2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months was there a time when an electric, gas, oil, or water company threatened to shut off services?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,392 238 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,154 93.5 92.4-94.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 592 65 9.5 7.1-12.6 527 90.5 87.4-92.9
GENDER
Male 220 16 5.5 3.1- 9.8 204 94.5 90.2-96.9
Female 372 49 12.6 9.0-17.3 323 87.4 82.7-91.0
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 20 17.7 11.1-27.1 85 82.3 72.9-88.9
45-54 101 15 10.7 6.0-18.4 86 89.3 81.6-94.0
55-64 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 17 8.1 4.7-13.5 126 91.9 86.5-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 206 23 10.7 6.5-17.1 183 89.3 82.9-93.5
College Graduate 205 20 8.5 5.0-13.9 185 91.5 86.1-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 14 13.1 7.4-22.0 84 86.9 78.0-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 31 16.2 10.5-24.3 144 83.8 75.7-89.5
No 413 34 7.0 4.8-10.2 379 93.0 89.8-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 523 60 9.7 7.1-13.1 463 90.3 86.9-92.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 26 7.6 5.0-11.4 227 92.4 88.6-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 148 17 13.3 7.4-22.7 131 86.7 77.3-92.6
Rural 191 22 9.2 5.6-14.7 169 90.8 85.3-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 335 38 10.6 7.2-15.3 297 89.4 84.7-92.8
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 289 22 5.6 3.4- 8.9 267 94.4 91.1-96.6
HOUSING
Own 298 26 8.3 5.2-12.8 272 91.7 87.2-94.8
Rent 236 37 14.5 10.2-20.0 199 85.5 80.0-89.8
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 19 10.1 6.1-16.2 160 89.9 83.8-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 143 21 11.5 7.0-18.3 122 88.5 81.7-93.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 25 8.0 4.7-13.2 245 92.0 86.8-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 205 24 9.4 6.0-14.6 181 90.6 85.4-94.0
3rd Quartile 166 18 7.9 4.5-13.4 148 92.1 86.6-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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