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 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 684 40 6.4 4.2- 9.6 644 93.6 90.4-95.8
GENDER
Male 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 402 27 6.2 3.8-10.0 375 93.8 90.0-96.2
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 18 15.5 8.8-25.7 131 84.5 74.3-91.2
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 244 40 19.7 13.2-28.3 204 80.3 71.7-86.8
No 434 *** *** *** 434 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 595 38 7.0 4.5-10.7 557 93.0 89.3-95.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 267 22 8.8 5.0-14.8 245 91.2 85.2-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 365 18 4.9 2.7- 8.7 347 95.1 91.3-97.3
Rent 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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