2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,204 1,588 48.1 45.6-50.6 1,484 47.1 44.6-49.6 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2
GENDER
Male 1,351 685 45.3 41.7-49.1 612 49.9 46.1-53.6 54 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Female 1,853 903 50.4 47.2-53.7 872 44.7 41.5-47.9 78 4.9 3.6- 6.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,908 1,001 52.1 49.0-55.1 831 43.3 40.3-46.4 76 4.6 3.3- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 577 251 43.1 37.6-48.7 297 50.2 44.5-55.8 29 6.8 4.0-11.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 313 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 264 113 41.8 34.4-49.6 140 54.8 47.0-62.3 11 3.4 1.8- 6.5
AGE
18-34 518 214 40.9 35.6-46.5 268 52.4 46.9-57.9 36 6.6 4.2-10.3
35-44 457 209 43.3 37.4-49.5 229 52.7 46.6-58.7 19 4.0 2.2- 7.2
45-54 518 252 49.9 43.8-56.0 247 44.4 38.5-50.4 19 5.8 2.9-11.2
55-64 635 303 45.3 39.7-51.0 295 48.4 42.5-54.2 37 6.4 4.0-10.0
65-74 582 312 54.9 48.9-60.8 257 42.2 36.4-48.2 13 2.9 1.2- 6.7
75+ 452 273 62.7 56.0-69.0 172 36.0 29.8-42.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 250 109 43.6 34.9-52.7 129 48.1 39.0-57.2 12 8.3 3.7-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 692 302 43.1 38.1-48.2 355 51.2 46.1-56.3 35 5.7 3.7- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 934 421 45.2 40.9-49.7 466 49.5 45.1-53.9 47 5.3 3.7- 7.5
College Graduate 1,315 753 57.3 53.8-60.8 524 40.4 37.0-43.9 38 2.3 1.6- 3.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,084 392 33.7 29.8-37.8 600 56.0 51.7-60.2 92 10.3 7.6-13.9
No 2,093 1,183 55.0 51.9-58.0 870 42.7 39.7-45.8 40 2.3 1.5- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 204 49.7 42.6-56.8 154 47.8 40.7-55.0 14 2.5 1.3- 4.8
Non-Veteran 2,827 1,383 48.0 45.3-50.6 1,327 46.9 44.3-49.5 117 5.1 3.9- 6.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,702 865 49.5 46.3-52.7 775 46.3 43.1-49.6 62 4.2 3.1- 5.7
Unemployed 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.3 6.1-26.6
Retired 947 532 56.3 51.2-61.2 393 41.3 36.4-46.4 22 2.4 1.3- 4.5
Unable to Work 244 62 23.1 16.2-31.8 152 61.0 50.7-70.4 30 15.9 8.8-27.1
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.1 5.2-15.5
$15,000- 24,999 213 72 29.3 21.1-39.2 *** *** *** 18 11.4 6.2-20.1
$25,000- 34,999 286 94 28.6 21.7-36.8 168 59.8 50.8-68.1 24 11.6 6.1-21.0
$35,000- 49,999 393 161 38.9 32.3-45.9 214 57.3 50.3-64.0 18 3.8 2.2- 6.5
$50,000-74,999 429 211 48.5 42.1-55.0 202 45.0 38.7-51.5 16 6.5 3.1-13.1
$75,000-100,000 334 184 51.8 44.0-59.6 144 45.7 38.0-53.6 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 362 212 58.3 51.4-64.8 146 41.1 34.6-48.0 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 339 229 66.3 59.5-72.5 106 32.4 26.3-39.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 720 382 51.7 46.4-56.8 314 44.0 38.9-49.3 24 4.3 2.6- 7.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 241 73 25.8 18.7-34.5 141 60.8 50.7-70.0 27 13.4 7.0-24.1
101% to 150% 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 6.9 3.7-12.7
151% to 200% 243 105 39.5 31.3-48.4 124 50.9 42.0-59.8 14 9.6 4.4-19.7
More than 200% 1,734 936 53.1 49.9-56.3 753 44.3 41.1-47.5 45 2.6 1.8- 3.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 720 382 51.7 46.4-56.8 314 44.0 38.9-49.3 24 4.3 2.6- 7.1
HOUSING
Own 2,244 1,251 54.0 51.0-57.0 942 43.0 40.1-46.0 51 3.0 2.0- 4.4
Rent 719 261 32.5 28.3-37.1 396 56.6 51.5-61.5 62 10.9 7.5-15.5
Other arrangement 211 65 31.9 24.3-40.5 130 61.7 52.9-69.8 16 6.4 3.5-11.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 907 456 50.8 46.6-54.9 412 44.4 40.4-48.6 39 4.8 3.2- 7.1
Regional City or Suburban County 757 377 49.8 44.7-54.9 341 43.9 38.9-49.1 39 6.2 3.8-10.2
Rural 1,540 755 44.7 41.0-48.4 731 51.5 47.7-55.3 54 3.8 2.7- 5.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,101 522 41.5 37.1-46.0 537 54.8 50.2-59.3 42 3.7 2.5- 5.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 936 455 49.8 45.3-54.3 442 46.2 41.8-50.7 39 4.0 2.7- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,167 611 50.7 46.9-54.6 505 43.1 39.4-47.0 51 6.2 4.2- 9.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 940 486 51.4 47.1-55.6 418 44.3 40.1-48.6 36 4.3 2.8- 6.4
2nd Quartile 784 393 48.4 43.6-53.2 348 44.0 39.3-48.9 43 7.6 5.0-11.3
3rd Quartile 846 404 47.4 42.9-51.9 408 49.8 45.3-54.4 34 2.8 1.7- 4.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 634 305 39.0 32.5-45.9 310 57.5 50.5-64.2 19 3.5 1.9- 6.1

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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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