BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,393	191	5.3	4.4- 6.3	3,202	94.7	93.7-95.6
GENDER
Male	1,486	84	5.1	4.0- 6.6	1,402	94.9	93.4-96.0
Female	1,907	107	5.4	4.3- 6.8	1,800	94.6	93.2-95.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	2,172	70	3.3	2.5- 4.3	2,102	96.7	95.7-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black	593	48	7.1	5.0- 9.9	545	92.9	90.1-95.0
Non-Hispanic Other	155	14	8.2	4.2-15.5	141	91.8	84.5-95.8
Hispanic	451	58	11.6	8.8-15.2	393	88.4	84.8-91.2
AGE
18-34	614	53	6.8	5.0- 9.1	561	93.2	90.9-95.0
35-44	525	44	8.0	5.7-11.2	481	92.0	88.8-94.3
45-54	556	39	7.0	4.8-10.1	517	93.0	89.9-95.2
55-64	590	30	4.4	2.7- 7.3	560	95.6	92.7-97.3
65-74	571	13	1.7	0.9- 3.2	558	98.3	96.8-99.1
75+	483	***	***	***	473	97.8	94.8-99.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	48	11.6	8.5-15.5	287	88.4	84.5-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	718	49	5.5	3.9- 7.5	669	94.5	92.5-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	926	59	6.0	4.4- 8.3	867	94.0	91.7-95.6
College Graduate	1,404	35	2.1	1.4- 3.1	1,369	97.9	96.9-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	1,093	103	9.3	7.3-11.7	990	90.7	88.3-92.7
No	2,262	85	3.2	2.6- 4.1	2,177	96.8	95.9-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	366	***	***	***	357	97.5	94.9-98.8
Non-Veteran	3,023	182	5.6	4.7- 6.7	2,841	94.4	93.3-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,804	92	4.4	3.5- 5.6	1,712	95.6	94.4-96.5
Unemployed	142	29	19.8	12.6-29.9	113	80.2	70.1-87.4
Retired	989	20	1.9	1.1- 3.3	969	98.1	96.7-98.9
Unable to Work	209	34	15.8	10.9-22.2	175	84.2	77.8-89.1
Other not in Labor Force	215	13	6.2	3.3-11.4	202	93.8	88.6-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	27	23.8	15.9-34.0	79	76.2	66.0-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	216	27	10.8	6.7-17.0	189	89.2	83.0-93.3
$25,000- 34,999	257	22	7.8	4.9-12.1	235	92.2	87.9-95.1
$35,000- 49,999	429	33	7.0	4.6-10.5	396	93.0	89.5-95.4
$50,000-74,999	391	15	3.6	2.1- 6.2	376	96.4	93.8-97.9
$75,000-100,000	365	***	***	***	360	98.6	96.4-99.5
$100,000-150,000	362	***	***	***	359	99.5	98.2-99.8
$150,000+	409	***	***	***	406	99.0	96.8-99.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	858	56	7.0	5.1- 9.7	802	93.0	90.3-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	67	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	211	35	15.1	10.2-21.8	176	84.9	78.2-89.8
101% to 150%	338	25	6.3	3.8-10.4	313	93.7	89.6-96.2
151% to 200%	168	16	9.2	5.5-15.0	152	90.8	85.0-94.5
More than 200%	1,729	39	2.0	1.4- 2.8	1,690	98.0	97.2-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	858	56	7.0	5.1- 9.7	802	93.0	90.3-94.9
HOUSING
Own	2,231	49	2.5	1.7- 3.5	2,182	97.5	96.5-98.3
Rent	908	111	13.4	11.0-16.3	797	86.6	83.7-89.0
Other arrangement	227	27	9.9	6.5-14.7	200	90.1	85.3-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	1,106	71	5.5	4.2- 7.0	1,035	94.5	93.0-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County	989	54	5.2	3.7- 7.2	935	94.8	92.8-96.3
Rural	1,298	66	5.2	3.9- 6.9	1,232	94.8	93.1-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	705	48	7.4	5.2-10.3	657	92.6	89.7-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	1,122	67	5.4	4.1- 7.1	1,055	94.6	92.9-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,566	76	4.2	3.2- 5.5	1,490	95.8	94.5-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	1,184	43	3.2	2.1- 4.9	1,141	96.8	95.1-97.9
2nd Quartile	1,060	71	5.9	4.6- 7.6	989	94.1	92.4-95.4
3rd Quartile	832	56	6.3	4.7- 8.5	776	93.7	91.5-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	317	21	6.9	3.9-12.0	296	93.1	88.0-96.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,393

191

5.3

4.4- 6.3

3,202

94.7

93.7-95.6

GENDER

Male

1,486

5.1

4.0- 6.6

1,402

94.9

93.4-96.0

Female

1,907

107

5.4

4.3- 6.8

1,800

94.6

93.2-95.7

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

2,172

3.3

2.5- 4.3

2,102

96.7

95.7-97.5

Non-Hispanic Black

593

7.1

5.0- 9.9

545

92.9

90.1-95.0

Non-Hispanic Other

155

8.2

4.2-15.5

141

91.8

84.5-95.8

Hispanic

451

11.6

8.8-15.2

393

88.4

84.8-91.2

AGE

18-34

614

6.8

5.0- 9.1

561

93.2

90.9-95.0

35-44

525

8.0

5.7-11.2

481

92.0

88.8-94.3

45-54

556

7.0

4.8-10.1

517

93.0

89.9-95.2

55-64

590

4.4

2.7- 7.3

560

95.6

92.7-97.3

65-74

571

1.7

0.9- 3.2

558

98.3

96.8-99.1

75+

483

***

473

97.8

94.8-99.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

11.6

8.5-15.5

287

88.4

84.5-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

718

5.5

3.9- 7.5

669

94.5

92.5-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

926

6.0

4.4- 8.3

867

94.0

91.7-95.6

College Graduate

1,404

2.1

1.4- 3.1

1,369

97.9

96.9-98.6

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

1,093

103

9.3

7.3-11.7

990

90.7

88.3-92.7

2,262

3.2

2.6- 4.1

2,177

96.8

95.9-97.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

366

***

357

97.5

94.9-98.8

Non-Veteran

3,023

182

5.6

4.7- 6.7

2,841

94.4

93.3-95.3

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,804

4.4

3.5- 5.6

1,712

95.6

94.4-96.5

Unemployed

142

19.8

12.6-29.9

113

80.2

70.1-87.4

Retired

989

1.9

1.1- 3.3

969

98.1

96.7-98.9

Unable to Work

209

15.8

10.9-22.2

175

84.2

77.8-89.1

Other not in Labor Force

215

6.2

3.3-11.4

202

93.8

88.6-96.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

23.8

15.9-34.0

76.2

66.0-84.1

$15,000- 24,999

216

10.8

6.7-17.0

189

89.2

83.0-93.3

$25,000- 34,999

257

7.8

4.9-12.1

235

92.2

87.9-95.1

$35,000- 49,999

429

7.0

4.6-10.5

396

93.0

89.5-95.4

$50,000-74,999

391

3.6

2.1- 6.2

376

96.4

93.8-97.9

$75,000-100,000

365

***

360

98.6

96.4-99.5

$100,000-150,000

362

***

359

99.5

98.2-99.8

$150,000+

409

***

406

99.0

96.8-99.7

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

858

7.0

5.1- 9.7

802

93.0

90.3-94.9

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

211

15.1

10.2-21.8

176

84.9

78.2-89.8

101% to 150%

338

6.3

3.8-10.4

313

93.7

89.6-96.2

151% to 200%

168

9.2

5.5-15.0

152

90.8

85.0-94.5

More than 200%

1,729

2.0

1.4- 2.8

1,690

98.0

97.2-98.6

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

858

7.0

5.1- 9.7

802

93.0

90.3-94.9

HOUSING

Own

2,231

2.5

1.7- 3.5

2,182

97.5

96.5-98.3

Rent

908

111

13.4

11.0-16.3

797

86.6

83.7-89.0

Other arrangement

227

9.9

6.5-14.7

200

90.1

85.3-93.5

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

1,106

5.5

4.2- 7.0

1,035

94.5

93.0-95.8

Regional City or Suburban County

989

5.2

3.7- 7.2

935

94.8

92.8-96.3

Rural

1,298

5.2

3.9- 6.9

1,232

94.8

93.1-96.1

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

705

7.4

5.2-10.3

657

92.6

89.7-94.8

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

1,122

5.4

4.1- 7.1

1,055

94.6

92.9-95.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,566

4.2

3.2- 5.5

1,490

95.8

94.5-96.8

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

1,184

3.2

2.1- 4.9

1,141

96.8

95.1-97.9

2nd Quartile

1,060

5.9

4.6- 7.6

989

94.1

92.4-95.4

3rd Quartile

832

6.3

4.7- 8.5

776

93.7

91.5-95.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

317

6.9

3.9-12.0

296

93.1

88.0-96.1

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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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?