2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,141 339 15.6 13.8-17.5 1,802 84.4 82.5-86.2
GENDER
Male 941 196 19.6 16.9-22.6 745 80.4 77.4-83.1
Female 1,200 143 12.1 9.9-14.7 1,057 87.9 85.3-90.1
AGE
18-34 286 41 13.7 10.0-18.6 245 86.3 81.4-90.0
35-44 277 50 20.8 15.8-26.9 227 79.2 73.1-84.2
45-54 315 54 15.7 11.7-20.7 261 84.3 79.3-88.3
55-64 403 70 16.2 12.6-20.6 333 83.8 79.4-87.4
65-74 429 77 17.4 13.7-22.0 352 82.6 78.0-86.3
75+ 411 42 9.5 5.6-15.7 369 90.5 84.3-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 404 59 14.8 11.0-19.6 345 85.2 80.4-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 593 91 15.4 12.4-19.1 502 84.6 80.9-87.6
College Graduate 1,046 182 17.6 15.2-20.4 864 82.4 79.6-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 17 16.0 9.4-25.8 90 84.0 74.2-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 128 21 19.2 11.7-29.7 107 80.8 70.3-88.3
$35,000- 49,999 225 36 13.2 8.9-19.1 189 86.8 80.9-91.1
$50,000- 74,999 258 41 13.9 9.7-19.5 217 86.1 80.5-90.3
$75,000+ 864 153 17.1 14.5-20.1 711 82.9 79.9-85.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 745 110 13.5 10.6-16.9 635 86.5 83.1-89.4
No 1,372 222 16.6 14.5-19.1 1,150 83.4 80.9-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 42 14.3 10.2-19.7 221 85.7 80.3-89.8
Non-Veteran 1,875 297 15.8 13.9-17.9 1,578 84.2 82.1-86.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 568 105 16.7 13.7-20.3 463 83.3 79.7-86.3
Regional City or Suburban County 665 100 16.1 12.8-20.0 565 83.9 80.0-87.2
Rural 908 134 14.4 11.8-17.3 774 85.6 82.7-88.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,038 187 17.4 15.0-20.2 851 82.6 79.8-85.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 797 105 12.9 10.0-16.5 692 87.1 83.5-90.0
Unable to Work 124 24 18.3 11.7-27.5 100 81.7 72.5-88.3
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 188 30 18.4 12.5-26.4 158 81.6 73.6-87.5
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,257 210 15.5 13.4-17.9 1,047 84.5 82.1-86.6
HOUSING
Own 1,643 258 15.6 13.6-17.8 1,385 84.4 82.2-86.4
Rent 358 61 16.6 12.5-21.7 297 83.4 78.3-87.5
Other arrangement 124 19 14.0 8.2-22.9 105 86.0 77.1-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 51 13.7 10.1-18.3 342 86.3 81.7-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 793 124 15.4 12.4-18.9 669 84.6 81.1-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 955 164 16.5 14.0-19.3 791 83.5 80.7-86.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 845 153 16.4 13.8-19.4 692 83.6 80.6-86.2
2nd Quartile 639 97 16.6 13.3-20.7 542 83.4 79.3-86.7
3rd Quartile 514 72 13.4 10.3-17.3 442 86.6 82.7-89.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 17 13.6 8.2-21.7 126 86.4 78.3-91.8

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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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