2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,220 393 11.4 9.9-13.1 2,827 88.6 86.9-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 582 133 20.3 16.1-25.3 449 79.7 74.7-83.9
GENDER
Male 234 36 13.5 8.3-21.2 198 86.5 78.8-91.7
Female 348 97 26.3 20.4-33.1 251 73.7 66.9-79.6
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 19 15.5 8.4-26.8 79 84.5 73.2-91.6
55-64 128 30 19.8 12.7-29.5 98 80.2 70.5-87.3
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 38 22.6 15.1-32.4 102 77.4 67.6-84.9
Some Post-H.S. 194 44 18.8 12.0-28.3 150 81.2 71.7-88.0
College Graduate 202 27 11.4 7.2-17.6 175 88.6 82.4-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 78 34.4 25.7-44.3 128 65.6 55.7-74.3
No 372 53 13.2 9.1-18.7 319 86.8 81.3-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 511 122 20.6 16.3-25.7 389 79.4 74.3-83.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 203 38 15.5 10.5-22.3 165 84.5 77.7-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 243 59 23.5 16.6-32.2 184 76.5 67.8-83.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 313 33 11.3 7.0-17.6 280 88.7 82.4-93.0
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 33 17.4 9.6-29.5 115 82.6 70.5-90.4
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 27 11.0 6.4-18.2 251 89.0 81.8-93.6
HOUSING
Own 326 38 11.6 7.4-17.6 288 88.4 82.4-92.6
Rent 193 76 36.0 26.7-46.4 117 64.0 53.6-73.3
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 65 28.0 20.3-37.3 171 72.0 62.7-79.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 27 14.3 8.5-23.1 119 85.7 76.9-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 41 18.1 11.9-26.5 159 81.9 73.5-88.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 149 31 15.9 10.0-24.3 118 84.1 75.7-90.0
3rd Quartile 198 46 22.0 15.0-31.1 152 78.0 68.9-85.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 34 22.2 13.8-33.7 98 77.8 66.3-86.2

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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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