2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 594 113 16.8 13.7-20.5 481 83.2 79.5-86.3
GENDER
Male 222 35 13.2 9.1-18.7 187 86.8 81.3-90.9
Female 372 78 19.6 15.3-24.8 294 80.4 75.2-84.7
AGE
18-34 115 20 14.8 9.4-22.6 95 85.2 77.4-90.6
35-44 106 26 23.2 15.5-33.3 80 76.8 66.7-84.5
45-54 102 26 20.5 13.4-30.0 76 79.5 70.0-86.6
55-64 105 20 16.5 10.1-25.8 85 83.5 74.2-89.9
65-74 103 13 12.5 7.0-21.5 90 87.5 78.5-93.0
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 38 20.2 14.3-27.9 105 79.8 72.1-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 207 42 16.1 11.7-21.8 165 83.9 78.2-88.3
College Graduate 205 22 9.2 5.7-14.6 183 90.8 85.4-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 29 28.2 19.5-39.0 69 71.8 61.0-80.5
$50,000- 74,999 74 12 16.2 8.9-27.8 62 83.8 72.2-91.1
$75,000+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 49 26.8 19.6-35.5 126 73.2 64.5-80.4
No 415 64 13.2 10.1-17.0 351 86.8 83.0-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 525 107 17.9 14.5-22.0 418 82.1 78.0-85.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 46 16.5 12.2-21.9 207 83.5 78.1-87.8
Regional City or Suburban County 149 25 16.3 10.7-24.0 124 83.7 76.0-89.3
Rural 192 42 17.6 12.1-25.0 150 82.4 75.0-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 60 15.3 11.7-19.8 276 84.7 80.2-88.3
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 39 11.7 8.3-16.2 251 88.3 83.8-91.7
HOUSING
Own 299 34 12.0 8.3-16.9 265 88.0 83.1-91.7
Rent 236 65 28.2 22.3-35.1 171 71.8 64.9-77.7
Other arrangement 57 14 16.4 9.1-27.7 43 83.6 72.3-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 33 17.0 11.3-25.0 146 83.0 75.0-88.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 36 20.7 14.5-28.6 109 79.3 71.4-85.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 44 14.4 10.5-19.5 226 85.6 80.5-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 18 11.9 7.1-19.2 112 88.1 80.8-92.9
2nd Quartile 206 45 19.3 14.1-25.7 161 80.7 74.3-85.9
3rd Quartile 167 32 18.6 12.4-26.9 135 81.4 73.1-87.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 18 13.4 7.9-21.9 73 86.6 78.1-92.1

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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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