2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,730 932 36.9 34.8-39.1 835 31.2 29.2-33.4 963 31.9 29.9-34.0
GENDER
Male 1,269 495 42.6 39.5-45.8 377 29.9 27.0-32.9 397 27.5 24.8-30.4
Female 1,461 437 31.4 28.6-34.3 458 32.5 29.6-35.6 566 36.1 33.1-39.1
AGE
18-34 472 280 57.7 52.6-62.6 149 32.6 28.0-37.6 43 9.7 7.0-13.3
35-44 351 172 52.3 46.5-58.0 113 29.8 24.9-35.3 66 17.9 13.9-22.7
45-54 383 150 39.6 34.2-45.2 122 33.1 27.9-38.6 111 27.4 22.6-32.7
55-64 500 142 27.3 23.1-31.9 148 28.6 24.2-33.3 210 44.1 39.1-49.3
65-74 505 97 18.0 14.6-22.0 159 30.9 26.3-35.9 249 51.0 45.9-56.2
75+ 487 74 12.8 9.6-17.1 136 32.4 26.7-38.7 277 54.7 48.5-60.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 14 11.1 6.2-19.1 29 28.0 19.1-38.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 543 175 34.9 30.4-39.8 160 32.3 27.8-37.3 208 32.7 28.4-37.3
Some Post-H.S. 732 228 35.4 31.5-39.6 223 31.6 27.9-35.6 281 32.9 29.3-36.9
College Graduate 1,337 509 43.1 40.1-46.1 420 30.6 27.9-33.4 408 26.3 23.8-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 17 19.6 11.8-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 22 20.1 13.0-29.7 30 22.3 15.1-31.7 84 57.6 47.2-67.4
$25,000- 34,999 180 54 34.0 26.2-42.8 61 36.9 28.8-45.8 65 29.1 22.0-37.3
$35,000- 49,999 284 82 32.7 26.3-39.8 83 28.5 22.6-35.3 119 38.8 32.1-45.9
$50,000- 74,999 346 128 40.0 34.0-46.3 101 30.9 25.4-37.1 117 29.1 24.0-34.8
$75,000+ 1,090 434 42.5 39.1-45.9 375 34.0 30.8-37.3 281 23.6 20.9-26.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 894 113 13.7 11.2-16.8 246 30.4 26.7-34.5 535 55.8 51.7-59.9
No 1,769 795 48.5 45.8-51.2 566 31.3 28.9-33.9 408 20.2 18.2-22.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 115 37.2 31.4-43.3 105 30.9 25.4-36.9 135 32.0 26.8-37.6
Non-Veteran 2,370 813 36.7 34.4-39.0 730 31.4 29.2-33.7 827 31.9 29.8-34.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 796 335 43.9 40.0-47.8 246 32.2 28.5-36.1 215 23.9 20.8-27.4
Regional City or Suburban County 840 295 37.1 33.3-41.0 248 30.2 26.6-34.1 297 32.7 29.0-36.5
Rural 1,094 302 31.1 27.8-34.6 341 31.3 28.1-34.8 451 37.5 34.1-41.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,369 644 49.6 46.6-52.7 438 31.0 28.2-33.8 287 19.4 17.2-21.9
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 25.3 17.3-35.5
Retired 949 168 16.1 13.5-19.0 289 32.6 28.9-36.6 492 51.3 47.2-55.3
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** 20 15.2 9.3-23.7 114 78.7 69.8-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 145 63 41.0 32.4-50.3 51 38.7 30.0-48.3 31 20.2 13.5-29.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** 20 21.7 13.5-33.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 236 46 24.8 18.5-32.4 72 33.1 26.3-40.7 118 42.1 34.8-49.8
151% to 200% 119 37 35.7 26.0-46.7 *** *** *** 45 30.1 21.4-40.5
More than 200% 1,610 613 40.9 38.1-43.7 522 32.1 29.5-34.8 475 27.0 24.6-29.5
HOUSING
Own 1,957 629 34.8 32.3-37.3 603 31.0 28.6-33.5 725 34.2 31.8-36.7
Rent 588 224 42.5 38.0-47.2 178 31.8 27.5-36.4 186 25.7 22.0-29.8
Other arrangement 162 65 44.9 35.9-54.2 48 34.0 25.3-43.9 49 21.1 15.3-28.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 158 34.8 30.0-39.9 137 27.6 23.2-32.4 208 37.7 32.8-42.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 287 33.5 29.9-37.2 291 31.2 27.6-34.9 382 35.4 31.8-39.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,267 487 40.5 37.4-43.7 407 32.8 29.8-35.9 373 26.7 24.0-29.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,074 385 38.0 34.7-41.5 345 32.7 29.5-36.2 344 29.2 26.2-32.5
2nd Quartile 822 307 41.3 37.3-45.4 241 29.2 25.6-33.2 274 29.5 25.9-33.3
3rd Quartile 649 190 31.7 27.6-36.1 195 31.1 27.1-35.5 264 37.2 33.0-41.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 50 28.3 21.1-36.7 54 33.4 25.7-42.1 81 38.3 30.4-46.9

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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