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%)
North Carolina 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
-FEMALES 1,899 1,006 52.6 49.8-55.3 481 24.7 22.5-27.2 258 13.7 11.9-15.7 96 5.8 4.6- 7.4 58 3.1 2.3- 4.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,210 652 52.5 49.0-55.9 345 28.1 25.2-31.3 138 11.7 9.7-14.2 51 5.0 3.6- 6.9 24 2.7 1.7- 4.1
Non-Hispanic Black 372 193 52.0 45.8-58.1 65 17.1 13.0-22.1 75 20.4 15.8-25.9 24 7.0 4.2-11.5 15 3.5 2.0- 6.0
Other 305 152 53.2 45.9-60.4 68 21.9 16.5-28.4 45 12.9 9.2-17.9 21 7.5 4.5-12.2 19 4.5 2.7- 7.4
AGE
18-34 293 132 45.3 38.6-52.2 71 24.5 19.2-30.7 59 18.7 14.0-24.5 27 10.3 6.8-15.1 *** *** ***
35-44 292 147 48.8 42.3-55.4 76 27.7 22.2-33.9 42 14.6 10.4-20.0 14 4.6 2.6- 8.1 13 4.3 2.4- 7.6
45-54 334 152 47.0 40.8-53.2 96 29.0 23.6-35.1 52 13.8 10.2-18.4 21 6.3 3.9-10.0 13 3.9 2.1- 7.3
55-64 328 177 55.4 49.0-61.6 80 22.1 17.5-27.6 36 12.3 8.5-17.5 17 4.7 2.6- 8.6 18 5.4 3.2- 9.0
65-74 330 193 58.0 51.5-64.3 83 26.6 21.2-33.0 42 12.2 8.6-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 291 186 64.9 56.7-72.3 67 18.4 13.4-24.7 26 8.7 5.5-13.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 86 53.4 43.7-62.9 28 16.4 10.8-24.2 20 10.9 6.3-18.1 11 9.4 4.3-19.4 15 9.9 5.5-17.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 377 204 52.3 46.0-58.6 78 23.0 18.1-28.8 58 16.8 12.4-22.2 20 4.9 3.0- 7.6 17 3.0 1.8- 5.1
Some Post-H.S. 549 286 52.1 47.1-57.0 131 24.4 20.4-28.9 82 13.8 10.9-17.5 34 6.7 4.5- 9.8 16 3.0 1.7- 5.1
College Graduate 807 426 52.8 48.7-56.9 243 28.9 25.5-32.6 98 12.4 10.0-15.3 30 4.4 2.8- 6.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 *** *** *** 27 18.1 11.5-27.3 27 19.7 12.9-29.0 13 11.7 6.1-21.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 165 90 52.4 42.6-62.1 27 16.9 10.8-25.4 22 14.9 8.0-26.0 18 13.3 8.1-21.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 230 123 53.5 45.6-61.2 53 23.8 17.7-31.1 38 16.7 11.6-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 223 118 55.4 47.4-63.0 61 24.8 18.8-31.9 28 11.3 7.4-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 573 316 54.3 49.6-59.0 181 30.9 26.7-35.4 54 10.4 7.8-13.7 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 630 299 46.8 41.9-51.8 140 22.4 18.6-26.7 117 17.0 13.8-20.6 47 9.5 6.6-13.3 27 4.4 2.9- 6.6
No 1,247 698 55.4 52.0-58.7 334 26.0 23.2-29.0 137 12.2 10.0-14.7 48 4.1 3.0- 5.6 30 2.4 1.6- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,839 964 52.2 49.4-55.0 472 25.0 22.7-27.5 253 13.9 12.1-16.0 95 5.9 4.6- 7.5 55 3.0 2.2- 4.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 600 284 47.0 42.3-51.7 181 29.2 25.3-33.6 88 15.2 12.0-19.2 26 4.9 3.2- 7.4 21 3.6 2.2- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 532 291 57.3 52.2-62.3 129 23.1 19.2-27.6 74 12.2 9.4-15.7 28 5.9 3.8- 9.0 *** *** ***
Rural 767 431 53.8 49.2-58.4 171 22.2 18.6-26.2 96 13.6 10.8-17.0 42 6.6 4.5- 9.7 27 3.8 2.5- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 433 47.9 44.0-51.7 263 28.6 25.3-32.1 120 13.7 11.2-16.6 51 6.4 4.7- 8.7 32 3.5 2.3- 5.1
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 606 380 62.5 57.4-67.4 139 21.5 17.6-25.8 60 10.0 7.5-13.4 14 3.1 1.4- 6.7 13 2.9 1.6- 5.3
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** 19 16.2 9.9-25.4 27 19.3 12.7-28.3 12 11.4 5.8-21.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 180 91 50.5 41.7-59.3 46 24.5 17.9-32.6 30 17.9 11.6-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** 22 20.9 12.9-31.8 12 10.1 5.3-18.4 12 15.0 8.0-26.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 215 109 51.0 42.4-59.6 38 17.0 11.7-24.1 42 19.7 13.4-28.1 19 8.7 5.2-14.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** 22 22.0 13.7-33.4 14 14.0 7.4-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 910 499 54.5 50.6-58.2 269 28.9 25.6-32.5 100 11.4 9.1-14.1 24 3.1 1.9- 4.9 18 2.2 1.3- 3.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 220 55.3 49.1-61.3 83 20.4 15.9-25.8 57 12.2 9.1-16.2 24 7.1 4.2-11.8 20 4.9 3.0- 8.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 649 341 50.8 45.9-55.7 156 23.8 20.0-28.1 90 14.8 11.7-18.6 45 7.7 5.5-10.9 17 2.9 1.7- 4.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 846 445 52.7 48.7-56.6 242 27.6 24.3-31.2 111 13.6 11.0-16.8 27 3.7 2.4- 5.5 21 2.4 1.5- 4.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 332 52.8 48.1-57.4 198 28.9 24.9-33.2 81 12.9 10.2-16.3 19 3.2 1.9- 5.3 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0
2nd Quartile 589 302 50.4 45.4-55.4 145 24.8 20.9-29.2 85 14.5 11.2-18.5 41 7.4 5.2-10.4 16 3.0 1.7- 5.1
3rd Quartile 479 269 54.4 48.9-59.8 103 21.9 17.8-26.7 67 14.1 10.8-18.3 25 6.4 3.8-10.6 15 3.1 1.7- 5.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 103 54.6 45.5-63.5 35 19.4 12.9-28.0 25 12.6 8.1-19.0 11 7.0 3.5-13.5 14 6.4 3.6-11.1

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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