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%)
North Carolina 3,400 388 10.7 9.6-12.0 3,012 89.3 88.0-90.4
-FEMALES 1,911 270 13.2 11.5-15.1 1,641 86.8 84.9-88.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 108 8.9 7.1-11.1 1,108 91.1 88.9-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 373 90 20.3 16.0-25.3 283 79.7 74.7-84.0
Other 310 72 20.3 15.6-26.0 238 79.7 74.0-84.4
AGE
18-34 297 58 16.2 12.2-21.1 239 83.8 78.9-87.8
35-44 290 66 20.9 16.2-26.5 224 79.1 73.5-83.8
45-54 334 43 10.5 7.5-14.4 291 89.5 85.6-92.5
55-64 333 47 12.4 8.9-17.0 286 87.6 83.0-91.1
65-74 331 29 8.7 5.5-13.5 302 91.3 86.5-94.5
75+ 294 23 8.8 4.6-15.9 271 91.2 84.1-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 56 34.1 25.6-43.7 109 65.9 56.3-74.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 91 19.2 15.2-24.0 285 80.8 76.0-84.8
Some Post-H.S. 554 83 12.0 9.4-15.1 471 88.0 84.9-90.6
College Graduate 810 40 4.2 2.9- 6.0 770 95.8 94.0-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 53 38.7 29.1-49.3 82 61.3 50.7-70.9
$25,000- 34,999 168 44 26.2 19.1-34.8 124 73.8 65.2-80.9
$35,000- 49,999 231 34 12.7 8.8-18.1 197 87.3 81.9-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 224 12 4.3 2.2- 8.1 212 95.7 91.9-97.8
$75,000+ 573 15 3.6 2.1- 6.2 558 96.4 93.8-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 134 18.8 15.4-22.8 502 81.2 77.2-84.6
No 1,252 134 10.5 8.7-12.7 1,118 89.5 87.3-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** 55 97.8 91.3-99.5
Non-Veteran 1,852 268 13.6 11.8-15.5 1,584 86.4 84.5-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 601 82 11.8 9.3-14.8 519 88.2 85.2-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 539 64 9.6 7.2-12.7 475 90.4 87.3-92.8
Rural 771 124 17.0 13.9-20.8 647 83.0 79.2-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 905 95 10.1 8.1-12.5 810 89.9 87.5-91.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 610 52 9.2 6.4-13.1 558 90.8 86.9-93.6
Unable to Work 123 56 41.0 31.2-51.5 67 59.0 48.5-68.8
Other not in Labor Force 180 34 17.0 11.6-24.2 146 83.0 75.8-88.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 215 62 27.4 20.7-35.1 153 72.6 64.9-79.3
151% to 200% 99 18 18.6 11.0-29.7 81 81.4 70.3-89.0
More than 200% 912 31 3.4 2.3- 5.0 881 96.6 95.0-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 73 17.2 13.1-22.3 333 82.8 77.7-86.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 653 104 15.3 12.3-18.9 549 84.7 81.1-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 852 93 9.5 7.5-12.0 759 90.5 88.0-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 651 70 10.3 7.8-13.6 581 89.7 86.4-92.2
2nd Quartile 588 84 13.2 10.3-16.6 504 86.8 83.4-89.7
3rd Quartile 483 80 15.1 11.6-19.4 403 84.9 80.6-88.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 189 36 17.2 12.0-24.0 153 82.8 76.0-88.0

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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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