2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,150 37 1.5 1.0- 2.2 3,113 98.5 97.8-99.0
GENDER
Male 1,314 24 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,290 98.0 96.7-98.8
Female 1,836 13 1.0 0.6- 1.9 1,823 99.0 98.1-99.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,867 22 1.4 0.8- 2.2 1,845 98.6 97.8-99.2
Non-Hispanic Black 570 *** *** *** 561 98.0 95.3-99.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 308 *** *** *** 307 100 99.8- 100
Non-Hispanic Other 102 *** *** *** 101 99.6 97.1-99.9
Hispanic 264 *** *** *** 263 99.3 95.2-99.9
AGE
18-34 507 15 3.3 1.8- 5.9 492 96.7 94.1-98.2
35-44 450 *** *** *** 442 98.0 95.3-99.1
45-54 507 *** *** *** 502 99.0 97.5-99.6
55-64 633 *** *** *** 628 99.4 98.4-99.8
65-74 569 *** *** *** 566 99.5 98.3-99.8
75+ 441 *** *** *** 440 99.8 98.5- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 251 *** *** *** 250 99.8 98.5- 100
H.S. or G.E.D. 667 15 3.2 1.8- 5.7 652 96.8 94.3-98.2
Some Post-H.S. 922 *** *** *** 913 98.9 97.7-99.4
College Graduate 1,296 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 1,285 99.2 98.4-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,070 18 2.4 1.4- 4.2 1,052 97.6 95.8-98.6
No 2,051 19 1.1 0.6- 1.8 2,032 98.9 98.2-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 *** *** *** 353 98.2 95.7-99.3
Non-Veteran 2,786 31 1.4 0.9- 2.2 2,755 98.6 97.8-99.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,666 22 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,644 98.5 97.5-99.1
Unemployed 137 *** *** *** 134 96.1 86.6-98.9
Retired 925 *** *** *** 921 99.6 98.9-99.9
Unable to Work 245 *** *** *** 242 98.4 95.2-99.5
Other not in Labor Force 155 *** *** *** 151 98.1 94.1-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 *** *** *** 124 98.0 92.3-99.5
$15,000- 24,999 213 *** *** *** 209 96.3 88.6-98.9
$25,000- 34,999 282 *** *** *** 276 96.7 92.0-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 380 *** *** *** 376 98.2 94.5-99.4
$50,000-74,999 421 *** *** *** 414 98.5 96.5-99.4
$75,000-100,000 327 *** *** *** 322 99.0 97.2-99.6
$100,000-150,000 353 *** *** *** 350 99.1 97.0-99.8
$150,000+ 335 *** *** *** 334 99.8 98.4- 100
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 *** *** *** 708 99.0 97.4-99.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 50 96.5 86.8-99.1
50% to 100% 239 *** *** *** 235 96.1 88.9-98.7
101% to 150% 196 *** *** *** 195 99.4 95.7-99.9
151% to 200% 240 *** *** *** 234 97.5 93.9-99.0
More than 200% 1,692 18 1.2 0.7- 2.1 1,674 98.8 97.9-99.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 *** *** *** 708 99.0 97.4-99.6
HOUSING
Own 2,194 17 0.8 0.5- 1.4 2,177 99.2 98.6-99.5
Rent 710 13 2.4 1.3- 4.6 697 97.6 95.4-98.7
Other arrangement 213 *** *** *** 208 96.0 88.7-98.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 899 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7 884 97.9 96.3-98.8
Regional City or Suburban County 749 *** *** *** 740 98.9 97.6-99.5
Rural 1,502 13 1.2 0.6- 2.5 1,489 98.8 97.5-99.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,077 *** *** *** 1,068 98.6 96.7-99.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 920 *** *** *** 912 99.0 97.7-99.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,153 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,133 98.1 96.9-98.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 922 11 1.2 0.6- 2.5 911 98.8 97.5-99.4
2nd Quartile 779 12 1.7 0.9- 3.1 767 98.3 96.9-99.1
3rd Quartile 833 *** *** *** 824 98.8 97.4-99.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 616 *** *** *** 611 97.6 92.4-99.3

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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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