2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Extremely safe Safe Unsafe/Extremely unsafe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,365 1,286 36.9 34.9-38.9 1,965 59.6 57.6-61.6 114 3.5 2.8- 4.4
-FEMALES 1,893 755 38.8 36.1-41.6 1,076 57.4 54.6-60.2 62 3.8 2.7- 5.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,213 551 43.0 39.6-46.4 636 54.3 50.8-57.7 26 2.8 1.8- 4.3
Non-Hispanic Black 364 101 28.8 23.3-35.1 250 67.2 60.8-73.0 13 4.0 1.8- 8.4
Other 304 97 36.1 29.1-43.7 186 57.3 49.7-64.5 21 6.6 3.4-12.5
AGE
18-34 294 92 35.3 28.9-42.3 192 60.1 53.1-66.7 *** *** ***
35-44 288 101 34.0 28.0-40.4 177 62.4 55.8-68.5 *** *** ***
45-54 332 133 43.7 37.5-50.1 186 53.7 47.3-59.9 13 2.6 1.5- 4.6
55-64 327 132 39.9 33.7-46.4 183 55.9 49.4-62.3 12 4.1 1.7- 9.6
65-74 327 141 39.2 33.0-45.6 176 57.6 51.1-63.9 *** *** ***
75+ 292 147 46.1 38.0-54.3 140 50.5 42.2-58.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 38 26.5 18.8-36.0 110 67.4 57.8-75.8 12 6.1 2.9-12.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 372 128 34.4 28.5-40.9 222 60.2 53.7-66.3 22 5.4 3.4- 8.5
Some Post-H.S. 546 207 38.1 33.4-43.1 322 58.0 52.9-62.8 17 3.9 2.0- 7.4
College Graduate 809 380 46.7 42.6-50.8 418 51.5 47.4-55.6 11 1.8 0.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 30 19.6 13.1-28.5 92 74.4 64.9-82.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 166 54 32.2 23.3-42.6 102 63.6 53.4-72.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 83 32.7 25.8-40.4 141 64.0 56.1-71.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 221 85 40.6 33.0-48.8 131 57.1 49.0-64.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 573 295 51.0 46.3-55.7 272 47.8 43.1-52.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 219 35.3 30.6-40.2 371 58.7 53.7-63.6 34 6.0 3.8- 9.2
No 1,246 529 40.5 37.3-43.8 689 56.7 53.4-60.0 28 2.8 1.7- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,834 733 39.1 36.4-41.9 1,039 57.0 54.2-59.8 62 3.9 2.8- 5.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 593 226 38.3 33.8-43.0 342 56.9 52.1-61.6 25 4.8 2.8- 8.0
Regional City or Suburban County 534 207 38.6 33.8-43.7 316 58.7 53.5-63.7 11 2.7 1.1- 6.1
Rural 766 322 39.4 35.0-44.0 418 56.8 52.2-61.4 26 3.7 2.4- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 897 344 38.4 34.8-42.3 523 57.6 53.7-61.4 30 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 605 287 43.3 38.3-48.5 305 53.4 48.2-58.6 13 3.3 1.8- 6.0
Unable to Work 121 30 21.9 14.6-31.3 84 74.1 64.4-81.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 178 65 42.1 33.4-51.3 104 55.0 45.9-63.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 30 23.6 15.9-33.5 79 72.5 62.5-80.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 211 66 33.8 25.6-43.1 135 62.3 53.2-70.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 907 427 46.1 42.3-49.9 467 52.3 48.5-56.1 13 1.6 0.9- 2.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 402 139 33.8 28.1-40.1 243 61.7 55.5-67.6 20 4.5 2.8- 7.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 646 257 37.7 33.1-42.6 373 59.3 54.4-64.0 16 3.0 1.7- 5.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 845 359 42.2 38.2-46.2 460 53.8 49.8-57.8 26 4.0 2.3- 6.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 646 305 46.1 41.5-50.8 325 50.0 45.3-54.7 16 3.9 1.9- 7.7
2nd Quartile 581 214 36.4 31.6-41.5 349 60.5 55.4-65.4 18 3.1 1.8- 5.3
3rd Quartile 481 177 36.6 31.6-42.0 288 59.5 54.0-64.7 16 3.9 2.1- 7.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 59 30.1 21.9-39.7 114 64.6 55.1-73.1 12 5.3 2.8- 9.9

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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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