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 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
-MALES 1,486 148 9.0 7.5-10.7 1,338 91.0 89.3-92.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 958 59 5.9 4.4- 7.8 899 94.1 92.2-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 222 35 13.2 9.1-18.7 187 86.8 81.3-90.9
Other 296 53 15.0 11.0-20.0 243 85.0 80.0-89.0
AGE
18-34 316 42 10.4 7.3-14.5 274 89.6 85.5-92.7
35-44 236 32 12.0 8.2-17.2 204 88.0 82.8-91.8
45-54 222 30 10.9 7.4-15.8 192 89.1 84.2-92.6
55-64 259 27 10.0 6.4-15.3 232 90.0 84.7-93.6
65-74 241 *** *** *** 231 95.1 90.6-97.5
75+ 191 *** *** *** 186 98.3 95.6-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 43 24.4 17.7-32.7 129 75.6 67.3-82.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 343 47 10.2 7.4-13.8 296 89.8 86.2-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 374 28 5.6 3.7- 8.3 346 94.4 91.7-96.3
College Graduate 593 28 4.0 2.7- 6.0 565 96.0 94.0-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 14 12.7 6.8-22.6 74 87.3 77.4-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 198 31 15.4 10.3-22.3 167 84.6 77.7-89.7
$50,000- 74,999 170 12 6.2 3.3-11.3 158 93.8 88.7-96.7
$75,000+ 563 13 2.0 1.1- 3.6 550 98.0 96.4-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 459 66 13.5 10.2-17.7 393 86.5 82.3-89.8
No 1,012 79 6.8 5.4- 8.7 933 93.2 91.3-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 309 17 5.5 3.3- 9.2 292 94.5 90.8-96.7
Non-Veteran 1,175 131 9.9 8.1-11.9 1,044 90.1 88.1-91.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 52 9.2 6.8-12.4 453 90.8 87.6-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 451 47 9.8 7.1-13.5 404 90.2 86.5-92.9
Rural 530 49 7.9 5.8-10.8 481 92.1 89.2-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 903 90 8.1 6.4-10.2 813 91.9 89.8-93.6
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 *** *** *** 371 96.4 92.6-98.3
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 21 15.9 9.8-24.6 101 84.1 75.4-90.2
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 821 40 4.3 3.1- 6.0 781 95.7 94.0-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 300 25 7.4 4.7-11.4 275 92.6 88.6-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 471 58 11.0 8.3-14.4 413 89.0 85.6-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 65 8.3 6.2-11.0 650 91.7 89.0-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 534 45 8.1 5.6-11.5 489 91.9 88.5-94.4
2nd Quartile 473 49 9.1 6.7-12.2 424 90.9 87.8-93.3
3rd Quartile 349 43 11.2 8.0-15.3 306 88.8 84.7-92.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 11 5.9 3.1-11.2 119 94.1 88.8-96.9

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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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