2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 582 75 11.0 8.1-14.8 507 89.0 85.2-91.9
GENDER
Male 232 46 15.5 10.4-22.4 186 84.5 77.6-89.6
Female 350 29 7.2 4.4-11.4 321 92.8 88.6-95.6
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 194 30 12.5 7.8-19.3 164 87.5 80.7-92.2
College Graduate 204 30 15.3 9.3-24.1 174 84.7 75.9-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 28 15.2 9.5-23.3 113 84.8 76.7-90.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 205 24 12.2 7.2-19.8 181 87.8 80.2-92.8
No 371 50 10.6 7.3-15.2 321 89.4 84.8-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 512 64 11.0 7.9-15.1 448 89.0 84.9-92.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 204 24 12.2 7.6-19.0 180 87.8 81.0-92.4
Regional City or Suburban County 132 22 14.6 8.1-24.9 110 85.4 75.1-91.9
Rural 246 29 7.7 4.4-13.1 217 92.3 86.9-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 314 49 12.4 8.5-17.8 265 87.6 82.2-91.5
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 39 10.4 6.9-15.4 238 89.6 84.6-93.1
HOUSING
Own 326 37 10.0 6.5-15.0 289 90.0 85.0-93.5
Rent 193 28 10.9 6.6-17.6 165 89.1 82.4-93.4
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 32 9.7 5.7-15.9 206 90.3 84.1-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 27 14.4 9.3-21.6 172 85.6 78.4-90.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 102 14 17.3 9.5-29.3 88 82.7 70.7-90.5
2nd Quartile 148 17 10.4 5.8-18.2 131 89.6 81.8-94.2
3rd Quartile 199 26 9.1 5.5-14.8 173 90.9 85.2-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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