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%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,392 82 2.3 1.8- 2.9 126 4.0 3.2- 4.9 778 21.6 20.0-23.3 904 26.1 24.4-27.9 1,502 46.0 43.9-48.0
GENDER
Male 1,482 37 2.4 1.7- 3.4 56 3.9 2.9- 5.2 316 21.0 18.7-23.6 362 24.4 22.0-27.1 711 48.3 45.3-51.3
Female 1,910 45 2.2 1.6- 3.1 70 4.1 3.0- 5.5 462 22.2 20.0-24.4 542 27.7 25.3-30.1 791 43.9 41.2-46.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,171 37 1.8 1.3- 2.5 78 3.6 2.8- 4.8 465 20.3 18.4-22.4 627 28.4 26.2-30.7 964 45.9 43.4-48.4
Non-Hispanic Black 594 17 2.7 1.5- 4.9 23 4.9 2.9- 8.1 151 22.1 18.6-26.1 150 24.9 21.1-29.1 253 45.4 40.6-50.2
Non-Hispanic Other 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 26.2 18.7-35.2 39 23.5 16.5-32.2 60 42.0 32.8-51.9
Hispanic 450 23 4.5 2.9- 6.9 16 2.8 1.6- 4.7 115 25.8 21.5-30.6 84 17.6 14.1-21.8 212 49.3 44.2-54.5
AGE
18-34 611 19 2.9 1.7- 4.8 34 6.8 4.6- 9.9 170 25.1 21.5-29.1 179 28.9 24.9-33.2 209 36.3 31.9-41.0
35-44 528 15 2.6 1.5- 4.5 23 3.6 2.3- 5.8 128 21.7 18.1-25.9 153 31.1 26.7-35.8 209 41.0 36.3-45.8
45-54 556 22 4.0 2.4- 6.5 18 3.8 2.1- 6.8 120 19.5 16.1-23.4 161 27.8 23.8-32.2 235 45.0 40.2-49.8
55-64 590 12 1.4 0.8- 2.6 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6 121 21.0 17.3-25.3 141 22.9 19.3-27.1 297 51.9 47.0-56.7
65-74 571 *** *** *** 14 2.1 1.1- 4.1 122 21.1 17.3-25.5 151 24.2 20.4-28.5 276 51.2 46.3-56.1
75+ 482 *** *** *** 17 3.5 1.7- 6.9 108 19.5 15.2-24.6 103 18.4 14.7-22.8 248 57.3 51.2-63.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 337 17 3.8 2.3- 6.2 12 2.5 1.4- 4.5 93 27.1 21.9-33.1 54 17.1 12.6-22.8 161 49.5 43.1-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 719 22 3.2 2.0- 5.2 28 3.8 2.3- 6.2 176 23.0 19.6-26.7 144 20.9 17.6-24.6 349 49.2 44.8-53.6
Some Post-H.S. 926 31 2.5 1.7- 3.7 49 6.1 4.4- 8.4 201 20.6 17.8-23.7 221 24.2 21.2-27.5 424 46.6 42.9-50.4
College Graduate 1,400 12 0.8 0.4- 1.5 36 2.2 1.4- 3.4 306 19.7 17.5-22.2 485 36.4 33.5-39.3 561 40.9 37.9-43.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,091 55 4.4 3.3- 5.9 66 6.8 5.1- 9.1 322 28.3 25.2-31.7 237 20.7 18.0-23.8 411 39.7 36.0-43.5
No 2,264 27 1.3 0.8- 2.1 60 2.7 2.0- 3.8 440 18.3 16.5-20.2 659 28.7 26.6-31.0 1,078 48.9 46.5-51.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 363 *** *** *** 12 3.9 2.1- 7.1 83 22.0 17.5-27.3 93 26.3 21.2-32.0 171 46.8 40.8-52.9
Non-Veteran 3,025 78 2.5 1.9- 3.2 114 4.0 3.1- 5.0 695 21.6 19.9-23.4 811 26.2 24.4-28.1 1,327 45.8 43.6-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,804 44 2.2 1.5- 3.1 63 3.2 2.4- 4.3 391 20.1 18.1-22.3 537 29.6 27.2-32.1 769 44.9 42.2-47.6
Unemployed 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 29.8 21.8-39.3 28 25.4 17.1-36.1 52 31.8 23.5-41.5
Retired 988 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5 27 2.8 1.7- 4.7 209 19.6 16.7-23.0 243 22.1 19.2-25.2 497 54.1 50.2-58.0
Unable to Work 208 15 7.6 4.3-13.0 15 6.9 3.9-12.1 75 37.9 30.3-46.1 30 13.7 9.4-19.5 73 34.0 26.6-42.2
Other not in Labor Force 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 23.8 17.9-31.0 60 26.8 20.5-34.3 88 39.0 31.7-46.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 30.3 21.3-41.2
$15,000- 24,999 213 11 4.8 2.5- 9.0 12 6.1 3.0-12.1 58 27.1 20.5-34.9 43 22.9 16.5-30.7 89 39.2 31.6-47.4
$25,000- 34,999 255 12 4.9 2.3-10.1 *** *** *** 68 25.9 19.8-33.1 53 18.2 13.5-24.1 112 45.5 37.9-53.3
$35,000- 49,999 429 *** *** *** 15 3.0 1.6- 5.6 103 23.3 18.9-28.3 119 27.2 22.3-32.8 184 44.5 38.9-50.4
$50,000-74,999 394 *** *** *** 17 4.5 2.5- 7.9 105 25.7 20.9-31.1 111 24.8 20.3-29.9 156 44.0 38.2-50.0
$75,000-100,000 366 *** *** *** 13 4.1 2.3- 7.2 83 20.0 15.8-24.9 112 31.7 26.3-37.6 154 43.0 37.2-49.1
$100,000-150,000 360 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 14.6 10.9-19.2 119 32.6 27.3-38.3 171 50.5 44.6-56.5
$150,000+ 409 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 15.9 12.2-20.3 141 33.5 28.6-38.8 192 47.5 42.1-52.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 27 2.9 1.9- 4.5 40 5.2 3.5- 7.5 198 21.5 18.4-25.0 188 21.0 18.0-24.4 407 49.4 45.2-53.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 11 5.7 2.7-11.9 *** *** *** 53 23.0 17.3-30.0 43 24.0 17.6-31.9 94 40.9 33.5-48.7
101% to 150% 334 14 3.3 1.8- 6.1 13 4.2 1.7- 9.9 82 24.7 19.4-30.9 76 20.7 16.0-26.3 149 47.1 40.5-53.9
151% to 200% 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 24.3 17.9-32.2 43 28.4 20.6-37.7 64 39.1 30.3-48.7
More than 200% 1,731 19 1.1 0.7- 1.7 54 3.1 2.3- 4.3 363 19.8 17.8-22.1 538 30.1 27.6-32.6 757 45.9 43.1-48.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 27 2.9 1.9- 4.5 40 5.2 3.5- 7.5 198 21.5 18.4-25.0 188 21.0 18.0-24.4 407 49.4 45.2-53.6
HOUSING
Own 2,228 34 1.7 1.2- 2.5 59 2.9 2.1- 4.0 422 17.9 16.1-19.8 633 27.3 25.2-29.5 1,080 50.2 47.7-52.7
Rent 907 33 3.5 2.4- 5.0 49 6.8 4.9- 9.5 281 31.7 28.3-35.3 208 21.1 18.3-24.3 336 36.9 33.4-40.5
Other arrangement 229 15 5.5 3.2- 9.3 17 7.8 4.6-12.9 67 33.3 26.0-41.5 56 27.9 21.3-35.6 74 25.5 19.7-32.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,100 23 1.8 1.1- 2.8 32 3.0 1.9- 4.9 260 22.2 19.5-25.1 334 30.1 27.1-33.3 451 42.9 39.5-46.3
Regional City or Suburban County 994 29 2.5 1.7- 3.8 46 4.2 3.0- 5.9 231 21.8 18.8-25.0 259 25.3 22.3-28.6 429 46.2 42.5-50.0
Rural 1,298 30 2.6 1.7- 3.9 48 4.6 3.3- 6.5 287 21.0 18.5-23.8 311 23.3 20.6-26.2 622 48.5 45.1-51.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 704 25 3.7 2.3- 5.7 28 5.1 3.3- 7.9 167 23.1 19.5-27.0 152 20.4 17.1-24.1 332 47.7 43.2-52.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,123 22 1.9 1.1- 3.1 45 4.5 3.2- 6.3 237 19.3 16.7-22.2 304 26.4 23.4-29.6 515 48.0 44.4-51.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,565 35 2.0 1.3- 2.8 53 3.0 2.1- 4.4 374 22.7 20.4-25.2 448 28.7 26.2-31.4 655 43.6 40.7-46.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,185 24 2.0 1.3- 3.1 42 3.0 2.1- 4.3 262 21.3 18.6-24.2 343 28.4 25.4-31.6 514 45.3 41.9-48.8
2nd Quartile 1,061 23 1.8 1.1- 2.9 38 3.9 2.6- 5.8 244 21.1 18.4-24.1 287 27.5 24.5-30.7 469 45.7 42.1-49.3
3rd Quartile 829 23 2.8 1.7- 4.4 32 4.5 3.0- 6.8 194 22.4 19.2-25.9 204 23.6 20.3-27.1 376 46.7 42.7-50.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 317 12 3.5 1.7- 7.1 14 5.9 3.1-11.0 78 22.4 17.6-28.1 70 21.2 16.3-27.0 143 46.9 40.2-53.8

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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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