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%)
TOTAL 3,399 114 3.8 3.0- 4.7 280 7.9 6.9- 9.1 252 7.4 6.4- 8.5 2,753 81.0 79.3-82.5
GENDER
Male 1,487 46 3.2 2.3- 4.4 102 6.7 5.4- 8.3 101 6.9 5.4- 8.6 1,238 83.2 80.9-85.4
Female 1,912 68 4.3 3.2- 5.8 178 9.0 7.5-10.7 151 7.8 6.5- 9.4 1,515 79.0 76.6-81.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,178 49 2.3 1.7- 3.3 100 5.0 4.0- 6.3 141 6.7 5.5- 8.1 1,888 85.9 84.0-87.7
Non-Hispanic Black 593 39 7.8 5.4-11.3 73 11.9 9.0-15.5 66 10.2 7.7-13.3 415 70.0 65.4-74.3
Non-Hispanic Other 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 7.8 4.0-14.7 124 84.1 76.4-89.6
Hispanic 452 18 4.7 2.9- 7.6 95 19.0 15.4-23.2 32 5.8 3.9- 8.7 307 70.5 65.6-74.9
AGE
18-34 613 27 5.0 3.2- 7.8 79 11.3 8.8-14.3 76 12.9 10.0-16.3 431 70.9 66.5-74.9
35-44 528 24 4.9 3.0- 7.7 60 10.0 7.5-13.1 49 8.9 6.4-12.0 395 76.3 72.0-80.2
45-54 557 20 2.9 1.8- 4.5 55 7.6 5.6-10.0 30 4.4 3.0- 6.5 452 85.2 81.9-87.9
55-64 592 26 4.7 3.0- 7.3 40 7.9 5.3-11.5 43 7.0 4.9-10.0 483 80.4 76.0-84.2
65-74 573 *** *** *** 29 4.4 2.8- 6.9 30 4.1 2.7- 6.1 504 88.9 85.4-91.6
75+ 482 *** *** *** 15 3.5 1.5- 8.0 24 3.5 2.1- 5.6 437 91.6 87.3-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 338 26 8.5 5.5-13.0 84 22.0 17.2-27.6 21 6.4 3.8-10.6 207 63.1 56.7-69.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 719 44 6.4 4.4- 9.1 75 8.5 6.6-10.9 78 9.9 7.6-12.7 522 75.2 71.3-78.7
Some Post-H.S. 929 25 2.5 1.6- 3.8 75 7.3 5.5- 9.6 75 8.1 6.3-10.3 754 82.1 79.1-84.8
College Graduate 1,403 19 1.3 0.8- 2.1 44 2.7 1.9- 3.8 78 4.9 3.8- 6.3 1,262 91.2 89.4-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,095 64 5.9 4.5- 7.7 135 12.6 10.2-15.4 105 8.9 7.0-11.3 791 72.6 69.2-75.8
No 2,266 50 2.9 2.0- 4.1 143 5.8 4.8- 6.9 144 6.6 5.5- 8.0 1,929 84.7 82.8-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 365 *** *** *** 15 5.4 3.2- 9.1 25 6.5 4.1-10.3 320 86.9 82.2-90.5
Non-Veteran 3,031 109 4.1 3.3- 5.2 265 8.2 7.1- 9.5 227 7.5 6.4- 8.7 2,430 80.2 78.4-81.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,809 55 3.1 2.3- 4.2 140 7.1 5.9- 8.6 138 8.4 6.9-10.1 1,476 81.4 79.2-83.5
Unemployed 142 18 10.7 6.4-17.3 26 13.7 8.8-20.5 17 10.2 6.1-16.5 81 65.5 56.2-73.7
Retired 989 18 2.4 1.4- 4.2 39 4.3 2.8- 6.7 57 4.5 3.3- 6.1 875 88.7 85.9-91.1
Unable to Work 210 20 11.6 7.2-18.3 51 25.9 19.5-33.6 21 8.4 5.3-13.1 118 54.0 45.9-61.9
Other not in Labor Force 215 *** *** *** 23 9.2 5.4-15.3 16 6.8 3.8-12.2 173 80.0 71.8-86.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 19 19.2 12.0-29.2 25 18.2 11.7-27.0 11 9.9 5.1-18.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 25 12.7 8.3-19.0 53 21.2 15.5-28.2 20 12.0 7.0-19.6 118 54.1 46.0-62.1
$25,000- 34,999 257 16 8.0 3.9-15.5 48 18.5 13.5-24.9 35 11.4 7.8-16.4 158 62.1 54.3-69.2
$35,000- 49,999 431 14 4.5 2.4- 8.2 53 13.0 9.5-17.6 56 11.4 8.5-15.2 308 71.0 65.5-76.0
$50,000-74,999 392 *** *** *** 22 5.5 3.4- 8.6 39 8.4 5.8-12.0 326 85.0 80.6-88.5
$75,000-100,000 365 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 6.4 3.9-10.5 332 88.6 83.5-92.3
$100,000-150,000 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.0 2.6- 9.6 346 93.2 88.4-96.1
$150,000+ 409 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 398 97.3 95.0-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 861 24 3.3 2.0- 5.2 67 7.9 5.8-10.6 54 6.6 4.8- 9.0 716 82.2 78.7-85.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 18 8.9 5.3-14.4 57 23.9 17.9-31.1 26 15.3 9.9-22.8 110 52.0 44.1-59.9
101% to 150% 339 32 11.6 7.5-17.5 54 13.7 10.1-18.3 43 10.0 7.1-14.0 210 64.7 58.1-70.7
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** 26 16.3 10.4-24.6 30 16.7 11.1-24.3 105 61.3 51.9-69.9
More than 200% 1,731 18 1.1 0.7- 1.8 54 3.4 2.4- 4.6 93 5.4 4.2- 6.9 1,566 90.1 88.2-91.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 861 24 3.3 2.0- 5.2 67 7.9 5.8-10.6 54 6.6 4.8- 9.0 716 82.2 78.7-85.2
HOUSING
Own 2,236 42 2.6 1.8- 3.7 82 4.6 3.6- 5.9 115 5.5 4.4- 6.7 1,997 87.4 85.5-89.1
Rent 908 55 7.4 5.5- 9.7 171 19.6 16.8-22.9 112 13.1 10.7-16.0 570 59.9 56.1-63.5
Other arrangement 228 16 6.5 3.8-10.9 25 10.5 6.7-16.0 25 12.6 7.9-19.4 162 70.5 62.8-77.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,106 39 3.6 2.4- 5.5 91 7.8 6.2- 9.9 69 5.4 4.2- 6.9 907 83.1 80.4-85.6
Regional City or Suburban County 991 27 3.2 2.1- 4.8 85 9.0 7.0-11.4 74 7.7 5.8-10.1 805 80.2 76.9-83.1
Rural 1,302 48 4.4 3.2- 6.2 104 7.1 5.6- 8.9 109 8.8 7.1-11.0 1,041 79.6 76.7-82.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 28 5.0 3.2- 7.5 65 8.5 6.4-11.4 64 8.6 6.4-11.4 548 77.9 73.9-81.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,126 41 3.6 2.5- 5.0 92 8.1 6.3-10.3 99 9.2 7.3-11.5 894 79.2 76.1-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,568 45 3.4 2.3- 5.0 123 7.5 6.0- 9.2 89 5.4 4.2- 6.9 1,311 83.7 81.3-85.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,188 31 3.0 2.0- 4.6 82 6.8 5.1- 8.8 72 6.0 4.6- 7.9 1,003 84.2 81.4-86.7
2nd Quartile 1,063 42 4.4 3.0- 6.4 88 7.7 6.1- 9.8 84 8.2 6.4-10.4 849 79.7 76.6-82.4
3rd Quartile 831 26 3.4 2.1- 5.3 80 10.3 8.0-13.2 68 7.4 5.6- 9.7 657 78.9 75.3-82.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 317 15 5.1 2.9- 8.6 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8 28 8.6 5.5-13.3 244 80.3 74.9-84.9

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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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