2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,046 3,365 80.5 78.7-82.2 309 8.6 7.4- 9.9 173 5.3 4.4- 6.4 167 4.6 3.8- 5.6 32 1.0 0.6- 1.6
GENDER
Male 1,781 1,397 76.2 73.3-78.8 152 9.2 7.6-11.2 94 6.5 4.9- 8.6 113 6.4 5.1- 7.9 25 1.7 1.0- 2.9
Female 2,265 1,968 84.5 82.2-86.6 157 8.0 6.5- 9.9 79 4.2 3.3- 5.4 54 3.0 2.1- 4.3 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,413 2,051 82.0 79.7-84.1 166 7.6 6.3- 9.2 91 5.2 3.9- 6.9 100 4.9 3.8- 6.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 696 607 86.7 83.0-89.7 38 5.6 3.6- 8.7 30 4.4 2.9- 6.5 20 3.1 1.9- 5.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 346 306 87.3 78.0-93.0 20 7.9 3.8-15.6 *** *** *** 11 3.4 1.0-11.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 162 132 78.9 69.0-86.3 16 12.2 6.5-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 369 226 60.7 54.3-66.7 58 15.8 11.9-20.7 34 8.5 5.8-12.2 31 9.5 6.2-14.2 20 5.6 3.2- 9.6
AGE
18-34 799 541 67.0 62.6-71.1 115 14.2 11.3-17.6 74 9.5 7.1-12.8 59 7.5 5.5-10.0 *** *** ***
35-44 579 432 72.3 67.3-76.9 67 12.9 9.7-17.1 31 6.2 4.1- 9.2 37 6.4 4.4- 9.3 12 2.1 1.0- 4.4
45-54 623 522 84.6 80.8-87.9 43 6.4 4.4- 9.3 24 3.6 2.2- 5.7 29 4.8 3.1- 7.4 *** *** ***
55-64 742 655 89.1 85.4-92.0 34 3.8 2.5- 5.6 28 4.1 2.4- 7.1 23 2.8 1.4- 5.6 *** *** ***
65-74 725 675 92.6 89.2-95.0 28 4.5 2.6- 7.6 *** *** *** 14 1.2 0.7- 2.2 *** *** ***
75+ 520 490 93.3 89.1-96.0 18 3.4 1.7- 6.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 316 222 72.4 65.7-78.2 29 8.5 5.5-12.9 19 5.2 3.1- 8.9 28 8.9 5.8-13.5 18 4.9 2.7- 8.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 878 688 77.0 73.0-80.5 79 9.6 7.2-12.5 55 6.6 4.8- 9.1 51 6.1 4.3- 8.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,117 943 80.6 76.9-83.9 82 8.9 6.7-11.7 48 6.2 4.2- 9.1 39 3.7 2.4- 5.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,714 1,494 86.3 84.1-88.2 118 7.6 6.1- 9.3 51 3.3 2.4- 4.6 48 2.7 1.9- 3.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,298 1,098 80.7 77.2-83.8 84 7.4 5.6- 9.7 50 5.9 3.9- 8.8 53 5.0 3.5- 6.9 13 1.1 0.5- 2.1
No 2,613 2,150 80.4 78.2-82.4 215 9.2 7.8-11.0 120 5.1 4.1- 6.3 110 4.3 3.4- 5.4 18 1.0 0.5- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 513 442 85.2 80.5-89.0 34 6.6 4.3-10.0 17 3.5 2.0- 6.2 19 3.7 2.0- 6.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,515 2,907 79.9 77.9-81.7 273 8.8 7.5-10.3 156 5.6 4.5- 6.9 148 4.7 3.9- 5.8 31 1.0 0.6- 1.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,155 1,688 75.6 73.0-78.1 193 9.6 8.0-11.4 125 6.9 5.5- 8.7 124 6.5 5.2- 8.1 25 1.3 0.8- 2.3
Unemployed 185 134 73.0 64.1-80.3 23 13.2 8.2-20.7 15 7.4 4.1-13.3 11 5.5 2.7-10.7 *** *** ***
Retired 1,139 1,068 93.8 91.5-95.5 40 3.1 2.0- 4.7 *** *** *** 20 1.6 0.8- 2.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 285 257 89.1 82.2-93.6 12 3.6 1.4- 9.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 226 170 74.1 65.7-81.1 36 18.9 12.5-27.4 12 4.6 2.5- 8.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 166 77.0 68.0-84.0 19 12.7 7.1-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 278 215 75.8 67.8-82.4 25 9.5 5.7-15.5 17 6.4 3.4-11.6 15 6.2 3.2-11.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 371 294 72.9 64.4-80.0 29 10.1 5.8-17.0 21 10.2 5.3-18.8 23 5.7 3.3- 9.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 487 395 78.1 72.5-82.9 37 8.3 5.5-12.4 24 6.6 3.9-10.7 25 5.2 3.2- 8.2 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 544 446 79.5 74.4-83.8 47 10.0 7.0-14.1 23 4.2 2.5- 7.1 26 5.8 3.6- 9.1 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 425 368 81.6 75.5-86.4 23 6.9 4.1-11.5 16 6.1 3.4-10.7 16 5.0 2.7- 9.1 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 462 401 85.7 80.9-89.5 35 7.3 4.9-10.6 14 3.1 1.6- 5.6 12 4.0 1.8- 8.3 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 416 361 85.3 80.7-89.0 29 7.6 5.1-11.1 13 4.4 2.4- 7.8 13 2.7 1.4- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 719 82.4 78.6-85.6 65 8.0 5.8-11.0 36 4.1 2.8- 6.1 30 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 303 231 74.0 66.0-80.7 28 10.6 5.8-18.6 17 6.9 4.0-11.7 23 7.2 4.4-11.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 259 195 72.6 62.7-80.7 22 7.0 4.2-11.5 21 12.9 6.5-23.7 14 5.4 2.9- 9.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 297 245 77.5 69.8-83.7 22 9.1 5.5-14.9 16 7.1 3.6-13.5 13 5.4 2.7-10.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,190 1,869 82.6 80.3-84.7 157 8.2 6.8- 9.9 76 4.3 3.3- 5.6 81 4.5 3.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 860 719 82.4 78.6-85.6 65 8.0 5.8-11.0 36 4.1 2.8- 6.1 30 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 2,660 2,341 85.2 83.1-87.2 157 6.6 5.3- 8.1 77 4.1 3.0- 5.6 72 3.3 2.4- 4.5 13 0.8 0.4- 1.6
Rent 1,070 773 68.1 64.3-71.7 121 14.2 11.5-17.5 78 7.8 6.0-10.1 80 8.2 6.3-10.5 18 1.7 1.0- 2.8
Other arrangement 270 209 73.3 65.6-79.7 29 10.4 6.7-15.9 17 9.1 5.3-15.1 14 6.1 3.2-11.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,242 1,003 79.7 76.7-82.5 112 9.3 7.3-11.6 55 4.4 3.2- 6.0 59 5.5 4.1- 7.4 13 1.0 0.6- 2.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,008 815 79.1 75.3-82.5 94 9.9 7.7-12.5 48 5.6 3.6- 8.6 45 4.5 3.0- 6.7 *** *** ***
Rural 1,796 1,547 82.4 79.5-85.0 103 6.9 5.2- 9.1 70 5.9 4.4- 7.8 63 3.8 2.8- 5.2 13 1.0 0.4- 2.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,297 1,113 83.3 80.0-86.1 78 7.8 5.8-10.5 50 4.9 3.4- 7.0 47 3.3 2.3- 4.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,142 944 81.0 77.7-83.8 90 8.0 6.2-10.4 55 5.5 4.1- 7.4 43 4.2 2.9- 6.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,607 1,308 78.8 75.8-81.5 141 9.4 7.6-11.5 68 5.4 3.9- 7.5 77 5.6 4.2- 7.3 13 0.9 0.5- 1.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,240 1,025 80.4 76.9-83.4 97 8.6 6.6-11.1 48 4.8 3.1- 7.4 62 5.6 4.1- 7.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 1,073 865 78.0 74.5-81.1 96 9.7 7.5-12.3 57 6.3 4.6- 8.4 47 4.8 3.4- 6.7 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 1,024 856 82.6 79.4-85.4 79 7.7 5.9-10.0 47 5.3 3.8- 7.4 33 3.3 2.1- 5.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 709 619 84.8 79.7-88.8 37 7.2 4.4-11.4 21 3.5 1.8- 6.5 25 3.8 2.2- 6.5 *** *** ***

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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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