2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,722 435 15.7 14.2-17.4 960 35.5 33.3-37.6 895 33.4 31.3-35.6 305 11.0 9.7-12.5 127 4.4 3.6- 5.4
GENDER
Male 1,265 197 16.2 13.9-18.7 421 33.3 30.3-36.3 442 34.9 31.9-38.1 146 11.5 9.6-13.7 59 4.2 3.1- 5.5
Female 1,457 238 15.3 13.3-17.5 539 37.6 34.6-40.6 453 32.0 29.1-35.0 159 10.6 8.9-12.6 68 4.6 3.5- 6.1
AGE
18-34 471 110 22.6 18.7-27.1 179 37.3 32.5-42.3 134 29.7 25.2-34.5 42 8.9 6.4-12.2 *** *** ***
35-44 350 64 18.6 14.5-23.6 126 37.7 32.2-43.6 123 33.6 28.4-39.3 28 7.6 5.1-11.2 *** *** ***
45-54 381 63 14.8 11.3-19.1 142 37.4 32.2-43.0 120 32.9 27.7-38.5 39 11.0 7.8-15.3 17 3.9 2.4- 6.4
55-64 499 76 13.7 10.8-17.3 164 33.0 28.4-38.0 168 34.0 29.3-39.0 54 11.1 8.3-14.8 37 8.1 5.7-11.5
65-74 504 69 11.9 9.1-15.3 180 34.8 30.1-39.8 154 33.3 28.5-38.4 68 13.8 10.6-17.9 33 6.2 4.0- 9.5
75+ 485 48 7.9 5.6-11.0 153 30.3 24.9-36.2 188 40.7 34.6-47.0 71 15.6 11.8-20.4 25 5.5 3.5- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** 17 18.3 10.7-29.6 *** *** *** 34 27.0 18.5-37.4 20 16.1 9.9-25.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 61 13.1 10.0-17.0 153 29.4 25.1-34.2 207 39.4 34.6-44.3 86 13.2 10.4-16.5 34 4.9 3.3- 7.2
Some Post-H.S. 731 90 13.2 10.6-16.3 252 36.7 32.8-40.8 253 33.7 29.9-37.7 88 11.2 8.9-14.0 48 5.2 3.7- 7.2
College Graduate 1,333 277 21.2 18.9-23.8 535 41.3 38.4-44.4 401 29.1 26.5-31.9 95 6.7 5.3- 8.4 25 1.6 1.0- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** 14 15.3 8.5-25.8 *** *** *** 20 22.8 14.4-34.1 16 18.8 11.2-29.8
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** 22 19.5 12.1-30.0 47 35.9 26.4-46.6 37 24.6 17.2-33.8 21 13.1 7.4-22.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 21 13.1 8.2-20.5 46 25.8 18.6-34.7 70 39.8 31.7-48.5 32 14.9 10.0-21.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 284 25 8.3 5.4-12.6 92 34.2 27.7-41.3 110 38.8 32.0-46.0 34 12.5 8.5-18.1 23 6.2 3.7-10.0
$50,000- 74,999 346 53 16.1 12.0-21.3 137 37.1 31.4-43.1 112 33.0 27.4-39.2 35 10.6 7.2-15.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,087 236 20.7 18.1-23.5 443 41.1 37.8-44.5 332 31.1 28.0-34.4 61 5.9 4.4- 7.8 15 1.2 0.7- 2.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 890 44 4.9 3.4- 7.0 209 23.9 20.6-27.7 325 38.4 34.4-42.5 206 21.9 18.9-25.3 106 10.9 8.8-13.5
No 1,766 381 21.1 19.0-23.4 728 41.1 38.5-43.8 544 30.9 28.4-33.5 93 5.6 4.5- 7.1 20 1.3 0.8- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 56 17.3 13.1-22.6 120 33.7 28.2-39.7 120 33.3 27.9-39.2 44 12.5 8.9-17.2 15 3.1 1.8- 5.4
Non-Veteran 2,362 376 15.3 13.7-17.0 839 35.8 33.5-38.1 774 33.5 31.2-35.8 261 10.8 9.4-12.4 112 4.6 3.7- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 795 160 19.5 16.6-22.8 311 38.7 35.0-42.6 245 32.0 28.3-35.9 58 6.9 5.2- 9.2 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7
Regional City or Suburban County 839 131 15.4 12.8-18.4 293 33.1 29.4-36.9 284 36.0 32.2-40.1 93 11.9 9.5-14.8 38 3.6 2.5- 5.2
Rural 1,088 144 13.0 10.8-15.7 356 34.9 31.5-38.6 366 32.3 29.0-35.7 154 13.5 11.3-16.2 68 6.2 4.7- 8.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 283 20.0 17.7-22.5 548 39.7 36.7-42.7 427 32.0 29.2-34.9 87 6.7 5.3- 8.4 21 1.7 1.0- 2.7
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.5 9.1-25.1 *** *** ***
Retired 947 107 9.7 7.8-12.0 320 33.4 29.7-37.3 335 36.7 32.8-40.8 134 14.9 12.2-18.0 51 5.3 3.9- 7.3
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 21.9 15.3-30.2 51 37.6 28.6-47.5 47 32.4 23.8-42.3
Other not in Labor Force 145 27 18.5 12.5-26.6 53 38.2 29.6-47.7 50 36.6 28.0-46.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.4 9.2-24.5 16 13.4 7.7-22.4
101% to 150% 236 19 8.7 5.2-14.1 59 25.1 19.1-32.1 81 38.2 30.9-46.1 54 20.1 14.8-26.7 23 7.9 4.6-13.4
151% to 200% 118 14 13.7 7.5-23.5 25 19.4 11.9-30.0 *** *** *** 20 15.2 9.0-24.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,607 301 18.2 16.1-20.4 639 40.2 37.5-43.1 512 31.9 29.3-34.6 114 7.4 6.0- 9.1 41 2.4 1.7- 3.3
HOUSING
Own 1,950 310 15.4 13.7-17.3 726 36.6 34.1-39.1 644 33.5 31.1-36.1 189 10.2 8.7-11.9 81 4.3 3.3- 5.5
Rent 587 96 16.5 13.3-20.3 180 31.3 27.1-35.8 188 33.4 29.0-38.0 85 13.6 10.8-17.0 38 5.2 3.6- 7.3
Other arrangement 162 24 16.3 10.2-24.9 46 33.3 24.9-42.9 55 30.8 23.0-39.9 29 15.6 10.5-22.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 69 14.2 10.9-18.3 160 32.1 27.4-37.1 169 33.6 28.9-38.6 77 14.6 11.4-18.6 27 5.5 3.5- 8.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 955 130 13.2 10.8-16.0 317 34.1 30.5-37.9 328 35.7 31.9-39.6 122 11.6 9.4-14.1 58 5.5 4.0- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,265 236 18.4 16.1-20.9 483 37.9 34.8-41.0 398 31.6 28.7-34.6 106 9.1 7.4-11.3 42 3.1 2.2- 4.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,071 199 18.3 15.8-21.0 383 36.6 33.3-40.1 348 31.8 28.6-35.2 96 9.1 7.2-11.3 45 4.2 3.0- 5.9
2nd Quartile 819 130 16.3 13.5-19.6 290 34.3 30.5-38.2 264 33.6 29.8-37.7 105 12.6 10.2-15.6 30 3.2 2.1- 4.8
3rd Quartile 648 82 11.6 9.2-14.6 229 35.7 31.4-40.1 222 36.9 32.5-41.5 77 10.0 7.8-12.7 38 5.8 4.0- 8.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 24 14.3 9.1-21.9 58 34.5 26.6-43.2 61 28.1 21.4-36.1 27 17.0 11.2-25.0 14 6.1 3.4-10.6

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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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