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%)
North Carolina 3,399 114 3.8 3.0- 4.7 280 7.9 6.9- 9.1 252 7.4 6.4- 8.5 2,753 81.0 79.3-82.5
-Non-Hispanic White 2,178 49 2.3 1.7- 3.3 100 5.0 4.0- 6.3 141 6.7 5.5- 8.1 1,888 85.9 84.0-87.7
GENDER
Male 959 21 2.0 1.3- 3.2 33 3.8 2.6- 5.5 63 6.3 4.7- 8.4 842 87.9 85.3-90.1
Female 1,219 28 2.6 1.7- 4.1 67 6.1 4.5- 8.2 78 7.0 5.4- 9.1 1,046 84.3 81.4-86.7
AGE
18-34 287 *** *** *** 25 9.4 6.1-14.1 36 12.9 9.1-18.0 219 75.4 69.3-80.6
35-44 280 *** *** *** 15 5.3 3.0- 9.4 24 8.9 5.7-13.7 234 83.9 78.4-88.2
45-54 318 *** *** *** 17 4.5 2.6- 7.5 15 4.1 2.4- 6.9 274 88.7 84.7-91.8
55-64 419 14 4.0 2.2- 7.1 21 5.8 3.5- 9.5 26 6.0 3.8- 9.3 358 84.2 79.5-88.0
65-74 436 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7 397 92.3 88.5-94.9
75+ 416 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 3.8 2.2- 6.3 384 93.7 90.6-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 21 5.0 3.0- 8.2 32 6.8 4.7- 9.8 50 9.8 7.1-13.3 311 78.4 73.7-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 606 *** *** *** 31 4.9 3.1- 7.7 40 7.2 5.1-10.0 528 87.1 83.5-89.9
College Graduate 1,058 *** *** *** 21 2.1 1.3- 3.5 43 3.8 2.7- 5.4 982 93.1 91.1-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** 21 19.8 11.8-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** 14 12.0 6.7-20.5 16 9.1 5.2-15.6 95 75.7 66.2-83.2
$35,000- 49,999 229 *** *** *** 17 9.7 5.6-16.4 27 11.0 7.2-16.3 183 78.0 70.6-83.9
$50,000- 74,999 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 8.1 5.0-12.9 233 88.2 82.7-92.1
$75,000+ 875 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 3.4 2.1- 5.5 833 93.7 91.2-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 35 4.5 3.1- 6.6 64 9.3 7.0-12.2 60 7.1 5.2- 9.8 594 79.1 75.3-82.5
No 1,398 *** *** *** 35 2.7 1.8- 4.1 79 6.4 5.0- 8.2 1,270 89.7 87.5-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 240 90.4 85.1-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,910 46 2.5 1.8- 3.6 94 5.2 4.1- 6.7 125 6.9 5.6- 8.4 1,645 85.3 83.2-87.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 576 15 1.8 1.1- 3.2 *** *** *** 27 5.1 3.4- 7.5 519 89.9 86.7-92.4
Regional City or Suburban County 680 *** *** *** 34 6.0 4.1- 8.7 42 6.2 4.3- 8.8 592 85.8 82.2-88.7
Rural 922 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 51 5.5 4.0- 7.6 72 8.3 6.3-10.9 777 83.3 80.0-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,055 16 1.4 0.8- 2.4 39 4.1 2.8- 5.8 72 8.0 6.2-10.4 928 86.5 83.8-88.9
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 811 *** *** *** 22 2.3 1.4- 3.9 44 4.4 3.1- 6.3 735 91.7 89.0-93.7
Unable to Work 126 13 12.0 6.6-20.9 26 23.0 15.4-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 189 *** *** *** 26 10.6 6.8-16.2 27 12.5 8.3-18.6 125 71.9 64.2-78.5
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** 12 16.6 9.0-28.4 15 13.1 7.2-22.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,274 *** *** *** 22 2.5 1.5- 4.1 55 4.5 3.3- 6.2 1,189 92.5 90.4-94.2
HOUSING
Own 1,673 22 1.6 1.0- 2.6 40 3.2 2.2- 4.6 79 5.1 3.9- 6.5 1,532 90.2 88.2-91.8
Rent 360 19 6.0 3.7- 9.7 48 16.0 11.7-21.6 50 15.6 11.6-20.7 243 62.3 56.0-68.2
Other arrangement 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 75.6 65.1-83.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 *** *** *** 20 5.4 3.3- 8.8 33 7.8 5.2-11.6 341 85.3 80.7-88.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 807 23 2.8 1.8- 4.5 51 6.5 4.6- 9.2 63 8.1 6.0-10.7 670 82.6 79.0-85.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 20 2.3 1.3- 4.0 29 3.5 2.3- 5.2 45 5.0 3.6- 7.0 877 89.2 86.5-91.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 859 18 2.6 1.4- 4.6 28 3.4 2.3- 5.1 45 5.6 4.0- 7.8 768 88.4 85.4-90.8
2nd Quartile 650 18 2.6 1.6- 4.4 26 4.5 2.8- 7.2 50 8.2 5.9-11.2 556 84.7 80.9-87.8
3rd Quartile 523 *** *** *** 39 8.4 5.8-12.1 33 6.1 4.2- 8.9 440 83.6 79.4-87.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 124 87.9 80.7-92.6

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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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