2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,589 991 41.8 39.6-44.1 283 11.6 10.2-13.2 940 30.8 28.8-33.0 129 5.0 4.1- 6.1 170 8.0 6.8- 9.4 76 2.7 2.1- 3.5
GENDER
Male 1,191 485 44.1 40.9-47.4 122 10.3 8.5-12.4 387 27.3 24.5-30.2 44 4.2 3.0- 5.8 122 11.8 9.8-14.2 31 2.3 1.6- 3.4
Female 1,398 506 39.7 36.6-42.8 161 12.9 10.9-15.2 553 34.2 31.3-37.2 85 5.8 4.6- 7.3 48 4.4 3.2- 6.1 45 3.0 2.1- 4.4
AGE
18-34 418 229 51.9 46.6-57.3 58 13.4 10.1-17.4 21 6.3 4.0- 9.8 31 7.1 4.9-10.3 60 17.0 13.2-21.5 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0
35-44 327 204 62.7 56.7-68.3 53 16.6 12.6-21.6 *** *** *** 33 8.4 5.7-12.0 23 7.9 5.1-11.9 *** *** ***
45-54 354 235 68.9 63.2-74.0 48 13.3 9.7-18.0 18 4.8 2.9- 8.1 24 6.0 3.8- 9.4 17 4.3 2.6- 7.0 *** *** ***
55-64 480 232 49.1 44.0-54.3 96 19.0 15.3-23.2 69 15.9 12.3-20.4 30 5.6 3.8- 8.2 29 7.1 4.7-10.6 24 3.3 2.1- 5.1
65-74 501 49 9.2 6.7-12.4 16 3.4 2.0- 5.7 401 80.5 76.3-84.1 *** *** *** 19 3.5 2.1- 5.8 *** *** ***
75+ 480 27 6.1 3.9- 9.5 *** *** *** 417 86.3 81.9-89.8 *** *** *** 21 4.0 2.4- 6.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.5 11.8-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 133 30.7 26.2-35.7 50 10.6 7.9-14.2 196 33.9 29.3-39.0 49 7.9 5.8-10.7 58 13.7 10.5-17.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 681 229 41.1 36.9-45.5 82 13.3 10.7-16.5 269 30.7 27.0-34.6 38 4.7 3.3- 6.7 47 8.0 5.9-10.8 16 2.1 1.2- 3.6
College Graduate 1,299 618 54.6 51.5-57.5 142 10.8 9.1-12.8 411 25.1 22.6-27.7 20 1.3 0.8- 2.2 63 5.0 3.8- 6.5 45 3.2 2.3- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 18.2 11.9-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 167 27 23.8 16.2-33.4 13 7.1 3.9-12.5 87 42.4 33.9-51.4 17 11.1 6.7-18.0 19 13.8 8.5-21.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 78 32.0 25.5-39.3 29 13.7 9.2-20.0 124 39.3 32.5-46.6 *** *** *** 17 6.3 3.7-10.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 325 117 37.1 31.1-43.5 47 14.3 10.4-19.3 119 34.0 28.3-40.3 *** *** *** 25 9.4 6.1-14.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,053 613 61.9 58.6-65.2 120 11.6 9.5-14.0 227 16.2 14.0-18.6 *** *** *** 65 7.5 5.8- 9.8 24 2.1 1.4- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 188 26.5 22.9-30.4 70 8.7 6.7-11.3 438 45.1 41.0-49.3 67 7.9 6.1-10.3 70 9.7 7.5-12.6 *** *** ***
No 1,677 777 49.5 46.8-52.3 203 12.9 11.1-14.9 486 24.1 21.8-26.4 57 3.4 2.5- 4.5 97 7.2 5.8- 9.0 57 2.9 2.1- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 71 23.1 18.3-28.7 *** *** *** 122 24.6 20.2-29.7 *** *** *** 137 45.4 39.4-51.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,234 919 44.9 42.5-47.4 268 12.6 11.0-14.3 816 31.9 29.7-34.2 128 5.8 4.8- 7.1 33 1.9 1.3- 2.8 70 2.9 2.2- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 748 372 53.2 49.2-57.3 91 12.1 9.7-14.9 209 25.1 21.8-28.7 35 4.1 2.9- 5.9 22 3.3 2.0- 5.4 19 2.1 1.2- 3.6
Regional City or Suburban County 797 308 41.3 37.4-45.4 80 10.8 8.5-13.6 277 30.5 26.8-34.5 31 4.0 2.7- 6.1 72 10.3 8.0-13.2 29 3.0 2.0- 4.5
Rural 1,044 311 33.3 29.9-36.8 112 11.9 9.7-14.6 454 35.7 32.3-39.3 63 6.6 5.0- 8.6 76 9.7 7.6-12.2 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,283 812 64.1 61.0-67.0 183 14.1 12.1-16.4 111 6.9 5.5- 8.5 44 3.4 2.5- 4.7 93 8.8 7.1-10.8 40 2.7 1.9- 4.0
Unemployed 75 14 18.4 10.7-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 938 91 10.7 8.5-13.4 43 5.0 3.5- 6.9 717 74.6 71.0-77.9 19 2.2 1.4- 3.6 47 5.5 3.9- 7.7 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 60.7 51.0-69.7 34 22.5 15.8-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 134 60 43.2 34.0-52.8 33 25.8 18.0-35.4 12 9.6 5.3-16.9 *** *** *** 12 10.4 5.8-18.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 227 37 22.8 16.5-30.7 22 9.6 6.1-14.7 110 41.1 33.7-48.9 34 15.0 10.4-21.1 17 9.0 5.3-14.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 105 23 26.0 17.1-37.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,548 772 53.4 50.5-56.2 177 12.0 10.2-14.0 443 23.4 21.2-25.8 *** *** *** 102 7.9 6.4- 9.7 41 2.4 1.6- 3.4
HOUSING
Own 1,894 730 42.5 40.0-45.2 197 10.8 9.3-12.5 766 34.3 31.9-36.8 41 2.8 2.0- 3.9 114 7.3 6.0- 8.9 46 2.3 1.6- 3.2
Rent 537 212 42.4 37.6-47.4 67 13.6 10.5-17.5 128 16.0 13.0-19.5 67 14.0 10.9-17.7 39 9.5 6.8-13.1 24 4.5 2.9- 7.1
Other arrangement 138 41 29.4 21.4-39.0 16 17.6 10.3-28.4 39 20.6 13.8-29.5 19 12.0 7.4-19.0 17 15.8 9.8-24.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 486 143 31.1 26.5-36.2 51 10.3 7.7-13.7 178 31.5 26.9-36.6 30 6.1 4.1- 9.0 70 18.5 14.6-23.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 913 311 38.6 34.8-42.6 88 11.3 8.9-14.2 381 34.7 31.0-38.5 61 6.6 5.0- 8.6 50 6.5 4.8- 8.8 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,190 537 48.9 45.7-52.2 144 12.4 10.4-14.7 381 27.4 24.6-30.3 38 3.3 2.3- 4.7 50 4.8 3.5- 6.6 40 3.1 2.2- 4.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,017 408 43.3 39.8-46.9 122 12.7 10.4-15.3 368 31.0 27.8-34.3 38 4.3 3.0- 6.1 46 5.3 3.8- 7.3 35 3.4 2.3- 5.1
2nd Quartile 776 318 45.0 40.9-49.2 80 10.9 8.6-13.7 257 28.1 24.4-32.0 41 4.6 3.2- 6.4 56 8.8 6.5-11.7 24 2.6 1.7- 4.1
3rd Quartile 620 214 38.5 34.1-43.2 61 11.3 8.6-14.7 238 32.0 27.9-36.5 41 6.7 4.8- 9.4 52 9.3 6.9-12.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 51 30.6 23.1-39.4 20 10.7 6.6-16.9 77 39.3 31.1-48.1 *** *** *** 16 13.6 8.2-21.7 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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