2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
GENDER
Male 1,761 191 9.3 7.6-11.4 1,570 90.7 88.6-92.4
Female 2,230 174 5.6 4.5- 6.8 2,056 94.4 93.2-95.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,387 268 9.4 7.9-11.1 2,119 90.6 88.9-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 686 33 4.0 2.4- 6.5 653 96.0 93.5-97.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 334 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 160 12 5.5 2.6-10.9 148 94.5 89.1-97.4
Hispanic 367 17 3.0 1.7- 5.0 350 97.0 95.0-98.3
AGE
18-34 796 20 3.0 1.5- 5.9 776 97.0 94.1-98.5
35-44 573 20 3.2 1.8- 5.8 553 96.8 94.2-98.2
45-54 615 34 4.9 3.3- 7.4 581 95.1 92.6-96.7
55-64 737 67 7.1 5.1- 9.8 670 92.9 90.2-94.9
65-74 701 80 11.1 8.2-14.8 621 88.9 85.2-91.8
75+ 514 138 25.9 20.9-31.7 376 74.1 68.3-79.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 319 34 10.5 6.8-16.0 285 89.5 84.0-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 855 79 7.1 5.3- 9.5 776 92.9 90.5-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,106 115 7.7 5.8-10.3 991 92.3 89.7-94.2
College Graduate 1,694 135 5.9 4.7- 7.3 1,559 94.1 92.7-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 365 23.7 20.6-27.1 941 76.3 72.9-79.4
No 2,635 *** *** *** 2,635 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 507 104 17.1 13.3-21.7 403 82.9 78.3-86.7
Non-Veteran 3,477 260 6.0 5.0- 7.2 3,217 94.0 92.8-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,141 105 4.7 3.5- 6.2 2,036 95.3 93.8-96.5
Unemployed 183 13 4.5 2.4- 8.3 170 95.5 91.7-97.6
Retired 1,120 200 16.0 13.2-19.2 920 84.0 80.8-86.8
Unable to Work 284 43 12.6 8.1-19.0 241 87.4 81.0-91.9
Other not in Labor Force 231 *** *** *** 228 99.1 97.2-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 13 4.8 2.2- 9.9 146 95.2 90.1-97.8
$15,000- 24,999 277 27 6.6 4.0-10.9 250 93.4 89.1-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 373 43 11.4 6.4-19.7 330 88.6 80.3-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 486 55 9.5 6.7-13.5 431 90.5 86.5-93.3
$50,000-74,999 542 38 6.1 4.0- 9.1 504 93.9 90.9-96.0
$75,000-100,000 422 40 7.2 4.8-10.7 382 92.8 89.3-95.2
$100,000-150,000 456 28 5.8 3.7- 8.9 428 94.2 91.1-96.3
$150,000+ 416 29 5.4 3.5- 8.2 387 94.6 91.8-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 92 7.7 5.7-10.2 768 92.3 89.8-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** 65 96.7 85.5-99.3
50% to 100% 306 32 7.9 4.7-12.9 274 92.1 87.1-95.3
101% to 150% 257 17 7.7 2.7-20.1 240 92.3 79.9-97.3
151% to 200% 299 36 9.0 5.5-14.2 263 91.0 85.8-94.5
More than 200% 2,177 184 7.0 5.8- 8.4 1,993 93.0 91.6-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 92 7.7 5.7-10.2 768 92.3 89.8-94.3
HOUSING
Own 2,625 259 8.3 6.9- 9.9 2,366 91.7 90.1-93.1
Rent 1,061 76 5.4 4.0- 7.1 985 94.6 92.9-96.0
Other arrangement 265 28 5.6 3.5- 8.7 237 94.4 91.3-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,233 88 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,145 93.9 92.1-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 988 93 8.1 5.9-11.0 895 91.9 89.0-94.1
Rural 1,770 184 8.0 6.4- 9.9 1,586 92.0 90.1-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,284 127 8.2 6.3-10.7 1,157 91.8 89.3-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,122 117 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,005 92.2 90.2-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,585 121 6.6 5.1- 8.6 1,464 93.4 91.4-94.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,217 111 8.3 6.2-10.9 1,106 91.7 89.1-93.8
2nd Quartile 1,061 92 6.4 4.9- 8.2 969 93.6 91.8-95.1
3rd Quartile 1,010 85 6.5 4.9- 8.5 925 93.5 91.5-95.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 703 77 10.4 6.9-15.4 626 89.6 84.6-93.1

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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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