2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,220 393 11.4 9.9-13.1 2,827 88.6 86.9-90.1
GENDER
Male 1,352 96 6.1 4.5- 8.1 1,256 93.9 91.9-95.5
Female 1,868 297 16.0 13.6-18.7 1,571 84.0 81.3-86.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,913 152 7.8 6.3- 9.6 1,761 92.2 90.4-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 582 133 20.3 16.1-25.3 449 79.7 74.7-83.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 317 56 13.3 6.6-25.2 261 86.7 74.8-93.4
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** 94 91.7 82.7-96.3
Hispanic 269 41 17.5 11.4-25.9 228 82.5 74.1-88.6
AGE
18-34 517 66 13.0 9.6-17.4 451 87.0 82.6-90.4
35-44 458 74 14.3 10.3-19.5 384 85.7 80.5-89.7
45-54 519 63 9.8 7.1-13.3 456 90.2 86.7-92.9
55-64 644 77 9.8 7.1-13.3 567 90.2 86.7-92.9
65-74 586 74 12.3 8.4-17.8 512 87.7 82.2-91.6
75+ 454 37 8.3 5.0-13.6 417 91.7 86.4-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 257 68 20.5 14.6-28.0 189 79.5 72.0-85.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 688 119 15.6 12.0-20.0 569 84.4 80.0-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 942 133 10.9 8.6-13.9 809 89.1 86.1-91.4
College Graduate 1,319 72 4.8 3.5- 6.5 1,247 95.2 93.5-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,099 220 18.5 15.4-22.1 879 81.5 77.9-84.6
No 2,094 167 7.9 6.3- 9.8 1,927 92.1 90.2-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 17 5.1 2.2-11.6 355 94.9 88.4-97.8
Non-Veteran 2,845 376 12.2 10.6-14.1 2,469 87.8 85.9-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,711 119 6.7 5.1- 8.8 1,592 93.3 91.2-94.9
Unemployed 137 44 27.7 19.1-38.5 93 72.3 61.5-80.9
Retired 951 81 7.7 5.3-11.0 870 92.3 89.0-94.7
Unable to Work 249 117 41.9 32.9-51.4 132 58.1 48.6-67.1
Other not in Labor Force 154 29 17.6 11.5-26.0 125 82.4 74.0-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 88 33.8 24.8-44.2 128 66.2 55.8-75.2
$25,000- 34,999 290 69 20.6 14.9-27.7 221 79.4 72.3-85.1
$35,000- 49,999 394 30 6.7 4.2-10.7 364 93.3 89.3-95.8
$50,000-74,999 432 20 5.7 3.4- 9.3 412 94.3 90.7-96.6
$75,000-100,000 334 11 7.5 2.7-19.0 323 92.5 81.0-97.3
$100,000-150,000 362 *** *** *** 359 99.6 96.9-99.9
$150,000+ 339 *** *** *** 336 99.2 97.0-99.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 725 95 13.5 10.1-17.6 630 86.5 82.4-89.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 242 112 34.6 26.7-43.5 130 65.4 56.5-73.3
101% to 150% 200 56 19.3 13.0-27.8 144 80.7 72.2-87.0
151% to 200% 245 43 14.8 9.7-21.9 202 85.2 78.1-90.3
More than 200% 1,738 54 3.9 2.5- 6.1 1,684 96.1 93.9-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 725 95 13.5 10.1-17.6 630 86.5 82.4-89.9
HOUSING
Own 2,252 149 6.7 5.2- 8.7 2,103 93.3 91.3-94.8
Rent 722 198 26.3 22.1-31.1 524 73.7 68.9-77.9
Other arrangement 214 42 16.9 11.0-24.9 172 83.1 75.1-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 906 81 8.2 6.3-10.7 825 91.8 89.3-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 765 86 12.1 8.9-16.2 679 87.9 83.8-91.1
Rural 1,549 226 13.5 11.1-16.2 1,323 86.5 83.8-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,110 189 16.6 13.3-20.4 921 83.4 79.6-86.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 940 108 10.6 8.4-13.4 832 89.4 86.6-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,170 96 8.9 6.7-11.8 1,074 91.1 88.2-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 941 77 8.1 6.0-10.8 864 91.9 89.2-94.0
2nd Quartile 791 84 11.7 8.8-15.4 707 88.3 84.6-91.2
3rd Quartile 848 110 12.6 9.9-16.0 738 87.4 84.0-90.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 640 122 17.5 12.9-23.2 518 82.5 76.8-87.1

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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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