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 4,060 220 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,840 95.1 94.1-96.0
GENDER
Male 1,791 110 5.9 4.5- 7.8 1,681 94.1 92.2-95.5
Female 2,269 110 3.8 2.9- 5.1 2,159 96.2 94.9-97.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,420 151 6.0 4.8- 7.5 2,269 94.0 92.5-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 693 35 5.3 3.3- 8.5 658 94.7 91.5-96.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 345 25 6.1 2.4-14.7 320 93.9 85.3-97.6
Non-Hispanic Other 165 *** *** *** 162 99.5 98.0-99.9
Hispanic 375 *** *** *** 371 99.4 98.5-99.8
AGE
18-34 813 *** *** *** 812 99.9 99.5- 100
35-44 582 *** *** *** 577 99.8 99.3-99.9
45-54 623 16 4.3 1.9- 9.6 607 95.7 90.4-98.1
55-64 746 40 5.9 3.8- 8.8 706 94.1 91.2-96.2
65-74 716 66 9.8 6.9-13.7 650 90.2 86.3-93.1
75+ 519 89 18.0 13.6-23.4 430 82.0 76.6-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 321 30 9.9 5.7-16.8 291 90.1 83.2-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 878 53 5.3 3.6- 7.7 825 94.7 92.3-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,120 65 4.2 3.0- 5.7 1,055 95.8 94.3-97.0
College Graduate 1,719 69 3.2 2.4- 4.3 1,650 96.8 95.7-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,303 136 9.6 7.4-12.4 1,167 90.4 87.6-92.6
No 2,623 78 2.6 1.9- 3.6 2,545 97.4 96.4-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 52 8.2 5.8-11.4 465 91.8 88.6-94.2
Non-Veteran 3,524 167 4.4 3.5- 5.6 3,357 95.6 94.4-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,167 34 1.5 0.9- 2.5 2,133 98.5 97.5-99.1
Unemployed 185 *** *** *** 179 98.3 95.8-99.3
Retired 1,132 135 12.3 9.7-15.3 997 87.7 84.7-90.3
Unable to Work 285 42 18.0 11.1-27.7 243 82.0 72.3-88.9
Other not in Labor Force 233 *** *** *** 232 99.7 98.0- 100
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 16 5.6 3.0-10.2 186 94.4 89.8-97.0
$15,000- 24,999 276 28 6.3 3.5-11.1 248 93.7 88.9-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 375 24 6.5 3.1-13.1 351 93.5 86.9-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 489 27 5.1 2.8- 8.9 462 94.9 91.1-97.2
$50,000-74,999 545 27 4.6 2.6- 8.0 518 95.4 92.0-97.4
$75,000-100,000 425 13 2.6 1.2- 5.4 412 97.4 94.6-98.8
$100,000-150,000 461 14 1.9 0.9- 3.8 447 98.1 96.2-99.1
$150,000+ 417 13 3.6 1.8- 7.1 404 96.4 92.9-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 870 58 6.7 4.6- 9.5 812 93.3 90.5-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 63 94.9 85.0-98.4
50% to 100% 306 29 7.8 3.7-15.8 277 92.2 84.2-96.3
101% to 150% 259 17 3.6 1.7- 7.5 242 96.4 92.5-98.3
151% to 200% 300 14 4.1 2.1- 8.0 286 95.9 92.0-97.9
More than 200% 2,190 98 4.0 3.0- 5.4 2,092 96.0 94.6-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 870 58 6.7 4.6- 9.5 812 93.3 90.5-95.4
HOUSING
Own 2,661 164 5.8 4.7- 7.3 2,497 94.2 92.7-95.3
Rent 1,080 42 3.2 1.9- 5.2 1,038 96.8 94.8-98.1
Other arrangement 273 12 1.5 0.7- 3.5 261 98.5 96.5-99.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,254 52 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,202 96.0 94.4-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,009 36 4.8 3.0- 7.6 973 95.2 92.4-97.0
Rural 1,797 132 5.7 4.4- 7.4 1,665 94.3 92.6-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,301 85 5.3 3.7- 7.6 1,216 94.7 92.4-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,141 59 4.6 3.2- 6.6 1,082 95.4 93.4-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,618 76 4.8 3.5- 6.6 1,542 95.2 93.4-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,246 60 4.3 3.1- 5.9 1,186 95.7 94.1-96.9
2nd Quartile 1,080 52 4.8 3.2- 7.0 1,028 95.2 93.0-96.8
3rd Quartile 1,026 51 4.7 3.2- 6.9 975 95.3 93.1-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 708 57 7.5 4.4-12.5 651 92.5 87.5-95.6

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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 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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