BRFSS 2023 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months how often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more? Was that…)

2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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	Total Respond.^	Always/Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	3,208	138	4.7	3.8- 5.8	287	8.9	7.6-10.5	229	7.5	6.3- 8.9	2,554	78.9	76.8-80.8
Non-Hispanic Black	580	38	6.3	4.2- 9.5	90	14.8	11.1-19.4	68	13.7	9.8-18.7	384	65.2	59.5-70.5
GENDER
Male	233	***	***	***	24	14.7	8.8-23.6	***	***	***	173	70.0	60.3-78.1
Female	347	23	6.4	4.0-10.2	66	14.9	11.1-19.7	47	17.6	12.2-24.8	211	61.1	54.0-67.8
AGE
18-34	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	86	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	16.0	8.9-27.2	***	***	***
45-54	98	***	***	***	16	9.9	5.5-17.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	128	***	***	***	21	14.0	8.5-22.3	16	17.4	9.8-29.0	82	64.1	53.0-73.8
65-74	116	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	139	***	***	***	34	20.3	12.9-30.6	19	13.0	7.7-21.1	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	193	***	***	***	34	14.2	9.4-21.0	26	15.5	8.8-26.0	122	66.7	56.9-75.3
College Graduate	203	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	9.1	5.1-15.7	170	82.8	75.3-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	36	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	68	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	75	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	142	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	205	***	***	***	53	24.0	16.5-33.6	34	20.1	12.6-30.6	99	47.1	37.5-56.9
No	370	19	5.2	3.0- 9.0	35	10.1	6.6-15.3	34	10.6	6.6-16.6	282	74.1	67.3-79.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	71	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	509	34	6.8	4.4-10.3	85	15.2	11.5-20.0	65	15.2	10.8-20.8	325	62.8	56.7-68.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	204	***	***	***	24	9.9	6.2-15.4	27	12.0	7.8-18.0	140	68.9	60.7-76.0
Regional City or Suburban County	134	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Rural	242	***	***	***	46	19.8	13.1-28.9	26	12.1	7.5-19.1	154	62.8	53.7-71.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	312	19	5.6	3.2- 9.7	36	12.1	7.9-18.2	35	12.7	8.1-19.3	222	69.6	62.1-76.2
Unemployed	40	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	146	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Unable to Work	66	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	11	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	61	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	278	***	***	***	21	8.9	5.1-15.0	25	10.3	6.6-15.7	217	75.2	67.8-81.3
HOUSING
Own	325	***	***	***	31	9.2	5.6-14.5	27	11.4	7.0-18.2	257	76.9	69.6-82.8
Rent	192	23	14.5	8.7-23.3	46	25.2	16.7-36.2	29	19.0	11.0-30.8	94	41.2	31.8-51.4
Other arrangement	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	234	***	***	***	47	21.9	15.0-30.7	28	13.2	8.1-20.8	142	60.1	51.0-68.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	145	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	201	***	***	***	24	11.2	6.3-19.1	26	14.9	8.9-23.9	139	67.1	57.4-75.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	104	***	***	***	17	14.3	7.9-24.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	149	***	***	***	20	11.8	6.4-20.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	196	***	***	***	26	14.9	8.5-24.7	21	9.7	6.0-15.2	139	71.7	62.4-79.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	131	***	***	***	27	21.0	12.9-32.3	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Always/Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,208

138

4.7

3.8- 5.8

287

8.9

7.6-10.5

229

7.5

6.3- 8.9

2,554

78.9

76.8-80.8

Non-Hispanic Black

580

6.3

4.2- 9.5

14.8

11.1-19.4

13.7

9.8-18.7

384

65.2

59.5-70.5

GENDER

Male

233

***

14.7

8.8-23.6

***

173

70.0

60.3-78.1

Female

347

6.4

4.0-10.2

14.9

11.1-19.7

17.6

12.2-24.8

211

61.1

54.0-67.8

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

16.0

8.9-27.2

***

45-54

***

9.9

5.5-17.3

***

55-64

128

***

14.0

8.5-22.3

17.4

9.8-29.0

64.1

53.0-73.8

65-74

116

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

139

***

20.3

12.9-30.6

13.0

7.7-21.1

***

Some Post-H.S.

193

***

14.2

9.4-21.0

15.5

8.8-26.0

122

66.7

56.9-75.3

College Graduate

203

***

9.1

5.1-15.7

170

82.8

75.3-88.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

142

***

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

205

***

24.0

16.5-33.6

20.1

12.6-30.6

47.1

37.5-56.9

370

5.2

3.0- 9.0

10.1

6.6-15.3

10.6

6.6-16.6

282

74.1

67.3-79.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

509

6.8

4.4-10.3

15.2

11.5-20.0

15.2

10.8-20.8

325

62.8

56.7-68.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

204

***

9.9

6.2-15.4

12.0

7.8-18.0

140

68.9

60.7-76.0

Regional City or Suburban County

134

***

Rural

242

***

19.8

13.1-28.9

12.1

7.5-19.1

154

62.8

53.7-71.1

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

312

5.6

3.2- 9.7

12.1

7.9-18.2

12.7

8.1-19.3

222

69.6

62.1-76.2

Unemployed

***

Retired

146

***

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

278

***

8.9

5.1-15.0

10.3

6.6-15.7

217

75.2

67.8-81.3

HOUSING

Own

325

***

9.2

5.6-14.5

11.4

7.0-18.2

257

76.9

69.6-82.8

Rent

192

14.5

8.7-23.3

25.2

16.7-36.2

19.0

11.0-30.8

41.2

31.8-51.4

Other arrangement

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

234

***

21.9

15.0-30.7

13.2

8.1-20.8

142

60.1

51.0-68.6

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

145

***

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

201

***

11.2

6.3-19.1

14.9

8.9-23.9

139

67.1

57.4-75.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

104

***

14.3

7.9-24.6

***

2nd Quartile

149

***

11.8

6.4-20.6

***

3rd Quartile

196

***

14.9

8.5-24.7

9.7

6.0-15.2

139

71.7

62.4-79.5

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

131

***

21.0

12.9-32.3

***

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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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2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months how often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more? Was that…