2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,151 121 4.2 3.4- 5.3 3,030 95.8 94.7-96.6
GENDER
Male 1,315 99 7.6 5.9- 9.7 1,216 92.4 90.3-94.1
Female 1,836 22 1.4 0.8- 2.3 1,814 98.6 97.7-99.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,867 65 3.9 2.9- 5.2 1,802 96.1 94.8-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 571 30 5.5 3.3- 8.8 541 94.5 91.2-96.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 309 *** *** *** 304 98.2 93.4-99.5
Non-Hispanic Other 102 *** *** *** 99 97.6 92.4-99.3
Hispanic 263 15 4.2 2.3- 7.5 248 95.8 92.5-97.7
AGE
18-34 506 36 5.8 4.0- 8.3 470 94.2 91.7-96.0
35-44 450 27 6.5 4.3- 9.9 423 93.5 90.1-95.7
45-54 508 23 3.9 2.3- 6.5 485 96.1 93.5-97.7
55-64 632 13 3.0 1.4- 6.2 619 97.0 93.8-98.6
65-74 570 16 3.9 1.7- 8.6 554 96.1 91.4-98.3
75+ 442 *** *** *** 436 99.1 98.0-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 251 14 5.4 2.6-11.0 237 94.6 89.0-97.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 668 29 5.3 3.4- 8.2 639 94.7 91.8-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 923 37 3.9 2.6- 5.7 886 96.1 94.3-97.4
College Graduate 1,295 41 3.2 2.3- 4.6 1,254 96.8 95.4-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,069 44 5.5 3.7- 8.2 1,025 94.5 91.8-96.3
No 2,053 77 3.7 2.8- 4.7 1,976 96.3 95.3-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 360 27 8.4 5.0-13.9 333 91.6 86.1-95.0
Non-Veteran 2,786 94 3.7 2.9- 4.7 2,692 96.3 95.3-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,667 74 4.8 3.7- 6.3 1,593 95.2 93.7-96.3
Unemployed 137 *** *** *** 129 95.3 90.1-97.9
Retired 927 22 2.8 1.4- 5.6 905 97.2 94.4-98.6
Unable to Work 245 *** *** *** 237 97.5 94.8-98.8
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** 146 95.1 88.4-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 *** *** *** 120 96.7 92.5-98.6
$15,000- 24,999 213 *** *** *** 205 97.4 94.1-98.8
$25,000- 34,999 282 15 6.3 3.5-11.2 267 93.7 88.8-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 381 17 7.3 4.0-12.8 364 92.7 87.2-96.0
$50,000-74,999 422 12 3.3 1.7- 6.2 410 96.7 93.8-98.3
$75,000-100,000 327 12 2.1 1.1- 4.0 315 97.9 96.0-98.9
$100,000-150,000 353 14 4.0 2.1- 7.2 339 96.0 92.8-97.9
$150,000+ 334 18 5.4 3.2- 9.2 316 94.6 90.8-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 19 3.5 1.9- 6.3 694 96.5 93.7-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 48 96.2 88.5-98.8
50% to 100% 239 *** *** *** 229 95.8 91.6-98.0
101% to 150% 196 *** *** *** 187 95.3 90.5-97.7
151% to 200% 240 17 9.5 5.1-17.1 223 90.5 82.9-94.9
More than 200% 1,693 62 3.7 2.8- 5.0 1,631 96.3 95.0-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 19 3.5 1.9- 6.3 694 96.5 93.7-98.1
HOUSING
Own 2,196 61 3.0 2.1- 4.1 2,135 97.0 95.9-97.9
Rent 709 45 8.0 5.5-11.6 664 92.0 88.4-94.5
Other arrangement 213 14 6.2 3.2-11.7 199 93.8 88.3-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 898 40 4.9 3.5- 6.9 858 95.1 93.1-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 748 33 4.2 2.7- 6.4 715 95.8 93.6-97.3
Rural 1,505 48 3.7 2.4- 5.5 1,457 96.3 94.5-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,079 38 4.2 2.6- 6.7 1,041 95.8 93.3-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 920 37 3.9 2.7- 5.7 883 96.1 94.3-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,152 46 4.5 3.1- 6.3 1,106 95.5 93.7-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 921 38 4.9 3.4- 7.0 883 95.1 93.0-96.6
2nd Quartile 778 29 3.7 2.3- 5.8 749 96.3 94.2-97.7
3rd Quartile 833 37 4.3 2.7- 6.7 796 95.7 93.3-97.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 619 17 3.6 2.0- 6.5 602 96.4 93.5-98.0

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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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