2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 593 225 39.9 35.3-44.7 337 55.2 50.4-59.9 31 4.8 3.2- 7.2
GENDER
Male 222 83 39.7 32.6-47.2 131 56.6 49.0-63.8 *** *** ***
Female 371 142 40.1 34.1-46.4 206 54.2 48.0-60.3 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9
AGE
18-34 115 35 30.6 21.7-41.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 60 44.0 34.6-53.8 81 52.8 43.1-62.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 204 64 32.9 26.0-40.7 126 61.0 53.2-68.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 204 90 46.4 38.8-54.2 106 49.5 41.8-57.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 158 73 48.7 39.9-57.6 81 49.2 40.3-58.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 51 31.8 24.0-40.9 107 59.0 50.0-67.5 16 9.1 5.2-15.5
No 414 174 43.4 37.8-49.1 225 53.3 47.6-58.9 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 522 194 38.7 33.8-43.9 297 55.7 50.5-60.7 31 5.6 3.7- 8.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 100 37.8 31.3-44.8 140 57.1 50.0-63.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 147 55 44.8 35.6-54.5 84 50.1 40.7-59.5 *** *** ***
Rural 193 70 39.1 30.8-48.0 113 56.6 47.9-65.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 128 40.5 34.5-46.8 192 54.5 48.3-60.7 16 4.9 2.8- 8.5
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 64 50.9 40.9-60.9 70 48.7 38.8-58.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 121 44.1 37.6-50.8 160 52.9 46.2-59.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 299 131 46.7 40.2-53.3 162 51.9 45.4-58.4 *** *** ***
Rent 235 78 30.2 24.3-36.9 138 60.0 52.9-66.7 19 9.8 6.0-15.6
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 68 41.1 32.7-50.2 100 51.5 42.8-60.1 13 7.4 4.0-13.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 50 36.7 27.8-46.6 86 58.0 48.2-67.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 267 107 40.9 34.3-47.9 151 56.3 49.3-63.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 47 42.8 33.0-53.3 74 52.4 42.2-62.5 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 205 78 38.6 31.1-46.6 118 56.9 48.9-64.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 168 65 39.8 31.4-49.0 94 55.0 46.0-63.7 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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