2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,392 238 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,154 93.5 92.4-94.4
GENDER
Male 1,485 98 5.9 4.6- 7.4 1,387 94.1 92.6-95.4
Female 1,907 140 7.1 5.8- 8.6 1,767 92.9 91.4-94.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,171 95 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,076 95.9 94.9-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 592 65 9.5 7.1-12.6 527 90.5 87.4-92.9
Non-Hispanic Other 155 18 11.1 6.2-19.1 137 88.9 80.9-93.8
Hispanic 452 60 12.3 9.4-16.0 392 87.7 84.0-90.6
AGE
18-34 612 47 6.4 4.7- 8.6 565 93.6 91.4-95.3
35-44 526 62 10.2 7.7-13.4 464 89.8 86.6-92.3
45-54 556 67 10.7 8.2-14.0 489 89.3 86.0-91.8
55-64 589 37 7.6 4.9-11.6 552 92.4 88.4-95.1
65-74 571 13 1.5 0.8- 2.7 558 98.5 97.3-99.2
75+ 484 *** *** *** 475 98.7 97.4-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 335 42 12.2 8.6-17.1 293 87.8 82.9-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 718 60 6.7 5.0- 8.9 658 93.3 91.1-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 926 67 6.6 5.0- 8.8 859 93.4 91.2-95.0
College Graduate 1,403 67 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,336 95.8 94.5-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,092 115 10.1 8.1-12.6 977 89.9 87.4-91.9
No 2,263 121 4.9 4.0- 6.0 2,142 95.1 94.0-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 17 5.4 3.2- 8.9 349 94.6 91.1-96.8
Non-Veteran 3,022 221 6.7 5.7- 7.8 2,801 93.3 92.2-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,807 144 7.2 6.0- 8.8 1,663 92.8 91.2-94.0
Unemployed 140 29 17.9 11.5-26.8 111 82.1 73.2-88.5
Retired 988 17 1.7 0.9- 3.1 971 98.3 96.9-99.1
Unable to Work 207 32 16.4 11.1-23.7 175 83.6 76.3-88.9
Other not in Labor Force 216 15 3.8 2.2- 6.5 201 96.2 93.5-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 18 12.3 7.4-19.9 87 87.7 80.1-92.6
$15,000- 24,999 215 30 14.1 9.4-20.6 185 85.9 79.4-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 256 34 13.0 8.5-19.2 222 87.0 80.8-91.5
$35,000- 49,999 430 43 9.6 6.8-13.5 387 90.4 86.5-93.2
$50,000-74,999 392 24 4.8 3.0- 7.6 368 95.2 92.4-97.0
$75,000-100,000 365 19 5.4 3.3- 8.6 346 94.6 91.4-96.7
$100,000-150,000 362 *** *** *** 352 97.4 94.9-98.7
$150,000+ 409 *** *** *** 402 97.9 95.6-99.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 858 53 6.0 4.2- 8.4 805 94.0 91.6-95.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 39 16.2 11.5-22.5 170 83.8 77.5-88.5
101% to 150% 337 40 11.9 8.1-17.0 297 88.1 83.0-91.9
151% to 200% 168 19 11.0 6.3-18.4 149 89.0 81.6-93.7
More than 200% 1,731 71 3.7 2.8- 4.8 1,660 96.3 95.2-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 858 53 6.0 4.2- 8.4 805 94.0 91.6-95.8
HOUSING
Own 2,234 97 4.9 3.8- 6.2 2,137 95.1 93.8-96.2
Rent 908 120 12.9 10.6-15.5 788 87.1 84.5-89.4
Other arrangement 224 20 6.9 4.3-11.0 204 93.1 89.0-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,103 91 6.5 5.1- 8.1 1,012 93.5 91.9-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 988 73 7.9 6.0-10.4 915 92.1 89.6-94.0
Rural 1,301 74 5.5 4.2- 7.1 1,227 94.5 92.9-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 47 6.7 4.7- 9.3 658 93.3 90.7-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,122 82 6.7 5.2- 8.5 1,040 93.3 91.5-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,565 109 6.3 5.0- 8.0 1,456 93.7 92.0-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,184 78 6.6 4.9- 8.7 1,106 93.4 91.3-95.1
2nd Quartile 1,061 73 6.3 4.9- 8.1 988 93.7 91.9-95.1
3rd Quartile 830 67 6.8 5.1- 8.9 763 93.2 91.1-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 317 20 6.7 3.9-11.1 297 93.3 88.9-96.1

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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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