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 3,392 238 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,154 93.5 92.4-94.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,171 95 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,076 95.9 94.9-96.8
GENDER
Male 958 46 4.2 3.1- 5.8 912 95.8 94.2-96.9
Female 1,213 49 3.9 2.8- 5.5 1,164 96.1 94.5-97.2
AGE
18-34 286 17 4.8 2.9- 7.9 269 95.2 92.1-97.1
35-44 279 19 6.1 3.6-10.0 260 93.9 90.0-96.4
45-54 318 32 8.9 6.2-12.6 286 91.1 87.4-93.8
55-64 415 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 416 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 26 5.3 3.5- 7.9 385 94.7 92.1-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 605 28 4.1 2.7- 6.1 577 95.9 93.9-97.3
College Graduate 1,057 35 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,022 97.2 96.0-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 874 23 3.0 1.9- 4.6 851 97.0 95.4-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 749 53 6.5 4.8- 8.8 696 93.5 91.2-95.2
No 1,395 41 2.7 1.9- 3.9 1,354 97.3 96.1-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,901 84 4.0 3.2- 5.1 1,817 96.0 94.9-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 572 24 3.3 2.1- 5.1 548 96.7 94.9-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 678 33 5.3 3.6- 7.8 645 94.7 92.2-96.4
Rural 921 38 3.6 2.5- 5.0 883 96.4 95.0-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,054 57 4.8 3.6- 6.3 997 95.2 93.7-96.4
Unemployed 65 13 16.7 9.3-28.2 52 83.3 71.8-90.7
Retired 809 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 187 19 8.9 5.1-15.0 168 91.1 85.0-94.9
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,274 35 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,239 97.1 95.8-98.0
HOUSING
Own 1,672 47 2.9 2.1- 4.0 1,625 97.1 96.0-97.9
Rent 359 36 10.2 7.0-14.5 323 89.8 85.5-93.0
Other arrangement 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 19 4.3 2.5- 7.1 380 95.7 92.9-97.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 805 38 4.3 3.0- 6.2 767 95.7 93.8-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 967 38 3.8 2.7- 5.4 929 96.2 94.6-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 855 34 3.8 2.6- 5.5 821 96.2 94.5-97.4
2nd Quartile 649 26 3.9 2.5- 6.0 623 96.1 94.0-97.5
3rd Quartile 522 29 5.1 3.4- 7.7 493 94.9 92.3-96.6
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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