2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
Non-Hispanic Black 687 55 8.7 6.1-12.2 632 91.3 87.8-93.9
GENDER
Male 285 24 9.4 5.4-15.9 261 90.6 84.1-94.6
Female 402 31 8.1 5.2-12.4 371 91.9 87.6-94.8
AGE
18-34 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 218 17 7.7 4.4-13.3 201 92.3 86.7-95.6
College Graduate 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 55 27.1 19.6-36.1 187 72.9 63.9-80.4
No 434 *** *** *** 434 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 596 46 7.8 5.4-11.2 550 92.2 88.8-94.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 255 19 7.6 4.4-12.9 236 92.4 87.1-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 266 23 11.3 6.4-19.2 243 88.7 80.8-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 364 18 4.6 2.6- 7.9 346 95.4 92.1-97.4
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 19 6.0 3.5-10.1 308 94.0 89.9-96.5
HOUSING
Own 365 22 6.2 3.8-10.1 343 93.8 89.9-96.2
Rent 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 25 13.5 7.9-22.2 240 86.5 77.8-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 233 23 12.1 6.9-20.3 210 87.9 79.7-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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