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%)
North Carolina 3,399 114 3.8 3.0- 4.7 280 7.9 6.9- 9.1 252 7.4 6.4- 8.5 2,753 81.0 79.3-82.5
-MALES 1,487 46 3.2 2.3- 4.4 102 6.7 5.4- 8.3 101 6.9 5.4- 8.6 1,238 83.2 80.9-85.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 959 21 2.0 1.3- 3.2 33 3.8 2.6- 5.5 63 6.3 4.7- 8.4 842 87.9 85.3-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 221 14 6.8 3.9-11.7 21 9.0 5.6-14.1 20 10.4 6.4-16.5 166 73.8 66.6-79.9
Other 297 11 3.5 1.9- 6.5 45 13.0 9.3-17.9 18 5.3 2.9- 9.5 223 78.2 72.3-83.1
AGE
18-34 317 12 3.9 2.1- 7.0 35 9.7 6.7-13.8 35 12.2 8.5-17.3 235 74.2 68.3-79.3
35-44 236 *** *** *** 20 7.9 4.8-12.6 23 9.4 6.0-14.5 183 78.8 72.4-84.0
45-54 223 *** *** *** 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7 *** *** *** 191 90.1 85.7-93.2
55-64 260 *** *** *** 20 8.4 5.1-13.5 16 7.6 4.2-13.2 214 79.6 72.8-85.0
65-74 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 223 92.4 87.5-95.5
75+ 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 2.6 1.2- 5.2 172 95.2 91.7-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 18 10.6 6.5-17.0 39 19.5 13.8-26.8 *** *** *** 109 65.1 56.5-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 343 17 4.0 2.4- 6.5 32 8.6 5.9-12.5 29 8.4 5.5-12.7 265 79.0 73.7-83.4
Some Post-H.S. 374 *** *** *** 15 3.2 1.8- 5.7 29 8.0 5.3-11.7 324 87.3 83.0-90.6
College Graduate 593 *** *** *** 15 2.4 1.4- 4.2 36 5.1 3.5- 7.5 537 91.7 89.0-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** 18 20.6 12.4-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** 12 14.4 7.5-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 199 *** *** *** 19 10.9 6.4-17.8 23 10.3 6.3-16.3 151 76.0 68.0-82.4
$50,000- 74,999 169 *** *** *** 12 6.6 3.6-11.9 19 8.7 5.2-14.2 138 84.7 78.1-89.6
$75,000+ 563 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 4.3 2.5- 7.3 533 93.8 90.7-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 23 4.8 3.1- 7.4 42 9.0 6.3-12.6 45 9.8 6.8-14.0 350 76.4 71.3-80.8
No 1,012 23 2.6 1.6- 4.0 59 5.7 4.3- 7.5 55 5.6 4.1- 7.5 875 86.2 83.5-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 *** *** *** 14 6.0 3.5-10.3 20 6.1 3.6-10.2 270 86.8 81.5-90.7
Non-Veteran 1,177 42 3.7 2.7- 5.2 88 6.9 5.4- 8.7 81 7.1 5.5- 9.1 966 82.3 79.6-84.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 13 2.5 1.4- 4.5 33 6.8 4.6-10.0 30 5.0 3.4- 7.3 429 85.7 81.9-88.8
Regional City or Suburban County 451 11 2.7 1.4- 5.1 32 7.7 5.3-11.0 27 5.9 3.7- 9.4 381 83.7 79.2-87.4
Rural 531 22 4.3 2.7- 6.8 37 5.6 3.9- 8.0 44 9.6 6.8-13.4 428 80.4 76.1-84.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 904 17 2.0 1.2- 3.3 62 5.7 4.4- 7.5 65 8.0 6.1-10.6 760 84.2 81.3-86.8
Unemployed 70 13 15.3 8.3-26.3 12 12.9 6.8-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 3.8 2.2- 6.5 345 91.4 87.0-94.4
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** 23 20.2 12.9-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 12 10.2 5.5-18.1 15 13.1 7.5-21.9 14 8.7 4.8-15.3 82 68.0 57.8-76.8
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 820 *** *** *** 22 2.6 1.6- 4.1 45 5.2 3.6- 7.5 746 91.3 88.7-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 299 *** *** *** 26 7.3 4.8-11.1 25 9.3 5.9-14.4 239 79.4 73.5-84.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 473 20 3.7 2.3- 6.0 31 6.5 4.4- 9.5 37 8.1 5.4-11.8 385 81.8 77.3-85.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 17 2.5 1.5- 4.2 45 6.5 4.7- 9.1 39 4.9 3.4- 7.0 614 86.0 82.8-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 536 13 2.5 1.4- 4.6 30 6.1 4.0- 9.2 31 5.5 3.5- 8.4 462 85.9 81.9-89.2
2nd Quartile 473 17 3.4 2.0- 5.6 32 6.7 4.5- 9.7 33 7.3 5.0-10.6 391 82.6 78.4-86.2
3rd Quartile 349 11 3.4 1.7- 6.5 32 8.9 6.2-12.8 25 6.6 4.1-10.4 281 81.1 76.0-85.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.5 5.2-19.9 104 82.1 72.6-88.8

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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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