2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,398 365 10.3 9.1-11.6 3,033 89.7 88.4-90.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,176 125 5.9 4.8- 7.3 2,051 94.1 92.7-95.2
GENDER
Male 958 59 5.9 4.4- 7.8 899 94.1 92.2-95.6
Female 1,218 66 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,152 94.0 92.1-95.5
AGE
18-34 287 29 10.3 6.8-15.2 258 89.7 84.8-93.2
35-44 280 27 8.6 5.7-12.7 253 91.4 87.3-94.3
45-54 317 33 9.1 6.4-12.9 284 90.9 87.1-93.6
55-64 417 20 4.0 2.4- 6.7 397 96.0 93.3-97.6
65-74 436 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 34 6.9 4.7-10.0 378 93.1 90.0-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 606 40 6.4 4.5- 9.1 566 93.6 90.9-95.5
College Graduate 1,058 39 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,019 96.5 95.0-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 18 12.7 7.4-20.9 112 87.3 79.1-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 228 18 7.7 4.6-12.6 210 92.3 87.4-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 875 14 1.6 0.9- 2.7 861 98.4 97.3-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 752 77 10.4 8.0-13.4 675 89.6 86.6-92.0
No 1,397 46 3.4 2.4- 4.8 1,351 96.6 95.2-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,906 114 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,792 93.8 92.3-95.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 575 27 4.2 2.8- 6.2 548 95.8 93.8-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 680 49 7.3 5.2-10.2 631 92.7 89.8-94.8
Rural 921 49 6.0 4.3- 8.2 872 94.0 91.8-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,055 68 6.4 4.9- 8.4 987 93.6 91.6-95.1
Unemployed 66 18 19.0 11.4-29.8 48 81.0 70.2-88.6
Retired 811 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 22 17.0 10.6-26.0 102 83.0 74.0-89.4
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 189 32 14.9 10.1-21.4 157 85.1 78.6-89.9
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,275 30 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,245 97.5 96.3-98.3
HOUSING
Own 1,675 51 3.3 2.4- 4.5 1,624 96.7 95.5-97.6
Rent 358 54 19.0 14.1-25.0 304 81.0 75.0-85.9
Other arrangement 124 17 14.9 8.3-25.1 107 85.1 74.9-91.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 23 5.4 3.4- 8.5 377 94.6 91.5-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 805 56 7.4 5.4-10.0 749 92.6 90.0-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 46 4.8 3.4- 6.7 925 95.2 93.3-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 858 47 5.6 4.0- 7.8 811 94.4 92.2-96.0
2nd Quartile 649 32 5.3 3.5- 7.8 617 94.7 92.2-96.5
3rd Quartile 523 38 7.5 5.1-10.7 485 92.5 89.3-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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