2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,392 82 2.3 1.8- 2.9 126 4.0 3.2- 4.9 778 21.6 20.0-23.3 904 26.1 24.4-27.9 1,502 46.0 43.9-48.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,171 37 1.8 1.3- 2.5 78 3.6 2.8- 4.8 465 20.3 18.4-22.4 627 28.4 26.2-30.7 964 45.9 43.4-48.4
GENDER
Male 955 20 2.3 1.4- 3.7 33 3.4 2.3- 5.1 182 18.3 15.6-21.3 261 27.6 24.4-31.0 459 48.4 44.7-52.1
Female 1,216 17 1.3 0.8- 2.3 45 3.8 2.7- 5.5 283 22.1 19.4-25.0 366 29.1 26.2-32.2 505 43.7 40.2-47.1
AGE
18-34 288 *** *** *** 16 6.1 3.6-10.2 78 25.2 20.1-31.0 98 32.7 27.0-39.0 88 33.3 27.5-39.8
35-44 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 18.7 14.4-24.0 99 36.5 30.5-43.0 102 38.7 32.5-45.3
45-54 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 17.8 13.8-22.5 102 30.9 25.5-36.7 128 45.1 39.0-51.4
55-64 416 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 19.5 15.4-24.3 105 24.3 19.9-29.2 214 53.1 47.5-58.6
65-74 434 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 19.9 15.8-24.8 123 26.9 22.3-32.1 205 49.4 43.9-55.0
75+ 415 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 19.4 14.6-25.3 93 19.3 15.2-24.1 216 56.7 50.0-63.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 *** *** *** 15 3.0 1.7- 5.1 98 22.5 18.1-27.5 94 24.7 20.1-29.9 193 47.2 41.5-53.0
Some Post-H.S. 606 17 2.3 1.4- 3.9 27 4.8 3.1- 7.3 121 18.7 15.5-22.4 144 24.0 20.4-28.1 297 50.2 45.7-54.8
College Graduate 1,055 *** *** *** 28 2.6 1.6- 4.2 221 19.4 16.9-22.2 371 36.8 33.6-40.1 430 40.7 37.4-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 22.7 15.3-32.3 29 19.8 13.0-28.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 20.1 14.6-26.8 69 30.5 23.6-38.5 96 43.9 36.2-51.9
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 21.1 15.9-27.6 79 26.6 21.0-33.0 109 46.5 39.4-53.8
$75,000+ 873 *** *** *** 17 2.1 1.3- 3.5 157 16.4 13.8-19.2 289 33.3 29.8-37.0 402 47.1 43.3-50.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 749 28 3.7 2.5- 5.5 46 6.4 4.5- 9.2 206 26.1 22.5-30.2 174 22.5 19.1-26.3 295 41.2 36.8-45.8
No 1,395 *** *** *** 32 2.2 1.5- 3.2 248 16.9 14.7-19.3 448 31.7 29.0-34.6 658 48.4 45.3-51.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 20.5 15.3-26.9 72 27.1 21.2-34.0 125 46.9 39.9-54.1
Non-Veteran 1,904 33 1.8 1.3- 2.7 70 3.6 2.7- 4.8 411 20.3 18.3-22.6 555 28.7 26.3-31.1 835 45.6 42.9-48.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 573 *** *** *** 13 2.0 1.1- 3.5 122 19.9 16.5-23.7 197 33.5 29.4-38.0 234 43.4 38.9-48.1
Regional City or Suburban County 680 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1 33 4.5 3.0- 6.7 155 21.2 17.8-25.0 181 25.7 22.1-29.7 295 46.3 41.8-50.8
Rural 918 14 1.7 1.0- 3.0 32 4.1 2.7- 6.3 188 19.9 16.9-23.2 249 27.1 23.7-30.8 435 47.2 43.2-51.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,052 13 1.2 0.7- 2.2 37 3.2 2.2- 4.6 214 18.5 16.0-21.2 350 32.9 29.8-36.3 438 44.2 40.7-47.7
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 809 *** *** *** 23 3.1 1.8- 5.3 162 19.4 16.1-23.2 203 22.9 19.7-26.5 410 53.1 48.7-57.4
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 29.9 21.4-39.9 23 17.7 11.5-26.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 23.4 15.4-33.9 37 33.8 24.3-44.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 24.8 18.1-33.0 45 21.1 15.4-28.3 81 48.3 39.7-57.0
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 24.0 15.6-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,273 15 1.3 0.7- 2.2 36 2.8 1.9- 4.1 246 17.6 15.4-20.1 406 31.5 28.6-34.5 570 46.9 43.7-50.1
HOUSING
Own 1,667 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3 44 2.7 1.9- 3.8 305 17.2 15.2-19.4 491 29.0 26.5-31.6 806 49.7 46.8-52.5
Rent 360 *** *** *** 26 9.3 5.8-14.8 116 34.5 28.8-40.6 103 25.1 20.4-30.4 105 28.1 23.0-33.7
Other arrangement 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 29.4 20.2-40.7 44 27.4 19.4-37.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 396 12 3.5 1.9- 6.2 16 5.6 3.2- 9.7 86 20.0 15.8-25.0 103 25.0 20.3-30.2 179 45.9 40.1-51.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 807 *** *** *** 32 4.3 2.8- 6.5 160 18.1 15.2-21.5 224 27.0 23.4-30.9 381 49.4 45.1-53.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 968 15 1.7 0.9- 2.9 30 2.3 1.5- 3.4 219 22.4 19.4-25.6 300 31.0 27.8-34.4 404 42.7 39.2-46.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 856 13 1.6 0.9- 2.8 30 2.5 1.7- 3.8 180 21.0 17.9-24.5 268 31.2 27.6-35.0 365 43.7 39.8-47.6
2nd Quartile 650 *** *** *** 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 138 19.4 16.1-23.2 177 27.1 23.3-31.1 303 48.6 44.0-53.3
3rd Quartile 521 *** *** *** 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4 114 20.1 16.4-24.4 140 26.1 21.9-30.8 237 46.6 41.6-51.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 21.9 15.0-30.7 42 28.7 20.7-38.1 59 40.8 31.6-50.8

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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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