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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,161 1,140 52.3 49.7-54.8 601 27.6 25.4-29.8 254 11.9 10.4-13.7 93 4.5 3.5- 5.6 73 3.8 2.9- 5.0
GENDER
Male 951 488 52.0 48.3-55.7 256 26.9 23.7-30.3 116 12.1 9.9-14.9 42 3.8 2.7- 5.3 49 5.2 3.7- 7.1
Female 1,210 652 52.5 49.0-55.9 345 28.1 25.2-31.3 138 11.7 9.7-14.2 51 5.0 3.6- 6.9 24 2.7 1.7- 4.1
AGE
18-34 284 129 46.8 40.4-53.3 83 28.3 22.8-34.5 46 15.3 11.2-20.6 17 6.5 3.9-10.7 *** *** ***
35-44 279 122 43.0 36.7-49.5 104 37.8 31.8-44.2 31 11.4 7.7-16.5 14 4.5 2.6- 7.9 *** *** ***
45-54 319 146 47.9 41.8-54.1 95 28.5 23.3-34.4 43 12.1 8.6-16.7 18 5.4 3.3- 8.7 17 6.1 3.6-10.1
55-64 413 219 52.5 46.9-58.0 113 27.4 22.7-32.7 44 10.6 7.5-14.8 18 4.7 2.7- 8.2 19 4.8 2.9- 7.9
65-74 434 255 59.2 53.6-64.6 104 24.4 19.8-29.6 55 12.6 9.3-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 411 258 64.6 58.0-70.8 95 19.3 14.9-24.6 34 9.0 5.9-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** 15 16.8 9.4-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 223 52.5 46.7-58.1 95 25.7 21.0-31.1 52 13.9 10.3-18.4 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7 21 4.5 2.8- 7.1
Some Post-H.S. 602 325 54.3 49.8-58.8 141 24.0 20.3-28.1 80 11.8 9.3-15.0 30 5.4 3.6- 8.1 26 4.5 2.9- 6.8
College Graduate 1,053 543 50.5 47.1-53.9 347 33.8 30.6-37.1 110 10.8 8.8-13.2 35 3.4 2.3- 5.0 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.2 12.5-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 65 52.6 42.0-62.9 26 20.9 13.6-30.8 23 16.5 10.0-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 227 122 53.0 45.0-60.9 55 25.2 18.9-32.9 31 14.6 9.4-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 263 138 54.6 47.4-61.7 73 24.7 19.2-31.2 28 10.5 6.9-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 871 478 54.3 50.5-58.1 273 31.2 27.8-34.8 79 9.3 7.3-11.8 22 2.8 1.8- 4.5 19 2.4 1.4- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 744 366 48.6 44.0-53.1 182 25.0 21.3-29.1 108 13.2 10.5-16.3 48 7.4 5.3-10.3 40 5.9 4.1- 8.3
No 1,391 765 54.5 51.5-57.6 408 28.7 26.0-31.5 143 11.3 9.4-13.5 42 2.7 1.9- 3.8 33 2.8 1.9- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 148 54.9 47.7-62.0 58 25.0 19.1-31.9 35 14.1 9.7-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,893 990 51.9 49.2-54.6 542 27.9 25.6-30.4 219 11.7 10.0-13.5 82 4.7 3.6- 6.0 60 3.8 2.8- 5.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 574 276 47.9 43.3-52.6 190 33.1 28.9-37.6 68 11.0 8.5-14.1 22 4.4 2.7- 6.9 18 3.6 2.2- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 675 352 52.9 48.4-57.4 186 26.5 22.8-30.6 90 13.2 10.5-16.5 27 4.2 2.7- 6.4 20 3.2 1.9- 5.4
Rural 912 512 54.8 50.7-58.8 225 24.5 21.3-28.1 96 11.5 9.0-14.6 44 4.8 3.3- 6.8 35 4.4 3.0- 6.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 507 48.3 44.8-51.8 346 32.6 29.5-35.9 117 11.4 9.3-14.0 46 4.3 3.1- 5.9 33 3.4 2.3- 4.9
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 803 498 62.9 58.6-67.1 188 21.4 18.1-25.1 73 10.1 7.7-13.2 23 2.4 1.4- 4.2 21 3.2 1.8- 5.5
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** 24 21.5 14.2-31.1 27 17.6 11.1-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** 30 23.9 16.4-33.5 16 13.9 8.2-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 90 49.4 40.7-58.1 41 24.2 17.4-32.6 34 15.3 10.3-22.3 15 6.1 3.5-10.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,267 694 54.7 51.5-57.9 370 28.6 25.8-31.5 127 10.1 8.3-12.3 38 3.4 2.3- 4.8 38 3.2 2.3- 4.6
HOUSING
Own 1,661 926 54.8 51.9-57.6 472 28.2 25.7-30.8 160 10.2 8.6-12.2 53 3.4 2.5- 4.6 50 3.3 2.4- 4.6
Rent 359 149 38.4 32.7-44.4 95 25.2 20.3-30.9 71 21.2 16.5-26.8 33 11.8 7.9-17.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 124 *** *** *** 29 21.8 14.5-31.3 21 17.6 10.5-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 394 206 53.7 47.8-59.5 99 25.2 20.5-30.6 49 11.4 8.1-15.9 20 4.8 3.0- 7.7 20 4.9 2.9- 8.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 799 432 52.5 48.2-56.8 205 25.3 21.8-29.1 90 12.1 9.5-15.3 48 6.1 4.3- 8.6 24 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 502 51.5 47.9-55.1 297 30.5 27.2-33.9 115 12.0 9.8-14.5 25 2.9 1.8- 4.4 29 3.2 2.1- 4.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 854 447 52.5 48.5-56.4 258 29.8 26.3-33.6 100 11.9 9.6-14.7 24 2.5 1.6- 3.8 25 3.4 2.2- 5.3
2nd Quartile 647 341 52.6 48.0-57.2 172 25.7 22.0-29.8 80 12.7 9.9-16.1 31 4.8 3.2- 7.2 23 4.2 2.6- 6.7
3rd Quartile 514 274 50.3 45.1-55.4 136 28.5 24.1-33.4 57 10.8 7.9-14.5 29 6.6 4.3-10.0 18 3.9 2.3- 6.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 78 56.4 46.7-65.7 35 21.5 14.9-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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