2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
Non-Hispanic Black 698 125 15.8 12.7-19.5 573 84.2 80.5-87.3
GENDER
Male 291 36 11.3 7.6-16.5 255 88.7 83.5-92.4
Female 407 89 19.6 15.1-25.0 318 80.4 75.0-84.9
AGE
18-34 115 26 20.3 12.9-30.5 89 79.7 69.5-87.1
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 22 15.4 9.4-24.1 91 84.6 75.9-90.6
55-64 152 22 12.7 7.6-20.5 130 87.3 79.5-92.4
65-74 134 25 14.5 9.2-22.2 109 85.5 77.8-90.8
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 37 18.3 12.1-26.8 138 81.7 73.2-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 222 31 10.7 7.0-16.0 191 89.3 84.0-93.0
College Graduate 243 41 18.0 12.7-24.8 202 82.0 75.2-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 19 18.6 10.9-30.1 63 81.4 69.9-89.1
$35,000- 49,999 98 16 12.3 6.9-21.1 82 87.7 78.9-93.1
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 26 16.7 10.2-26.1 141 83.3 73.9-89.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 61 22.7 16.3-30.6 184 77.3 69.4-83.7
No 433 63 12.9 9.6-17.1 370 87.1 82.9-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 607 108 15.1 11.9-18.9 499 84.9 81.1-88.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 47 16.8 11.8-23.4 209 83.2 76.6-88.2
Regional City or Suburban County 170 31 17.0 11.0-25.4 139 83.0 74.6-89.0
Rural 272 47 13.8 9.8-19.1 225 86.2 80.9-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 54 14.5 10.7-19.5 313 85.5 80.5-89.3
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 34 18.0 11.7-26.7 135 82.0 73.3-88.3
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 55 16.9 12.1-23.0 274 83.1 77.0-87.9
HOUSING
Own 373 53 11.9 8.7-16.1 320 88.1 83.9-91.3
Rent 246 52 19.5 13.7-27.0 194 80.5 73.0-86.3
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 44 13.9 9.7-19.7 226 86.1 80.3-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 37 16.1 11.0-23.0 135 83.9 77.0-89.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 44 17.0 11.8-23.9 212 83.0 76.1-88.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 19 19.0 11.1-30.7 108 81.0 69.3-88.9
2nd Quartile 190 34 15.1 10.1-22.1 156 84.9 77.9-89.9
3rd Quartile 235 52 16.3 11.7-22.2 183 83.7 77.8-88.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 20 12.7 7.4-20.7 126 87.3 79.3-92.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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