2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
GENDER
Male 1,478 643 43.6 40.7-46.6 772 51.9 48.9-54.9 63 4.5 3.4- 5.9
Female 1,905 879 45.7 43.0-48.5 939 49.5 46.8-52.3 87 4.8 3.7- 6.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,172 1,036 46.8 44.3-49.3 1,042 48.4 45.9-50.9 94 4.8 3.8- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 593 225 39.9 35.3-44.7 337 55.2 50.4-59.9 31 4.8 3.2- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Other 152 62 43.9 34.5-53.8 85 52.9 43.2-62.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 444 185 41.2 36.1-46.4 239 54.7 49.5-59.8 20 4.2 2.5- 6.8
AGE
18-34 608 215 36.2 31.8-40.8 350 56.3 51.6-60.9 43 7.5 5.4-10.2
35-44 521 209 41.7 36.9-46.6 287 53.3 48.4-58.2 25 5.0 3.3- 7.6
45-54 554 244 46.7 41.9-51.5 285 49.7 44.9-54.5 25 3.6 2.4- 5.5
55-64 591 291 47.6 42.8-52.3 267 46.9 42.1-51.7 33 5.6 3.6- 8.5
65-74 570 283 48.6 43.7-53.5 272 49.1 44.2-54.0 15 2.4 1.3- 4.3
75+ 484 253 53.4 47.1-59.5 222 45.1 39.0-51.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 335 115 37.2 31.1-43.7 200 56.9 50.4-63.2 20 6.0 3.5-10.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 719 303 43.4 39.1-47.8 379 51.8 47.4-56.2 37 4.7 3.3- 6.8
Some Post-H.S. 923 381 41.8 38.2-45.5 491 52.8 49.1-56.5 51 5.4 4.0- 7.3
College Graduate 1,396 719 51.7 48.6-54.7 636 45.3 42.2-48.3 41 3.1 2.2- 4.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,085 365 34.7 31.2-38.3 629 56.3 52.5-59.9 91 9.1 7.2-11.5
No 2,261 1,147 49.6 47.1-52.0 1,056 47.8 45.4-50.3 58 2.6 1.9- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 187 50.4 44.4-56.4 170 47.5 41.5-53.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,013 1,331 43.9 41.8-46.1 1,541 51.1 49.0-53.3 141 4.9 4.1- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,798 803 44.8 42.1-47.5 925 51.2 48.5-53.9 70 4.1 3.1- 5.3
Unemployed 138 27 19.5 12.3-29.6 87 63.5 53.3-72.6 24 17.0 11.1-25.2
Retired 992 519 52.6 48.6-56.6 450 45.2 41.3-49.2 23 2.2 1.3- 3.6
Unable to Work 205 56 25.2 18.9-32.7 127 63.0 54.7-70.6 22 11.8 7.0-19.2
Other not in Labor Force 216 101 44.7 37.0-52.6 104 50.3 42.4-58.2 11 5.0 2.6- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.9 7.2-21.9
$15,000- 24,999 210 61 30.5 23.4-38.7 128 60.4 52.2-68.2 21 9.0 5.5-14.5
$25,000- 34,999 257 99 33.5 27.0-40.6 141 57.0 49.3-64.3 17 9.6 5.4-16.3
$35,000- 49,999 427 165 38.2 32.8-43.9 246 57.8 52.0-63.3 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9
$50,000-74,999 391 183 49.3 43.4-55.2 185 45.3 39.6-51.2 23 5.4 3.4- 8.4
$75,000-100,000 363 173 45.1 39.2-51.1 177 50.8 44.7-56.7 13 4.2 2.3- 7.3
$100,000-150,000 360 200 55.4 49.4-61.2 156 43.5 37.7-49.6 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 410 253 60.0 54.4-65.2 149 38.8 33.5-44.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 859 363 41.9 37.8-46.2 462 53.4 49.2-57.6 34 4.6 3.1- 6.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 71 34.7 27.5-42.7 119 56.1 48.1-63.8 19 9.1 5.6-14.5
101% to 150% 334 118 35.2 29.1-41.8 192 56.6 49.9-63.2 24 8.2 5.0-13.1
151% to 200% 167 61 32.1 24.5-40.9 97 61.0 51.8-69.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,726 881 50.7 48.0-53.5 788 46.2 43.4-48.9 57 3.1 2.3- 4.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 859 363 41.9 37.8-46.2 462 53.4 49.2-57.6 34 4.6 3.1- 6.7
HOUSING
Own 2,231 1,149 49.9 47.4-52.4 1,021 47.2 44.7-49.7 61 2.9 2.2- 3.8
Rent 897 299 31.8 28.4-35.4 544 60.9 57.1-64.5 54 7.3 5.5- 9.8
Other arrangement 228 62 25.2 19.0-32.7 131 58.8 50.9-66.4 35 16.0 10.8-23.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,097 492 43.0 39.6-46.3 564 53.2 49.7-56.5 41 3.9 2.8- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 990 451 46.6 42.9-50.4 481 47.9 44.1-51.6 58 5.5 4.1- 7.3
Rural 1,296 579 44.8 41.4-48.2 666 50.7 47.3-54.1 51 4.5 3.2- 6.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 702 302 44.7 40.2-49.3 360 49.7 45.2-54.2 40 5.6 3.9- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,119 497 44.3 40.7-47.9 567 50.3 46.7-53.9 55 5.4 4.0- 7.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,562 723 45.1 42.2-48.0 784 51.4 48.4-54.3 55 3.5 2.6- 4.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,183 569 47.4 44.0-50.8 566 48.2 44.8-51.6 48 4.5 3.2- 6.3
2nd Quartile 1,056 454 42.2 38.7-45.8 556 52.9 49.3-56.5 46 4.9 3.6- 6.7
3rd Quartile 829 362 44.4 40.4-48.5 423 50.8 46.7-54.9 44 4.8 3.4- 6.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 315 137 45.9 39.2-52.8 166 50.3 43.5-57.0 12 3.8 1.9- 7.3

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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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