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 3,188 215 7.2 6.0- 8.5 227 8.1 6.8- 9.7 746 23.9 21.8-26.1 759 22.8 20.8-24.9 1,241 38.1 35.7-40.5
GENDER
Male 1,334 75 5.2 3.9- 6.9 87 7.8 5.9-10.2 265 19.9 17.0-23.0 295 22.2 19.1-25.6 612 45.0 41.3-48.8
Female 1,854 140 8.9 7.2-11.0 140 8.4 6.7-10.5 481 27.3 24.5-30.4 464 23.3 20.7-26.0 629 32.1 29.2-35.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,893 118 7.2 5.8- 8.9 142 8.2 6.6-10.2 431 23.0 20.6-25.6 514 26.8 24.2-29.7 688 34.7 31.9-37.6
Non-Hispanic Black 573 44 8.5 5.7-12.6 35 7.0 4.7-10.3 134 22.7 18.0-28.1 106 16.8 13.2-21.2 254 45.0 39.5-50.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 313 19 8.4 3.7-17.8 17 5.1 1.9-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.5 8.8-25.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 267 26 7.8 5.0-12.0 21 6.9 4.2-11.0 84 33.7 26.4-42.0 38 14.5 9.8-21.0 98 37.1 30.1-44.6
AGE
18-34 511 48 8.8 6.4-12.0 55 11.5 8.4-15.5 141 29.5 24.5-35.2 127 22.9 18.7-27.7 140 27.2 22.5-32.5
35-44 453 53 10.4 7.1-15.1 38 9.3 6.3-13.6 134 29.1 24.0-34.8 105 22.9 18.3-28.2 123 28.3 22.9-34.4
45-54 515 33 6.3 4.0- 9.8 48 9.6 6.2-14.6 146 24.1 19.7-29.1 106 20.4 16.0-25.7 182 39.6 33.6-46.0
55-64 639 45 6.4 4.4- 9.3 52 8.7 5.9-12.5 135 22.2 18.0-27.1 141 22.5 17.4-28.6 266 40.2 34.8-45.8
65-74 578 25 6.1 3.5-10.4 26 5.1 2.7- 9.3 111 19.2 14.7-24.7 150 23.4 18.9-28.6 266 46.2 40.4-52.1
75+ 450 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 12.6 8.4-18.4 116 24.2 18.9-30.4 248 58.7 51.7-65.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 21 6.4 3.6-11.0 17 7.6 3.6-15.2 75 30.4 22.7-39.4 36 17.3 10.3-27.6 105 38.3 30.3-47.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 674 54 8.4 6.0-11.7 48 8.2 5.6-11.7 161 24.2 20.0-29.0 123 17.5 14.0-21.7 288 41.6 36.7-46.8
Some Post-H.S. 932 81 9.4 7.1-12.3 79 9.0 6.7-11.9 208 22.6 19.1-26.5 230 23.9 20.4-27.8 334 35.2 31.0-39.6
College Graduate 1,314 59 4.1 3.0- 5.6 83 7.5 5.8- 9.6 296 22.3 19.5-25.3 369 28.4 25.4-31.7 507 37.7 34.3-41.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,080 145 14.2 11.6-17.2 121 12.7 9.9-16.2 290 27.6 23.8-31.7 201 16.4 13.6-19.6 323 29.2 25.5-33.2
No 2,080 70 4.0 2.9- 5.4 105 6.0 4.7- 7.6 444 21.9 19.5-24.6 553 25.9 23.3-28.7 908 42.2 39.2-45.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 25 6.8 4.3-10.6 27 9.0 5.6-14.2 71 19.0 13.8-25.5 79 19.0 14.2-24.9 165 46.3 39.2-53.5
Non-Veteran 2,816 189 7.2 6.0- 8.7 199 8.0 6.6- 9.6 674 24.5 22.3-26.9 680 23.3 21.2-25.6 1,074 37.0 34.5-39.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,690 106 6.3 4.9- 8.0 140 9.7 7.9-11.7 432 25.7 22.9-28.6 405 23.1 20.5-25.9 607 35.3 32.3-38.5
Unemployed 137 18 12.8 7.4-21.4 16 9.3 4.6-17.7 *** *** *** 25 15.8 9.6-24.9 *** *** ***
Retired 939 31 4.6 2.9- 7.3 38 3.5 2.1- 5.8 158 16.2 12.8-20.3 249 26.9 22.5-31.8 463 48.8 43.9-53.7
Unable to Work 246 48 18.5 12.3-26.9 23 13.1 6.7-24.2 68 26.4 19.0-35.3 35 12.8 7.8-20.3 72 29.1 21.6-38.0
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 25.0 17.4-34.6 42 23.7 16.9-32.2 55 37.8 28.0-48.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 24 19.0 11.5-29.9 *** *** *** 30 27.2 18.2-38.6 25 17.4 10.4-27.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 34 20.0 12.8-29.8 31 12.9 7.8-20.7 48 19.0 12.5-27.7 *** *** *** 68 32.8 23.7-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 287 35 11.4 7.6-16.7 25 11.8 6.3-21.0 74 26.3 19.9-33.9 65 18.4 13.0-25.3 88 32.1 24.2-41.3
$35,000- 49,999 391 22 6.3 3.8-10.2 31 9.1 5.7-14.2 96 26.8 20.9-33.6 88 20.7 15.7-27.0 154 37.0 30.5-44.0
$50,000-74,999 429 21 5.1 3.1- 8.2 30 7.9 5.0-12.4 101 24.0 18.6-30.2 107 25.7 20.6-31.5 170 37.4 31.3-43.9
$75,000-100,000 330 12 5.0 1.8-13.0 25 8.9 5.5-14.3 67 24.0 17.4-32.3 97 25.0 19.4-31.5 129 37.0 29.8-44.8
$100,000-150,000 358 13 4.4 2.3- 8.2 12 5.2 2.4-10.9 91 24.1 19.1-30.0 95 29.9 23.9-36.7 147 36.5 30.0-43.5
$150,000+ 337 *** *** *** 25 9.3 5.7-14.8 73 20.7 15.6-27.1 90 22.3 17.5-28.0 139 43.2 36.4-50.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 718 44 5.6 3.7- 8.2 38 6.0 4.0- 9.0 166 23.6 19.2-28.7 160 22.4 18.3-27.0 310 42.5 37.5-47.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 235 46 18.6 12.6-26.5 31 15.7 9.0-25.9 56 22.4 16.1-30.3 30 9.1 5.6-14.5 72 34.2 25.0-44.7
101% to 150% 198 26 13.6 8.1-22.0 25 8.4 5.0-14.0 55 25.0 17.4-34.5 *** *** *** 55 31.7 22.4-42.8
151% to 200% 245 21 9.4 5.7-15.2 16 8.3 4.2-15.5 63 26.0 18.5-35.1 60 20.7 14.9-28.1 85 35.6 27.6-44.5
More than 200% 1,722 67 4.6 3.3- 6.3 109 7.9 6.2-10.0 386 23.2 20.6-26.1 462 25.8 23.2-28.7 698 38.4 35.3-41.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 718 44 5.6 3.7- 8.2 38 6.0 4.0- 9.0 166 23.6 19.2-28.7 160 22.4 18.3-27.0 310 42.5 37.5-47.7
HOUSING
Own 2,231 98 5.5 4.3- 7.0 132 7.1 5.6- 9.0 481 22.0 19.6-24.6 585 24.9 22.4-27.5 935 40.6 37.7-43.5
Rent 713 89 12.2 9.2-15.8 68 9.8 7.4-12.9 196 29.4 24.7-34.5 136 17.7 14.4-21.7 224 30.9 26.4-35.8
Other arrangement 211 24 10.1 5.9-16.8 24 13.6 8.5-21.2 62 29.7 22.2-38.6 32 15.2 9.9-22.5 69 31.4 23.6-40.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 903 62 7.6 5.7-10.0 56 7.3 5.3-10.0 226 22.5 19.4-25.9 227 24.5 21.2-28.2 332 38.1 34.1-42.3
Regional City or Suburban County 753 53 6.8 4.6- 9.9 63 9.0 6.5-12.4 177 25.9 21.4-30.8 192 25.0 20.9-29.7 268 33.4 28.9-38.1
Rural 1,532 100 7.1 5.5- 9.2 108 8.1 6.2-10.7 343 23.6 20.5-26.9 340 19.7 16.9-22.8 641 41.5 37.8-45.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,090 77 7.2 5.3- 9.7 75 9.1 6.4-12.7 241 24.0 20.2-28.2 244 20.9 17.5-24.8 453 38.8 34.4-43.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 934 66 8.0 6.0-10.7 70 7.0 5.3- 9.2 217 23.3 19.7-27.4 214 21.8 18.2-26.0 367 39.8 35.5-44.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,164 72 6.5 4.8- 8.7 82 8.4 6.3-11.1 288 24.3 21.1-27.8 301 24.6 21.6-27.9 421 36.2 32.6-40.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 936 50 5.7 3.9- 8.3 68 8.3 6.2-11.1 234 24.0 20.6-27.7 248 25.4 21.9-29.1 336 36.6 32.5-41.0
2nd Quartile 783 63 8.5 6.3-11.4 62 8.6 6.1-11.9 177 23.9 19.9-28.4 178 23.2 19.1-27.7 303 35.9 31.6-40.4
3rd Quartile 841 65 7.9 5.8-10.5 61 7.2 5.2- 9.7 192 23.4 19.7-27.5 197 21.5 18.2-25.3 326 40.1 35.7-44.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 628 37 5.5 3.4- 8.7 36 8.7 4.7-15.4 143 25.0 19.4-31.6 136 16.8 12.5-22.2 276 44.1 37.0-51.4

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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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