2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
GENDER
Male 1,797 1,491 81.2 78.2-83.9 306 18.8 16.1-21.8
Female 2,278 1,792 80.1 77.7-82.3 486 19.9 17.7-22.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 2,045 81.4 79.0-83.6 387 18.6 16.4-21.0
Non-Hispanic Black 697 530 77.4 73.0-81.4 167 22.6 18.6-27.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 345 245 82.3 72.6-89.1 100 17.7 10.9-27.4
Non-Hispanic Other 163 138 88.9 79.7-94.3 25 11.1 5.7-20.3
Hispanic 375 276 76.9 71.5-81.5 99 23.1 18.5-28.5
AGE
18-34 810 725 88.3 84.5-91.3 85 11.7 8.7-15.5
35-44 583 494 86.7 83.0-89.7 89 13.3 10.3-17.0
45-54 625 497 79.1 74.0-83.4 128 20.9 16.6-26.0
55-64 746 553 72.5 67.4-77.1 193 27.5 22.9-32.6
65-74 725 557 76.0 70.9-80.5 168 24.0 19.5-29.1
75+ 524 404 71.5 64.9-77.3 120 28.5 22.7-35.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 322 183 57.0 49.1-64.6 139 43.0 35.4-50.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 883 656 78.7 74.9-82.1 227 21.3 17.9-25.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,124 876 80.8 77.3-83.9 248 19.2 16.1-22.7
College Graduate 1,723 1,549 90.7 88.8-92.3 174 9.3 7.7-11.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,308 772 57.2 53.2-61.1 536 42.8 38.9-46.8
No 2,629 2,400 91.5 89.8-92.9 229 8.5 7.1-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 427 82.7 77.6-86.9 90 17.3 13.1-22.4
Non-Veteran 3,539 2,841 80.3 78.2-82.1 698 19.7 17.9-21.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,169 1,910 88.1 86.1-89.9 259 11.9 10.1-13.9
Unemployed 183 136 74.5 64.4-82.6 47 25.5 17.4-35.6
Retired 1,142 893 75.0 70.9-78.7 249 25.0 21.3-29.1
Unable to Work 287 97 33.0 25.8-41.1 190 67.0 58.9-74.2
Other not in Labor Force 234 198 85.9 78.1-91.2 36 14.1 8.8-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 126 68.5 60.0-75.9 77 31.5 24.1-40.0
$15,000- 24,999 280 161 61.2 52.1-69.5 119 38.8 30.5-47.9
$25,000- 34,999 374 245 66.1 58.0-73.3 129 33.9 26.7-42.0
$35,000- 49,999 489 381 76.0 69.9-81.1 108 24.0 18.9-30.1
$50,000-74,999 546 477 87.5 82.6-91.1 69 12.5 8.9-17.4
$75,000-100,000 426 383 89.6 85.0-92.9 43 10.4 7.1-15.0
$100,000-150,000 463 427 92.2 88.6-94.8 36 7.8 5.2-11.4
$150,000+ 417 393 95.3 92.3-97.2 24 4.7 2.8- 7.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 877 690 76.8 72.3-80.8 187 23.2 19.2-27.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 306 179 62.4 54.1-70.1 127 37.6 29.9-45.9
101% to 150% 259 171 73.3 63.2-81.4 88 26.7 18.6-36.8
151% to 200% 300 217 69.0 60.7-76.2 83 31.0 23.8-39.3
More than 200% 2,196 1,929 88.0 86.0-89.7 267 12.0 10.3-14.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 877 690 76.8 72.3-80.8 187 23.2 19.2-27.7
HOUSING
Own 2,671 2,216 82.3 80.0-84.4 455 17.7 15.6-20.0
Rent 1,082 824 76.5 72.8-79.9 258 23.5 20.1-27.2
Other arrangement 274 202 76.9 69.5-83.0 72 23.1 17.0-30.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,254 1,064 84.6 82.0-87.0 190 15.4 13.0-18.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,015 839 79.7 75.6-83.3 176 20.3 16.7-24.4
Rural 1,806 1,380 77.6 74.4-80.4 426 22.4 19.6-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,306 978 77.2 73.5-80.6 328 22.8 19.4-26.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,147 919 79.5 76.0-82.7 228 20.5 17.3-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,622 1,386 83.2 80.3-85.7 236 16.8 14.3-19.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,253 1,070 83.7 80.5-86.5 183 16.3 13.5-19.5
2nd Quartile 1,083 902 81.7 78.2-84.7 181 18.3 15.3-21.8
3rd Quartile 1,027 810 77.8 74.1-81.1 217 22.2 18.9-25.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 712 501 74.1 67.2-79.9 211 25.9 20.1-32.8

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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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