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 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
GENDER
Male 1,350 71 5.7 4.2- 7.8 1,279 94.3 92.2-95.8
Female 1,861 146 7.6 6.0- 9.6 1,715 92.4 90.4-94.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,906 77 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,829 95.8 94.5-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 578 82 13.5 9.8-18.3 496 86.5 81.7-90.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 317 24 10.6 4.9-21.6 293 89.4 78.4-95.1
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** 95 94.7 88.0-97.8
Hispanic 269 22 8.7 5.3-13.8 247 91.3 86.2-94.7
AGE
18-34 518 32 7.9 5.1-12.1 486 92.1 87.9-94.9
35-44 455 51 10.2 6.9-14.8 404 89.8 85.2-93.1
45-54 519 50 9.2 6.4-13.1 469 90.8 86.9-93.6
55-64 642 53 7.0 5.0- 9.8 589 93.0 90.2-95.0
65-74 583 23 2.7 1.5- 4.6 560 97.3 95.4-98.5
75+ 454 *** *** *** 446 98.7 96.5-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 27 8.3 5.0-13.4 225 91.7 86.6-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 688 56 7.3 5.0-10.5 632 92.7 89.5-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 941 92 9.7 7.3-12.8 849 90.3 87.2-92.7
College Graduate 1,315 41 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,274 97.5 96.3-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,095 127 10.2 8.1-12.8 968 89.8 87.2-91.9
No 2,088 87 5.0 3.7- 6.8 2,001 95.0 93.2-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 25 4.8 3.0- 7.6 346 95.2 92.4-97.0
Non-Veteran 2,835 192 7.0 5.8- 8.5 2,643 93.0 91.5-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,703 106 7.0 5.4- 9.1 1,597 93.0 90.9-94.6
Unemployed 138 29 16.8 10.7-25.6 109 83.2 74.4-89.3
Retired 949 25 2.1 1.3- 3.6 924 97.9 96.4-98.7
Unable to Work 247 49 14.6 9.9-21.1 198 85.4 78.9-90.1
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** 146 94.9 88.8-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 23 22.3 13.8-33.8 104 77.7 66.2-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 214 33 11.6 7.3-17.8 181 88.4 82.2-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 290 49 16.2 11.4-22.6 241 83.8 77.4-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 393 38 8.7 5.8-12.8 355 91.3 87.2-94.2
$50,000-74,999 431 20 4.6 2.7- 7.5 411 95.4 92.5-97.3
$75,000-100,000 332 *** *** *** 324 97.4 93.9-98.9
$100,000-150,000 361 *** *** *** 356 97.2 93.0-98.9
$150,000+ 339 *** *** *** 333 98.5 95.5-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 724 35 6.0 3.4-10.4 689 94.0 89.6-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 240 49 17.1 12.0-23.7 191 82.9 76.3-88.0
101% to 150% 199 33 14.2 8.9-22.0 166 85.8 78.0-91.1
151% to 200% 246 28 10.2 6.4-15.9 218 89.8 84.1-93.6
More than 200% 1,732 59 3.3 2.4- 4.5 1,673 96.7 95.5-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 724 35 6.0 3.4-10.4 689 94.0 89.6-96.6
HOUSING
Own 2,247 97 5.3 4.0- 7.0 2,150 94.7 93.0-96.0
Rent 719 97 12.0 9.3-15.2 622 88.0 84.8-90.7
Other arrangement 213 21 6.7 3.6-12.0 192 93.3 88.0-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 907 49 5.9 4.3- 8.1 858 94.1 91.9-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 760 57 6.3 4.2- 9.3 703 93.7 90.7-95.8
Rural 1,544 111 7.8 5.9-10.1 1,433 92.2 89.9-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,104 92 8.5 6.3-11.4 1,012 91.5 88.6-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 936 61 7.1 5.0-10.1 875 92.9 89.9-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,171 64 5.4 3.9- 7.4 1,107 94.6 92.6-96.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 941 47 4.6 3.2- 6.4 894 95.4 93.6-96.8
2nd Quartile 788 60 8.6 6.1-11.9 728 91.4 88.1-93.9
3rd Quartile 846 61 6.6 4.7- 9.0 785 93.4 91.0-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 636 49 8.2 5.1-12.9 587 91.8 87.1-94.9

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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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