2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,606 1,434 36.3 34.1-38.6 2,172 63.7 61.4-65.9
GENDER
Male 1,547 609 37.7 34.2-41.2 938 62.3 58.8-65.8
Female 2,059 825 35.2 32.3-38.1 1,234 64.8 61.9-67.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,194 882 38.2 35.5-41.0 1,312 61.8 59.0-64.5
Non-Hispanic Black 623 253 38.9 33.9-44.2 370 61.1 55.8-66.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 134 41 25.3 16.6-36.7 93 74.7 63.3-83.4
Hispanic 282 80 25.0 19.4-31.5 202 75.0 68.5-80.6
AGE
18-34 571 53 8.6 6.1-12.0 518 91.4 88.0-93.9
35-44 501 140 28.1 23.0-33.8 361 71.9 66.2-77.0
45-54 586 223 38.9 33.4-44.7 363 61.1 55.3-66.6
55-64 706 335 50.1 44.6-55.5 371 49.9 44.5-55.4
65-74 692 384 54.9 49.5-60.2 308 45.1 39.8-50.5
75+ 494 274 54.0 47.5-60.3 220 46.0 39.7-52.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 121 45.1 36.1-54.4 134 54.9 45.6-63.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 734 305 36.1 31.4-41.0 429 63.9 59.0-68.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,004 408 35.7 31.7-39.8 596 64.3 60.2-68.3
College Graduate 1,595 592 34.4 31.5-37.5 1,003 65.6 62.5-68.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,163 590 47.7 43.5-51.9 573 52.3 48.1-56.5
No 2,325 798 31.0 28.4-33.8 1,527 69.0 66.2-71.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 460 209 42.8 36.7-49.1 251 57.2 50.9-63.3
Non-Veteran 3,131 1,220 35.5 33.2-38.0 1,911 64.5 62.0-66.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,879 567 28.5 25.8-31.3 1,312 71.5 68.7-74.2
Unemployed 151 50 22.1 15.2-31.0 101 77.9 69.0-84.8
Retired 1,082 594 55.2 50.7-59.6 488 44.8 40.4-49.3
Unable to Work 270 162 63.9 55.1-71.8 108 36.1 28.2-44.9
Other not in Labor Force 183 45 18.1 11.9-26.4 138 81.9 73.6-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 84 39.7 30.6-49.4 90 60.3 50.6-69.4
$15,000- 24,999 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 327 157 41.4 33.5-49.8 170 58.6 50.2-66.5
$35,000- 49,999 428 171 39.6 33.3-46.2 257 60.4 53.8-66.7
$50,000-74,999 492 168 29.0 24.0-34.6 324 71.0 65.4-76.0
$75,000-100,000 395 167 37.0 30.6-43.9 228 63.0 56.1-69.4
$100,000-150,000 431 140 32.9 27.1-39.3 291 67.1 60.7-72.9
$150,000+ 394 126 34.3 28.5-40.6 268 65.7 59.4-71.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 724 307 35.2 30.5-40.2 417 64.8 59.8-69.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 263 113 36.1 27.6-45.5 150 63.9 54.5-72.4
101% to 150% 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 269 115 43.3 35.4-51.7 154 56.7 48.3-64.6
More than 200% 2,026 768 35.8 33.0-38.7 1,258 64.2 61.3-67.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 724 307 35.2 30.5-40.2 417 64.8 59.8-69.5
HOUSING
Own 2,489 1,065 39.7 37.0-42.6 1,424 60.3 57.4-63.0
Rent 866 277 26.8 23.1-30.9 589 73.2 69.1-76.9
Other arrangement 209 76 26.4 19.3-35.0 133 73.6 65.0-80.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,078 385 32.8 29.3-36.5 693 67.2 63.5-70.7
Regional City or Suburban County 903 334 36.3 31.9-40.9 569 63.7 59.1-68.1
Rural 1,625 715 39.5 36.0-43.2 910 60.5 56.8-64.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,159 496 38.7 34.6-43.1 663 61.3 56.9-65.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,011 411 38.5 34.3-42.9 600 61.5 57.1-65.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,436 527 33.6 30.4-36.9 909 66.4 63.1-69.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,122 434 36.0 32.3-39.8 688 64.0 60.2-67.7
2nd Quartile 948 354 34.2 30.1-38.5 594 65.8 61.5-69.9
3rd Quartile 895 349 36.5 32.5-40.8 546 63.5 59.2-67.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 641 297 44.5 37.6-51.7 344 55.5 48.3-62.4

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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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