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 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
Non-Hispanic Black 582 71 13.5 10.1-17.7 511 86.5 82.3-89.9
GENDER
Male 234 26 13.6 8.4-21.3 208 86.4 78.7-91.6
Female 348 45 13.3 9.6-18.3 303 86.7 81.7-90.4
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 17 12.2 7.0-20.6 82 87.8 79.4-93.0
55-64 128 14 8.7 4.8-15.3 114 91.3 84.7-95.2
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** 62 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 19 17.7 10.3-28.8 120 82.3 71.2-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 194 29 13.6 8.8-20.3 165 86.4 79.7-91.2
College Graduate 203 18 9.4 5.6-15.3 185 90.6 84.7-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 29 14.2 8.9-21.9 177 85.8 78.1-91.1
No 372 41 13.0 9.0-18.4 331 87.0 81.6-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 511 61 13.5 9.9-18.2 450 86.5 81.8-90.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 204 28 13.4 9.0-19.6 176 86.6 80.4-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 136 17 9.5 5.4-16.3 119 90.5 83.7-94.6
Rural 242 26 15.9 9.7-25.0 216 84.1 75.0-90.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 313 40 14.4 9.9-20.4 273 85.6 79.6-90.1
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 25 10.0 6.5-15.1 253 90.0 84.9-93.5
HOUSING
Own 326 22 8.9 5.3-14.4 304 91.1 85.6-94.7
Rent 194 38 20.8 14.2-29.4 156 79.2 70.6-85.8
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 235 25 13.1 7.9-20.8 210 86.9 79.2-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 16 10.5 6.0-17.7 130 89.5 82.3-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 30 16.0 10.2-24.1 171 84.0 75.9-89.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 149 24 15.7 9.4-24.9 125 84.3 75.1-90.6
3rd Quartile 198 21 10.7 6.4-17.2 177 89.3 82.8-93.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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