2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,950 1,315 31.7 29.7-33.8 2,635 68.3 66.2-70.3
Non-Hispanic Black 679 245 32.8 28.1-37.9 434 67.2 62.1-71.9
GENDER
Male 282 93 32.4 25.1-40.7 189 67.6 59.3-74.9
Female 397 152 33.2 27.4-39.6 245 66.8 60.4-72.6
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 30 21.9 14.1-32.5 74 78.1 67.5-85.9
45-54 111 28 21.7 13.2-33.5 83 78.3 66.5-86.8
55-64 146 63 39.9 30.5-50.2 83 60.1 49.8-69.5
65-74 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 73 35.1 26.5-44.9 96 64.9 55.1-73.5
Some Post-H.S. 215 77 28.1 21.4-36.0 138 71.9 64.0-78.6
College Graduate 240 58 19.0 14.0-25.4 182 81.0 74.6-86.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 163 30 16.7 10.3-26.1 133 83.3 73.9-89.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 245 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 434 *** *** *** 434 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 589 211 31.2 26.4-36.6 378 68.8 63.4-73.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 250 70 26.5 20.2-33.9 180 73.5 66.1-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 265 115 41.1 33.0-49.8 150 58.9 50.2-67.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 362 77 16.8 12.8-21.7 285 83.2 78.3-87.2
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 90 27.5 21.4-34.5 236 72.5 65.5-78.6
HOUSING
Own 362 109 26.0 20.8-32.1 253 74.0 67.9-79.2
Rent 242 103 42.9 33.9-52.4 139 57.1 47.6-66.1
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 110 42.3 34.1-51.0 153 57.7 49.0-65.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 60 31.2 22.7-41.2 106 68.8 58.8-77.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 75 26.8 20.1-34.9 175 73.2 65.1-79.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 181 60 27.1 19.5-36.4 121 72.9 63.6-80.5
3rd Quartile 230 89 37.2 29.1-46.1 141 62.8 53.9-70.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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