2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
GENDER
Male 1,801 203 10.8 9.0-13.0 1,598 89.2 87.0-91.0
Female 2,278 434 18.5 16.3-21.0 1,844 81.5 79.0-83.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 370 15.1 13.2-17.2 2,062 84.9 82.8-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 698 125 15.8 12.7-19.5 573 84.2 80.5-87.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 163 31 20.5 12.8-31.1 132 79.5 68.9-87.2
Hispanic 377 38 7.6 5.3-10.8 339 92.4 89.2-94.7
AGE
18-34 811 136 17.7 14.2-21.8 675 82.3 78.2-85.8
35-44 584 74 11.3 8.4-15.1 510 88.7 84.9-91.6
45-54 625 105 15.0 11.8-19.0 520 85.0 81.0-88.2
55-64 749 114 12.8 10.0-16.1 635 87.2 83.9-90.0
65-74 726 117 14.8 11.5-18.7 609 85.2 81.3-88.5
75+ 523 81 15.0 11.1-20.0 442 85.0 80.0-88.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 55 12.4 8.7-17.4 269 87.6 82.6-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 885 144 16.5 13.1-20.5 741 83.5 79.5-86.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,126 167 14.5 11.8-17.7 959 85.5 82.3-88.2
College Graduate 1,721 265 14.5 12.6-16.7 1,456 85.5 83.3-87.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,310 299 22.7 19.4-26.3 1,011 77.3 73.7-80.6
No 2,632 320 11.4 9.9-13.2 2,312 88.6 86.8-90.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 66 13.9 10.2-18.6 452 86.1 81.4-89.8
Non-Veteran 3,542 567 15.0 13.3-16.8 2,975 85.0 83.2-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,168 300 14.3 12.2-16.6 1,868 85.7 83.4-87.8
Unemployed 187 32 12.4 8.1-18.7 155 87.6 81.3-91.9
Retired 1,142 183 15.5 12.7-18.7 959 84.5 81.3-87.3
Unable to Work 290 83 23.0 17.0-30.2 207 77.0 69.8-83.0
Other not in Labor Force 233 34 14.5 9.5-21.5 199 85.5 78.5-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 39 15.5 10.6-22.1 166 84.5 77.9-89.4
$15,000- 24,999 280 66 22.8 16.3-31.0 214 77.2 69.0-83.7
$25,000- 34,999 376 83 22.0 15.9-29.7 293 78.0 70.3-84.1
$35,000- 49,999 490 78 13.0 9.8-17.2 412 87.0 82.8-90.2
$50,000-74,999 545 71 13.1 8.9-18.8 474 86.9 81.2-91.1
$75,000-100,000 426 64 17.5 12.6-23.7 362 82.5 76.3-87.4
$100,000-150,000 463 59 10.7 8.0-14.3 404 89.3 85.7-92.0
$150,000+ 418 55 14.2 10.3-19.2 363 85.8 80.8-89.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 122 12.7 9.9-16.1 754 87.3 83.9-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 11 12.8 6.8-22.9 57 87.2 77.1-93.2
50% to 100% 308 66 20.9 15.2-27.9 242 79.1 72.1-84.8
101% to 150% 259 50 17.0 10.2-27.1 209 83.0 72.9-89.8
151% to 200% 301 53 17.3 12.3-23.9 248 82.7 76.1-87.7
More than 200% 2,197 322 14.3 12.3-16.5 1,875 85.7 83.5-87.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 122 12.7 9.9-16.1 754 87.3 83.9-90.1
HOUSING
Own 2,678 380 13.7 11.9-15.8 2,298 86.3 84.2-88.1
Rent 1,082 198 17.1 14.4-20.2 884 82.9 79.8-85.6
Other arrangement 273 53 17.8 12.5-24.6 220 82.2 75.4-87.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,251 195 14.9 12.3-17.9 1,056 85.1 82.1-87.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,014 147 13.5 10.7-16.7 867 86.5 83.3-89.3
Rural 1,814 295 15.9 13.6-18.5 1,519 84.1 81.5-86.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,312 198 14.2 11.5-17.3 1,114 85.8 82.7-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,147 192 15.7 12.9-18.9 955 84.3 81.1-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,620 247 14.6 12.4-17.1 1,373 85.4 82.9-87.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,251 188 15.4 12.7-18.5 1,063 84.6 81.5-87.3
2nd Quartile 1,083 154 13.5 10.9-16.6 929 86.5 83.4-89.1
3rd Quartile 1,028 181 16.1 13.3-19.3 847 83.9 80.7-86.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 717 114 14.8 11.0-19.7 603 85.2 80.3-89.0

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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 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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