2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
FEMALES 2,275 633 27.9 25.4-30.7 1,642 72.1 69.3-74.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,354 422 30.8 27.7-34.2 932 69.2 65.8-72.3
Non-Hispanic Black 407 94 23.4 18.0-29.9 313 76.6 70.1-82.0
Other 491 112 23.5 17.1-31.4 379 76.5 68.6-82.9
AGE
18-34 402 136 33.9 27.9-40.3 266 66.1 59.7-72.1
35-44 323 99 28.1 22.1-35.1 224 71.9 64.9-77.9
45-54 365 110 25.6 20.5-31.4 255 74.4 68.6-79.5
55-64 420 127 29.3 23.5-35.8 293 70.7 64.2-76.5
65-74 413 104 27.2 21.2-34.1 309 72.8 65.9-78.8
75+ 321 54 17.0 11.7-24.2 267 83.0 75.8-88.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 39 27.5 18.8-38.2 117 72.5 61.8-81.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 131 28.6 23.1-34.9 344 71.4 65.1-76.9
Some Post-H.S. 669 213 30.2 25.6-35.1 456 69.8 64.9-74.4
College Graduate 964 248 25.0 21.6-28.7 716 75.0 71.3-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 49 30.4 21.7-40.9 80 69.6 59.1-78.3
$15,000- 24,999 192 78 37.8 28.4-48.1 114 62.2 51.9-71.6
$25,000- 34,999 228 73 34.2 26.1-43.3 155 65.8 56.7-73.9
$35,000- 49,999 264 75 28.0 21.5-35.5 189 72.0 64.5-78.5
$50,000- 74,999 301 84 29.2 22.7-36.6 217 70.8 63.4-77.3
$75,000+ 632 152 25.4 20.6-30.8 480 74.6 69.2-79.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 351 48.4 43.4-53.5 414 51.6 46.5-56.6
No 1,441 269 18.6 15.8-21.7 1,172 81.4 78.3-84.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,191 597 27.3 24.7-30.1 1,594 72.7 69.9-75.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 184 26.0 21.9-30.4 489 74.0 69.6-78.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 149 28.6 23.3-34.6 387 71.4 65.4-76.7
Rural 1,066 300 29.3 25.4-33.4 766 70.7 66.6-74.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 281 27.0 23.3-31.0 794 73.0 69.0-76.7
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 674 153 23.0 18.7-28.1 521 77.0 71.9-81.3
Unable to Work 195 *** *** *** 93 47.2 37.0-57.6
Other not in Labor Force 190 50 26.0 19.0-34.6 140 74.0 65.4-81.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 83 38.0 28.8-48.1 119 62.0 51.9-71.2
101% to 150% 156 57 29.9 21.5-40.0 99 70.1 60.0-78.5
151% to 200% 171 59 35.5 26.7-45.3 112 64.5 54.7-73.3
More than 200% 1,132 288 26.9 23.3-30.8 844 73.1 69.2-76.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 759 209 30.8 25.9-36.2 550 69.2 63.8-74.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 193 28.5 23.9-33.6 437 71.5 66.4-76.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 886 231 26.1 22.3-30.2 655 73.9 69.8-77.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 673 185 25.1 21.1-29.6 488 74.9 70.4-78.9
2nd Quartile 589 172 29.4 24.5-34.9 417 70.6 65.1-75.5
3rd Quartile 585 177 30.5 25.8-35.6 408 69.5 64.4-74.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 99 25.3 18.9-32.9 329 74.7 67.1-81.1

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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