2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months was there a time when an electric, gas, oil, or water company threatened to shut off services?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black 578 82 13.5 9.8-18.3 496 86.5 81.7-90.2
GENDER
Male 233 30 13.3 8.2-20.7 203 86.7 79.3-91.8
Female 345 52 13.8 9.0-20.6 293 86.2 79.4-91.0
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 127 24 14.9 9.4-23.0 103 85.1 77.0-90.6
65-74 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 193 36 20.6 13.0-31.0 157 79.4 69.0-87.0
College Graduate 202 18 6.9 3.8-12.1 184 93.1 87.9-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 17 17.6 10.3-28.5 51 82.4 71.5-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 205 41 13.6 9.0-20.1 164 86.4 79.9-91.0
No 369 40 13.4 8.6-20.2 329 86.6 79.8-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 507 70 13.8 9.7-19.1 437 86.2 80.9-90.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 203 23 9.7 6.0-15.2 180 90.3 84.8-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 241 31 15.7 9.7-24.4 210 84.3 75.6-90.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 309 38 14.1 8.9-21.7 271 85.9 78.3-91.1
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 275 23 8.0 4.9-12.6 252 92.0 87.4-95.1
HOUSING
Own 324 28 12.6 7.7-20.0 296 87.4 80.0-92.3
Rent 191 45 19.2 13.2-27.0 146 80.8 73.0-86.8
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 232 35 12.6 7.9-19.6 197 87.4 80.4-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 150 25 17.7 10.0-29.4 125 82.3 70.6-90.0
3rd Quartile 196 32 13.4 8.4-20.7 164 86.6 79.3-91.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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