2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 322 10.3 8.9-11.8 2,886 89.7 88.2-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 579 103 19.0 14.8-24.2 476 81.0 75.8-85.2
GENDER
Male 233 36 16.4 10.6-24.4 197 83.6 75.6-89.4
Female 346 67 21.3 15.6-28.4 279 78.7 71.6-84.4
AGE
18-34 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 17 12.8 7.1-21.9 82 87.2 78.1-92.9
55-64 126 27 20.0 13.1-29.5 99 80.0 70.5-86.9
65-74 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 32 19.8 12.5-29.9 107 80.2 70.1-87.5
Some Post-H.S. 192 38 21.5 13.9-31.7 154 78.5 68.3-86.1
College Graduate 203 18 9.1 5.2-15.4 185 90.9 84.6-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 205 58 26.4 19.0-35.4 147 73.6 64.6-81.0
No 369 44 15.3 10.4-22.0 325 84.7 78.0-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 508 93 20.0 15.3-25.6 415 80.0 74.4-84.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 203 34 17.2 11.9-24.1 169 82.8 75.9-88.1
Regional City or Suburban County 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 241 39 18.8 12.5-27.3 202 81.2 72.7-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 308 46 18.2 12.5-25.7 262 81.8 74.3-87.5
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 25 12.0 7.5-18.6 251 88.0 81.4-92.5
HOUSING
Own 325 30 13.0 8.1-20.1 295 87.0 79.9-91.9
Rent 193 59 34.0 25.0-44.2 134 66.0 55.8-75.0
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 43 18.3 12.6-25.8 190 81.7 74.2-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 32 17.5 11.4-25.9 168 82.5 74.1-88.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 103 17 18.2 10.6-29.5 86 81.8 70.5-89.4
2nd Quartile 150 30 21.1 12.9-32.6 120 78.9 67.4-87.1
3rd Quartile 196 37 17.9 11.7-26.4 159 82.1 73.6-88.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 19 17.9 10.5-28.9 111 82.1 71.1-89.5

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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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