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 3,973 304 7.9 6.8- 9.2 3,669 92.1 90.8-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 684 64 9.5 6.9-13.0 620 90.5 87.0-93.1
GENDER
Male 283 22 8.6 4.9-14.8 261 91.4 85.2-95.1
Female 401 42 10.2 6.9-14.9 359 89.8 85.1-93.1
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 148 24 17.1 10.7-26.2 124 82.9 73.8-89.3
65-74 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 217 22 9.8 5.9-15.8 195 90.2 84.2-94.1
College Graduate 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 64 29.1 21.6-38.0 181 70.9 62.0-78.4
No 434 *** *** *** 434 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 594 54 9.0 6.3-12.8 540 91.0 87.2-93.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 252 20 7.8 4.4-13.3 232 92.2 86.7-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 267 33 12.3 7.9-18.9 234 87.7 81.1-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 17 7.8 4.3-13.5 149 92.2 86.5-95.7
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 19 7.8 4.4-13.7 308 92.2 86.3-95.6
HOUSING
Own 366 23 7.5 4.6-11.9 343 92.5 88.1-95.4
Rent 242 32 13.0 7.8-20.7 210 87.0 79.3-92.2
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 30 12.5 8.0-19.0 235 87.5 81.0-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 234 94.4 90.4-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 231 23 11.8 6.7-20.1 208 88.2 79.9-93.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 19 14.6 8.3-24.2 126 85.4 75.8-91.7

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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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