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 4,079 168 3.9 3.1- 4.8 3,911 96.1 95.2-96.9
GENDER
Male 1,798 56 3.5 2.4- 5.0 1,742 96.5 95.0-97.6
Female 2,281 112 4.3 3.2- 5.6 2,169 95.7 94.4-96.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,434 94 3.9 2.9- 5.1 2,340 96.1 94.9-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 698 44 6.4 4.2- 9.6 654 93.6 90.4-95.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 345 16 3.4 0.9-12.1 329 96.6 87.9-99.1
Non-Hispanic Other 164 *** *** *** 162 99.5 98.0-99.9
Hispanic 376 *** *** *** 366 98.1 96.2-99.0
AGE
18-34 813 *** *** *** 810 99.6 98.4-99.9
35-44 584 *** *** *** 576 99.2 98.1-99.7
45-54 624 26 4.3 2.6- 7.2 598 95.7 92.8-97.4
55-64 748 38 6.2 3.9- 9.6 710 93.8 90.4-96.1
65-74 726 49 6.5 4.2-10.1 677 93.5 89.9-95.8
75+ 524 43 11.1 7.3-16.7 481 88.9 83.3-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 325 25 8.2 4.6-14.0 300 91.8 86.0-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 885 47 4.0 2.6- 6.1 838 96.0 93.9-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,125 51 3.6 2.5- 5.2 1,074 96.4 94.8-97.5
College Graduate 1,721 44 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,677 97.5 96.3-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,311 111 9.3 7.2-12.1 1,200 90.7 87.9-92.8
No 2,631 56 1.5 1.1- 2.3 2,575 98.5 97.7-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 26 6.0 3.6- 9.9 491 94.0 90.1-96.4
Non-Veteran 3,544 142 3.6 2.8- 4.6 3,402 96.4 95.4-97.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,169 44 1.8 1.2- 2.7 2,125 98.2 97.3-98.8
Unemployed 187 *** *** *** 183 98.7 95.0-99.7
Retired 1,142 74 6.8 4.9- 9.4 1,068 93.2 90.6-95.1
Unable to Work 289 41 18.7 12.2-27.5 248 81.3 72.5-87.8
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** 230 99.1 96.2-99.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 13 6.2 3.2-11.7 193 93.8 88.3-96.8
$15,000- 24,999 279 23 8.5 4.6-15.4 256 91.5 84.6-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 377 26 4.7 2.8- 7.7 351 95.3 92.3-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 491 25 5.8 3.1-10.5 466 94.2 89.5-96.9
$50,000-74,999 545 14 2.3 1.2- 4.3 531 97.7 95.7-98.8
$75,000-100,000 425 *** *** *** 417 98.0 95.1-99.2
$100,000-150,000 463 *** *** *** 454 97.5 94.3-98.9
$150,000+ 418 *** *** *** 412 98.9 97.3-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 875 44 4.4 2.8- 7.0 831 95.6 93.0-97.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 64 93.7 82.3-98.0
50% to 100% 309 25 7.2 3.8-13.1 284 92.8 86.9-96.2
101% to 150% 259 12 3.8 1.8- 7.8 247 96.2 92.2-98.2
151% to 200% 301 21 6.7 4.0-11.1 280 93.3 88.9-96.0
More than 200% 2,197 62 2.8 1.9- 4.1 2,135 97.2 95.9-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 875 44 4.4 2.8- 7.0 831 95.6 93.0-97.2
HOUSING
Own 2,674 109 3.8 2.9- 5.0 2,565 96.2 95.0-97.1
Rent 1,083 45 4.3 2.7- 6.9 1,038 95.7 93.1-97.3
Other arrangement 275 13 3.5 1.4- 8.5 262 96.5 91.5-98.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,252 40 3.4 2.3- 5.1 1,212 96.6 94.9-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,015 35 3.6 2.3- 5.6 980 96.4 94.4-97.7
Rural 1,812 93 4.5 3.2- 6.3 1,719 95.5 93.7-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,310 63 4.0 2.7- 6.1 1,247 96.0 93.9-97.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,146 56 5.4 3.7- 7.8 1,090 94.6 92.2-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,623 49 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,574 97.2 96.0-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,254 46 3.5 2.4- 5.0 1,208 96.5 95.0-97.6
2nd Quartile 1,085 43 3.9 2.6- 5.7 1,042 96.1 94.3-97.4
3rd Quartile 1,025 41 4.7 3.0- 7.4 984 95.3 92.6-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 715 38 3.1 1.9- 5.2 677 96.9 94.8-98.1

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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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