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 3,967 536 14.8 13.2-16.5 3,431 85.2 83.5-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 683 104 15.1 11.6-19.4 579 84.9 80.6-88.4
GENDER
Male 284 41 15.4 10.0-23.0 243 84.6 77.0-90.0
Female 399 63 14.8 10.8-20.0 336 85.2 80.0-89.2
AGE
18-34 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 19 14.2 8.2-23.4 85 85.8 76.6-91.8
45-54 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 148 24 13.6 8.4-21.2 124 86.4 78.8-91.6
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 37 16.6 10.8-24.7 133 83.4 75.3-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 220 26 10.3 6.5-15.8 194 89.7 84.2-93.5
College Graduate 239 25 9.0 5.7-14.0 214 91.0 86.0-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 104 47.0 38.0-56.1 138 53.0 43.9-62.0
No 434 *** *** *** 434 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 592 89 14.8 11.1-19.5 503 85.2 80.5-88.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 30 11.6 7.3-18.0 223 88.4 82.0-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 266 50 18.0 12.8-24.8 216 82.0 75.2-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 35 8.1 5.5-11.7 328 91.9 88.3-94.5
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 30 18.9 12.0-28.5 135 81.1 71.5-88.0
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 17 17.6 10.4-28.3 61 82.4 71.7-89.6
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 39 14.7 9.9-21.3 287 85.3 78.7-90.1
HOUSING
Own 363 41 9.2 6.3-13.2 322 90.8 86.8-93.7
Rent 242 47 23.4 15.5-33.7 195 76.6 66.3-84.5
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 46 18.1 12.6-25.3 217 81.9 74.7-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 25 13.6 8.1-21.8 143 86.4 78.2-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 252 33 13.9 8.5-22.0 219 86.1 78.0-91.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 184 27 13.3 7.7-21.9 157 86.7 78.1-92.3
3rd Quartile 230 30 14.2 8.8-22.3 200 85.8 77.7-91.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 29 19.7 12.6-29.5 115 80.3 70.5-87.4

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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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