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 4,224 642 13.9 12.7-15.2 3,582 86.1 84.8-87.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,692 442 14.9 13.4-16.6 2,250 85.1 83.4-86.6
GENDER
Male 1,246 188 13.7 11.7-16.1 1,058 86.3 83.9-88.3
Female 1,446 254 16.1 13.9-18.5 1,192 83.9 81.5-86.1
AGE
18-34 464 17 4.0 2.3- 6.6 447 96.0 93.4-97.7
35-44 343 15 4.6 2.7- 7.8 328 95.4 92.2-97.3
45-54 380 48 11.5 8.5-15.3 332 88.5 84.7-91.5
55-64 496 106 22.5 18.4-27.2 390 77.5 72.8-81.6
65-74 499 102 21.1 17.1-25.9 397 78.9 74.1-82.9
75+ 481 153 32.9 27.2-39.2 328 67.1 60.8-72.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 535 93 15.3 12.0-19.3 442 84.7 80.7-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 724 141 16.1 13.5-19.1 583 83.9 80.9-86.5
College Graduate 1,320 168 10.3 8.7-12.2 1,152 89.7 87.8-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 56 35.3 26.1-45.8 78 64.7 54.2-73.9
$25,000- 34,999 176 38 16.4 11.3-23.0 138 83.6 77.0-88.7
$35,000- 49,999 282 66 21.2 16.0-27.5 216 78.8 72.5-84.0
$50,000- 74,999 343 62 16.4 12.4-21.4 281 83.6 78.6-87.6
$75,000+ 1,083 94 8.6 6.8-10.7 989 91.4 89.3-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 890 442 45.5 41.5-49.6 448 54.5 50.4-58.5
No 1,769 *** *** *** 1,769 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 76 20.0 15.7-25.1 275 80.0 74.9-84.3
Non-Veteran 2,338 366 14.2 12.6-16.0 1,972 85.8 84.0-87.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 789 84 8.9 7.0-11.2 705 91.1 88.8-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 827 142 17.4 14.3-21.0 685 82.6 79.0-85.7
Rural 1,076 216 17.6 15.1-20.4 860 82.4 79.6-84.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,352 88 6.6 5.2- 8.3 1,264 93.4 91.7-94.8
Unemployed 96 15 10.5 6.1-17.7 81 89.5 82.3-93.9
Retired 940 241 26.1 22.5-30.0 699 73.9 70.0-77.5
Unable to Work 144 84 55.4 45.5-64.9 60 44.6 35.1-54.5
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 232 72 25.0 19.1-31.9 160 75.0 68.1-80.9
151% to 200% 117 24 15.4 9.6-23.8 93 84.6 76.2-90.4
More than 200% 1,598 199 11.8 10.1-13.8 1,399 88.2 86.2-89.9
HOUSING
Own 1,936 316 15.4 13.5-17.4 1,620 84.6 82.6-86.5
Rent 578 94 13.5 10.7-16.8 484 86.5 83.2-89.3
Other arrangement 157 29 14.6 9.2-22.5 128 85.4 77.5-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 92 16.0 12.7-20.0 398 84.0 80.0-87.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 947 179 17.4 14.6-20.7 768 82.6 79.3-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,255 171 12.5 10.5-14.8 1,084 87.5 85.2-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,063 163 14.5 12.1-17.2 900 85.5 82.8-87.9
2nd Quartile 809 142 16.3 13.3-19.7 667 83.7 80.3-86.7
3rd Quartile 638 98 12.6 9.9-15.8 540 87.4 84.2-90.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 39 19.5 13.9-26.6 143 80.5 73.4-86.1

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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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