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 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
FEMALES 2,278 434 18.5 16.3-21.0 1,844 81.5 79.0-83.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,358 259 19.2 16.5-22.3 1,099 80.8 77.7-83.5
Non-Hispanic Black 407 89 19.6 15.1-25.0 318 80.4 75.0-84.9
Other 489 82 15.0 9.4-23.2 407 85.0 76.8-90.6
AGE
18-34 401 72 19.7 14.5-26.2 329 80.3 73.8-85.5
35-44 323 40 10.8 7.2-15.8 283 89.2 84.2-92.8
45-54 365 75 19.7 14.9-25.7 290 80.3 74.3-85.1
55-64 420 88 19.4 14.8-25.0 332 80.6 75.0-85.2
65-74 416 91 21.7 16.4-28.1 325 78.3 71.9-83.6
75+ 320 62 18.7 13.1-25.8 258 81.3 74.2-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 35 17.3 11.1-26.1 119 82.7 73.9-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 98 21.9 16.4-28.7 377 78.1 71.3-83.6
Some Post-H.S. 669 122 17.2 13.7-21.3 547 82.8 78.7-86.3
College Graduate 968 175 17.5 14.6-20.8 793 82.5 79.2-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 28 15.7 10.0-23.7 101 84.3 76.3-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 192 54 30.2 21.4-40.9 138 69.8 59.1-78.6
$25,000- 34,999 229 58 22.6 16.2-30.7 171 77.4 69.3-83.8
$35,000- 49,999 263 49 16.8 11.8-23.4 214 83.2 76.6-88.2
$50,000- 74,999 301 51 17.1 10.5-26.7 250 82.9 73.3-89.5
$75,000+ 633 104 16.9 13.1-21.5 529 83.1 78.5-86.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 221 29.7 25.0-34.7 544 70.3 65.3-75.0
No 1,441 205 13.7 11.3-16.5 1,236 86.3 83.5-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,193 418 18.1 15.8-20.6 1,775 81.9 79.4-84.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 129 18.8 14.8-23.7 542 81.2 76.3-85.2
Regional City or Suburban County 539 95 16.2 12.6-20.6 444 83.8 79.4-87.4
Rural 1,068 210 20.0 16.5-24.0 858 80.0 76.0-83.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 179 17.9 14.7-21.8 896 82.1 78.2-85.3
Unemployed 110 19 11.8 6.6-20.5 91 88.2 79.5-93.4
Retired 677 139 20.2 16.1-25.0 538 79.8 75.0-83.9
Unable to Work 195 65 30.3 21.8-40.4 130 69.7 59.6-78.2
Other not in Labor Force 189 28 15.3 9.6-23.5 161 84.7 76.5-90.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 43 86.3 74.2-93.2
50% to 100% 201 49 25.8 17.8-35.7 152 74.2 64.3-82.2
101% to 150% 156 35 16.4 10.3-25.1 121 83.6 74.9-89.7
151% to 200% 171 37 23.2 15.7-33.0 134 76.8 67.0-84.3
More than 200% 1,133 207 17.8 14.6-21.5 926 82.2 78.5-85.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 141 19.9 15.6-25.1 620 80.1 74.9-84.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 135 20.2 15.8-25.5 494 79.8 74.5-84.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 158 16.7 13.8-20.2 730 83.3 79.8-86.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 675 113 15.8 12.5-19.8 562 84.2 80.2-87.5
2nd Quartile 589 109 18.2 14.0-23.2 480 81.8 76.8-86.0
3rd Quartile 586 131 21.5 17.2-26.5 455 78.5 73.5-82.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 81 21.0 14.8-28.9 347 79.0 71.1-85.2

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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 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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