2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,462 1,095 39.3 37.1-41.6 1,367 60.7 58.4-62.9
GENDER
Male 1,112 460 36.4 33.2-39.7 652 63.6 60.3-66.8
Female 1,350 635 42.0 38.9-45.2 715 58.0 54.8-61.1
AGE
18-34 369 92 23.1 18.7-28.2 277 76.9 71.8-81.3
35-44 303 48 15.4 11.4-20.4 255 84.6 79.6-88.6
45-54 355 64 16.9 13.0-21.6 291 83.1 78.4-87.0
55-64 467 161 33.7 28.9-38.9 306 66.3 61.1-71.1
65-74 485 339 68.8 63.6-73.6 146 31.2 26.4-36.4
75+ 459 380 83.1 77.8-87.3 79 16.9 12.7-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 206 38.8 33.9-44.0 281 61.2 56.0-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 669 304 39.6 35.5-43.8 365 60.4 56.2-64.5
College Graduate 1,200 532 38.4 35.4-41.5 668 61.6 58.5-64.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 87 47.4 38.3-56.7 75 52.6 43.3-61.7
$35,000- 49,999 264 136 46.2 39.0-53.6 128 53.8 46.4-61.0
$50,000- 74,999 302 131 40.7 34.4-47.4 171 59.3 52.6-65.6
$75,000+ 988 355 30.5 27.4-33.7 633 69.5 66.3-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 826 481 54.0 49.8-58.2 345 46.0 41.8-50.2
No 1,609 602 32.1 29.6-34.7 1,007 67.9 65.3-70.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 316 172 47.5 41.1-53.9 144 52.5 46.1-58.9
Non-Veteran 2,142 922 38.2 35.8-40.6 1,220 61.8 59.4-64.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 289 38.0 34.1-42.1 411 62.0 57.9-65.9
Regional City or Suburban County 751 328 40.3 36.2-44.6 423 59.7 55.4-63.8
Rural 1,011 478 39.5 36.0-43.1 533 60.5 56.9-64.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,207 296 21.6 19.2-24.3 911 78.4 75.7-80.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 899 664 72.0 68.2-75.6 235 28.0 24.4-31.8
Unable to Work 140 68 50.9 41.0-60.7 72 49.1 39.3-59.0
Other not in Labor Force 112 38 32.4 23.4-42.8 74 67.6 57.2-76.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 218 96 38.6 31.2-46.5 122 61.4 53.5-68.8
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,451 588 35.5 32.8-38.4 863 64.5 61.6-67.2
HOUSING
Own 1,801 840 41.0 38.4-43.6 961 59.0 56.4-61.6
Rent 501 198 35.1 30.4-40.0 303 64.9 60.0-69.6
Other arrangement 140 50 29.3 21.5-38.6 90 70.7 61.4-78.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 452 191 37.0 32.0-42.4 261 63.0 57.6-68.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 877 415 40.3 36.5-44.3 462 59.7 55.7-63.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,133 489 39.4 36.2-42.7 644 60.6 57.3-63.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 975 424 39.2 35.7-42.8 551 60.8 57.2-64.3
2nd Quartile 732 311 36.8 32.8-41.0 421 63.2 59.0-67.2
3rd Quartile 586 282 42.1 37.5-46.8 304 57.9 53.2-62.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 169 78 42.1 33.6-51.2 91 57.9 48.8-66.4

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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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