2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,245 2,808 66.9 65.2-68.6 370 8.3 7.4- 9.3 456 10.8 9.8-12.0 333 7.8 6.8- 8.8 278 6.1 5.3- 7.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,679 1,713 64.8 62.7-66.9 244 8.6 7.5- 9.9 308 11.9 10.5-13.5 228 8.4 7.2- 9.7 186 6.2 5.3- 7.3
GENDER
Male 1,244 804 66.9 63.8-69.8 127 9.4 7.7-11.4 135 10.9 9.0-13.1 87 6.2 4.9- 8.0 91 6.5 5.2- 8.2
Female 1,435 909 62.8 59.7-65.8 117 7.9 6.5- 9.7 173 12.9 10.8-15.2 141 10.4 8.6-12.6 95 6.0 4.7- 7.5
AGE
18-34 470 283 60.3 55.2-65.2 64 11.9 9.2-15.4 73 16.2 12.7-20.5 32 7.8 5.3-11.2 18 3.8 2.3- 6.1
35-44 348 222 66.3 60.7-71.5 42 11.0 8.0-15.0 44 12.0 8.7-16.3 26 6.9 4.6-10.2 14 3.8 2.1- 6.7
45-54 380 238 64.8 59.3-69.9 43 10.1 7.3-13.7 42 10.0 7.3-13.7 31 8.8 6.0-12.7 26 6.3 4.1- 9.6
55-64 491 315 63.6 58.5-68.4 39 7.8 5.4-11.1 50 10.2 7.5-13.8 40 8.6 6.1-12.2 47 9.8 7.2-13.2
65-74 494 313 64.3 59.2-69.2 29 5.3 3.6- 7.8 59 12.0 9.0-15.8 52 10.0 7.2-13.7 41 8.4 5.9-11.7
75+ 466 318 73.2 67.7-78.0 26 3.7 2.3- 6.0 39 8.3 5.6-12.1 44 8.3 5.6-12.4 39 6.5 4.4- 9.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 61 67.3 56.1-76.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.2-22.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 527 326 63.7 58.9-68.3 39 7.5 5.3-10.5 60 12.2 9.2-16.0 45 7.3 5.3-10.1 57 9.4 7.1-12.3
Some Post-H.S. 721 452 63.2 59.0-67.1 43 6.4 4.6- 8.8 89 13.6 10.9-16.8 85 11.4 9.0-14.4 52 5.5 4.0- 7.4
College Graduate 1,320 868 66.7 63.8-69.5 159 12.4 10.5-14.6 151 11.4 9.6-13.4 84 5.8 4.5- 7.5 58 3.6 2.7- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 9.6 5.3-16.9 21 17.4 9.8-28.9 19 10.5 6.2-17.2
$25,000- 34,999 176 104 59.4 50.6-67.6 15 10.8 6.0-18.5 *** *** *** 22 11.6 7.4-17.7 22 10.3 6.5-16.0
$35,000- 49,999 278 158 59.9 52.9-66.6 27 8.1 5.3-12.2 30 9.3 6.2-13.5 27 11.3 7.3-17.1 36 11.3 7.7-16.3
$50,000- 74,999 339 223 68.7 62.7-74.1 34 7.7 5.3-11.1 37 11.4 7.8-16.3 26 7.1 4.6-10.7 19 5.2 3.1- 8.4
$75,000+ 1,085 743 68.0 64.7-71.1 114 10.4 8.5-12.6 130 13.1 10.8-15.7 64 5.7 4.3- 7.5 34 2.8 1.9- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 857 401 49.0 44.8-53.2 63 6.5 4.8- 8.7 123 14.8 12.1-18.1 128 15.1 12.3-18.4 142 14.6 12.2-17.5
No 1,756 1,269 72.6 70.1-74.9 176 9.6 8.2-11.3 177 10.4 8.8-12.2 94 5.2 4.1- 6.5 40 2.2 1.6- 3.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 227 67.4 61.5-72.8 29 8.0 5.1-12.2 35 8.8 6.1-12.6 28 8.0 5.2-12.1 30 7.9 5.3-11.5
Non-Veteran 2,325 1,481 64.3 62.0-66.6 215 8.8 7.6-10.2 273 12.4 10.9-14.2 200 8.5 7.2-10.0 156 6.0 5.0- 7.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 787 508 65.4 61.5-69.1 86 10.0 7.9-12.5 103 14.4 11.6-17.7 53 6.4 4.7- 8.5 37 3.9 2.7- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 824 534 65.9 62.0-69.6 76 8.5 6.6-10.9 96 11.6 9.3-14.4 68 8.3 6.2-10.9 50 5.8 4.2- 7.9
Rural 1,068 671 63.5 59.9-66.9 82 7.7 6.0- 9.9 109 10.2 8.2-12.6 107 10.1 8.0-12.6 99 8.5 6.8-10.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 921 67.6 64.7-70.4 150 9.9 8.3-11.8 167 13.0 11.0-15.3 79 6.3 4.9- 8.1 45 3.1 2.3- 4.3
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 922 599 68.0 64.2-71.5 58 5.3 3.9- 7.2 95 9.8 7.7-12.3 87 8.5 6.6-10.9 83 8.4 6.5-10.8
Unable to Work 134 38 29.4 20.9-39.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 29.3 20.6-39.7 43 32.3 23.8-42.2
Other not in Labor Force 143 81 54.8 45.3-64.0 24 17.2 11.4-25.0 20 16.0 9.9-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.6 7.7-23.0
101% to 150% 232 134 65.0 57.6-71.7 16 5.9 3.4-10.0 23 8.8 5.5-13.8 30 10.9 6.9-16.6 29 9.5 6.3-14.1
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.3-28.7 17 12.3 7.0-20.6
More than 200% 1,593 1,065 67.5 64.7-70.1 162 9.6 8.1-11.3 188 12.7 10.8-14.8 101 6.0 4.8- 7.5 77 4.3 3.3- 5.6
HOUSING
Own 1,919 1,287 67.4 64.8-69.8 154 7.8 6.5- 9.3 200 11.0 9.4-12.8 156 8.1 6.8- 9.7 122 5.7 4.7- 7.0
Rent 580 316 54.7 49.9-59.3 74 12.0 9.4-15.3 85 15.5 12.2-19.3 55 9.5 6.9-13.0 50 8.3 6.1-11.1
Other arrangement 158 93 58.0 48.6-66.9 15 11.3 6.8-18.3 21 14.0 8.3-22.7 15 8.6 4.9-14.6 14 8.1 4.6-13.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 311 62.6 57.4-67.6 37 7.8 5.4-11.2 43 8.8 6.2-12.1 53 11.0 7.9-15.1 44 9.8 7.1-13.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 944 590 65.4 61.7-69.0 78 7.2 5.6- 9.3 110 11.5 9.2-14.2 87 9.0 7.0-11.4 79 6.9 5.3- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,247 812 65.2 62.1-68.2 129 10.1 8.4-12.1 155 13.5 11.4-16.0 88 6.9 5.4- 8.7 63 4.3 3.3- 5.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,056 678 63.3 59.8-66.7 102 10.2 8.3-12.5 132 13.5 11.2-16.2 90 8.2 6.4-10.4 54 4.8 3.6- 6.5
2nd Quartile 807 529 68.3 64.4-72.0 76 7.7 5.9- 9.9 77 9.8 7.5-12.7 64 8.0 6.1-10.5 61 6.2 4.6- 8.2
3rd Quartile 636 390 62.5 58.0-66.8 56 8.7 6.5-11.5 84 13.6 10.7-17.1 52 8.0 5.8-10.9 54 7.3 5.4- 9.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 116 64.2 55.3-72.2 *** *** *** 15 7.9 4.3-14.0 22 12.6 7.5-20.3 17 10.2 6.1-16.7

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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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