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 3,403 373 11.2 10.0-12.6 3,030 88.8 87.4-90.0
-FEMALES 1,915 190 10.4 8.7-12.3 1,725 89.6 87.7-91.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,218 70 6.9 5.2- 9.0 1,148 93.1 91.0-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 375 54 13.5 9.9-18.3 321 86.5 81.7-90.1
Other 310 64 19.5 14.3-26.2 246 80.5 73.8-85.7
AGE
18-34 297 54 17.6 13.0-23.3 243 82.4 76.7-87.0
35-44 292 41 11.2 8.0-15.5 251 88.8 84.5-92.0
45-54 335 49 14.7 10.5-20.1 286 85.3 79.9-89.5
55-64 332 36 12.0 7.7-18.3 296 88.0 81.7-92.3
65-74 332 *** *** *** 327 99.0 97.4-99.6
75+ 294 *** *** *** 291 99.0 96.8-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 35 17.4 12.1-24.3 130 82.6 75.7-87.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 35 7.3 5.0-10.5 343 92.7 89.5-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 555 68 14.7 11.1-19.3 487 85.3 80.7-88.9
College Graduate 811 51 6.1 4.4- 8.3 760 93.9 91.7-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 25 18.5 11.8-28.0 110 81.5 72.0-88.2
$25,000- 34,999 168 31 16.9 11.4-24.3 137 83.1 75.7-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 232 27 12.3 8.0-18.3 205 87.7 81.7-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 224 24 14.1 8.8-21.7 200 85.9 78.3-91.2
$75,000+ 574 26 4.8 2.9- 7.6 548 95.2 92.4-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 83 15.4 11.9-19.7 552 84.6 80.3-88.1
No 1,257 105 7.9 6.3- 9.9 1,152 92.1 90.1-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,856 188 10.5 8.8-12.5 1,668 89.5 87.5-91.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 602 75 12.7 9.7-16.4 527 87.3 83.6-90.3
Regional City or Suburban County 541 58 10.6 7.6-14.5 483 89.4 85.5-92.4
Rural 772 57 8.3 6.0-11.3 715 91.7 88.7-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 908 115 12.2 9.8-15.1 793 87.8 84.9-90.2
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 611 *** *** *** 603 98.6 96.6-99.4
Unable to Work 122 11 10.7 5.7-19.0 111 89.3 81.0-94.3
Other not in Labor Force 180 15 9.6 5.2-17.3 165 90.4 82.7-94.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 28 22.3 14.5-32.6 90 77.7 67.4-85.5
101% to 150% 216 34 15.0 9.9-22.2 182 85.0 77.8-90.1
151% to 200% 99 12 16.6 9.0-28.4 87 83.4 71.6-91.0
More than 200% 913 60 7.0 5.2- 9.4 853 93.0 90.6-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 407 33 9.1 6.1-13.4 374 90.9 86.6-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 654 55 9.3 6.8-12.6 599 90.7 87.4-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 854 102 11.9 9.3-15.0 752 88.1 85.0-90.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 652 73 12.6 9.4-16.8 579 87.4 83.2-90.6
2nd Quartile 591 56 9.3 6.8-12.5 535 90.7 87.5-93.2
3rd Quartile 484 41 8.4 5.8-11.9 443 91.6 88.1-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 20 12.4 7.4-20.1 168 87.6 79.9-92.6

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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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