2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,218 1,565 72.6 70.3-74.8 653 27.4 25.2-29.7
GENDER
Male 986 708 73.8 70.5-76.9 278 26.2 23.1-29.5
Female 1,232 857 71.6 68.4-74.5 375 28.4 25.5-31.6
AGE
18-34 282 224 80.0 74.3-84.7 58 20.0 15.3-25.7
35-44 280 224 78.6 72.7-83.6 56 21.4 16.4-27.3
45-54 334 259 79.1 74.0-83.5 75 20.9 16.5-26.0
55-64 430 306 71.9 66.7-76.5 124 28.1 23.5-33.3
65-74 447 303 69.2 64.1-74.0 144 30.8 26.0-35.9
75+ 420 231 55.0 48.2-61.6 189 45.0 38.4-51.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 417 279 71.0 65.6-75.8 138 29.0 24.2-34.4
Some Post-H.S. 615 424 71.6 67.5-75.4 191 28.4 24.6-32.5
College Graduate 1,088 800 76.6 73.7-79.4 288 23.4 20.6-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 135 84 66.6 56.7-75.2 51 33.4 24.8-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 222 141 67.1 59.1-74.1 81 32.9 25.9-40.9
$50,000- 74,999 272 186 70.9 64.3-76.7 86 29.1 23.3-35.7
$75,000+ 897 705 79.8 76.7-82.7 192 20.2 17.3-23.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 751 499 67.6 63.2-71.7 252 32.4 28.3-36.8
No 1,421 1,041 75.8 73.2-78.3 380 24.2 21.7-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 195 75.4 69.1-80.8 78 24.6 19.2-30.9
Non-Veteran 1,941 1,366 72.2 69.7-74.5 575 27.8 25.5-30.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 582 443 78.8 75.0-82.2 139 21.2 17.8-25.0
Regional City or Suburban County 701 494 71.5 67.2-75.4 207 28.5 24.6-32.8
Rural 935 628 69.2 65.5-72.7 307 30.8 27.3-34.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,085 836 78.0 75.0-80.8 249 22.0 19.2-25.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 824 519 63.9 59.6-68.0 305 36.1 32.0-40.4
Unable to Work 124 93 77.7 68.3-84.8 31 22.3 15.2-31.7
Other not in Labor Force 102 79 81.2 71.9-87.9 23 18.8 12.1-28.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 118 66.5 58.0-74.1 68 33.5 25.9-42.0
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,299 970 76.6 73.9-79.2 329 23.4 20.8-26.1
HOUSING
Own 1,730 1,222 72.7 70.1-75.1 508 27.3 24.9-29.9
Rent 357 247 69.2 63.2-74.6 110 30.8 25.4-36.8
Other arrangement 115 85 79.4 70.1-86.3 30 20.6 13.7-29.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 271 68.7 63.1-73.7 135 31.3 26.3-36.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 816 570 72.4 68.5-76.1 246 27.6 23.9-31.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 996 724 74.4 71.1-77.4 272 25.6 22.6-28.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 875 606 71.3 67.6-74.7 269 28.7 25.3-32.4
2nd Quartile 660 490 76.3 72.1-80.0 170 23.7 20.0-27.9
3rd Quartile 533 369 70.7 66.0-75.1 164 29.3 24.9-34.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 150 100 68.4 58.8-76.6 50 31.6 23.4-41.2

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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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