2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
-MALES 1,478 643 43.6 40.7-46.6 772 51.9 48.9-54.9 63 4.5 3.4- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 955 432 45.5 41.9-49.2 479 49.7 46.0-53.4 44 4.8 3.5- 6.6
Non-Hispanic Black 222 83 39.7 32.6-47.2 131 56.6 49.0-63.8 *** *** ***
Other 291 122 40.4 33.9-47.1 158 55.4 48.6-62.0 11 4.2 2.0- 8.9
AGE
18-34 310 109 37.0 31.0-43.4 177 55.0 48.6-61.3 24 8.0 5.1-12.3
35-44 232 93 43.1 36.1-50.4 128 52.4 45.2-59.5 11 4.5 2.4- 8.1
45-54 223 92 42.8 35.6-50.3 123 54.4 46.9-61.6 *** *** ***
55-64 260 112 40.6 33.9-47.5 135 54.3 47.2-61.3 13 5.1 2.5-10.1
65-74 240 121 50.9 43.6-58.3 114 46.9 39.6-54.3 *** *** ***
75+ 191 107 55.6 46.2-64.6 82 43.8 34.8-53.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 58 33.7 26.0-42.4 105 60.7 51.9-68.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 341 137 43.5 37.5-49.6 185 51.1 45.0-57.2 19 5.4 3.3- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 375 150 40.1 34.7-45.8 205 55.1 49.4-60.7 20 4.8 2.9- 7.7
College Graduate 586 296 52.1 47.5-56.6 275 45.2 40.7-49.8 15 2.7 1.6- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 196 72 35.7 28.2-43.9 114 58.8 50.5-66.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 169 74 48.8 40.2-57.6 85 46.6 38.0-55.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 558 298 52.9 48.2-57.7 249 45.2 40.5-50.0 11 1.9 1.0- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 458 152 34.9 29.7-40.5 271 56.7 51.0-62.2 35 8.4 5.7-12.2
No 1,006 486 47.4 43.9-51.0 493 49.9 46.3-53.4 27 2.7 1.8- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 159 52.8 46.3-59.3 142 45.1 38.7-51.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,168 482 41.2 37.9-44.5 630 53.8 50.4-57.1 56 5.1 3.8- 6.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 496 228 43.8 38.9-48.7 257 53.6 48.6-58.5 11 2.7 1.3- 5.2
Regional City or Suburban County 456 202 46.6 41.2-52.1 229 48.6 43.2-54.1 25 4.8 3.1- 7.2
Rural 526 213 40.7 35.8-45.7 286 53.4 48.3-58.4 27 5.9 3.8- 9.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 895 392 44.8 41.0-48.5 473 51.7 47.9-55.5 30 3.5 2.4- 5.3
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 382 206 54.4 48.2-60.4 169 44.1 38.1-50.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 16 17.2 9.9-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.0 7.3-22.0
101% to 150% 120 34 23.4 16.2-32.6 78 68.5 58.0-77.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 814 403 50.5 46.5-54.5 385 46.7 42.7-50.6 26 2.8 1.9- 4.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 297 120 42.2 35.8-48.9 160 52.2 45.5-58.7 17 5.6 3.3- 9.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 468 198 42.7 37.5-48.1 243 51.3 45.9-56.6 27 6.0 4.0- 9.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 713 325 44.9 40.7-49.2 369 52.3 48.0-56.5 19 2.8 1.6- 4.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 535 251 46.1 41.1-51.2 261 48.6 43.5-53.7 23 5.3 3.2- 8.5
2nd Quartile 468 198 42.4 37.3-47.6 252 53.8 48.6-58.9 18 3.9 2.3- 6.3
3rd Quartile 347 138 41.3 35.4-47.4 190 53.8 47.7-59.8 19 4.9 3.0- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 128 56 45.9 36.1-56.1 69 51.3 41.2-61.2 *** *** ***

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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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