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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
Non-Hispanic Black 679 143 17.5 13.9-21.8 536 82.5 78.2-86.1
GENDER
Male 280 47 16.6 10.9-24.4 233 83.4 75.6-89.1
Female 399 96 18.2 14.0-23.4 303 81.8 76.6-86.0
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 46 30.6 22.1-40.8 101 69.4 59.2-77.9
65-74 129 40 24.8 16.1-36.2 89 75.2 63.8-83.9
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 36 17.1 11.1-25.4 132 82.9 74.6-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 216 49 14.5 10.1-20.4 167 85.5 79.6-89.9
College Graduate 240 32 9.9 6.3-15.2 208 90.1 84.8-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 143 53.7 44.6-62.5 99 46.3 37.5-55.4
No 434 *** *** *** 434 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 591 125 17.3 13.5-22.0 466 82.7 78.0-86.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 251 36 10.3 6.8-15.3 215 89.7 84.7-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 263 71 23.3 16.9-31.1 192 76.7 68.9-83.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 362 30 4.9 3.1- 7.6 332 95.1 92.4-96.9
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 53 27.7 19.4-37.7 112 72.3 62.3-80.6
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 45 11.5 7.6-17.0 280 88.5 83.0-92.4
HOUSING
Own 362 65 14.4 10.5-19.4 297 85.6 80.6-89.5
Rent 241 58 24.2 16.2-34.4 183 75.8 65.6-83.8
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 264 70 23.9 17.5-31.9 194 76.1 68.1-82.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 34 18.3 11.5-27.7 131 81.7 72.3-88.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 39 12.1 7.4-19.1 211 87.9 80.9-92.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 124 18 9.9 5.8-16.6 106 90.1 83.4-94.2
2nd Quartile 181 31 13.1 7.5-22.0 150 86.9 78.0-92.5
3rd Quartile 231 59 25.5 18.5-34.2 172 74.5 65.8-81.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 35 19.6 12.1-30.3 108 80.4 69.7-87.9

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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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