2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,179 1,315 30.8 29.2-32.6 2,864 69.2 67.4-70.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,663 894 33.3 31.1-35.5 1,769 66.7 64.5-68.9
GENDER
Male 1,234 417 31.8 28.8-34.9 817 68.2 65.1-71.2
Female 1,429 477 34.7 31.7-37.9 952 65.3 62.1-68.3
AGE
18-34 461 116 28.7 24.1-33.8 345 71.3 66.2-75.9
35-44 338 74 21.3 16.9-26.5 264 78.7 73.5-83.1
45-54 373 91 24.2 19.6-29.5 282 75.8 70.5-80.4
55-64 490 179 38.2 33.3-43.4 311 61.8 56.6-66.7
65-74 493 171 34.9 30.1-40.1 322 65.1 59.9-69.9
75+ 480 258 56.1 50.0-62.0 222 43.9 38.0-50.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 527 216 39.1 34.3-44.1 311 60.9 55.9-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 716 268 35.9 31.9-40.0 448 64.1 60.0-68.1
College Graduate 1,307 338 21.9 19.5-24.4 969 78.1 75.6-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 84 58.7 48.0-68.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 78 40.0 31.7-48.9 96 60.0 51.1-68.3
$35,000- 49,999 281 111 36.6 29.9-43.8 170 63.4 56.2-70.1
$50,000- 74,999 336 117 36.1 30.2-42.6 219 63.9 57.4-69.8
$75,000+ 1,070 232 22.3 19.5-25.4 838 77.7 74.6-80.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 894 894 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,769 *** *** *** 1,769 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 159 43.2 37.2-49.3 189 56.8 50.7-62.8
Non-Veteran 2,312 735 31.8 29.5-34.2 1,577 68.2 65.8-70.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 779 178 22.5 19.2-26.1 601 77.5 73.9-80.8
Regional City or Suburban County 815 286 35.4 31.4-39.5 529 64.6 60.5-68.6
Rural 1,069 430 40.1 36.5-43.8 639 59.9 56.2-63.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,332 279 22.4 19.8-25.2 1,053 77.6 74.8-80.2
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 935 418 46.2 42.1-50.3 517 53.8 49.7-57.9
Unable to Work 144 116 78.3 68.3-85.8 28 21.7 14.2-31.7
Other not in Labor Force 140 38 29.1 20.9-38.9 102 70.9 61.1-79.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 232 113 42.5 35.1-50.3 119 57.5 49.7-64.9
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,577 417 26.8 24.3-29.5 1,160 73.2 70.5-75.7
HOUSING
Own 1,916 611 32.4 29.9-35.0 1,305 67.6 65.0-70.1
Rent 572 214 37.0 32.5-41.8 358 63.0 58.2-67.5
Other arrangement 155 65 38.6 29.9-48.1 90 61.4 51.9-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 486 192 38.9 33.9-44.2 294 61.1 55.8-66.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 943 364 38.4 34.6-42.3 579 61.6 57.7-65.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,234 338 26.8 24.0-29.8 896 73.2 70.2-76.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,046 323 29.3 26.2-32.6 723 70.7 67.4-73.8
2nd Quartile 799 259 33.7 29.7-37.9 540 66.3 62.1-70.3
3rd Quartile 638 241 36.5 32.2-41.1 397 63.5 58.9-67.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 71 39.9 31.5-48.8 109 60.1 51.2-68.5

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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