2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,403 373 11.2 10.0-12.6 3,030 88.8 87.4-90.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,177 142 7.3 6.1- 8.8 2,035 92.7 91.2-93.9
GENDER
Male 959 72 7.8 6.1-10.1 887 92.2 89.9-93.9
Female 1,218 70 6.9 5.2- 9.0 1,148 93.1 91.0-94.8
AGE
18-34 288 35 13.4 9.4-18.8 253 86.6 81.2-90.6
35-44 279 23 7.1 4.6-10.8 256 92.9 89.2-95.4
45-54 318 31 9.7 6.6-14.0 287 90.3 86.0-93.4
55-64 418 44 10.4 7.5-14.3 374 89.6 85.7-92.5
65-74 436 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 38 9.9 7.1-13.8 375 90.1 86.2-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 606 44 8.2 5.8-11.4 562 91.8 88.6-94.2
College Graduate 1,059 55 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,004 94.8 93.1-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 14 15.9 8.9-26.7 94 84.1 73.3-91.1
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 16 10.3 5.9-17.4 213 89.7 82.6-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 266 24 9.7 6.2-15.0 242 90.3 85.0-93.8
$75,000+ 875 46 6.1 4.4- 8.4 829 93.9 91.6-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 752 56 9.5 7.0-12.8 696 90.5 87.2-93.0
No 1,399 82 5.9 4.7- 7.5 1,317 94.1 92.5-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,909 131 7.6 6.2- 9.2 1,778 92.4 90.8-93.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 575 41 7.7 5.4-10.8 534 92.3 89.2-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 680 50 7.9 5.7-10.9 630 92.1 89.1-94.3
Rural 922 51 6.5 4.8- 8.8 871 93.5 91.2-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,055 86 8.0 6.3-10.1 969 92.0 89.9-93.7
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 189 17 10.9 6.3-18.3 172 89.1 81.7-93.7
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,275 74 6.5 5.0- 8.4 1,201 93.5 91.6-95.0
HOUSING
Own 1,674 87 6.0 4.8- 7.6 1,587 94.0 92.4-95.2
Rent 359 36 12.5 8.5-17.9 323 87.5 82.1-91.5
Other arrangement 126 17 15.1 9.1-23.9 109 84.9 76.1-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 24 8.1 5.2-12.4 374 91.9 87.6-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 808 52 7.4 5.4-10.1 756 92.6 89.9-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 66 6.9 5.3- 9.1 905 93.1 90.9-94.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 859 59 6.8 5.1- 9.1 800 93.2 90.9-94.9
2nd Quartile 651 44 7.5 5.3-10.3 607 92.5 89.7-94.7
3rd Quartile 522 29 7.1 4.7-10.7 493 92.9 89.3-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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