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 4,069 440 10.0 8.7-11.5 3,629 90.0 88.5-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 697 90 11.4 8.7-14.7 607 88.6 85.3-91.3
GENDER
Male 290 20 6.9 3.9-11.7 270 93.1 88.3-96.1
Female 407 70 15.1 11.2-20.1 337 84.9 79.9-88.8
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 16 10.2 5.7-17.8 136 89.8 82.2-94.3
65-74 134 21 12.4 7.5-19.7 113 87.6 80.3-92.5
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 222 24 8.5 5.3-13.4 198 91.5 86.6-94.7
College Graduate 243 31 14.0 9.3-20.5 212 86.0 79.5-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 54 20.5 14.4-28.4 190 79.5 71.6-85.6
No 433 36 7.4 5.0-10.8 397 92.6 89.2-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 606 78 10.7 8.0-14.1 528 89.3 85.9-92.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 255 38 13.7 9.1-20.2 217 86.3 79.8-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 170 20 11.6 6.8-18.9 150 88.4 81.1-93.2
Rural 272 32 8.4 5.6-12.5 240 91.6 87.5-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 37 9.7 6.6-14.0 330 90.3 86.0-93.4
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 28 15.3 9.5-23.7 141 84.7 76.3-90.5
Unable to Work 75 17 17.2 9.3-29.5 58 82.8 70.5-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 15 16.5 9.1-28.1 62 83.5 71.9-90.9
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 41 13.2 8.9-19.3 288 86.8 80.7-91.1
HOUSING
Own 373 40 8.9 6.1-12.7 333 91.1 87.3-93.9
Rent 245 37 13.6 8.8-20.5 208 86.4 79.5-91.2
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 27 8.2 5.2-12.8 243 91.8 87.2-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 30 11.1 7.3-16.7 142 88.9 83.3-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 33 13.9 9.0-20.7 222 86.1 79.3-91.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 190 27 11.8 7.4-18.4 163 88.2 81.6-92.6
3rd Quartile 235 34 9.4 6.3-13.6 201 90.6 86.4-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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