2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,392 82 2.3 1.8- 2.9 126 4.0 3.2- 4.9 778 21.6 20.0-23.3 904 26.1 24.4-27.9 1,502 46.0 43.9-48.0
-FEMALES 1,910 45 2.2 1.6- 3.1 70 4.1 3.0- 5.5 462 22.2 20.0-24.4 542 27.7 25.3-30.1 791 43.9 41.2-46.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 17 1.3 0.8- 2.3 45 3.8 2.7- 5.5 283 22.1 19.4-25.0 366 29.1 26.2-32.2 505 43.7 40.2-47.1
Non-Hispanic Black 373 12 3.4 1.7- 6.6 12 4.2 1.9- 9.4 97 21.6 17.5-26.4 101 27.1 22.1-32.8 151 43.7 37.6-50.0
Other 309 16 4.0 2.3- 7.0 13 4.9 2.3-10.1 79 23.3 18.0-29.6 73 23.4 18.0-29.8 128 44.4 37.3-51.8
AGE
18-34 297 *** *** *** 18 8.3 4.9-13.8 81 25.1 20.0-31.0 86 27.4 21.9-33.6 102 35.9 29.5-42.7
35-44 292 *** *** *** 11 3.1 1.5- 6.4 70 20.7 16.1-26.1 88 33.1 27.0-39.7 114 40.3 34.0-46.8
45-54 333 11 3.0 1.5- 5.8 13 5.0 2.4-10.1 84 22.2 17.8-27.4 105 31.9 26.5-37.9 120 37.9 31.9-44.2
55-64 332 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 20.5 16.0-25.9 83 24.4 19.4-30.3 161 50.8 44.4-57.3
65-74 330 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 24.0 18.6-30.3 97 27.9 22.7-33.9 141 45.3 38.9-51.8
75+ 294 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 19.8 14.5-26.4 73 20.3 15.4-26.1 136 57.4 49.5-65.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 22.8 16.4-30.7 30 19.1 12.5-27.8 75 52.9 43.5-62.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 377 13 3.5 1.8- 6.6 12 4.2 1.9- 8.9 94 23.2 18.5-28.8 81 21.6 17.1-27.0 177 47.4 41.2-53.8
Some Post-H.S. 553 18 2.3 1.4- 4.0 27 5.8 3.7- 9.1 135 22.6 18.9-26.8 138 25.4 21.3-29.9 235 43.9 39.0-48.9
College Graduate 810 *** *** *** 24 2.3 1.4- 3.6 186 20.9 17.9-24.3 293 37.5 33.7-41.5 300 38.3 34.4-42.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 25.1 17.5-34.7 30 24.1 16.3-34.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 18.1 12.6-25.3 30 16.3 11.0-23.4 79 52.1 42.4-61.7
$35,000- 49,999 231 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 26.2 20.0-33.4 72 29.2 22.6-36.9 88 41.7 34.1-49.7
$50,000- 74,999 224 *** *** *** 11 6.4 3.1-12.5 57 25.3 19.2-32.7 73 27.8 21.7-34.9 82 40.2 32.5-48.5
$75,000+ 574 *** *** *** 15 2.3 1.3- 4.1 111 17.6 14.4-21.2 215 38.2 33.7-42.9 229 41.1 36.5-45.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 30 4.0 2.7- 5.9 43 7.6 5.3-11.0 196 27.8 23.8-32.2 144 21.5 17.9-25.5 219 39.1 34.2-44.3
No 1,256 15 1.4 0.7- 2.5 27 2.4 1.4- 4.1 255 19.1 16.6-21.7 394 31.0 28.0-34.2 565 46.2 42.9-49.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,850 45 2.3 1.6- 3.2 68 4.1 3.0- 5.7 444 22.0 19.8-24.3 527 27.7 25.3-30.2 766 43.9 41.1-46.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 600 12 1.9 1.0- 3.6 21 3.7 1.9- 6.9 159 24.7 21.0-28.7 194 31.8 27.6-36.2 214 38.0 33.5-42.7
Regional City or Suburban County 541 19 3.0 1.8- 4.9 24 4.0 2.4- 6.6 133 21.8 18.0-26.2 148 25.6 21.5-30.0 217 45.7 40.5-51.0
Rural 769 14 1.9 1.0- 3.7 25 4.4 2.7- 7.2 170 20.3 17.0-24.1 200 25.8 22.1-29.9 360 47.6 43.0-52.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 905 24 2.5 1.6- 4.1 34 3.8 2.5- 5.7 209 21.4 18.5-24.6 290 31.7 28.2-35.3 348 40.6 36.8-44.5
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 609 *** *** *** 14 1.6 0.8- 2.9 147 21.7 17.9-26.2 171 25.7 21.9-30.1 272 50.3 45.1-55.5
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 26.3 18.5-36.0 21 17.1 10.9-25.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 24.2 17.8-32.1 49 26.1 19.2-34.4 78 41.5 33.2-50.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 20.9 14.0-29.9 28 27.2 18.6-37.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 19.6 14.2-26.4 45 19.1 13.6-26.1 102 53.5 44.9-62.0
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 913 *** *** *** 30 3.4 2.2- 5.3 204 21.2 18.3-24.4 323 34.5 31.0-38.1 349 40.1 36.5-44.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 14 3.7 2.0- 7.0 12 4.1 2.0- 8.2 101 23.4 18.8-28.7 93 20.8 16.5-25.8 186 48.0 41.8-54.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 652 15 1.9 1.1- 3.3 26 4.8 3.0- 7.6 139 18.6 15.3-22.4 192 29.3 25.1-33.8 280 45.4 40.6-50.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 852 16 1.7 1.0- 3.0 32 3.5 2.0- 5.8 222 24.4 21.2-27.9 257 29.7 26.3-33.4 325 40.7 36.8-44.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 651 *** *** *** 26 2.9 1.9- 4.5 154 22.1 18.6-26.1 205 31.4 27.3-35.9 257 41.8 37.2-46.5
2nd Quartile 589 13 1.6 0.9- 3.0 20 4.1 2.2- 7.4 144 22.0 18.4-26.2 166 27.8 23.7-32.2 246 44.5 39.6-49.6
3rd Quartile 482 15 2.6 1.5- 4.5 18 4.8 2.7- 8.4 118 21.9 17.8-26.6 130 26.9 22.4-32.0 201 43.7 38.3-49.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 23.3 17.0-31.0 41 17.7 12.5-24.4 87 49.0 39.9-58.1

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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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