2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,011 2,592 63.2 61.1-65.4 357 10.2 8.8-11.7 463 11.6 10.3-13.0 333 8.5 7.3- 9.9 266 6.6 5.5- 7.7
GENDER
Male 1,778 1,236 68.2 65.0-71.3 154 9.9 7.8-12.4 168 9.1 7.5-10.9 114 7.0 5.4- 9.0 106 5.8 4.4- 7.7
Female 2,233 1,356 58.6 55.6-61.5 203 10.4 8.6-12.5 295 13.9 11.9-16.2 219 9.9 8.1-11.9 160 7.2 5.8- 8.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,397 1,520 60.9 58.2-63.6 248 12.0 10.1-14.1 288 12.2 10.6-14.0 188 8.2 6.9- 9.8 153 6.7 5.4- 8.2
Non-Hispanic Black 681 430 64.7 59.6-69.4 52 8.5 5.9-12.1 80 10.6 7.8-14.2 67 8.4 6.1-11.4 52 7.9 5.6-10.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 338 *** *** *** 23 6.8 2.8-16.0 38 9.4 4.2-19.9 31 10.6 4.8-21.6 34 6.8 3.2-14.0
Non-Hispanic Other 162 *** *** *** 14 9.4 4.0-20.7 18 12.4 6.8-21.5 15 11.1 5.4-21.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 371 282 73.4 66.4-79.3 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0 33 10.0 6.4-15.3 27 9.0 4.9-16.0 14 3.6 2.0- 6.3
AGE
18-34 805 530 64.1 59.5-68.5 94 12.5 9.5-16.2 116 14.3 11.5-17.6 44 6.7 4.4-10.1 21 2.4 1.5- 4.0
35-44 575 389 67.6 62.3-72.5 59 9.6 7.2-12.7 60 12.4 8.9-17.1 41 6.1 3.9- 9.3 26 4.3 2.7- 6.8
45-54 614 397 65.5 60.1-70.6 59 8.9 6.4-12.2 64 8.9 6.3-12.4 60 10.5 7.5-14.5 34 6.2 3.9- 9.8
55-64 737 437 54.2 48.8-59.6 51 9.9 6.0-16.0 98 13.9 10.7-17.7 75 9.2 6.9-12.2 76 12.8 9.4-17.2
65-74 713 453 61.0 55.6-66.2 62 10.4 7.3-14.5 70 8.4 6.1-11.3 71 12.8 9.3-17.4 57 7.4 4.9-10.9
75+ 506 340 66.8 60.6-72.5 27 6.0 3.7- 9.7 52 8.3 5.8-11.9 42 8.5 5.7-12.5 45 10.3 6.7-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 313 206 59.6 51.3-67.5 *** *** *** 27 9.2 5.7-14.5 36 11.0 7.1-16.8 36 13.3 8.9-19.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 863 556 63.3 58.6-67.8 63 10.3 7.3-14.2 91 10.5 8.0-13.6 75 8.0 5.7-11.2 78 7.9 5.9-10.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,107 682 62.4 58.4-66.2 86 8.4 6.5-10.7 146 13.8 11.3-16.9 111 9.2 7.1-11.9 82 6.1 4.5- 8.3
College Graduate 1,705 1,133 65.2 62.1-68.1 196 13.0 11.0-15.2 195 11.1 9.3-13.2 111 7.3 5.7- 9.4 70 3.5 2.5- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,267 573 45.0 41.1-49.0 95 9.6 7.2-12.6 194 13.4 11.2-16.1 204 15.8 13.3-18.8 201 16.2 13.5-19.3
No 2,612 1,931 71.5 68.8-74.0 251 10.6 8.9-12.6 255 10.6 9.0-12.4 121 5.3 4.0- 6.9 54 2.1 1.4- 3.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 508 319 62.7 56.7-68.2 41 9.0 6.1-13.3 56 10.3 7.5-14.1 46 9.1 6.2-13.1 46 8.9 5.6-13.9
Non-Veteran 3,486 2,263 63.4 61.0-65.7 314 10.3 8.8-12.1 405 11.7 10.3-13.3 285 8.4 7.1- 9.9 219 6.2 5.2- 7.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,152 1,501 67.9 65.1-70.6 216 10.6 8.9-12.7 240 11.6 9.9-13.7 127 6.5 5.1- 8.4 68 3.3 2.4- 4.4
Unemployed 181 103 60.5 50.3-69.9 16 10.6 5.0-21.2 28 16.0 10.2-24.3 19 6.1 3.5-10.6 15 6.6 3.6-12.0
Retired 1,111 716 61.0 56.4-65.4 87 11.3 7.9-16.0 119 9.1 7.1-11.5 106 10.9 8.5-13.9 83 7.7 5.6-10.6
Unable to Work 282 84 30.0 22.3-38.9 *** *** *** 34 9.9 6.0-15.8 66 22.9 16.6-30.8 91 35.2 27.3-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 228 146 63.9 55.1-71.8 28 10.4 6.6-16.1 36 16.9 11.5-24.3 14 7.3 3.1-16.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 108 56.9 47.6-65.7 13 4.6 2.3- 8.8 27 16.6 10.2-25.7 22 10.3 6.3-16.4 30 11.7 7.5-17.8
$15,000- 24,999 270 132 47.3 38.1-56.8 *** *** *** 38 12.4 8.1-18.7 40 13.1 8.2-20.1 43 15.6 9.9-23.7
$25,000- 34,999 367 203 54.8 47.1-62.3 26 10.0 6.1-15.7 48 12.8 8.8-18.2 48 9.9 6.9-13.9 42 12.6 8.3-18.6
$35,000- 49,999 482 303 59.9 53.6-65.8 45 11.4 7.6-16.6 56 10.2 7.3-14.0 48 13.5 9.3-19.2 30 5.1 3.2- 8.0
$50,000-74,999 538 352 65.2 59.0-70.9 65 14.0 9.3-20.4 55 9.9 7.2-13.4 43 6.8 4.8- 9.7 23 4.1 2.4- 6.9
$75,000-100,000 423 283 64.1 56.9-70.6 35 8.1 5.4-11.8 58 15.4 10.7-21.6 31 9.2 5.2-15.8 16 3.3 1.8- 6.1
$100,000-150,000 461 306 65.1 59.0-70.8 58 13.0 9.6-17.3 59 13.5 9.5-18.8 21 5.3 2.9- 9.5 17 3.1 1.6- 5.9
$150,000+ 417 307 72.1 66.0-77.5 43 10.8 7.7-14.9 36 10.7 6.8-16.5 22 4.5 2.6- 7.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 853 598 67.7 62.9-72.1 55 7.2 5.1-10.0 86 9.4 7.1-12.3 58 7.7 5.2-11.3 56 8.0 5.6-11.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 301 167 56.7 48.4-64.6 16 5.9 3.1-10.9 36 10.9 7.2-16.3 40 13.9 9.2-20.4 42 12.6 8.1-19.2
101% to 150% 255 145 61.9 51.1-71.6 *** *** *** 30 8.6 5.3-13.4 42 14.9 9.3-22.9 25 5.1 2.8- 9.1
151% to 200% 295 166 49.5 41.6-57.4 33 16.4 10.3-25.1 37 12.4 8.3-18.2 29 9.3 6.1-14.1 30 12.4 7.7-19.4
More than 200% 2,175 1,443 65.0 62.1-67.8 227 11.3 9.5-13.4 254 12.4 10.5-14.6 154 7.3 5.8- 9.1 97 4.1 3.1- 5.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 853 598 67.7 62.9-72.1 55 7.2 5.1-10.0 86 9.4 7.1-12.3 58 7.7 5.2-11.3 56 8.0 5.6-11.4
HOUSING
Own 2,630 1,740 63.7 60.9-66.4 251 11.4 9.5-13.5 282 10.8 9.2-12.6 208 8.6 7.1-10.4 149 5.6 4.4- 7.0
Rent 1,067 663 63.0 59.1-66.8 80 7.9 5.8-10.7 142 12.9 10.6-15.5 93 8.0 6.1-10.4 89 8.2 6.2-10.7
Other arrangement 267 158 59.2 51.3-66.7 21 6.4 3.9-10.3 34 15.1 10.2-21.8 29 9.5 5.7-15.6 25 9.7 5.8-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,240 824 66.6 63.1-69.9 118 9.7 7.6-12.4 146 11.9 9.8-14.5 88 6.3 4.9- 8.0 64 5.5 4.0- 7.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,002 643 60.1 55.6-64.4 105 12.3 9.3-16.1 109 11.4 8.9-14.6 84 9.2 6.7-12.4 61 7.0 5.1- 9.5
Rural 1,769 1,125 62.6 59.1-65.9 134 8.8 6.9-11.1 208 11.3 9.4-13.6 161 10.0 8.0-12.6 141 7.3 5.6- 9.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,279 814 62.5 58.3-66.5 99 9.7 7.3-12.9 142 10.9 8.6-13.7 119 7.9 6.2-10.1 105 8.9 6.6-12.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,128 718 62.6 58.5-66.6 98 10.6 7.8-14.3 132 10.4 8.4-12.8 107 10.6 8.2-13.7 73 5.8 4.3- 7.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,604 1,060 64.0 60.8-67.2 160 10.1 8.3-12.2 189 12.8 10.6-15.2 107 7.3 5.6- 9.5 88 5.8 4.4- 7.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,240 822 63.6 59.8-67.2 126 10.0 8.1-12.3 153 14.1 11.5-17.3 76 7.2 5.4- 9.6 63 5.1 3.6- 7.1
2nd Quartile 1,069 704 64.6 60.5-68.5 89 10.9 8.0-14.6 118 9.9 8.0-12.3 84 7.6 5.6-10.2 74 7.0 5.3- 9.2
3rd Quartile 1,004 624 61.9 57.9-65.8 97 10.3 8.0-13.3 116 11.1 8.9-13.7 104 9.9 7.8-12.6 63 6.7 4.9- 9.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 698 442 60.5 53.4-67.3 45 7.5 4.6-11.9 76 10.3 6.9-15.1 69 12.2 7.8-18.7 66 9.5 5.8-15.1

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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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