2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,172 1,036 46.8 44.3-49.3 1,042 48.4 45.9-50.9 94 4.8 3.8- 6.1
GENDER
Male 955 432 45.5 41.9-49.2 479 49.7 46.0-53.4 44 4.8 3.5- 6.6
Female 1,217 604 47.9 44.5-51.3 563 47.3 43.8-50.7 50 4.9 3.5- 6.7
AGE
18-34 287 104 36.6 30.6-43.0 155 53.7 47.2-60.0 28 9.7 6.6-14.1
35-44 277 118 43.4 37.1-50.0 145 51.4 44.9-57.9 14 5.2 3.0- 8.9
45-54 316 142 47.7 41.5-53.9 160 48.6 42.5-54.8 14 3.7 2.1- 6.4
55-64 419 221 51.5 45.9-57.0 181 44.3 38.8-49.8 17 4.3 2.4- 7.6
65-74 434 223 50.3 44.7-55.9 199 46.6 41.1-52.2 *** *** ***
75+ 417 216 51.7 44.9-58.5 192 46.4 39.7-53.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 167 40.5 35.0-46.2 217 53.4 47.6-59.0 28 6.1 4.1- 9.1
Some Post-H.S. 606 270 45.5 41.0-50.1 303 48.9 44.4-53.5 33 5.6 3.8- 8.1
College Graduate 1,054 567 54.1 50.7-57.5 460 43.0 39.6-46.4 27 2.9 1.9- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 55 38.1 28.8-48.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 228 92 41.4 33.8-49.5 127 55.2 47.2-62.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 264 126 49.3 42.2-56.5 122 44.9 37.9-52.1 16 5.8 3.3- 9.8
$75,000+ 872 498 55.4 51.6-59.1 357 42.6 38.9-46.4 17 2.0 1.2- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 749 265 35.8 31.6-40.3 426 55.5 50.9-59.9 58 8.7 6.5-11.6
No 1,396 762 52.9 49.8-56.0 598 44.3 41.2-47.3 36 2.8 2.0- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 265 139 51.5 44.4-58.6 118 45.9 38.9-53.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,903 893 46.0 43.3-48.6 924 48.9 46.2-51.6 86 5.2 4.1- 6.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 573 283 46.8 42.2-51.4 270 49.2 44.6-53.8 20 4.0 2.5- 6.5
Regional City or Suburban County 681 327 47.9 43.5-52.4 314 46.3 41.9-50.9 40 5.7 4.0- 8.0
Rural 918 426 45.8 41.9-49.8 458 49.6 45.5-53.6 34 4.6 3.1- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,052 498 47.0 43.6-50.5 511 48.5 45.0-51.9 43 4.5 3.3- 6.3
Unemployed 64 12 16.7 9.2-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 426 51.8 47.4-56.2 365 45.4 41.1-49.9 21 2.8 1.7- 4.6
Unable to Work 124 36 29.6 20.9-40.2 77 61.8 51.0-71.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.3 9.6-29.3
101% to 150% 188 66 36.4 28.5-45.1 109 56.6 47.9-65.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,270 682 53.3 50.1-56.5 549 43.6 40.5-46.8 39 3.0 2.2- 4.3
HOUSING
Own 1,670 885 50.9 48.0-53.7 739 45.9 43.1-48.7 46 3.3 2.4- 4.5
Rent 358 107 27.6 22.5-33.3 224 62.6 56.4-68.3 27 9.8 6.6-14.5
Other arrangement 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.8 11.1-27.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 172 42.6 36.9-48.4 205 51.9 46.1-57.7 21 5.5 3.4- 8.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 802 382 47.1 42.9-51.4 382 47.1 42.9-51.4 38 5.7 4.0- 8.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 972 482 48.2 44.6-51.8 455 48.1 44.4-51.7 35 3.8 2.6- 5.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 857 430 49.3 45.3-53.2 394 46.4 42.5-50.4 33 4.3 2.9- 6.3
2nd Quartile 648 304 45.1 40.6-49.8 317 49.8 45.1-54.4 27 5.1 3.4- 7.6
3rd Quartile 521 237 45.6 40.6-50.8 254 48.9 43.8-54.0 30 5.4 3.6- 8.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 65 46.1 36.6-55.8 77 49.8 40.2-59.5 *** *** ***

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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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