2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,330 122 4.5 3.6- 5.5 3,208 95.5 94.5-96.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,138 43 2.2 1.6- 3.1 2,095 97.8 96.9-98.4
GENDER
Male 944 34 3.8 2.7- 5.5 910 96.2 94.5-97.3
Female 1,194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 311 13 3.7 2.1- 6.6 298 96.3 93.4-97.9
55-64 409 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 430 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** 92 100 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 594 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3 579 97.5 95.7-98.6
College Graduate 1,041 17 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,024 98.2 97.0-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 867 19 2.2 1.4- 3.6 848 97.8 96.4-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 746 19 2.7 1.6- 4.4 727 97.3 95.6-98.4
No 1,366 23 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,343 98.1 97.0-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,870 34 2.0 1.4- 2.9 1,836 98.0 97.1-98.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 562 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 668 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 908 19 2.5 1.5- 4.1 889 97.5 95.9-98.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,028 29 3.0 2.0- 4.5 999 97.0 95.5-98.0
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 803 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** 102 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** 89 100 . - .
More than 200% 1,257 27 2.5 1.6- 3.7 1,230 97.5 96.3-98.4
HOUSING
Own 1,644 29 2.0 1.4- 3.1 1,615 98.0 96.9-98.6
Rent 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 392 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 14 2.4 1.4- 4.1 783 97.6 95.9-98.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 949 18 1.7 1.0- 2.9 931 98.3 97.1-99.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 846 16 1.9 1.1- 3.3 830 98.1 96.7-98.9
2nd Quartile 636 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 515 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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