2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,722 2,290 84.6 82.9-86.1 432 15.4 13.9-17.1
GENDER
Male 1,265 1,060 84.4 81.9-86.6 205 15.6 13.4-18.1
Female 1,457 1,230 84.8 82.5-86.9 227 15.2 13.1-17.5
AGE
18-34 471 423 89.5 86.0-92.3 48 10.5 7.7-14.0
35-44 350 313 90.0 86.1-92.9 37 10.0 7.1-13.9
45-54 381 325 85.1 80.5-88.7 56 14.9 11.3-19.5
55-64 499 408 80.7 76.3-84.5 91 19.3 15.5-23.7
65-74 504 403 80.0 75.3-83.9 101 20.0 16.1-24.7
75+ 485 389 78.9 73.7-83.3 96 21.1 16.7-26.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 421 81.9 78.2-85.1 120 18.1 14.9-21.8
Some Post-H.S. 731 595 83.6 80.4-86.4 136 16.4 13.6-19.6
College Graduate 1,333 1,213 91.7 89.8-93.2 120 8.3 6.8-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 77 62.3 52.0-71.6 58 37.7 28.4-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 137 78.8 70.9-84.9 42 21.2 15.1-29.1
$35,000- 49,999 284 227 81.3 75.2-86.1 57 18.7 13.9-24.8
$50,000- 74,999 346 302 86.2 81.1-90.1 44 13.8 9.9-18.9
$75,000+ 1,087 1,011 92.9 90.9-94.5 76 7.1 5.5- 9.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 890 578 67.2 63.3-70.8 312 32.8 29.2-36.7
No 1,766 1,653 93.1 91.5-94.4 113 6.9 5.6- 8.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 296 84.4 79.5-88.3 59 15.6 11.7-20.5
Non-Veteran 2,362 1,989 84.6 82.8-86.2 373 15.4 13.8-17.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 795 716 90.2 87.5-92.3 79 9.8 7.7-12.5
Regional City or Suburban County 839 708 84.5 81.4-87.1 131 15.5 12.9-18.6
Rural 1,088 866 80.2 77.2-83.0 222 19.8 17.0-22.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 1,258 91.6 89.7-93.2 108 8.4 6.8-10.3
Unemployed 98 76 78.9 68.8-86.4 22 21.1 13.6-31.2
Retired 947 762 79.8 76.4-82.8 185 20.2 17.2-23.6
Unable to Work 144 46 30.1 22.1-39.5 98 69.9 60.5-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 145 130 93.4 88.5-96.3 15 6.6 3.7-11.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 62 71.2 60.4-80.0 33 28.8 20.0-39.6
101% to 150% 236 159 71.9 64.7-78.2 77 28.1 21.8-35.3
151% to 200% 118 91 77.9 67.5-85.7 27 22.1 14.3-32.5
More than 200% 1,607 1,452 90.3 88.4-91.8 155 9.7 8.2-11.6
HOUSING
Own 1,950 1,680 85.5 83.6-87.3 270 14.5 12.7-16.4
Rent 587 464 81.2 77.5-84.4 123 18.8 15.6-22.5
Other arrangement 162 125 80.4 72.9-86.2 37 19.6 13.8-27.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 398 79.9 75.4-83.7 104 20.1 16.3-24.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 955 775 83.0 80.0-85.6 180 17.0 14.4-20.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,265 1,117 87.8 85.5-89.8 148 12.2 10.2-14.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,071 930 86.7 84.1-89.0 141 13.3 11.0-15.9
2nd Quartile 819 684 84.2 81.0-86.9 135 15.8 13.1-19.0
3rd Quartile 648 533 84.2 80.7-87.1 115 15.8 12.9-19.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 143 76.9 68.8-83.5 41 23.1 16.5-31.2

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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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