2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,753 56 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,697 96.5 95.1-97.6
Female 2,233 95 4.1 3.1- 5.5 2,138 95.9 94.5-96.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,385 83 3.6 2.7- 4.8 2,302 96.4 95.2-97.3
Non-Hispanic Black 684 40 6.4 4.2- 9.6 644 93.6 90.4-95.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 334 12 1.8 0.4- 6.8 322 98.2 93.2-99.6
Non-Hispanic Other 161 *** *** *** 156 98.9 96.9-99.6
Hispanic 363 *** *** *** 355 98.2 96.2-99.1
AGE
18-34 796 *** *** *** 786 99.1 98.1-99.5
35-44 570 12 1.5 0.8- 2.9 558 98.5 97.1-99.2
45-54 614 22 4.5 2.5- 7.7 592 95.5 92.3-97.5
55-64 735 50 9.7 6.7-14.0 685 90.3 86.0-93.3
65-74 700 31 4.3 2.4- 7.5 669 95.7 92.5-97.6
75+ 515 25 4.9 3.0- 7.9 490 95.1 92.1-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 318 22 8.5 4.8-14.5 296 91.5 85.5-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 857 40 4.5 3.0- 6.7 817 95.5 93.3-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,102 52 3.5 2.5- 4.9 1,050 96.5 95.1-97.5
College Graduate 1,691 36 1.8 1.2- 2.8 1,655 98.2 97.2-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,312 151 12.2 9.8-15.1 1,161 87.8 84.9-90.2
No 2,635 *** *** *** 2,635 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 506 24 4.3 2.7- 6.7 482 95.7 93.3-97.3
Non-Veteran 3,473 126 3.7 2.9- 4.8 3,347 96.3 95.2-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,136 22 1.0 0.6- 1.6 2,114 99.0 98.4-99.4
Unemployed 184 *** *** *** 175 95.8 90.1-98.3
Retired 1,119 52 4.8 3.2- 7.2 1,067 95.2 92.8-96.8
Unable to Work 283 64 27.6 20.1-36.6 219 72.4 63.4-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 228 *** *** *** 226 98.6 94.6-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 23 13.3 7.8-21.7 137 86.7 78.3-92.2
$15,000- 24,999 274 20 9.0 4.7-16.8 254 91.0 83.2-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 373 23 6.0 3.4-10.6 350 94.0 89.4-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 489 21 4.5 2.4- 8.3 468 95.5 91.7-97.6
$50,000-74,999 540 11 2.2 1.1- 4.5 529 97.8 95.5-98.9
$75,000-100,000 424 *** *** *** 421 99.6 98.4-99.9
$100,000-150,000 458 *** *** *** 452 98.7 96.9-99.4
$150,000+ 413 *** *** *** 405 97.8 94.8-99.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 855 36 3.9 2.5- 6.3 819 96.1 93.7-97.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 306 28 8.4 4.5-15.0 278 91.6 85.0-95.5
101% to 150% 255 16 4.7 2.5- 8.5 239 95.3 91.5-97.5
151% to 200% 298 14 5.4 2.6-10.8 284 94.6 89.2-97.4
More than 200% 2,181 48 2.4 1.7- 3.5 2,133 97.6 96.5-98.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 855 36 3.9 2.5- 6.3 819 96.1 93.7-97.5
HOUSING
Own 2,622 76 3.1 2.3- 4.1 2,546 96.9 95.9-97.7
Rent 1,061 53 5.4 3.6- 8.0 1,008 94.6 92.0-96.4
Other arrangement 262 18 5.3 2.6-10.6 244 94.7 89.4-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,229 37 2.8 1.9- 4.2 1,192 97.2 95.8-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 986 30 3.6 2.2- 5.8 956 96.4 94.2-97.8
Rural 1,771 84 4.9 3.6- 6.7 1,687 95.1 93.3-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,284 58 5.2 3.4- 7.8 1,226 94.8 92.2-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,119 41 3.6 2.4- 5.5 1,078 96.4 94.5-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,583 52 3.2 2.3- 4.5 1,531 96.8 95.5-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,216 36 3.0 2.0- 4.4 1,180 97.0 95.6-98.0
2nd Quartile 1,056 35 3.1 2.0- 4.8 1,021 96.9 95.2-98.0
3rd Quartile 1,012 41 4.6 2.9- 7.2 971 95.4 92.8-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 702 39 6.8 4.1-11.2 663 93.2 88.8-95.9

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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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