2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Extremely safe Safe Unsafe/Extremely unsafe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,365 1,286 36.9 34.9-38.9 1,965 59.6 57.6-61.6 114 3.5 2.8- 4.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,165 937 41.1 38.6-43.6 1,177 56.4 53.9-58.9 51 2.5 1.8- 3.4
GENDER
Male 952 386 38.9 35.4-42.5 541 58.9 55.2-62.4 25 2.2 1.4- 3.4
Female 1,213 551 43.0 39.6-46.4 636 54.3 50.8-57.7 26 2.8 1.8- 4.3
AGE
18-34 288 95 35.8 29.7-42.3 183 61.2 54.7-67.4 *** *** ***
35-44 277 110 38.3 32.2-44.7 161 59.3 52.8-65.5 *** *** ***
45-54 318 140 46.1 40.0-52.3 169 51.7 45.5-57.9 *** *** ***
55-64 414 180 42.1 36.8-47.6 227 56.4 50.9-61.8 *** *** ***
65-74 433 200 41.8 36.5-47.3 222 55.0 49.4-60.4 *** *** ***
75+ 414 203 43.7 37.2-50.5 203 53.3 46.5-60.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 20 18.1 10.7-28.8 67 76.6 65.1-85.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 152 38.0 32.5-43.7 238 57.6 51.8-63.2 19 4.4 2.7- 7.1
Some Post-H.S. 601 249 41.0 36.6-45.6 341 57.3 52.8-61.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,056 514 47.3 43.9-50.7 527 51.2 47.8-54.6 15 1.5 0.9- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 27 20.5 13.2-30.6 74 73.9 63.0-82.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 41 29.4 20.6-40.1 85 67.8 57.1-76.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 228 87 31.9 25.2-39.5 137 66.8 59.2-73.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 264 122 48.9 41.7-56.1 136 48.8 41.6-55.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 872 441 48.8 45.0-52.6 420 49.9 46.1-53.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 747 289 38.7 34.3-43.1 435 57.8 53.3-62.2 23 3.5 2.2- 5.7
No 1,391 643 43.0 40.0-46.1 721 55.1 52.0-58.1 27 1.9 1.3- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 117 40.8 34.1-47.9 145 58.3 51.2-65.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,897 819 41.2 38.6-43.9 1,029 56.0 53.4-58.7 49 2.8 2.0- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 574 254 42.4 37.9-47.0 304 54.6 50.0-59.1 16 3.0 1.8- 5.0
Regional City or Suburban County 674 270 40.0 35.7-44.5 388 58.1 53.7-62.5 16 1.8 1.0- 3.2
Rural 917 413 41.0 37.2-45.0 485 56.2 52.2-60.2 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,048 430 40.6 37.3-44.1 594 57.2 53.7-60.6 24 2.2 1.4- 3.4
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 807 392 43.8 39.5-48.1 398 53.3 48.9-57.6 17 3.0 1.7- 5.1
Unable to Work 124 38 27.4 19.2-37.4 79 68.7 58.6-77.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 187 55 27.8 20.7-36.1 126 69.1 60.6-76.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,272 620 47.2 44.0-50.4 632 51.2 48.0-54.4 20 1.6 1.0- 2.6
HOUSING
Own 1,664 764 42.2 39.5-45.0 868 55.6 52.8-58.4 32 2.1 1.4- 3.1
Rent 358 113 30.3 24.9-36.3 233 65.8 59.7-71.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 395 143 34.5 29.2-40.2 242 63.0 57.2-68.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 806 350 39.5 35.4-43.7 437 57.6 53.3-61.7 19 3.0 1.8- 4.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 444 45.1 41.6-48.8 498 52.7 49.1-56.4 22 2.1 1.3- 3.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 855 420 47.6 43.7-51.6 419 50.5 46.6-54.5 16 1.9 1.1- 3.2
2nd Quartile 648 270 38.9 34.5-43.5 360 58.1 53.5-62.6 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0
3rd Quartile 519 196 36.7 31.9-41.7 309 60.4 55.3-65.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 51 33.1 24.8-42.6 89 64.9 55.3-73.4 *** *** ***

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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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