2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
-FEMALES 1,905 879 45.7 43.0-48.5 939 49.5 46.8-52.3 87 4.8 3.7- 6.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,217 604 47.9 44.5-51.3 563 47.3 43.8-50.7 50 4.9 3.5- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Black 371 142 40.1 34.1-46.4 206 54.2 48.0-60.3 23 5.7 3.6- 8.9
Other 305 125 44.1 36.9-51.6 166 52.6 45.2-59.8 14 3.3 1.8- 6.0
AGE
18-34 298 106 35.4 29.1-42.2 173 57.6 50.8-64.1 19 7.0 4.4-11.0
35-44 289 116 40.4 34.1-47.0 159 54.1 47.5-60.6 14 5.5 3.1- 9.7
45-54 331 152 50.0 43.7-56.2 162 45.7 39.6-52.0 17 4.3 2.6- 7.1
55-64 331 179 54.1 47.7-60.3 132 39.9 33.9-46.2 20 6.0 3.5-10.1
65-74 330 162 46.6 40.2-53.1 158 50.9 44.4-57.4 *** *** ***
75+ 293 146 51.9 43.6-60.1 140 46.0 37.8-54.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 57 41.4 32.2-51.3 95 52.2 42.6-61.6 11 6.4 3.1-12.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 166 43.4 37.2-49.7 194 52.5 46.2-58.8 18 4.1 2.4- 6.9
Some Post-H.S. 548 231 43.1 38.3-48.0 286 51.1 46.1-56.0 31 5.8 3.9- 8.6
College Graduate 810 423 51.4 47.3-55.4 361 45.3 41.3-49.4 26 3.3 2.1- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 42 32.0 23.1-42.5 *** *** *** 12 9.8 5.1-18.1
$25,000- 34,999 166 63 34.6 26.4-43.9 92 58.2 48.6-67.2 11 7.2 3.5-14.0
$35,000- 49,999 231 93 40.5 33.0-48.4 132 56.8 48.9-64.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 222 109 49.7 41.7-57.6 100 44.3 36.6-52.3 13 6.1 3.3-10.8
$75,000+ 575 328 54.6 49.9-59.3 233 43.0 38.3-47.7 14 2.4 1.3- 4.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 213 34.5 29.9-39.4 358 55.9 50.9-60.7 56 9.6 7.1-12.9
No 1,255 661 51.5 48.2-54.9 563 46.0 42.7-49.4 31 2.5 1.6- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,845 849 45.9 43.1-48.7 911 49.3 46.4-52.1 85 4.8 3.8- 6.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 601 264 42.2 37.7-46.9 307 52.8 48.1-57.4 30 5.0 3.4- 7.3
Regional City or Suburban County 534 249 46.6 41.5-51.8 252 47.1 42.0-52.3 33 6.3 4.2- 9.2
Rural 770 366 47.9 43.4-52.6 380 48.6 44.0-53.2 24 3.5 2.1- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 903 411 44.8 41.0-48.6 452 50.6 46.7-54.4 40 4.7 3.3- 6.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 610 313 51.4 46.2-56.6 281 45.9 40.8-51.1 16 2.7 1.4- 4.9
Unable to Work 119 40 31.8 22.7-42.5 *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.1-19.4
Other not in Labor Force 181 85 44.9 36.4-53.7 86 49.6 40.9-58.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 38 29.6 21.0-40.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 214 84 42.8 34.5-51.5 114 49.0 40.4-57.6 16 8.2 4.6-14.2
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 912 478 50.9 47.1-54.7 403 45.7 41.9-49.5 31 3.4 2.3- 5.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 182 46.9 40.7-53.1 200 47.6 41.5-53.7 23 5.6 3.5- 8.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 651 299 45.5 40.7-50.4 324 49.5 44.6-54.4 28 5.0 3.2- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 849 398 45.3 41.4-49.3 415 50.5 46.5-54.5 36 4.2 2.9- 6.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 648 318 48.5 43.9-53.1 305 47.8 43.2-52.4 25 3.7 2.3- 6.0
2nd Quartile 588 256 42.1 37.3-47.1 304 52.1 47.1-57.1 28 5.8 3.9- 8.7
3rd Quartile 482 224 47.0 41.6-52.5 233 48.4 42.9-53.8 25 4.6 3.0- 7.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 187 81 45.9 36.9-55.2 97 49.5 40.4-58.5 *** *** ***

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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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