2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,403 373 11.2 10.0-12.6 3,030 88.8 87.4-90.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 597 86 14.0 11.0-17.7 511 86.0 82.3-89.0
GENDER
Male 222 32 14.7 10.1-21.0 190 85.3 79.0-89.9
Female 375 54 13.5 9.9-18.3 321 86.5 81.7-90.1
AGE
18-34 115 24 21.1 13.9-30.6 91 78.9 69.4-86.1
35-44 107 24 19.1 12.5-28.0 83 80.9 72.0-87.5
45-54 104 19 14.8 8.9-23.6 85 85.2 76.4-91.1
55-64 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 24 14.1 8.9-21.6 122 85.9 78.4-91.1
Some Post-H.S. 208 38 18.2 12.7-25.4 170 81.8 74.6-87.3
College Graduate 205 17 7.5 4.4-12.5 188 92.5 87.5-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 18 16.4 10.1-25.7 80 83.6 74.3-89.9
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 176 27 16.4 10.5-24.8 149 83.6 75.2-89.5
No 416 59 13.3 10.0-17.5 357 86.7 82.5-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 526 78 14.4 11.2-18.4 448 85.6 81.6-88.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 41 16.5 11.9-22.6 212 83.5 77.4-88.1
Regional City or Suburban County 152 24 18.3 11.5-27.9 128 81.7 72.1-88.5
Rural 192 21 7.6 4.7-12.1 171 92.4 87.9-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 339 47 14.1 10.0-19.4 292 85.9 80.6-90.0
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 291 32 10.6 7.2-15.5 259 89.4 84.5-92.8
HOUSING
Own 301 18 7.2 4.1-12.1 283 92.8 87.9-95.9
Rent 238 51 24.4 18.7-31.2 187 75.6 68.8-81.3
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 19 9.3 5.7-14.9 163 90.7 85.1-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 144 29 20.0 13.2-29.1 115 80.0 70.9-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 38 13.9 9.6-19.8 233 86.1 80.2-90.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 129 18 16.8 9.4-28.2 111 83.2 71.8-90.6
2nd Quartile 207 33 16.6 11.4-23.4 174 83.4 76.6-88.6
3rd Quartile 169 27 12.5 8.3-18.6 142 87.5 81.4-91.7
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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