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 4,226 139 3.0 2.4- 3.6 4,087 97.0 96.4-97.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,690 80 2.4 1.8- 3.1 2,610 97.6 96.9-98.2
GENDER
Male 1,242 43 2.7 1.9- 4.0 1,199 97.3 96.0-98.1
Female 1,448 37 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,411 97.9 96.9-98.6
AGE
18-34 464 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 495 20 3.7 2.1- 6.2 475 96.3 93.8-97.9
65-74 499 22 4.5 2.6- 7.7 477 95.5 92.3-97.4
75+ 480 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 533 16 2.0 1.1- 3.5 517 98.0 96.5-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 724 24 2.0 1.3- 3.3 700 98.0 96.7-98.7
College Graduate 1,319 29 1.8 1.2- 2.8 1,290 98.2 97.2-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 282 17 7.2 4.0-12.5 265 92.8 87.5-96.0
$50,000- 74,999 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,080 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 886 80 7.3 5.6- 9.5 806 92.7 90.5-94.4
No 1,769 *** *** *** 1,769 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 18 3.5 2.1- 5.9 333 96.5 94.1-97.9
Non-Veteran 2,335 62 2.2 1.6- 3.0 2,273 97.8 97.0-98.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 788 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 826 25 3.1 1.8- 5.0 801 96.9 95.0-98.2
Rural 1,076 42 2.8 2.0- 4.0 1,034 97.2 96.0-98.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,350 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 939 33 3.4 2.1- 5.3 906 96.6 94.7-97.9
Unable to Work 143 32 17.0 11.2-24.9 111 83.0 75.1-88.8
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,595 26 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,569 98.5 97.5-99.1
HOUSING
Own 1,933 50 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,883 97.8 96.9-98.4
Rent 575 22 2.8 1.7- 4.4 553 97.2 95.6-98.3
Other arrangement 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 25 4.1 2.6- 6.3 464 95.9 93.7-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 947 25 2.1 1.2- 3.6 922 97.9 96.4-98.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,254 30 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,224 98.0 97.0-98.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,060 26 2.4 1.5- 3.8 1,034 97.6 96.2-98.5
2nd Quartile 809 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 639 24 2.5 1.4- 4.3 615 97.5 95.7-98.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 13 6.3 3.4-11.2 169 93.7 88.8-96.6

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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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