2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Extremely safe Safe Unsafe/Extremely unsafe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,365 1,286 36.9 34.9-38.9 1,965 59.6 57.6-61.6 114 3.5 2.8- 4.4
GENDER
Male 1,472 531 34.6 31.9-37.5 889 62.1 59.2-64.9 52 3.3 2.4- 4.4
Female 1,893 755 38.8 36.1-41.6 1,076 57.4 54.6-60.2 62 3.8 2.7- 5.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,165 937 41.1 38.6-43.6 1,177 56.4 53.9-58.9 51 2.5 1.8- 3.4
Non-Hispanic Black 583 165 28.9 24.7-33.6 396 67.0 62.2-71.4 22 4.1 2.4- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Other 152 61 40.3 31.2-50.2 82 52.6 42.9-62.2 *** *** ***
Hispanic 443 115 25.4 21.2-30.1 298 69.0 64.2-73.5 30 5.5 3.8- 8.0
AGE
18-34 608 172 31.6 27.3-36.2 409 63.7 59.0-68.2 27 4.7 3.0- 7.4
35-44 519 176 33.3 28.9-38.1 327 63.7 58.8-68.2 16 3.0 1.8- 5.1
45-54 555 220 42.0 37.2-46.8 310 54.6 49.8-59.4 25 3.4 2.2- 5.2
55-64 583 233 39.1 34.5-43.8 330 57.5 52.7-62.2 20 3.4 1.8- 6.3
65-74 567 240 38.3 33.7-43.1 311 58.5 53.6-63.2 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7
75+ 480 228 42.2 36.3-48.3 244 55.4 49.2-61.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 327 74 22.6 17.7-28.5 229 71.2 65.1-76.7 24 6.2 3.9- 9.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 711 238 34.2 30.1-38.6 437 61.5 57.1-65.7 36 4.3 3.0- 6.3
Some Post-H.S. 918 331 36.5 32.9-40.2 558 60.2 56.4-63.9 29 3.3 2.0- 5.4
College Graduate 1,399 640 45.0 41.9-48.0 735 53.0 49.9-56.0 24 2.1 1.2- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,075 372 34.6 31.2-38.3 654 60.6 56.8-64.2 49 4.8 3.3- 6.8
No 2,252 905 38.0 35.7-40.4 1,283 59.0 56.6-61.4 64 3.0 2.2- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 363 154 40.1 34.3-46.1 206 59.1 53.1-64.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,998 1,131 36.5 34.5-38.6 1,756 59.6 57.4-61.7 111 3.9 3.1- 4.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,789 640 35.6 33.0-38.2 1,088 61.0 58.3-63.6 61 3.4 2.5- 4.6
Unemployed 140 46 33.6 24.5-44.0 85 57.4 47.0-67.3 *** *** ***
Retired 983 458 42.0 38.2-46.0 505 55.3 51.3-59.2 20 2.7 1.6- 4.5
Unable to Work 207 53 23.0 17.1-30.2 140 71.8 64.4-78.2 14 5.1 2.9- 9.1
Other not in Labor Force 213 79 41.9 34.1-50.2 124 54.7 46.5-62.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 35 31.6 22.2-42.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 209 46 20.0 14.5-27.0 149 74.0 66.6-80.2 14 5.9 3.3-10.6
$25,000- 34,999 254 78 30.2 23.3-38.0 163 66.0 58.2-73.0 13 3.9 2.1- 6.9
$35,000- 49,999 428 145 31.0 25.9-36.5 270 65.9 60.2-71.2 13 3.1 1.5- 6.4
$50,000-74,999 389 159 42.8 37.0-48.8 219 54.6 48.7-60.5 11 2.6 1.3- 5.1
$75,000-100,000 364 140 36.1 30.6-42.0 215 61.3 55.4-67.0 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 361 177 46.1 40.3-52.1 180 52.7 46.8-58.6 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 408 228 55.2 49.7-60.6 175 43.1 37.8-48.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 848 278 30.9 27.1-35.0 540 64.6 60.4-68.6 30 4.5 2.9- 7.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 208 62 28.6 22.1-36.1 136 67.9 60.2-74.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 331 96 30.5 24.4-37.5 219 65.6 58.7-72.0 16 3.8 2.2- 6.7
151% to 200% 166 49 29.0 21.1-38.3 108 64.6 55.0-73.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,725 778 43.4 40.7-46.2 912 54.5 51.7-57.2 35 2.1 1.4- 3.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 848 278 30.9 27.1-35.0 540 64.6 60.4-68.6 30 4.5 2.9- 7.0
HOUSING
Own 2,221 958 39.6 37.2-42.0 1,214 57.6 55.2-60.1 49 2.8 2.0- 3.9
Rent 893 231 25.1 21.9-28.5 608 69.2 65.7-72.6 54 5.7 4.3- 7.6
Other arrangement 225 85 36.5 29.2-44.5 130 58.0 50.1-65.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,091 388 35.2 32.0-38.6 664 61.0 57.5-64.3 39 3.8 2.6- 5.6
Regional City or Suburban County 982 376 38.3 34.7-42.0 576 59.0 55.3-62.7 30 2.7 1.7- 4.4
Rural 1,292 522 37.2 34.0-40.6 725 58.9 55.4-62.2 45 3.9 2.8- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 697 222 30.5 26.4-34.9 442 65.0 60.5-69.2 33 4.5 3.1- 6.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,115 451 37.8 34.4-41.3 633 59.3 55.7-62.8 31 2.9 1.9- 4.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,553 613 39.2 36.4-42.1 890 57.3 54.3-60.2 50 3.5 2.4- 5.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,180 534 44.8 41.5-48.3 616 52.0 48.6-55.5 30 3.1 1.9- 5.1
2nd Quartile 1,050 373 34.5 31.1-38.1 645 62.7 59.1-66.2 32 2.8 1.9- 4.1
3rd Quartile 823 287 33.6 29.9-37.5 504 62.4 58.4-66.3 32 3.9 2.6- 6.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 92 28.1 22.1-34.9 200 65.7 58.7-72.0 20 6.3 3.8-10.3

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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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