2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,071 203 4.8 3.9- 5.8 3,868 95.2 94.2-96.1
GENDER
Male 1,796 116 5.9 4.5- 7.5 1,680 94.1 92.5-95.5
Female 2,275 87 3.8 2.7- 5.2 2,188 96.2 94.8-97.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,428 130 5.9 4.6- 7.5 2,298 94.1 92.5-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 697 32 4.4 2.8- 6.7 665 95.6 93.3-97.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 345 26 4.2 1.8- 9.5 319 95.8 90.5-98.2
Non-Hispanic Other 164 *** *** *** 158 98.5 96.1-99.4
Hispanic 375 *** *** *** 368 98.3 96.1-99.2
AGE
18-34 811 *** *** *** 807 99.7 99.0-99.9
35-44 584 *** *** *** 577 99.3 98.3-99.7
45-54 625 18 4.9 2.4- 9.7 607 95.1 90.3-97.6
55-64 749 48 7.0 4.7-10.2 701 93.0 89.8-95.3
65-74 723 62 8.6 6.1-12.2 661 91.4 87.8-93.9
75+ 518 62 14.7 10.5-20.1 456 85.3 79.9-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 321 30 9.6 5.5-16.2 291 90.4 83.8-94.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 882 55 5.2 3.6- 7.3 827 94.8 92.7-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,123 58 4.6 3.3- 6.4 1,065 95.4 93.6-96.7
College Graduate 1,722 56 2.6 1.8- 3.6 1,666 97.4 96.4-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 126 9.6 7.4-12.4 1,180 90.4 87.6-92.6
No 2,628 74 2.7 2.0- 3.6 2,554 97.3 96.4-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 514 47 8.0 5.7-11.2 467 92.0 88.8-94.3
Non-Veteran 3,539 156 4.3 3.4- 5.5 3,383 95.7 94.5-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,170 48 2.3 1.6- 3.2 2,122 97.7 96.8-98.4
Unemployed 186 *** *** *** 183 98.5 95.2-99.5
Retired 1,135 103 10.0 7.7-13.0 1,032 90.0 87.0-92.3
Unable to Work 289 46 17.1 10.5-26.6 243 82.9 73.4-89.5
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** 232 99.3 97.1-99.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 15 5.5 3.1- 9.6 191 94.5 90.4-96.9
$15,000- 24,999 277 21 8.6 4.3-16.7 256 91.4 83.3-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 374 29 8.4 4.5-15.0 345 91.6 85.0-95.5
$35,000- 49,999 488 29 5.3 3.3- 8.3 459 94.7 91.7-96.7
$50,000-74,999 544 21 2.9 1.6- 5.2 523 97.1 94.8-98.4
$75,000-100,000 426 19 3.9 2.2- 6.7 407 96.1 93.3-97.8
$100,000-150,000 462 14 2.7 1.4- 5.1 448 97.3 94.9-98.6
$150,000+ 418 14 4.1 2.0- 8.0 404 95.9 92.0-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 41 4.6 3.0- 7.0 835 95.4 93.0-97.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 63 95.6 88.1-98.5
50% to 100% 309 23 10.7 5.4-20.1 286 89.3 79.9-94.6
101% to 150% 259 15 2.8 1.4- 5.4 244 97.2 94.6-98.6
151% to 200% 298 15 5.4 2.8-10.1 283 94.6 89.9-97.2
More than 200% 2,192 103 4.2 3.3- 5.4 2,089 95.8 94.6-96.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 41 4.6 3.0- 7.0 835 95.4 93.0-97.0
HOUSING
Own 2,668 136 5.1 4.0- 6.4 2,532 94.9 93.6-96.0
Rent 1,083 52 4.7 3.1- 7.1 1,031 95.3 92.9-96.9
Other arrangement 273 13 2.5 1.2- 5.0 260 97.5 95.0-98.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,252 46 3.7 2.5- 5.3 1,206 96.3 94.7-97.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,011 41 4.6 2.9- 7.1 970 95.4 92.9-97.1
Rural 1,808 116 5.9 4.5- 7.7 1,692 94.1 92.3-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,307 79 5.2 3.6- 7.3 1,228 94.8 92.7-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,144 56 4.6 3.3- 6.5 1,088 95.4 93.5-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,620 68 4.7 3.3- 6.5 1,552 95.3 93.5-96.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,253 58 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,195 95.4 93.8-96.6
2nd Quartile 1,080 47 4.8 3.2- 7.2 1,033 95.2 92.8-96.8
3rd Quartile 1,023 44 4.5 3.0- 6.7 979 95.5 93.3-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 715 54 5.9 3.8- 9.1 661 94.1 90.9-96.2

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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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