2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
Non-Hispanic Black 697 530 77.4 73.0-81.4 167 22.6 18.6-27.0
GENDER
Male 291 228 78.9 71.2-84.9 63 21.1 15.1-28.8
Female 406 302 76.2 70.7-81.0 104 23.8 19.0-29.3
AGE
18-34 114 91 81.0 69.5-88.9 23 19.0 11.1-30.5
35-44 104 83 84.8 74.9-91.2 21 15.2 8.8-25.1
45-54 114 93 85.2 75.0-91.7 21 14.8 8.3-25.0
55-64 152 107 70.9 61.1-79.0 45 29.1 21.0-38.9
65-74 134 100 75.7 64.3-84.3 34 24.3 15.7-35.7
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 130 78.7 70.4-85.2 45 21.3 14.8-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 222 160 76.9 69.6-82.9 62 23.1 17.1-30.4
College Graduate 244 210 87.5 81.8-91.5 34 12.5 8.5-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 127 50.6 41.6-59.6 116 49.4 40.4-58.4
No 434 389 91.0 87.4-93.6 45 9.0 6.4-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 606 458 76.6 71.7-80.8 148 23.4 19.2-28.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 208 81.4 75.0-86.4 49 18.6 13.6-25.0
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 270 191 72.7 65.0-79.2 79 27.3 20.8-35.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 307 86.2 81.6-89.7 61 13.8 10.3-18.4
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 124 73.5 63.9-81.3 45 26.5 18.7-36.1
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 278 82.3 76.1-87.2 52 17.7 12.8-23.9
HOUSING
Own 373 301 83.6 78.6-87.6 72 16.4 12.4-21.4
Rent 245 179 67.9 58.1-76.3 66 32.1 23.7-41.9
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 188 71.9 64.1-78.5 80 28.1 21.5-35.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 134 77.8 68.5-85.0 38 22.2 15.0-31.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 208 81.3 73.8-87.0 49 18.7 13.0-26.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 103 80.4 70.9-87.3 25 19.6 12.7-29.1
2nd Quartile 190 155 82.4 73.6-88.7 35 17.6 11.3-26.4
3rd Quartile 234 173 72.3 63.8-79.5 61 27.7 20.5-36.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 99 72.8 62.4-81.2 46 27.2 18.8-37.6

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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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