2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
GENDER
Male 1,486 148 9.0 7.5-10.7 1,338 91.0 89.3-92.5
Female 1,912 217 11.4 9.8-13.3 1,695 88.6 86.7-90.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,176 125 5.9 4.8- 7.3 2,051 94.1 92.7-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 594 113 16.8 13.7-20.5 481 83.2 79.5-86.3
Non-Hispanic Other 154 19 13.8 8.2-22.3 135 86.2 77.7-91.8
Hispanic 452 107 21.3 17.6-25.6 345 78.7 74.4-82.4
AGE
18-34 613 96 13.8 11.0-17.3 517 86.2 82.7-89.0
35-44 528 83 13.6 10.8-17.1 445 86.4 82.9-89.2
45-54 556 89 13.9 11.0-17.4 467 86.1 82.6-89.0
55-64 590 55 8.5 6.2-11.5 535 91.5 88.5-93.8
65-74 573 25 4.7 3.0- 7.3 548 95.3 92.7-97.0
75+ 485 13 3.5 1.5- 8.1 472 96.5 91.9-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 337 83 22.7 17.8-28.5 254 77.3 71.5-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 719 103 11.4 9.2-14.1 616 88.6 85.9-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 928 102 10.0 8.0-12.5 826 90.0 87.5-92.0
College Graduate 1,404 74 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,330 95.0 93.6-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,094 183 16.7 14.1-19.6 911 83.3 80.4-85.9
No 2,267 179 7.4 6.2- 8.7 2,088 92.6 91.3-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 19 5.6 3.4- 9.0 347 94.4 91.0-96.6
Non-Veteran 3,028 346 10.9 9.6-12.3 2,682 89.1 87.7-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,809 209 10.2 8.8-11.8 1,600 89.8 88.2-91.2
Unemployed 142 49 30.0 21.5-40.2 93 70.0 59.8-78.5
Retired 990 27 3.8 2.4- 6.2 963 96.2 93.8-97.6
Unable to Work 207 55 27.2 20.6-34.9 152 72.8 65.1-79.4
Other not in Labor Force 216 24 9.5 6.0-14.8 192 90.5 85.2-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 57 28.6 21.6-36.8 159 71.4 63.2-78.4
$25,000- 34,999 256 54 18.8 13.9-24.9 202 81.2 75.1-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 430 68 14.8 11.4-19.0 362 85.2 81.0-88.6
$50,000-74,999 393 33 8.5 5.8-12.3 360 91.5 87.7-94.2
$75,000-100,000 366 12 3.6 2.0- 6.5 354 96.4 93.5-98.0
$100,000-150,000 362 *** *** *** 354 98.0 95.6-99.1
$150,000+ 409 *** *** *** 403 98.5 96.6-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 861 90 10.1 7.8-12.9 771 89.9 87.1-92.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 66 30.9 23.9-39.0 144 69.1 61.0-76.1
101% to 150% 338 66 17.2 13.1-22.2 272 82.8 77.8-86.9
151% to 200% 167 23 13.2 8.0-21.1 144 86.8 78.9-92.0
More than 200% 1,733 87 4.9 3.9- 6.2 1,646 95.1 93.8-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 861 90 10.1 7.8-12.9 771 89.9 87.1-92.2
HOUSING
Own 2,238 112 5.9 4.8- 7.3 2,126 94.1 92.7-95.2
Rent 907 211 25.3 22.1-28.9 696 74.7 71.1-77.9
Other arrangement 226 38 14.5 10.0-20.6 188 85.5 79.4-90.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,106 132 11.1 9.2-13.4 974 88.9 86.6-90.8
Regional City or Suburban County 991 113 10.4 8.4-12.9 878 89.6 87.1-91.6
Rural 1,301 120 9.4 7.6-11.6 1,181 90.6 88.4-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 706 74 10.3 7.8-13.5 632 89.7 86.5-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,124 129 11.3 9.3-13.6 995 88.7 86.4-90.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,568 162 9.5 8.0-11.4 1,406 90.5 88.6-92.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,186 106 8.4 6.6-10.6 1,080 91.6 89.4-93.4
2nd Quartile 1,062 123 10.9 9.0-13.2 939 89.1 86.8-91.0
3rd Quartile 832 99 11.8 9.4-14.7 733 88.2 85.3-90.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 37 10.1 6.8-14.7 281 89.9 85.3-93.2

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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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