2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
GENDER
Male 1,473 745 51.4 48.4-54.4 355 23.3 20.9-25.9 199 13.8 11.8-16.0 76 5.0 3.8- 6.5 98 6.6 5.2- 8.3
Female 1,899 1,006 52.6 49.8-55.3 481 24.7 22.5-27.2 258 13.7 11.9-15.7 96 5.8 4.6- 7.4 58 3.1 2.3- 4.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,161 1,140 52.3 49.7-54.8 601 27.6 25.4-29.8 254 11.9 10.4-13.7 93 4.5 3.5- 5.6 73 3.8 2.9- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 592 303 51.8 47.1-56.6 112 18.2 14.8-22.0 113 19.0 15.5-23.0 38 6.9 4.7-10.0 26 4.1 2.7- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Other 154 72 49.3 39.8-58.9 30 17.8 11.8-25.8 29 15.6 10.2-23.2 13 9.3 5.0-16.7 *** *** ***
Hispanic 443 222 52.1 46.9-57.3 90 20.0 16.1-24.6 59 13.1 10.0-17.1 26 5.6 3.6- 8.5 46 9.2 6.8-12.2
AGE
18-34 606 264 46.2 41.5-50.9 153 24.4 20.7-28.6 113 17.5 14.2-21.3 46 8.0 5.8-10.9 30 3.9 2.6- 5.9
35-44 527 252 46.4 41.6-51.3 149 28.6 24.5-33.2 73 14.9 11.6-19.1 30 5.8 3.8- 8.7 23 4.2 2.7- 6.6
45-54 556 265 50.1 45.3-54.9 147 25.6 21.6-30.1 82 13.4 10.6-16.9 31 5.2 3.5- 7.7 31 5.6 3.8- 8.2
55-64 584 307 52.6 47.8-57.4 141 23.4 19.7-27.6 72 12.6 9.7-16.3 30 4.9 3.2- 7.6 34 6.4 4.1- 9.7
65-74 570 337 59.0 54.1-63.8 128 22.7 18.8-27.1 71 12.3 9.4-15.8 17 2.8 1.6- 5.0 17 3.2 1.9- 5.3
75+ 477 297 63.8 57.6-69.6 106 18.2 14.3-22.9 42 9.2 6.3-13.2 16 4.2 1.9- 9.0 16 4.6 2.3- 9.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 329 168 52.0 45.6-58.4 52 15.3 11.3-20.4 42 12.2 8.6-16.9 24 7.8 4.7-12.7 43 12.7 8.9-17.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 716 375 50.2 45.8-54.6 147 22.2 18.7-26.1 106 16.4 13.3-20.1 44 5.9 4.2- 8.3 44 5.2 3.7- 7.5
Some Post-H.S. 921 489 54.2 50.4-57.9 204 22.6 19.6-25.9 136 13.4 11.1-16.0 51 5.5 4.0- 7.6 41 4.3 3.0- 6.0
College Graduate 1,396 714 51.2 48.2-54.3 430 30.4 27.7-33.2 172 12.5 10.6-14.7 52 3.9 2.8- 5.4 28 2.0 1.3- 2.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,084 509 46.7 43.0-50.4 244 22.5 19.6-25.8 187 16.5 14.0-19.3 77 8.0 6.1-10.4 67 6.3 4.7- 8.4
No 2,252 1,230 54.7 52.3-57.1 580 24.8 22.8-26.9 264 12.5 10.9-14.3 91 4.0 3.2- 5.1 87 4.0 3.1- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 365 205 55.8 49.8-61.8 79 23.9 19.0-29.6 48 13.2 9.7-17.9 15 3.6 2.0- 6.4 18 3.4 2.0- 5.6
Non-Veteran 3,003 1,544 51.6 49.4-53.7 756 24.1 22.3-25.9 409 13.8 12.4-15.4 157 5.7 4.7- 6.8 137 4.8 4.0- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,794 872 49.4 46.7-52.1 501 27.1 24.8-29.5 238 13.5 11.7-15.5 97 5.4 4.3- 6.8 86 4.6 3.6- 5.8
Unemployed 140 54 38.6 29.2-48.9 25 22.0 14.2-32.5 33 19.9 13.7-28.0 17 11.6 6.3-20.3 11 8.0 4.2-14.7
Retired 982 610 62.8 58.9-66.5 215 19.8 16.9-23.0 96 10.4 8.3-13.1 28 3.1 1.8- 5.3 33 3.9 2.6- 5.9
Unable to Work 207 85 37.8 30.3-46.0 34 17.7 12.4-24.6 50 23.4 17.2-31.0 19 10.3 6.2-16.6 19 10.8 6.3-17.8
Other not in Labor Force 215 108 51.0 43.0-58.9 57 24.4 18.4-31.5 34 16.7 11.1-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** 19 22.5 14.2-33.6 25 20.4 13.4-29.8 *** *** *** 14 15.9 8.5-27.8
$15,000- 24,999 212 90 38.9 31.3-47.0 43 21.2 15.0-29.0 42 20.1 14.4-27.4 22 10.7 6.5-17.2 15 9.2 5.2-15.7
$25,000- 34,999 253 122 44.6 37.1-52.3 51 20.1 14.7-26.8 37 16.7 11.0-24.7 23 9.7 6.2-14.9 20 8.9 4.8-15.8
$35,000- 49,999 426 221 52.7 46.8-58.4 90 21.0 16.7-26.1 71 17.2 13.2-22.2 24 5.3 3.1- 8.7 20 3.8 2.3- 6.3
$50,000-74,999 391 208 54.9 49.0-60.7 101 23.2 18.8-28.3 51 13.2 9.6-18.0 15 4.3 2.4- 7.6 16 4.4 2.6- 7.5
$75,000-100,000 364 163 43.9 38.1-50.0 126 34.8 29.2-40.8 46 12.4 9.0-16.9 17 5.1 3.0- 8.5 12 3.8 2.0- 7.0
$100,000-150,000 361 210 58.5 52.5-64.2 97 25.4 20.6-30.8 37 11.3 8.0-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 408 244 61.1 55.8-66.3 112 26.5 22.0-31.5 36 8.7 6.1-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 851 452 53.3 49.0-57.4 197 21.7 18.6-25.2 112 13.3 10.8-16.3 48 7.0 4.9- 9.8 42 4.7 3.4- 6.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 97 42.9 35.4-50.8 42 23.3 16.8-31.4 26 13.4 8.8-20.0 21 11.1 6.8-17.7 23 9.2 5.9-13.9
101% to 150% 333 151 44.4 37.8-51.2 69 20.3 15.6-26.0 62 18.3 13.5-24.5 31 9.0 5.9-13.6 20 7.9 4.5-13.4
151% to 200% 164 82 49.3 40.0-58.7 37 23.5 16.5-32.4 25 16.7 10.5-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,726 934 54.7 52.0-57.5 475 26.4 24.1-28.9 208 12.4 10.6-14.3 55 3.2 2.4- 4.4 54 3.2 2.4- 4.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 851 452 53.3 49.0-57.4 197 21.7 18.6-25.2 112 13.3 10.8-16.3 48 7.0 4.9- 9.8 42 4.7 3.4- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 2,218 1,235 55.3 52.8-57.7 583 25.1 23.1-27.3 247 11.8 10.3-13.6 81 4.2 3.2- 5.4 72 3.6 2.7- 4.6
Rent 900 403 43.1 39.4-46.8 195 21.0 18.2-24.3 164 19.1 16.3-22.3 70 9.0 6.8-11.7 68 7.8 6.1-10.0
Other arrangement 228 100 42.3 34.8-50.2 51 21.3 15.9-27.9 43 20.6 14.8-28.0 19 7.5 4.5-12.1 15 8.3 4.4-15.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,098 533 49.5 46.1-52.9 307 27.1 24.2-30.1 154 14.0 11.7-16.6 50 4.5 3.3- 6.1 54 5.0 3.7- 6.7
Regional City or Suburban County 983 506 52.6 48.9-56.4 241 23.1 20.2-26.4 146 14.8 12.3-17.7 48 5.3 3.8- 7.3 42 4.1 2.8- 6.0
Rural 1,291 712 53.7 50.3-57.1 288 22.2 19.5-25.1 157 12.7 10.6-15.2 74 6.4 4.8- 8.5 60 5.0 3.7- 6.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 700 368 53.0 48.4-57.5 147 20.5 17.1-24.3 103 14.4 11.5-17.9 41 6.9 4.7-10.0 41 5.2 3.7- 7.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,114 585 51.6 47.9-55.2 266 23.7 20.8-26.9 143 13.4 11.1-16.1 75 6.9 5.2- 9.0 45 4.5 3.2- 6.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,558 798 51.9 49.0-54.8 423 26.1 23.6-28.7 211 13.7 11.8-15.9 56 3.6 2.7- 4.9 70 4.7 3.5- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,175 605 52.7 49.3-56.2 332 27.0 24.0-30.1 152 12.6 10.5-14.9 42 3.3 2.3- 4.8 44 4.4 3.0- 6.3
2nd Quartile 1,056 541 51.0 47.4-54.6 258 23.8 21.0-26.9 141 14.1 11.7-16.9 65 6.0 4.6- 8.0 51 5.1 3.7- 6.9
3rd Quartile 823 434 51.4 47.3-55.5 182 22.7 19.5-26.3 123 15.0 12.3-18.3 45 6.4 4.5- 9.1 39 4.4 3.1- 6.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 171 54.8 48.0-61.4 64 19.5 14.7-25.3 41 13.0 9.1-18.3 20 7.3 4.2-12.1 22 5.4 3.4- 8.7

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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 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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