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 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
-FEMALES 1,912 217 11.4 9.8-13.3 1,695 88.6 86.7-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,218 66 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,152 94.0 92.1-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 372 78 19.6 15.3-24.8 294 80.4 75.2-84.7
Other 310 73 21.6 16.3-28.0 237 78.4 72.0-83.7
AGE
18-34 297 54 17.2 12.7-22.9 243 82.8 77.1-87.3
35-44 292 51 15.1 11.3-20.0 241 84.9 80.0-88.7
45-54 334 59 16.5 12.3-21.7 275 83.5 78.3-87.7
55-64 331 28 7.2 4.7-10.8 303 92.8 89.2-95.3
65-74 332 15 4.5 2.5- 8.2 317 95.5 91.8-97.5
75+ 294 *** *** *** 286 95.3 87.4-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 40 20.7 14.2-29.1 125 79.3 70.9-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 56 12.7 9.4-17.0 320 87.3 83.0-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 554 74 13.4 10.3-17.3 480 86.6 82.7-89.7
College Graduate 811 46 5.7 4.1- 7.9 765 94.3 92.1-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 34 27.2 18.6-37.8 101 72.8 62.2-81.4
$25,000- 34,999 168 40 22.2 15.7-30.4 128 77.8 69.6-84.3
$35,000- 49,999 232 37 14.3 10.0-19.9 195 85.7 80.1-90.0
$50,000- 74,999 223 21 10.6 6.5-16.6 202 89.4 83.4-93.5
$75,000+ 574 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8 561 97.3 95.2-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 117 19.1 15.5-23.3 518 80.9 76.7-84.5
No 1,255 100 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,155 92.2 90.2-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** 55 94.4 79.0-98.7
Non-Veteran 1,853 215 11.6 9.9-13.6 1,638 88.4 86.4-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 601 80 12.8 10.0-16.2 521 87.2 83.8-90.0
Regional City or Suburban County 540 66 11.0 8.2-14.5 474 89.0 85.5-91.8
Rural 771 71 10.6 8.0-13.9 700 89.4 86.1-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 906 119 12.5 10.2-15.2 787 87.5 84.8-89.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 609 17 4.0 2.1- 7.5 592 96.0 92.5-97.9
Unable to Work 122 34 26.9 19.0-36.6 88 73.1 63.4-81.0
Other not in Labor Force 181 22 10.5 6.4-16.7 159 89.5 83.3-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 45 18.1 13.0-24.6 171 81.9 75.4-87.0
151% to 200% 99 14 13.6 7.5-23.6 85 86.4 76.4-92.5
More than 200% 912 47 5.5 4.0- 7.5 865 94.5 92.5-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 49 12.8 9.0-17.9 357 87.2 82.1-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 653 71 11.6 8.8-15.0 582 88.4 85.0-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 853 97 10.7 8.5-13.3 756 89.3 86.7-91.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 652 61 8.7 6.3-11.8 591 91.3 88.2-93.7
2nd Quartile 589 74 12.6 9.8-16.1 515 87.4 83.9-90.2
3rd Quartile 483 56 12.3 9.0-16.7 427 87.7 83.3-91.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 26 13.7 8.5-21.2 162 86.3 78.8-91.5

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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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