BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months how often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more? Was that…)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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	Total Respond.^	Always/Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	3,399	114	3.8	3.0- 4.7	280	7.9	6.9- 9.1	252	7.4	6.4- 8.5	2,753	81.0	79.3-82.5
-Non-Hispanic Black	593	39	7.8	5.4-11.3	73	11.9	9.0-15.5	66	10.2	7.7-13.3	415	70.0	65.4-74.3
GENDER
Male	221	14	6.8	3.9-11.7	21	9.0	5.6-14.1	20	10.4	6.4-16.5	166	73.8	66.6-79.9
Female	372	25	8.7	5.2-14.0	52	14.2	10.1-19.5	46	10.0	7.3-13.6	249	67.1	60.9-72.9
AGE
18-34	115	***	***	***	13	10.4	5.8-18.0	20	15.5	9.6-24.0	71	60.9	50.0-70.8
35-44	106	***	***	***	18	17.2	10.5-26.9	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	102	***	***	***	13	10.5	5.8-18.2	***	***	***	76	78.5	69.0-85.6
55-64	105	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	103	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	78	78.1	67.9-85.7
75+	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	142	***	***	***	23	14.2	9.1-21.7	***	***	***	91	64.5	54.5-73.4
Some Post-H.S.	208	13	5.7	3.1-10.1	30	13.0	8.4-19.5	25	10.6	7.0-15.8	140	70.7	63.3-77.2
College Graduate	204	***	***	***	***	***	***	21	8.7	5.4-13.7	166	84.1	77.9-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	51	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	98	***	***	***	18	18.6	11.4-28.8	16	15.6	9.0-25.6	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	74	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	159	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	174	14	7.6	4.3-13.1	28	18.2	11.4-27.9	27	15.7	10.0-23.7	105	58.5	49.1-67.3
No	414	25	8.0	5.0-12.7	44	9.4	6.8-12.9	38	8.1	5.7-11.4	307	74.4	69.1-79.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	69	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	524	38	8.9	6.1-12.9	66	12.0	8.9-15.9	60	10.3	7.7-13.7	360	68.8	63.7-73.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	252	***	***	***	32	12.5	8.6-17.8	25	7.2	4.7-10.8	179	72.7	65.7-78.7
Regional City or Suburban County	150	***	***	***	19	15.6	9.3-24.8	16	11.4	6.3-19.5	108	66.8	56.8-75.5
Rural	191	16	9.3	5.2-16.1	***	***	***	25	13.2	8.5-19.9	128	69.1	60.5-76.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	336	20	6.8	4.2-11.0	33	10.1	6.8-14.9	40	12.0	8.5-16.9	243	71.0	64.8-76.5
Unemployed	34	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	133	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	101	77.9	67.9-85.4
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	***	***	***	22	6.8	4.3-10.7	26	8.5	5.4-13.1	235	81.9	76.3-86.4
HOUSING
Own	299	16	7.0	3.9-12.3	21	8.2	4.9-13.3	21	7.4	4.6-11.8	241	77.4	70.9-82.9
Rent	235	19	9.9	6.1-15.6	43	18.9	13.8-25.3	36	16.1	11.4-22.1	137	55.2	48.0-62.2
Other arrangement	57	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	179	14	9.9	5.5-17.3	27	13.4	8.3-20.9	23	11.7	7.3-18.2	115	65.0	56.1-73.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	145	***	***	***	19	11.9	7.1-19.3	22	15.5	9.6-24.0	95	67.4	57.9-75.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	269	***	***	***	27	10.8	6.9-16.7	21	6.1	3.9- 9.6	205	75.1	68.0-81.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	130	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	206	***	***	***	24	10.8	7.0-16.3	19	8.6	5.3-13.8	150	72.6	64.7-79.3
3rd Quartile	167	***	***	***	24	15.1	9.4-23.3	24	11.8	7.2-18.6	107	64.7	55.5-72.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	90	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Always/Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,399

114

3.8

3.0- 4.7

280

7.9

6.9- 9.1

252

7.4

6.4- 8.5

2,753

81.0

79.3-82.5

-Non-Hispanic Black

593

7.8

5.4-11.3

11.9

9.0-15.5

10.2

7.7-13.3

415

70.0

65.4-74.3

GENDER

Male

221

6.8

3.9-11.7

9.0

5.6-14.1

10.4

6.4-16.5

166

73.8

66.6-79.9

Female

372

8.7

5.2-14.0

14.2

10.1-19.5

10.0

7.3-13.6

249

67.1

60.9-72.9

AGE

18-34

115

***

10.4

5.8-18.0

15.5

9.6-24.0

60.9

50.0-70.8

35-44

106

***

17.2

10.5-26.9

***

45-54

102

***

10.5

5.8-18.2

***

78.5

69.0-85.6

55-64

105

***

65-74

103

***

78.1

67.9-85.7

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

142

***

14.2

9.1-21.7

***

64.5

54.5-73.4

Some Post-H.S.

208

5.7

3.1-10.1

13.0

8.4-19.5

10.6

7.0-15.8

140

70.7

63.3-77.2

College Graduate

204

***

8.7

5.4-13.7

166

84.1

77.9-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

18.6

11.4-28.8

15.6

9.0-25.6

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

159

***

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

174

7.6

4.3-13.1

18.2

11.4-27.9

15.7

10.0-23.7

105

58.5

49.1-67.3

414

8.0

5.0-12.7

9.4

6.8-12.9

8.1

5.7-11.4

307

74.4

69.1-79.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

524

8.9

6.1-12.9

12.0

8.9-15.9

10.3

7.7-13.7

360

68.8

63.7-73.4

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

252

***

12.5

8.6-17.8

7.2

4.7-10.8

179

72.7

65.7-78.7

Regional City or Suburban County

150

***

15.6

9.3-24.8

11.4

6.3-19.5

108

66.8

56.8-75.5

Rural

191

9.3

5.2-16.1

***

13.2

8.5-19.9

128

69.1

60.5-76.6

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

336

6.8

4.2-11.0

10.1

6.8-14.9

12.0

8.5-16.9

243

71.0

64.8-76.5

Unemployed

***

Retired

133

***

101

77.9

67.9-85.4

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%

290

***

6.8

4.3-10.7

8.5

5.4-13.1

235

81.9

76.3-86.4

HOUSING

Own

299

7.0

3.9-12.3

8.2

4.9-13.3

7.4

4.6-11.8

241

77.4

70.9-82.9

Rent

235

9.9

6.1-15.6

18.9

13.8-25.3

16.1

11.4-22.1

137

55.2

48.0-62.2

Other arrangement

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

179

9.9

5.5-17.3

13.4

8.3-20.9

11.7

7.3-18.2

115

65.0

56.1-73.0

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

145

***

11.9

7.1-19.3

15.5

9.6-24.0

67.4

57.9-75.6

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

269

***

10.8

6.9-16.7

6.1

3.9- 9.6

205

75.1

68.0-81.1

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

130

***

2nd Quartile

206

***

10.8

7.0-16.3

8.6

5.3-13.8

150

72.6

64.7-79.3

3rd Quartile

167

***

15.1

9.4-23.3

11.8

7.2-18.6

107

64.7

55.5-72.9

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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 how often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more? Was that…