2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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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 3,392 82 2.3 1.8- 2.9 126 4.0 3.2- 4.9 778 21.6 20.0-23.3 904 26.1 24.4-27.9 1,502 46.0 43.9-48.0
-MALES 1,482 37 2.4 1.7- 3.4 56 3.9 2.9- 5.2 316 21.0 18.7-23.6 362 24.4 22.0-27.1 711 48.3 45.3-51.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 955 20 2.3 1.4- 3.7 33 3.4 2.3- 5.1 182 18.3 15.6-21.3 261 27.6 24.4-31.0 459 48.4 44.7-52.1
Non-Hispanic Black 221 *** *** *** 11 5.8 3.0-10.8 54 22.8 17.2-29.6 49 21.9 16.5-28.6 102 47.6 40.2-55.1
Other 296 12 3.2 1.7- 5.9 11 3.2 1.7- 6.2 79 28.6 22.7-35.3 50 16.7 12.1-22.4 144 48.3 41.5-55.1
AGE
18-34 314 *** *** *** 16 5.3 3.1- 8.8 89 25.2 20.3-30.8 93 30.4 24.9-36.6 107 36.8 30.8-43.2
35-44 236 *** *** *** 12 4.2 2.3- 7.6 58 22.8 17.3-29.5 65 28.9 22.8-36.0 95 41.8 34.9-48.9
45-54 223 11 5.1 2.5-10.0 *** *** *** 36 16.2 11.4-22.6 56 22.9 17.4-29.5 115 53.4 45.9-60.7
55-64 258 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 21.6 16.0-28.6 58 21.3 16.2-27.4 136 53.0 45.8-60.1
65-74 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 17.7 12.7-24.0 54 19.8 14.7-26.2 135 58.4 51.0-65.4
75+ 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 19.0 12.6-27.8 30 15.6 10.2-23.1 112 57.1 47.6-66.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 30.6 23.1-39.3 24 15.5 9.9-23.6 86 46.7 38.3-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 342 *** *** *** 16 3.4 2.0- 5.9 82 22.7 18.0-28.1 63 20.1 15.6-25.5 172 50.9 44.8-56.9
Some Post-H.S. 373 13 2.6 1.5- 4.7 22 6.6 4.2-10.1 66 17.9 13.8-22.8 83 22.7 18.3-27.8 189 50.2 44.5-55.9
College Graduate 590 *** *** *** 12 2.1 0.9- 4.7 120 18.2 15.1-21.8 192 34.9 30.6-39.4 261 44.2 39.7-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.5 13.4-32.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 20.0 14.2-27.3 47 25.0 18.1-33.5 96 47.7 39.4-56.1
$50,000- 74,999 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 26.0 19.0-34.5 38 21.4 15.3-29.0 74 48.2 39.6-57.0
$75,000+ 561 *** *** *** 13 2.8 1.6- 4.9 96 16.0 12.8-19.8 157 27.8 23.8-32.2 288 52.4 47.6-57.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 459 25 5.0 3.3- 7.6 23 5.8 3.5- 9.4 126 29.0 24.1-34.4 93 19.8 15.8-24.6 192 40.4 35.1-45.9
No 1,008 12 1.3 0.7- 2.6 33 3.1 2.1- 4.5 185 17.5 15.0-20.3 265 26.2 23.2-29.4 513 51.9 48.4-55.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 305 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 20.8 16.1-26.6 78 26.0 20.7-32.2 148 47.7 41.2-54.2
Non-Veteran 1,175 33 2.7 1.8- 4.0 46 3.8 2.7- 5.3 251 21.1 18.5-24.0 284 24.1 21.3-27.0 561 48.3 45.0-51.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 500 11 1.7 0.9- 3.1 11 2.3 1.2- 4.5 101 19.4 15.7-23.7 140 28.3 24.0-33.0 237 48.4 43.4-53.4
Regional City or Suburban County 453 *** *** *** 22 4.4 2.8- 6.9 98 21.7 17.5-26.6 111 25.0 20.6-30.0 212 46.8 41.4-52.2
Rural 529 16 3.4 2.0- 5.9 23 4.9 3.0- 7.9 117 21.9 18.0-26.4 111 20.1 16.4-24.5 262 49.6 44.6-54.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 29 2.7 1.8- 4.0 182 19.0 16.2-22.0 247 27.8 24.5-31.3 421 48.7 45.0-52.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 *** *** *** 13 4.7 2.4- 8.9 62 16.7 12.5-22.0 72 16.8 12.9-21.7 225 59.5 53.3-65.5
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 24.9 16.4-36.0
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 25.4 16.7-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 23.0 15.4-32.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.0 10.6-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 818 12 1.3 0.7- 2.3 24 2.9 1.8- 4.5 159 18.6 15.7-21.9 215 25.8 22.6-29.4 408 51.4 47.4-55.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 298 11 3.6 1.9- 6.5 16 6.3 3.6-10.8 66 22.7 17.5-28.9 59 20.0 15.2-25.9 146 47.4 40.9-54.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 471 *** *** *** 19 4.1 2.5- 6.8 98 20.1 16.2-24.7 112 22.7 18.7-27.4 235 51.2 45.9-56.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 713 19 2.2 1.3- 3.7 21 2.6 1.6- 4.3 152 20.9 17.6-24.6 191 27.6 23.9-31.6 330 46.7 42.4-51.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 534 15 2.3 1.3- 3.8 16 3.1 1.7- 5.6 108 20.4 16.5-24.9 138 24.9 20.8-29.5 257 49.3 44.2-54.4
2nd Quartile 472 *** *** *** 18 3.7 2.2- 6.0 100 20.1 16.3-24.6 121 27.2 22.9-32.0 223 47.0 41.8-52.1
3rd Quartile 347 *** *** *** 14 4.2 2.3- 7.5 76 23.0 18.2-28.6 74 19.4 15.2-24.6 175 50.4 44.4-56.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 21.5 14.6-30.4 29 25.4 17.3-35.5 56 44.5 34.7-54.7

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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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