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 4,067 282 5.8 4.9- 6.8 3,785 94.2 93.2-95.1
GENDER
Male 1,791 106 4.9 3.8- 6.4 1,685 95.1 93.6-96.2
Female 2,276 176 6.6 5.4- 8.0 2,100 93.4 92.0-94.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,423 265 9.0 7.7-10.6 2,158 91.0 89.4-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 699 *** *** *** 696 99.6 98.6-99.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 346 *** *** *** 343 99.9 99.2- 100
Non-Hispanic Other 163 *** *** *** 160 97.9 89.5-99.6
Hispanic 376 *** *** *** 370 99.2 98.2-99.7
AGE
18-34 811 *** *** *** 809 99.7 98.7-99.9
35-44 584 *** *** *** 574 97.5 94.8-98.9
45-54 623 22 3.5 2.0- 6.1 601 96.5 93.9-98.0
55-64 745 52 7.7 5.4-11.0 693 92.3 89.0-94.6
65-74 723 94 12.9 9.8-16.7 629 87.1 83.3-90.2
75+ 522 99 17.1 13.0-22.1 423 82.9 77.9-87.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 *** *** *** 314 95.4 90.1-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 883 46 4.0 2.8- 5.7 837 96.0 94.3-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,122 63 5.7 4.1- 7.8 1,059 94.3 92.2-95.9
College Graduate 1,717 162 8.0 6.6- 9.8 1,555 92.0 90.2-93.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,304 113 8.1 6.3-10.4 1,191 91.9 89.6-93.7
No 2,628 160 4.6 3.7- 5.6 2,468 95.4 94.4-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 512 47 7.8 4.9-12.0 465 92.2 88.0-95.1
Non-Veteran 3,537 235 5.5 4.7- 6.6 3,302 94.5 93.4-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,163 65 3.0 2.2- 4.2 2,098 97.0 95.8-97.8
Unemployed 186 *** *** *** 182 98.7 96.1-99.6
Retired 1,137 193 16.4 13.5-19.7 944 83.6 80.3-86.5
Unable to Work 290 13 3.6 1.4- 8.9 277 96.4 91.1-98.6
Other not in Labor Force 233 *** *** *** 228 98.7 96.3-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 *** *** *** 195 97.9 95.5-99.0
$15,000- 24,999 280 14 4.9 2.2-10.3 266 95.1 89.7-97.8
$25,000- 34,999 374 24 6.3 3.5-11.1 350 93.7 88.9-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 491 25 4.3 2.5- 7.5 466 95.7 92.5-97.5
$50,000-74,999 545 41 5.9 4.2- 8.4 504 94.1 91.6-95.8
$75,000-100,000 423 36 6.3 4.3- 9.1 387 93.7 90.9-95.7
$100,000-150,000 461 38 8.8 5.6-13.6 423 91.2 86.4-94.4
$150,000+ 416 26 5.2 3.2- 8.3 390 94.8 91.7-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 873 69 5.8 4.1- 8.1 804 94.2 91.9-95.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 64 97.9 93.0-99.4
50% to 100% 309 13 3.7 1.6- 8.4 296 96.3 91.6-98.4
101% to 150% 258 *** *** *** 253 98.7 95.4-99.6
151% to 200% 300 22 8.7 5.0-14.7 278 91.3 85.3-95.0
More than 200% 2,191 169 6.5 5.3- 7.9 2,022 93.5 92.1-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 873 69 5.8 4.1- 8.1 804 94.2 91.9-95.9
HOUSING
Own 2,665 245 7.8 6.6- 9.3 2,420 92.2 90.7-93.4
Rent 1,082 26 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,056 98.9 98.2-99.3
Other arrangement 273 *** *** *** 263 98.0 95.9-99.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,247 84 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,163 95.3 93.8-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,011 62 4.7 3.2- 6.8 949 95.3 93.2-96.8
Rural 1,809 136 7.7 6.1- 9.7 1,673 92.3 90.3-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,306 52 4.7 3.2- 7.0 1,254 95.3 93.0-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,148 114 7.1 5.5- 9.1 1,034 92.9 90.9-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,613 116 5.5 4.2- 7.0 1,497 94.5 93.0-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,247 109 7.0 5.4- 9.1 1,138 93.0 90.9-94.6
2nd Quartile 1,078 77 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,001 95.0 93.4-96.3
3rd Quartile 1,026 74 6.3 4.5- 8.6 952 93.7 91.4-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 716 22 3.5 2.0- 6.1 694 96.5 93.9-98.0

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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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