BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you received food stamps, also called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on an EBT card?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months, have you received food stamps, also called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on an EBT card?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,400	388	10.7	9.6-12.0	3,012	89.3	88.0-90.4
-Non-Hispanic Black	595	134	18.6	15.4-22.3	461	81.4	77.7-84.6
GENDER
Male	222	44	16.4	11.9-22.2	178	83.6	77.8-88.1
Female	373	90	20.3	16.0-25.3	283	79.7	74.7-84.0
AGE
18-34	114	16	12.3	7.2-20.2	98	87.7	79.8-92.8
35-44	106	33	27.5	19.3-37.7	73	72.5	62.3-80.7
45-54	104	21	15.7	9.9-24.1	83	84.3	75.9-90.1
55-64	105	27	18.8	12.1-28.0	78	81.2	72.0-87.9
65-74	102	24	21.7	14.3-31.6	78	78.3	68.4-85.7
75+	50	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	144	45	22.2	16.0-29.8	99	77.8	70.2-84.0
Some Post-H.S.	207	49	16.7	12.2-22.4	158	83.3	77.6-87.8
College Graduate	205	20	7.6	4.6-12.4	185	92.4	87.6-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	46	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	52	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	98	19	17.7	11.0-27.2	79	82.3	72.8-89.0
$50,000- 74,999	75	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	159	***	***	***	***	***	***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	176	63	32.4	24.7-41.1	113	67.6	58.9-75.3
No	414	69	13.2	10.1-16.9	345	86.8	83.1-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	525	126	20.0	16.5-24.1	399	80.0	75.9-83.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	252	45	15.6	11.4-21.0	207	84.4	79.0-88.6
Regional City or Suburban County	150	29	15.7	10.5-22.8	121	84.3	77.2-89.5
Rural	193	60	24.6	18.3-32.3	133	75.4	67.7-81.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	338	49	12.0	8.8-16.2	289	88.0	83.8-91.2
Unemployed	34	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	134	24	18.1	11.2-27.9	110	81.9	72.1-88.8
Unable to Work	62	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	21	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	17	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	42	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	65	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	39	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	291	19	5.5	3.4- 8.9	272	94.5	91.1-96.6
HOUSING
Own	301	38	11.2	7.8-15.9	263	88.8	84.1-92.2
Rent	236	80	33.6	27.3-40.6	156	66.4	59.4-72.7
Other arrangement	56	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	181	56	25.7	18.9-33.8	125	74.3	66.2-81.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	145	33	19.5	13.5-27.4	112	80.5	72.6-86.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	269	45	13.1	9.6-17.7	224	86.9	82.3-90.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	130	24	14.9	9.5-22.6	106	85.1	77.4-90.5
2nd Quartile	205	40	16.2	11.5-22.2	165	83.8	77.8-88.5
3rd Quartile	168	41	22.7	16.0-31.2	127	77.3	68.8-84.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	92	29	21.6	14.4-31.1	63	78.4	68.9-85.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,400

388

10.7

9.6-12.0

3,012

89.3

88.0-90.4

-Non-Hispanic Black

595

134

18.6

15.4-22.3

461

81.4

77.7-84.6

GENDER

Male

222

16.4

11.9-22.2

178

83.6

77.8-88.1

Female

373

20.3

16.0-25.3

283

79.7

74.7-84.0

AGE

18-34

114

12.3

7.2-20.2

87.7

79.8-92.8

35-44

106

27.5

19.3-37.7

72.5

62.3-80.7

45-54

104

15.7

9.9-24.1

84.3

75.9-90.1

55-64

105

18.8

12.1-28.0

81.2

72.0-87.9

65-74

102

21.7

14.3-31.6

78.3

68.4-85.7

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

144

22.2

16.0-29.8

77.8

70.2-84.0

Some Post-H.S.

207

16.7

12.2-22.4

158

83.3

77.6-87.8

College Graduate

205

7.6

4.6-12.4

185

92.4

87.6-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

17.7

11.0-27.2

82.3

72.8-89.0

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

159

***

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

176

32.4

24.7-41.1

113

67.6

58.9-75.3

414

13.2

10.1-16.9

345

86.8

83.1-89.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

525

126

20.0

16.5-24.1

399

80.0

75.9-83.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

252

15.6

11.4-21.0

207

84.4

79.0-88.6

Regional City or Suburban County

150

15.7

10.5-22.8

121

84.3

77.2-89.5

Rural

193

24.6

18.3-32.3

133

75.4

67.7-81.7

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

338

12.0

8.8-16.2

289

88.0

83.8-91.2

Unemployed

***

Retired

134

18.1

11.2-27.9

110

81.9

72.1-88.8

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

291

5.5

3.4- 8.9

272

94.5

91.1-96.6

HOUSING

Own

301

11.2

7.8-15.9

263

88.8

84.1-92.2

Rent

236

33.6

27.3-40.6

156

66.4

59.4-72.7

Other arrangement

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

181

25.7

18.9-33.8

125

74.3

66.2-81.1

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

145

19.5

13.5-27.4

112

80.5

72.6-86.5

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

269

13.1

9.6-17.7

224

86.9

82.3-90.4

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

130

14.9

9.5-22.6

106

85.1

77.4-90.5

2nd Quartile

205

16.2

11.5-22.2

165

83.8

77.8-88.5

3rd Quartile

168

22.7

16.0-31.2

127

77.3

68.8-84.0

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

21.6

14.4-31.1

78.4

68.9-85.6

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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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months, have you received food stamps, also called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on an EBT card?