2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
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 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
-MALES 1,473 745 51.4 48.4-54.4 355 23.3 20.9-25.9 199 13.8 11.8-16.0 76 5.0 3.8- 6.5 98 6.6 5.2- 8.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 951 488 52.0 48.3-55.7 256 26.9 23.7-30.3 116 12.1 9.9-14.9 42 3.8 2.7- 5.3 49 5.2 3.7- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 220 110 51.7 44.2-59.1 47 19.6 14.4-26.0 38 17.1 12.2-23.4 14 6.7 3.7-11.8 11 5.0 2.6- 9.2
Other 292 142 48.8 42.0-55.6 52 16.3 12.1-21.6 43 15.4 10.9-21.2 18 6.7 3.7-11.8 37 12.8 8.6-18.7
AGE
18-34 313 132 47.0 40.7-53.4 82 24.3 19.4-30.0 54 16.3 12.1-21.5 19 5.7 3.4- 9.4 26 6.7 4.4-10.2
35-44 235 105 43.8 36.9-50.9 73 29.7 23.7-36.4 31 15.3 10.4-22.0 16 7.0 3.9-12.5 *** *** ***
45-54 222 113 53.9 46.4-61.2 51 21.6 16.1-28.4 30 13.0 8.9-18.7 *** *** *** 18 7.6 4.6-12.1
55-64 256 130 49.6 42.4-56.8 61 24.8 19.2-31.5 36 13.0 8.9-18.6 13 5.1 2.8- 9.4 16 7.4 3.9-13.7
65-74 240 144 60.2 52.7-67.2 45 17.9 12.9-24.3 29 12.4 8.2-18.3 *** *** *** 14 5.8 3.3-10.1
75+ 186 111 62.1 52.6-70.8 39 18.0 12.4-25.4 16 9.9 5.1-18.1 *** *** *** 11 7.3 3.1-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 82 50.9 42.2-59.5 24 14.4 9.3-21.7 22 13.2 8.3-20.2 13 6.5 3.5-11.8 28 15.0 9.6-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 339 171 48.2 42.1-54.3 69 21.4 16.8-26.9 48 16.1 11.8-21.5 24 6.9 4.2-11.0 27 7.4 4.7-11.5
Some Post-H.S. 372 203 56.9 51.2-62.5 73 20.2 16.0-25.1 54 12.8 9.6-16.9 17 4.0 2.4- 6.8 25 6.0 3.9- 9.1
College Graduate 589 288 49.2 44.6-53.7 187 32.2 28.1-36.6 74 12.7 9.8-16.3 22 3.3 2.1- 5.3 18 2.6 1.6- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 196 98 51.7 43.2-60.2 37 18.0 12.4-25.3 33 17.8 12.0-25.5 14 7.2 3.6-14.0 14 5.3 2.9- 9.6
$50,000- 74,999 168 90 54.4 45.6-62.9 40 21.4 15.3-29.0 23 15.5 9.7-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 560 301 55.3 50.6-60.0 154 26.9 22.9-31.3 65 11.1 8.5-14.3 20 3.4 2.1- 5.4 20 3.4 2.1- 5.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 210 46.6 41.0-52.2 104 22.7 18.4-27.7 70 15.9 12.1-20.5 30 6.1 4.0- 9.1 40 8.8 6.0-12.6
No 1,005 532 54.0 50.4-57.5 246 23.5 20.7-26.6 127 12.9 10.6-15.5 43 4.0 2.8- 5.6 57 5.7 4.2- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 164 54.1 47.6-60.5 70 25.0 19.7-31.2 43 14.0 10.1-19.0 14 3.6 2.0- 6.4 16 3.3 1.9- 5.6
Non-Veteran 1,164 580 50.7 47.3-54.1 284 22.8 20.2-25.7 156 13.8 11.5-16.3 62 5.3 3.9- 7.1 82 7.4 5.8- 9.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 498 249 52.3 47.3-57.3 126 24.6 20.6-29.1 66 12.6 9.7-16.1 24 4.0 2.5- 6.3 33 6.5 4.4- 9.4
Regional City or Suburban County 451 215 48.0 42.6-53.4 112 23.2 19.0-27.9 72 17.4 13.6-22.1 20 4.7 2.8- 7.8 32 6.7 4.3-10.3
Rural 524 281 53.7 48.5-58.7 117 22.2 18.3-26.7 61 11.5 8.5-15.4 32 6.1 4.0- 9.3 33 6.5 4.3- 9.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 895 439 50.8 47.0-54.6 238 25.8 22.7-29.2 118 13.3 10.9-16.1 46 4.6 3.3- 6.3 54 5.5 4.0- 7.5
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.8 11.0-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 376 230 63.2 57.0-68.9 76 17.4 13.4-22.3 36 11.0 7.5-15.8 14 3.1 1.5- 6.2 20 5.3 3.0- 9.3
Unable to Work 87 28 25.6 17.0-36.6 15 19.5 11.6-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.1 9.8-28.2 *** *** *** 14 13.3 7.7-22.2
101% to 150% 118 42 34.1 24.8-44.7 31 25.5 17.5-35.6 20 16.2 9.6-25.9 12 9.6 4.5-19.2 13 14.6 7.5-26.4
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 816 435 55.0 51.1-58.9 206 24.1 20.9-27.6 108 13.3 10.8-16.4 31 3.4 2.3- 4.9 36 4.2 2.9- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 296 148 50.3 43.7-57.0 64 20.5 15.7-26.2 46 17.0 12.2-23.2 17 6.6 3.8-11.4 21 5.5 3.4- 9.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 465 244 52.5 47.2-57.8 110 23.6 19.4-28.4 53 11.6 8.6-15.6 30 5.8 3.8- 8.8 28 6.5 4.3- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 712 353 51.1 46.8-55.3 181 24.4 21.0-28.2 100 13.8 11.1-16.9 29 3.6 2.4- 5.5 49 7.1 5.0- 9.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 532 273 52.7 47.6-57.8 134 24.8 20.7-29.4 71 12.2 9.4-15.7 23 3.5 2.1- 5.7 31 6.8 4.3-10.5
2nd Quartile 467 239 51.7 46.5-56.8 113 22.8 18.8-27.3 56 13.6 10.3-17.7 24 4.5 2.8- 7.1 35 7.4 5.1-10.7
3rd Quartile 344 165 47.7 41.7-53.8 79 23.7 18.9-29.3 56 16.2 12.0-21.5 20 6.4 3.9-10.4 24 6.0 3.8- 9.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 68 55.0 44.8-64.8 29 19.5 13.1-28.1 16 13.6 7.6-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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