2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,208 1,774 53.6 51.1-56.0 792 24.7 22.6-26.8 406 13.8 12.1-15.8 118 4.3 3.4- 5.4 118 3.7 2.9- 4.6
GENDER
Male 1,346 765 55.2 51.4-59.0 301 22.2 19.3-25.4 162 13.5 10.9-16.6 49 4.3 3.0- 6.1 69 4.8 3.5- 6.4
Female 1,862 1,009 52.1 48.9-55.4 491 26.8 23.9-29.8 244 14.1 11.9-16.7 69 4.3 3.1- 5.9 49 2.7 1.9- 4.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,910 1,045 53.4 50.3-56.4 544 28.6 25.9-31.4 212 11.5 9.6-13.7 64 3.6 2.7- 4.9 45 2.9 2.0- 4.1
Non-Hispanic Black 579 310 53.0 47.4-58.6 112 15.9 12.6-19.8 102 20.6 15.9-26.2 26 5.7 3.6- 9.0 29 4.8 3.0- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 309 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 8.7 4.1-17.7 *** *** *** 12 6.4 2.9-13.3
Non-Hispanic Other 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.3 8.1-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 265 144 54.8 46.9-62.5 52 22.2 15.6-30.7 33 13.3 8.8-19.6 11 3.2 1.6- 6.4 25 6.4 4.1- 9.8
AGE
18-34 519 241 45.3 39.9-50.8 143 27.4 22.6-32.7 93 18.8 14.5-23.9 26 5.5 3.4- 8.8 16 3.1 1.8- 5.3
35-44 456 222 48.3 42.2-54.4 129 27.9 23.0-33.4 75 17.1 12.9-22.3 13 3.0 1.5- 6.2 17 3.7 2.1- 6.2
45-54 514 280 52.3 46.1-58.4 130 27.0 21.8-33.1 60 11.9 8.3-16.7 23 4.6 2.7- 7.8 21 4.1 2.3- 7.3
55-64 641 351 55.5 49.7-61.1 155 24.3 19.9-29.4 77 10.1 7.5-13.6 27 5.1 3.0- 8.7 31 4.9 3.0- 8.0
65-74 584 341 58.4 52.3-64.2 136 19.9 15.8-24.8 70 14.5 10.1-20.5 18 3.7 2.2- 6.4 19 3.4 2.0- 5.9
75+ 452 314 71.1 64.4-77.1 88 17.2 12.7-22.8 28 7.0 3.8-12.5 *** *** *** 13 3.0 1.3- 6.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 146 56.2 47.0-65.1 34 14.3 8.8-22.4 39 19.8 13.1-28.8 12 3.5 1.6- 7.6 21 6.1 3.6-10.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 686 372 51.6 46.4-56.7 139 21.7 17.6-26.3 100 14.6 11.3-18.7 35 6.4 4.0- 9.9 40 5.8 3.9- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 936 500 50.5 46.1-54.9 225 27.2 23.4-31.3 137 15.1 12.0-18.7 36 4.1 2.7- 6.0 38 3.2 2.1- 4.9
College Graduate 1,321 748 57.3 53.8-60.8 392 28.8 25.8-32.1 129 9.6 7.6-12.0 34 2.9 2.0- 4.3 18 1.4 0.8- 2.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,092 498 42.6 38.5-46.8 261 23.2 19.8-27.1 197 19.7 16.2-23.7 74 7.7 5.8-10.3 62 6.8 4.9- 9.2
No 2,087 1,263 59.0 56.0-62.0 518 25.0 22.5-27.7 206 11.1 9.2-13.3 44 2.7 1.8- 4.0 56 2.2 1.6- 3.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 212 56.1 48.8-63.2 80 20.1 15.3-26.0 46 16.2 10.7-23.8 13 3.6 1.9- 6.5 20 4.0 2.1- 7.5
Non-Veteran 2,833 1,560 53.2 50.6-55.8 711 25.2 23.0-27.6 360 13.6 11.8-15.6 105 4.4 3.4- 5.6 97 3.6 2.8- 4.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,704 919 51.8 48.6-55.0 455 26.4 23.7-29.3 205 13.5 11.3-16.1 59 4.5 3.3- 6.2 66 3.8 2.8- 5.1
Unemployed 135 *** *** *** 40 26.8 18.7-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 945 595 64.7 59.9-69.3 205 19.1 15.7-23.0 91 10.5 7.6-14.3 26 2.6 1.6- 4.1 28 3.1 1.7- 5.4
Unable to Work 248 109 41.7 32.7-51.2 44 22.7 14.5-33.7 60 21.7 14.9-30.5 22 7.7 4.1-14.0 13 6.3 3.3-11.6
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.6 8.4-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 45 31.3 22.0-42.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.1 4.2-14.8
$15,000- 24,999 214 *** *** *** 44 15.2 9.5-23.6 50 24.0 16.0-34.4 18 8.0 4.5-14.0 16 11.3 6.2-19.5
$25,000- 34,999 285 129 38.1 30.3-46.5 68 27.7 19.7-37.4 58 19.1 13.8-25.7 20 10.6 6.3-17.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 394 196 47.9 41.0-54.8 107 26.5 20.9-32.9 53 15.4 10.7-21.7 15 4.6 2.2- 9.1 23 5.7 3.5- 9.1
$50,000-74,999 430 239 54.4 47.8-60.8 116 25.1 20.1-30.8 52 13.2 8.7-19.6 14 4.6 2.5- 8.3 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 335 190 52.1 44.2-59.8 97 33.0 25.8-41.1 34 11.1 6.9-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 362 221 59.6 52.6-66.2 100 27.7 22.0-34.2 30 8.4 5.5-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 340 224 65.6 58.8-71.8 84 25.0 19.4-31.5 19 4.7 2.8- 7.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 721 444 60.2 54.9-65.3 149 20.3 16.6-24.5 79 14.9 11.0-19.9 21 1.9 1.0- 3.8 28 2.7 1.7- 4.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 241 96 33.6 25.6-42.7 *** *** *** 64 27.2 19.6-36.5 20 9.0 5.3-14.7 14 4.8 2.4- 9.2
101% to 150% 197 *** *** *** 48 21.3 13.8-31.3 35 15.7 10.0-23.6 *** *** *** 15 8.4 4.6-14.9
151% to 200% 243 111 42.8 34.4-51.7 63 22.2 16.6-29.2 38 16.8 10.3-26.3 15 9.1 4.7-16.9 16 9.1 4.9-16.1
More than 200% 1,737 1,008 56.4 53.1-59.6 468 27.3 24.5-30.3 177 10.4 8.5-12.6 46 3.7 2.5- 5.3 38 2.3 1.5- 3.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 721 444 60.2 54.9-65.3 149 20.3 16.6-24.5 79 14.9 11.0-19.9 21 1.9 1.0- 3.8 28 2.7 1.7- 4.3
HOUSING
Own 2,247 1,347 58.0 55.0-60.9 559 24.4 22.0-27.0 222 11.2 9.3-13.4 64 3.6 2.6- 5.0 55 2.8 1.9- 3.9
Rent 716 318 41.6 36.8-46.5 171 23.8 19.6-28.6 139 21.8 17.4-27.1 38 5.9 3.9- 9.0 50 6.8 4.9- 9.5
Other arrangement 212 93 42.4 33.9-51.5 56 30.0 22.2-39.2 39 18.8 13.1-26.4 14 5.2 2.7- 9.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 906 479 52.8 48.6-56.9 244 26.1 22.6-29.9 106 11.3 9.0-14.2 40 5.8 3.9- 8.5 37 4.0 2.7- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 759 395 50.9 45.8-56.0 209 27.8 23.5-32.6 103 15.3 11.7-19.9 24 2.8 1.6- 4.9 28 3.2 2.0- 5.1
Rural 1,543 900 56.1 52.3-59.9 339 21.2 18.4-24.4 197 14.7 12.0-17.8 54 4.1 2.9- 5.8 53 3.8 2.6- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,100 612 51.2 46.6-55.9 247 23.7 20.0-27.9 154 16.2 12.8-20.4 42 4.6 3.0- 6.8 45 4.3 2.8- 6.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 942 517 55.5 51.1-59.9 239 23.2 19.8-26.8 113 13.2 10.2-16.9 36 3.8 2.5- 5.6 37 4.3 2.9- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,166 645 53.5 49.6-57.3 306 26.4 23.1-30.1 139 12.9 10.4-15.8 40 4.5 3.0- 6.6 36 2.8 1.9- 4.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 939 521 55.3 51.0-59.5 261 27.1 23.5-31.1 108 11.7 9.2-14.7 24 3.1 1.8- 5.3 25 2.8 1.8- 4.2
2nd Quartile 788 424 53.2 48.4-58.0 193 23.2 19.5-27.4 101 14.6 11.3-18.7 36 4.9 3.2- 7.3 34 4.1 2.7- 6.2
3rd Quartile 848 444 50.6 46.0-55.1 221 26.2 22.4-30.3 111 14.5 11.2-18.5 36 4.9 3.3- 7.3 36 3.8 2.5- 5.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 633 385 57.5 50.3-64.4 117 17.6 12.6-24.0 86 16.1 11.4-22.2 22 4.0 2.2- 7.2 23 4.8 2.4- 9.4

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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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