2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 697 93 15.0 11.7-19.2 162 24.3 20.2-28.9 275 38.2 33.3-43.2 128 16.1 12.8-20.0 39 6.5 4.3- 9.6
GENDER
Male 291 50 18.6 13.4-25.3 55 16.8 12.2-22.7 123 43.4 35.7-51.4 48 14.3 9.4-21.2 *** *** ***
Female 406 43 12.0 8.0-17.6 107 30.6 24.5-37.3 152 33.7 27.8-40.1 80 17.5 13.5-22.5 24 6.2 3.8-10.0
AGE
18-34 114 25 22.8 14.0-34.8 *** *** *** 28 25.9 17.1-37.3 20 17.1 9.5-28.7 *** *** ***
35-44 104 18 16.7 10.1-26.4 26 20.3 13.0-30.3 *** *** *** 19 13.6 7.5-23.3 *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 10.7 6.4-17.4 *** *** ***
55-64 152 *** *** *** 36 21.7 14.8-30.6 56 40.6 31.1-50.9 32 18.9 12.5-27.6 *** *** ***
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 13.6 8.3-21.5 *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 20 16.3 9.4-26.6 36 20.9 14.2-29.8 74 41.5 32.3-51.4 34 15.0 9.9-22.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 222 23 12.0 7.4-18.7 54 30.8 22.7-40.2 83 34.2 26.3-43.0 48 17.6 12.5-24.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 244 44 19.4 13.8-26.6 70 28.8 22.3-36.2 96 39.3 31.7-47.4 31 11.4 7.5-16.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** 20 20.9 12.7-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 29 17.5 11.6-25.7 54 31.4 23.1-41.1 70 43.3 33.7-53.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 *** *** *** 31 12.7 7.7-20.3 83 32.0 24.3-40.9 84 32.9 24.9-41.9 32 16.5 10.6-24.9
No 434 78 19.6 14.9-25.3 129 30.2 24.8-36.3 182 41.2 35.1-47.5 40 8.0 5.5-11.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 606 82 15.6 11.9-20.2 144 24.6 20.2-29.6 232 36.4 31.3-41.8 112 16.3 12.8-20.5 36 7.2 4.7-10.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 42 16.5 11.6-22.7 67 26.4 20.2-33.7 99 38.5 31.4-46.1 34 11.9 8.2-17.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 170 24 11.7 7.3-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 16.0 8.8-27.4 *** *** ***
Rural 270 27 15.4 9.3-24.5 55 18.4 13.3-24.9 109 38.9 30.8-47.6 64 21.1 15.4-28.2 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 62 17.1 12.7-22.7 105 28.0 22.3-34.5 140 41.0 34.4-48.0 56 12.4 9.1-16.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 *** *** *** 35 24.8 16.8-35.0 *** *** *** 33 18.1 12.1-26.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.9 9.9-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 22.0 13.5-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 47 14.6 10.3-20.3 93 28.4 22.6-35.0 138 39.4 32.7-46.5 45 14.6 10.4-20.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 373 52 15.8 11.2-21.8 91 26.1 20.5-32.5 158 41.8 35.2-48.6 56 11.8 8.5-16.2 16 4.6 2.6- 7.9
Rent 245 30 11.8 7.8-17.7 50 18.1 12.9-24.8 99 37.9 29.8-46.8 49 22.4 15.1-31.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 31 15.3 9.7-23.2 52 20.4 14.8-27.4 105 36.2 28.4-44.7 68 22.1 16.4-29.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 20 14.8 8.1-25.4 44 27.5 19.0-38.1 70 35.6 27.0-45.2 30 15.7 10.3-23.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 42 15.0 10.7-20.7 66 24.9 18.7-32.2 100 41.4 33.5-49.6 30 11.9 7.2-19.2 19 6.8 4.0-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 20 16.4 9.9-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.9 6.6-20.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 190 27 13.5 8.2-21.6 46 26.4 18.8-35.9 82 42.4 33.5-51.9 28 12.7 7.5-20.9 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 234 30 14.5 9.3-21.8 52 22.8 16.9-30.1 91 35.0 27.3-43.5 49 20.7 14.8-28.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** 29 18.3 11.6-27.6 *** *** *** 37 19.4 12.7-28.4 *** *** ***

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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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