2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
GENDER
Male 1,755 102 5.2 4.0- 6.9 1,653 94.8 93.1-96.0
Female 2,229 140 6.4 5.2- 8.0 2,089 93.6 92.0-94.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,376 123 5.1 4.1- 6.4 2,253 94.9 93.6-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 687 55 8.7 6.1-12.2 632 91.3 87.8-93.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 335 27 5.0 2.4-10.3 308 95.0 89.7-97.6
Non-Hispanic Other 161 *** *** *** 153 95.9 90.2-98.3
Hispanic 367 26 6.6 4.3-10.1 341 93.4 89.9-95.7
AGE
18-34 798 30 3.5 2.3- 5.3 768 96.5 94.7-97.7
35-44 571 29 4.4 2.6- 7.3 542 95.6 92.7-97.4
45-54 615 34 5.9 3.8- 9.0 581 94.1 91.0-96.2
55-64 733 58 8.2 5.7-11.6 675 91.8 88.4-94.3
65-74 700 46 6.1 3.8- 9.5 654 93.9 90.5-96.2
75+ 512 43 11.7 7.9-17.2 469 88.3 82.8-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 318 42 11.2 7.3-16.8 276 88.8 83.2-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 856 65 6.9 4.9- 9.5 791 93.1 90.5-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,102 71 5.5 4.1- 7.3 1,031 94.5 92.7-95.9
College Graduate 1,691 63 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,628 96.6 95.4-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,302 242 18.9 16.1-22.1 1,060 81.1 77.9-83.9
No 2,635 *** *** *** 2,635 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 507 28 5.8 3.4- 9.8 479 94.2 90.2-96.6
Non-Veteran 3,470 214 5.9 4.9- 7.1 3,256 94.1 92.9-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,138 89 3.9 3.0- 5.2 2,049 96.1 94.8-97.0
Unemployed 184 15 9.2 4.9-16.5 169 90.8 83.5-95.1
Retired 1,117 84 8.6 6.3-11.7 1,033 91.4 88.3-93.7
Unable to Work 281 43 12.9 8.2-19.7 238 87.1 80.3-91.8
Other not in Labor Force 230 11 4.7 2.5- 8.9 219 95.3 91.1-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 17 8.6 4.8-14.8 142 91.4 85.2-95.2
$15,000- 24,999 276 33 10.7 6.6-16.8 243 89.3 83.2-93.4
$25,000- 34,999 372 31 8.3 5.2-12.8 341 91.7 87.2-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 489 35 6.1 3.7- 9.8 454 93.9 90.2-96.3
$50,000-74,999 541 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7 517 95.8 93.3-97.4
$75,000-100,000 423 17 4.5 2.3- 8.6 406 95.5 91.4-97.7
$100,000-150,000 459 20 3.1 1.7- 5.5 439 96.9 94.5-98.3
$150,000+ 412 *** *** *** 403 98.4 96.6-99.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 853 56 7.8 5.4-11.1 797 92.2 88.9-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** 58 87.9 76.1-94.3
50% to 100% 307 32 9.6 6.1-15.0 275 90.4 85.0-93.9
101% to 150% 257 24 7.2 4.2-12.1 233 92.8 87.9-95.8
151% to 200% 297 21 6.2 3.0-12.4 276 93.8 87.6-97.0
More than 200% 2,179 99 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,080 96.1 95.0-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 853 56 7.8 5.4-11.1 797 92.2 88.9-94.6
HOUSING
Own 2,617 131 5.1 4.1- 6.4 2,486 94.9 93.6-95.9
Rent 1,064 85 7.6 5.6-10.0 979 92.4 90.0-94.4
Other arrangement 263 25 8.3 4.6-14.6 238 91.7 85.4-95.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,232 65 5.2 3.8- 7.1 1,167 94.8 92.9-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 984 59 5.5 4.0- 7.6 925 94.5 92.4-96.0
Rural 1,768 118 6.8 5.1- 8.9 1,650 93.2 91.1-94.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,284 90 7.4 5.3-10.1 1,194 92.6 89.9-94.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,122 79 6.8 5.1- 8.9 1,043 93.2 91.1-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,578 73 4.5 3.3- 6.0 1,505 95.5 94.0-96.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,213 55 3.6 2.5- 5.0 1,158 96.4 95.0-97.5
2nd Quartile 1,060 64 6.7 4.9- 9.0 996 93.3 91.0-95.1
3rd Quartile 1,011 71 7.2 5.3- 9.8 940 92.8 90.2-94.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 700 52 6.8 4.2-10.9 648 93.2 89.1-95.8

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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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