2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
GENDER
Male 1,797 325 18.2 15.9-20.7 607 31.0 28.2-33.9 559 32.0 29.0-35.1 225 13.8 11.5-16.6 81 5.0 3.7- 6.8
Female 2,278 338 14.1 12.2-16.2 735 34.1 31.4-37.0 719 31.9 29.1-34.7 359 14.9 13.0-17.0 127 5.0 3.9- 6.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 418 16.2 14.4-18.2 915 36.6 34.1-39.2 712 28.6 26.2-31.0 283 13.8 11.9-16.1 104 4.7 3.7- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 697 93 15.0 11.7-19.2 162 24.3 20.2-28.9 275 38.2 33.3-43.2 128 16.1 12.8-20.0 39 6.5 4.3- 9.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 345 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 8.8 4.8-15.8 37 8.8 4.3-17.3
Non-Hispanic Other 163 27 16.7 10.3-25.9 61 36.6 27.2-47.2 *** *** *** 21 7.8 3.5-16.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 375 67 17.4 13.2-22.4 91 23.0 18.2-28.5 118 36.6 30.4-43.3 78 18.8 14.6-24.0 21 4.2 2.6- 6.8
AGE
18-34 810 196 22.2 18.9-26.0 317 36.9 32.7-41.2 212 29.2 25.2-33.6 71 9.9 7.1-13.5 14 1.8 0.9- 3.7
35-44 583 102 16.8 13.2-21.1 204 34.9 30.1-40.1 188 35.0 29.8-40.6 80 12.6 9.6-16.2 *** *** ***
45-54 625 114 20.4 16.0-25.5 188 30.9 26.1-36.2 195 27.9 23.5-32.7 100 15.7 12.0-20.4 28 5.2 3.1- 8.5
55-64 746 103 11.3 8.7-14.7 222 29.0 24.7-33.7 228 32.1 27.1-37.6 131 18.8 14.8-23.6 62 8.7 6.2-12.1
65-74 725 89 10.1 7.8-13.0 220 29.4 25.0-34.3 248 36.5 31.5-41.8 118 15.3 11.9-19.5 50 8.6 5.6-13.1
75+ 524 50 7.4 4.9-11.1 165 29.0 23.9-34.6 189 35.1 29.3-41.4 77 19.4 14.3-25.8 43 9.1 6.0-13.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 322 22 5.7 3.4- 9.3 44 11.7 8.1-16.5 117 39.6 32.0-47.7 90 29.0 22.3-36.8 49 14.0 9.6-20.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 883 125 17.9 14.5-21.9 224 25.9 22.2-30.0 307 34.9 30.6-39.5 166 15.3 12.5-18.6 61 5.9 4.0- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,124 136 13.3 10.8-16.4 365 36.7 32.8-40.7 375 30.8 27.3-34.5 187 15.4 12.5-18.8 61 3.8 2.7- 5.2
College Graduate 1,723 374 20.8 18.6-23.2 707 42.6 39.6-45.6 468 27.3 24.6-30.2 137 7.2 5.8- 8.9 37 2.1 1.4- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,308 92 6.9 5.3- 8.9 259 18.9 16.2-21.9 421 31.4 27.9-35.0 368 29.7 26.1-33.6 168 13.1 10.6-16.1
No 2,629 549 20.2 18.2-22.4 1,038 39.0 36.4-41.6 813 32.3 29.7-34.9 197 7.4 6.1- 9.0 32 1.1 0.6- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 90 16.4 12.8-20.9 160 28.9 24.1-34.2 177 37.4 31.8-43.4 67 13.5 9.8-18.3 23 3.8 2.1- 6.6
Non-Veteran 3,539 570 15.9 14.3-17.7 1,175 33.1 31.0-35.3 1,096 31.2 29.0-33.4 514 14.6 12.9-16.4 184 5.2 4.2- 6.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,169 443 19.6 17.5-21.9 798 35.7 33.1-38.4 669 32.8 30.1-35.6 224 10.3 8.6-12.2 35 1.6 1.0- 2.6
Unemployed 183 30 21.7 13.2-33.5 47 23.4 16.8-31.7 59 29.4 21.7-38.5 31 17.5 10.5-27.5 16 8.0 4.3-14.5
Retired 1,142 126 8.6 6.8-10.8 371 30.8 27.1-34.8 396 35.6 31.4-40.1 170 17.0 13.9-20.7 79 8.0 5.8-10.8
Unable to Work 287 *** *** *** 22 9.3 5.5-15.4 67 19.9 14.5-26.8 118 40.4 32.0-49.5 72 26.6 19.4-35.3
Other not in Labor Force 234 44 17.5 12.5-24.0 88 41.5 33.2-50.3 66 26.9 20.6-34.3 34 13.7 8.4-21.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 22 16.0 9.4-25.9 42 18.9 13.2-26.4 62 33.5 25.4-42.8 49 20.6 14.7-28.1 28 10.9 6.6-17.5
$15,000- 24,999 280 26 10.3 6.2-16.5 47 19.8 13.8-27.5 88 31.2 22.1-41.9 82 26.5 19.7-34.7 37 12.3 7.6-19.4
$25,000- 34,999 374 34 10.9 6.7-17.3 85 20.8 15.4-27.4 126 34.4 27.6-41.8 96 26.1 19.4-34.2 33 7.8 4.7-12.6
$35,000- 49,999 489 67 13.2 9.7-17.6 150 32.4 26.8-38.6 164 30.4 25.4-35.9 81 16.7 12.5-21.8 27 7.4 4.3-12.4
$50,000-74,999 546 83 15.7 12.0-20.3 205 37.8 32.3-43.7 189 34.0 28.5-39.9 62 11.1 7.6-15.8 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 426 84 20.2 15.4-26.2 164 36.7 30.5-43.4 135 32.6 26.2-39.8 32 8.1 5.1-12.5 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6
$100,000-150,000 463 99 19.4 14.7-25.2 207 46.5 40.5-52.6 121 26.4 21.4-32.0 29 6.0 3.9- 9.2 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 417 118 27.6 22.5-33.2 174 41.6 35.7-47.7 101 26.2 20.9-32.3 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 877 130 13.1 10.5-16.2 268 28.3 24.5-32.4 292 35.5 31.1-40.1 135 17.4 13.8-21.7 52 5.7 3.9- 8.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 306 33 15.1 10.0-22.1 59 20.3 14.2-28.2 87 27.0 20.7-34.5 88 27.5 20.6-35.6 39 10.1 6.3-15.7
101% to 150% 259 25 13.0 7.5-21.6 50 19.0 13.4-26.3 96 41.3 31.5-51.7 66 20.4 13.2-30.2 22 6.3 2.9-13.2
151% to 200% 300 36 10.3 6.9-15.2 91 31.6 24.9-39.2 90 27.1 20.9-34.3 64 23.0 16.5-31.1 19 8.0 4.5-13.9
More than 200% 2,196 421 18.9 16.7-21.2 840 38.8 36.1-41.7 668 30.2 27.6-33.0 206 9.1 7.7-10.8 61 2.9 2.0- 4.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 877 130 13.1 10.5-16.2 268 28.3 24.5-32.4 292 35.5 31.1-40.1 135 17.4 13.8-21.7 52 5.7 3.9- 8.4
HOUSING
Own 2,671 439 15.8 13.9-17.8 934 34.0 31.5-36.6 843 32.5 29.9-35.2 342 13.7 11.8-15.9 113 4.0 3.1- 5.1
Rent 1,082 168 15.1 12.7-17.9 317 30.1 26.7-33.7 339 31.4 27.9-35.0 193 17.0 14.1-20.3 65 6.5 4.6- 9.2
Other arrangement 274 47 20.8 15.1-27.9 80 30.6 23.8-38.3 75 25.5 19.5-32.7 44 13.7 9.5-19.4 28 9.4 5.2-16.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,254 226 16.9 14.5-19.6 479 36.6 33.3-40.1 359 31.1 27.8-34.7 139 11.2 9.2-13.5 51 4.2 3.0- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,015 181 16.3 13.6-19.5 333 31.6 27.9-35.6 325 31.8 27.8-36.0 133 14.8 11.6-18.6 43 5.5 3.8- 8.0
Rural 1,806 256 15.1 12.7-17.9 530 29.7 26.6-32.9 594 32.8 29.7-36.1 312 17.1 14.5-20.1 114 5.3 3.9- 7.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,306 195 15.5 12.8-18.7 347 28.5 24.8-32.4 436 33.2 29.5-37.2 246 17.9 14.9-21.4 82 4.9 3.4- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,147 173 16.2 13.3-19.6 381 31.8 28.3-35.6 365 31.5 27.8-35.5 171 15.0 12.3-18.1 57 5.4 3.8- 7.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,622 295 16.3 14.2-18.6 614 35.4 32.5-38.5 477 31.5 28.5-34.7 167 12.1 9.8-14.8 69 4.7 3.5- 6.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,253 222 16.6 14.1-19.4 489 37.8 34.3-41.5 359 29.3 26.0-32.9 129 11.1 8.8-14.0 54 5.1 3.6- 7.2
2nd Quartile 1,083 185 15.9 13.4-18.9 359 31.9 28.4-35.7 358 33.8 30.0-37.9 135 14.0 11.2-17.3 46 4.4 3.0- 6.3
3rd Quartile 1,027 158 15.4 12.6-18.7 317 29.8 26.3-33.5 335 32.6 28.9-36.6 168 16.6 13.8-19.8 49 5.6 3.8- 8.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 712 98 16.6 12.0-22.4 177 25.7 20.1-32.2 226 31.8 26.0-38.3 152 20.8 15.3-27.6 59 5.2 3.2- 8.2

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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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