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%)
TOTAL 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
GENDER
Male 1,350 55 4.1 2.9- 5.9 75 7.0 5.1- 9.5 71 5.0 3.5- 7.0 1,149 83.9 80.7-86.6
Female 1,858 83 5.2 4.0- 6.7 212 10.6 8.9-12.6 158 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,405 74.6 71.8-77.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,905 66 4.0 3.0- 5.3 104 5.5 4.3- 7.0 121 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,614 84.2 82.0-86.2
Non-Hispanic Black 580 38 6.3 4.2- 9.5 90 14.8 11.1-19.4 68 13.7 9.8-18.7 384 65.2 59.5-70.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 314 12 4.5 1.6-11.7 36 10.4 5.2-19.6 21 4.9 1.7-13.2 245 80.2 68.7-88.2
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** 13 11.7 5.8-22.0 *** *** *** 83 83.7 73.1-90.6
Hispanic 270 19 8.3 4.9-13.6 41 16.9 11.9-23.3 13 4.7 2.6- 8.6 197 70.1 62.8-76.5
AGE
18-34 516 26 5.2 3.3- 8.1 53 10.6 7.8-14.2 60 11.2 7.9-15.8 377 73.0 67.8-77.7
35-44 454 23 5.6 3.3- 9.3 48 9.6 6.4-14.2 40 8.4 5.8-12.0 343 76.4 70.8-81.2
45-54 518 25 5.4 3.3- 8.7 53 9.9 7.0-13.9 31 5.8 3.7- 9.0 409 79.0 73.9-83.3
55-64 645 33 4.0 2.6- 6.1 69 9.1 6.5-12.6 46 8.2 5.6-12.0 497 78.6 73.9-82.7
65-74 583 20 4.4 2.4- 7.7 50 10.0 6.4-15.3 30 4.9 3.2- 7.4 483 80.8 75.2-85.3
75+ 451 *** *** *** 13 2.3 1.1- 4.6 19 2.7 1.5- 4.9 409 91.9 87.9-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 29 9.3 6.0-14.2 43 16.4 10.9-24.1 18 6.9 3.2-14.3 162 67.3 58.5-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 687 39 6.6 4.4- 9.7 97 12.1 9.2-15.8 64 9.0 6.7-12.1 487 72.3 67.6-76.5
Some Post-H.S. 939 44 4.2 2.9- 6.0 98 8.6 6.7-10.9 82 9.0 6.6-12.0 715 78.3 74.6-81.5
College Graduate 1,315 25 1.7 1.0- 2.7 48 3.7 2.5- 5.5 65 4.9 3.6- 6.5 1,177 89.8 87.4-91.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,093 80 8.0 6.1-10.5 157 13.7 11.0-17.0 121 11.4 8.9-14.6 735 66.8 62.6-70.7
No 2,088 57 3.1 2.2- 4.3 126 6.6 5.2- 8.3 106 5.6 4.3- 7.2 1,799 84.7 82.4-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 13 3.2 1.6- 6.4 17 5.7 2.8-11.3 18 3.9 2.1- 7.3 324 87.2 81.3-91.4
Non-Veteran 2,832 125 4.9 3.9- 6.1 270 9.4 8.0-11.0 211 8.0 6.6- 9.6 2,226 77.8 75.5-79.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,705 60 3.8 2.8- 5.2 132 8.4 6.7-10.4 123 7.3 5.8- 9.2 1,390 80.5 77.8-83.0
Unemployed 137 *** *** *** 24 13.9 8.3-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 944 22 2.8 1.5- 4.9 54 6.4 4.3- 9.6 46 4.3 2.8- 6.5 822 86.5 82.7-89.5
Unable to Work 248 38 13.9 8.9-21.0 61 20.8 14.3-29.3 24 11.5 6.9-18.6 125 53.8 44.2-63.1
Other not in Labor Force 152 *** *** *** 16 7.5 4.0-13.6 11 6.9 3.5-13.2 116 78.3 69.5-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 23 20.2 12.6-30.7 29 18.3 11.7-27.5 17 15.7 8.6-26.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 215 27 13.4 8.1-21.4 50 18.6 12.5-26.8 27 10.4 6.2-17.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 289 25 9.0 5.5-14.4 55 19.3 14.0-26.0 45 19.1 13.3-26.5 164 52.6 44.0-61.0
$35,000- 49,999 392 14 3.5 1.8- 6.5 46 13.6 9.2-19.7 40 10.8 7.3-15.5 292 72.2 65.4-78.0
$50,000-74,999 430 16 4.6 2.5- 8.5 27 6.1 3.7- 9.9 28 8.6 5.0-14.4 359 80.7 74.4-85.7
$75,000-100,000 334 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 5.8 3.3- 9.9 309 90.8 85.3-94.3
$100,000-150,000 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 2.0 0.9- 4.3 344 96.5 93.7-98.0
$150,000+ 339 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 325 96.4 92.9-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 721 24 3.9 2.3- 6.5 68 11.0 7.9-15.2 36 5.1 3.0- 8.7 593 80.0 75.0-84.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 239 36 12.2 8.1-18.0 56 19.3 13.7-26.6 31 10.8 7.1-16.2 116 57.6 48.3-66.5
101% to 150% 199 19 10.1 5.5-17.8 49 23.7 16.0-33.6 28 13.8 8.6-21.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 245 14 6.5 3.6-11.5 30 10.3 6.5-16.0 33 18.7 11.7-28.4 168 64.5 55.3-72.8
More than 200% 1,734 35 2.4 1.5- 3.7 68 4.1 3.0- 5.7 93 5.3 4.2- 6.8 1,538 88.2 86.0-90.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 721 24 3.9 2.3- 6.5 68 11.0 7.9-15.2 36 5.1 3.0- 8.7 593 80.0 75.0-84.2
HOUSING
Own 2,246 55 2.5 1.8- 3.4 133 6.2 4.9- 7.8 114 5.5 4.3- 7.1 1,944 85.8 83.6-87.8
Rent 717 62 10.6 7.9-14.2 120 17.0 13.3-21.4 79 11.6 8.4-15.8 456 60.7 55.5-65.7
Other arrangement 212 19 10.0 5.4-18.0 32 14.6 9.4-22.0 32 15.2 10.2-22.2 129 60.1 51.1-68.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 908 32 4.8 3.2- 7.1 67 8.1 6.1-10.7 71 7.3 5.6- 9.5 738 79.8 76.3-82.9
Regional City or Suburban County 758 34 3.6 2.4- 5.4 60 8.7 6.3-11.9 56 7.6 5.1-11.3 608 80.0 75.6-83.8
Rural 1,542 72 5.4 3.9- 7.3 160 9.8 7.7-12.3 102 7.5 5.8- 9.7 1,208 77.4 74.0-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,101 52 4.7 3.1- 7.1 134 12.8 10.0-16.3 83 8.3 6.2-11.2 832 74.1 69.9-77.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 936 42 5.4 3.8- 7.7 77 8.7 6.5-11.5 67 7.2 5.1-10.1 750 78.8 74.8-82.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,171 44 4.1 2.9- 5.7 76 6.8 5.1- 9.0 79 7.2 5.4- 9.5 972 81.9 78.8-84.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 943 29 3.3 2.2- 5.0 62 6.5 4.8- 8.8 56 5.9 4.3- 7.9 796 84.3 81.2-86.9
2nd Quartile 787 41 6.4 4.5- 9.1 63 8.2 6.0-11.1 59 8.7 6.1-12.3 624 76.7 72.3-80.6
3rd Quartile 842 34 3.6 2.3- 5.6 81 11.3 8.5-14.9 67 7.2 5.4- 9.6 660 77.8 73.8-81.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 636 34 6.2 3.7-10.2 81 12.2 8.6-17.2 47 9.2 5.6-14.7 474 72.3 65.7-78.1

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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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