 89.0-94.8
75+ 482 56 15.2 10.2-22.1 426 84.8 77.9-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 529 60 10.9 7.8-14.9 469 89.1 85.1-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 719 56 7.1 5.2- 9.5 663 92.9 90.5-94.8
College Graduate 1,321 56 3.6 2.7- 4.9 1,265 96.4 95.1-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 27 18.1 11.4-27.5 103 81.9 72.5-88.6
$25,000- 34,999 175 21 12.1 7.0-20.1 154 87.9 79.9-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 283 25 9.4 5.8-14.9 258 90.6 85.1-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 340 18 6.2 3.6-10.5 322 93.8 89.5-96.4
$75,000+ 1,080 28 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,052 97.6 96.3-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 883 197 23.9 20.4-27.9 686 76.1 72.1-79.6
No 1,769 *** *** *** 1,769 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 26 5.9 3.7- 9.3 321 94.1 90.7-96.3
Non-Veteran 2,332 171 8.2 6.8- 9.8 2,161 91.8 90.2-93.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 790 40 4.5 3.2- 6.4 750 95.5 93.6-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 822 61 8.8 6.4-12.1 761 91.2 87.9-93.6
Rural 1,071 96 9.6 7.5-12.3 975 90.4 87.7-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,344 34 3.2 2.2- 4.6 1,310 96.8 95.4-97.8
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 939 86 10.7 7.9-14.4 853 89.3 85.6-92.1
Unable to Work 143 58 39.9 30.8-49.6 85 60.1 50.4-69.2
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 19 20.8 12.5-32.6 76 79.2 67.4-87.5
101% to 150% 227 30 12.4 8.0-18.9 197 87.6 81.1-92.0
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,593 65 4.1 3.1- 5.5 1,528 95.9 94.5-96.9
HOUSING
Own 1,931 121 6.8 5.5- 8.6 1,810 93.2 91.4-94.5
Rent 572 59 12.0 8.9-16.1 513 88.0 83.9-91.1
Other arrangement 158 17 10.8 5.9-18.9 141 89.2 81.1-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 486 48 9.3 6.7-12.6 438 90.7 87.4-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 946 84 10.7 8.1-14.0 862 89.3 86.0-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,251 65 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,186 95.0 93.4-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,058 58 4.8 3.6- 6.4 1,000 95.2 93.6-96.4
2nd Quartile 808 63 9.3 6.8-12.7 745 90.7 87.3-93.2
3rd Quartile 638 56 9.6 7.0-13.1 582 90.4 86.9-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 179 20 9.5 5.8-15.1 159 90.5 84.9-94.2

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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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