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 4,069 440 10.0 8.7-11.5 3,629 90.0 88.5-91.3
GENDER
Male 1,796 114 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,682 94.0 92.1-95.5
Female 2,273 326 13.7 11.7-16.0 1,947 86.3 84.0-88.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,424 244 9.8 8.2-11.6 2,180 90.2 88.4-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 697 90 11.4 8.7-14.7 607 88.6 85.3-91.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 162 21 15.8 8.7-26.9 141 84.2 73.1-91.3
Hispanic 377 27 5.2 3.4- 7.8 350 94.8 92.2-96.6
AGE
18-34 810 80 10.3 7.4-14.1 730 89.7 85.9-92.6
35-44 582 47 7.7 5.2-11.2 535 92.3 88.8-94.8
45-54 625 78 10.3 7.8-13.5 547 89.7 86.5-92.2
55-64 746 83 9.3 6.9-12.3 663 90.7 87.7-93.1
65-74 722 85 11.5 8.5-15.4 637 88.5 84.6-91.5
75+ 523 58 11.2 7.7-16.0 465 88.8 84.0-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 48 10.7 7.3-15.5 276 89.3 84.5-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 882 90 10.2 7.4-13.8 792 89.8 86.2-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,123 120 10.3 7.9-13.2 1,003 89.7 86.8-92.1
College Graduate 1,718 179 9.4 7.8-11.3 1,539 90.6 88.7-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 234 17.7 14.7-21.1 1,072 82.3 78.9-85.3
No 2,626 195 6.7 5.5- 8.3 2,431 93.3 91.7-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 47 10.8 7.4-15.4 470 89.2 84.6-92.6
Non-Veteran 3,533 390 9.9 8.5-11.5 3,143 90.1 88.5-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,163 192 9.0 7.2-11.1 1,971 91.0 88.9-92.8
Unemployed 186 21 7.8 4.6-13.0 165 92.2 87.0-95.4
Retired 1,139 132 11.4 9.0-14.3 1,007 88.6 85.7-91.0
Unable to Work 289 68 19.0 13.6-26.0 221 81.0 74.0-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 233 24 9.8 5.7-16.2 209 90.2 83.8-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 27 10.7 6.7-16.6 177 89.3 83.4-93.3
$15,000- 24,999 279 48 16.8 11.3-24.2 231 83.2 75.8-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 373 55 14.3 9.0-22.0 318 85.7 78.0-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 489 57 9.7 6.9-13.4 432 90.3 86.6-93.1
$50,000-74,999 545 52 9.9 6.1-15.7 493 90.1 84.3-93.9
$75,000-100,000 424 43 10.3 6.6-15.5 381 89.7 84.5-93.4
$100,000-150,000 463 42 7.1 5.0-10.2 421 92.9 89.8-95.0
$150,000+ 416 30 8.8 5.6-13.5 386 91.2 86.5-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 86 8.4 6.2-11.2 790 91.6 88.8-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 60 91.0 82.1-95.7
50% to 100% 306 48 15.3 10.5-21.7 258 84.7 78.3-89.5
101% to 150% 258 37 13.0 6.8-23.5 221 87.0 76.5-93.2
151% to 200% 299 36 11.4 7.2-17.4 263 88.6 82.6-92.8
More than 200% 2,192 216 9.4 7.7-11.4 1,976 90.6 88.6-92.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 86 8.4 6.2-11.2 790 91.6 88.8-93.8
HOUSING
Own 2,672 256 9.2 7.6-11.1 2,416 90.8 88.9-92.4
Rent 1,078 140 11.6 9.3-14.3 938 88.4 85.7-90.7
Other arrangement 273 39 12.2 7.8-18.5 234 87.8 81.5-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,249 137 10.4 8.2-13.2 1,112 89.6 86.8-91.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,009 99 9.6 7.2-12.7 910 90.4 87.3-92.8
Rural 1,811 204 10.0 8.2-12.1 1,607 90.0 87.9-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,311 137 8.6 6.7-11.1 1,174 91.4 88.9-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,143 132 10.4 8.1-13.4 1,011 89.6 86.6-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,615 171 10.5 8.5-12.8 1,444 89.5 87.2-91.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,248 133 11.3 8.9-14.3 1,115 88.7 85.7-91.1
2nd Quartile 1,079 104 9.5 7.2-12.4 975 90.5 87.6-92.8
3rd Quartile 1,026 119 9.4 7.5-11.9 907 90.6 88.1-92.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 716 84 9.2 6.4-13.1 632 90.8 86.9-93.6

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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