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 4,069 440 10.0 8.7-11.5 3,629 90.0 88.5-91.3
FEMALES 2,273 326 13.7 11.7-16.0 1,947 86.3 84.0-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,354 185 13.6 11.3-16.3 1,169 86.4 83.7-88.7
Non-Hispanic Black 407 70 15.1 11.2-20.1 337 84.9 79.9-88.8
Other 488 69 13.2 7.8-21.6 419 86.8 78.4-92.2
AGE
18-34 400 50 13.4 9.0-19.5 350 86.6 80.5-91.0
35-44 323 27 7.3 4.4-12.0 296 92.7 88.0-95.6
45-54 365 61 15.9 11.6-21.4 304 84.1 78.6-88.4
55-64 420 72 15.4 11.3-20.6 348 84.6 79.4-88.7
65-74 412 69 17.5 12.5-23.9 343 82.5 76.1-87.5
75+ 320 42 13.2 8.4-20.2 278 86.8 79.8-91.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 34 16.8 10.7-25.6 120 83.2 74.4-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 67 15.3 10.5-21.8 406 84.7 78.2-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 668 93 12.8 9.9-16.5 575 87.2 83.5-90.1
College Graduate 967 130 12.5 10.0-15.4 837 87.5 84.6-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 18 10.0 5.7-17.0 111 90.0 83.0-94.3
$15,000- 24,999 192 43 24.2 16.2-34.4 149 75.8 65.6-83.8
$25,000- 34,999 227 44 17.9 12.2-25.5 183 82.1 74.5-87.8
$35,000- 49,999 262 38 12.5 8.3-18.4 224 87.5 81.6-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 301 40 13.6 7.4-23.7 261 86.4 76.3-92.6
$75,000+ 631 78 12.4 9.2-16.6 553 87.6 83.4-90.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 764 177 23.7 19.5-28.4 587 76.3 71.6-80.5
No 1,437 144 9.4 7.3-12.0 1,293 90.6 88.0-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,188 313 13.2 11.3-15.5 1,875 86.8 84.5-88.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 670 101 14.6 10.9-19.4 569 85.4 80.6-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 537 69 12.5 9.4-16.6 468 87.5 83.4-90.6
Rural 1,066 156 13.8 11.0-17.3 910 86.2 82.7-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,072 134 13.1 10.2-16.6 938 86.9 83.4-89.8
Unemployed 110 15 8.6 4.4-16.1 95 91.4 83.9-95.6
Retired 675 100 14.7 11.1-19.2 575 85.3 80.8-88.9
Unable to Work 195 55 26.9 18.7-37.1 140 73.1 62.9-81.3
Other not in Labor Force 189 20 10.5 5.8-18.2 169 89.5 81.8-94.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 46 91.4 81.0-96.4
50% to 100% 201 40 20.7 13.7-30.1 161 79.3 69.9-86.3
101% to 150% 155 28 12.8 7.7-20.6 127 87.2 79.4-92.3
151% to 200% 170 26 17.2 10.6-26.8 144 82.8 73.2-89.4
More than 200% 1,130 157 13.4 10.5-16.9 973 86.6 83.1-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 101 12.5 9.3-16.7 660 87.5 83.3-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 103 16.1 11.9-21.3 524 83.9 78.7-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 885 122 12.9 10.3-16.1 763 87.1 83.9-89.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 674 88 12.3 9.3-16.1 586 87.7 83.9-90.7
2nd Quartile 586 84 15.0 11.1-19.9 502 85.0 80.1-88.9
3rd Quartile 585 92 14.3 10.9-18.4 493 85.7 81.6-89.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 62 12.7 8.2-19.1 366 87.3 80.9-91.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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