2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Extremely safe Safe Unsafe/Extremely unsafe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,365 1,286 36.9 34.9-38.9 1,965 59.6 57.6-61.6 114 3.5 2.8- 4.4
-MALES 1,472 531 34.6 31.9-37.5 889 62.1 59.2-64.9 52 3.3 2.4- 4.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 952 386 38.9 35.4-42.5 541 58.9 55.2-62.4 25 2.2 1.4- 3.4
Non-Hispanic Black 219 64 29.0 22.7-36.2 146 66.6 59.2-73.3 *** *** ***
Other 291 79 26.8 21.2-33.3 194 67.5 60.9-73.6 18 5.6 3.3- 9.5
AGE
18-34 314 80 27.8 22.3-33.9 217 67.4 61.2-73.1 17 4.8 2.8- 8.0
35-44 231 75 32.6 26.1-39.9 150 65.1 57.8-71.7 *** *** ***
45-54 223 87 39.9 32.9-47.4 124 55.8 48.3-63.0 12 4.3 2.3- 7.9
55-64 256 101 38.1 31.5-45.2 147 59.3 52.2-66.1 *** *** ***
65-74 240 99 37.3 30.6-44.5 135 59.5 52.2-66.5 *** *** ***
75+ 188 81 36.2 28.2-45.2 104 62.9 54.0-71.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 36 19.4 13.5-27.1 119 74.4 66.3-81.0 12 6.2 3.4-11.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 339 110 33.9 28.4-40.0 215 62.7 56.6-68.4 14 3.3 1.8- 6.1
Some Post-H.S. 372 124 34.3 29.0-40.0 236 63.1 57.4-68.5 12 2.6 1.3- 5.1
College Graduate 590 260 42.7 38.3-47.3 317 54.9 50.3-59.4 13 2.4 1.3- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 16 20.6 12.2-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 199 62 29.1 21.9-37.4 129 67.9 59.5-75.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 168 74 45.2 36.6-54.1 88 51.8 43.0-60.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 560 250 41.9 37.3-46.6 298 55.8 51.1-60.5 12 2.3 1.2- 4.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 451 153 33.8 28.7-39.3 283 62.9 57.3-68.1 15 3.3 1.9- 5.7
No 1,006 376 35.2 31.9-38.6 594 61.6 58.1-64.9 36 3.2 2.2- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 306 133 41.5 35.2-48.1 170 57.5 51.0-63.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,164 398 33.0 29.9-36.2 717 63.2 59.9-66.3 49 3.8 2.8- 5.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 498 162 31.7 27.3-36.6 322 65.5 60.6-70.1 14 2.8 1.6- 4.8
Regional City or Suburban County 448 169 38.0 32.8-43.4 260 59.3 53.9-64.5 19 2.7 1.7- 4.5
Rural 526 200 34.3 29.8-39.2 307 61.5 56.5-66.2 19 4.2 2.5- 7.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 892 296 33.0 29.6-36.7 565 64.1 60.4-67.6 31 2.8 1.9- 4.1
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 171 40.3 34.5-46.3 200 57.9 51.7-63.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 30 25.6 17.2-36.3 84 70.7 60.0-79.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 818 351 40.9 37.1-44.9 445 56.5 52.5-60.4 22 2.6 1.6- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 295 83 26.7 21.3-32.9 199 68.7 62.3-74.5 13 4.6 2.5- 8.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 469 194 37.9 32.9-43.1 260 59.3 54.0-64.4 15 2.8 1.6- 5.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 708 254 36.0 32.0-40.2 430 61.0 56.8-65.1 24 2.9 1.9- 4.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 534 229 43.4 38.5-48.5 291 54.3 49.2-59.3 14 2.3 1.3- 4.1
2nd Quartile 469 159 32.4 27.7-37.4 296 65.1 60.0-69.9 14 2.5 1.4- 4.3
3rd Quartile 342 110 29.9 24.7-35.6 216 66.1 60.3-71.5 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 127 33 25.7 17.7-35.6 86 66.9 56.6-75.8 *** *** ***

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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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