2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
FEMALES 2,229 140 6.4 5.2- 8.0 2,089 93.6 92.0-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,329 73 6.0 4.4- 8.0 1,256 94.0 92.0-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 402 31 8.1 5.2-12.4 371 91.9 87.6-94.8
Other 476 35 6.2 3.8-10.0 441 93.8 90.0-96.2
AGE
18-34 395 13 3.1 1.7- 5.5 382 96.9 94.5-98.3
35-44 316 16 5.1 2.7- 9.4 300 94.9 90.6-97.3
45-54 361 21 6.9 4.1-11.4 340 93.1 88.6-95.9
55-64 413 35 9.2 5.9-14.1 378 90.8 85.9-94.1
65-74 401 27 5.0 3.0- 8.2 374 95.0 91.8-97.0
75+ 313 27 14.9 9.1-23.5 286 85.1 76.5-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 21 13.2 7.5-22.2 132 86.8 77.8-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 34 7.0 4.4-10.9 425 93.0 89.1-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 655 47 6.3 4.4- 8.9 608 93.7 91.1-95.6
College Graduate 953 38 4.1 2.7- 6.3 915 95.9 93.7-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** 102 94.6 86.1-98.0
$15,000- 24,999 189 23 10.6 6.3-17.4 166 89.4 82.6-93.7
$25,000- 34,999 227 21 11.8 6.9-19.4 206 88.2 80.6-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 263 20 6.3 3.6-10.7 243 93.7 89.3-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 301 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9 286 94.4 90.1-96.9
$75,000+ 625 20 2.6 1.4- 4.8 605 97.4 95.2-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 761 140 19.9 16.2-24.3 621 80.1 75.7-83.8
No 1,443 *** *** *** 1,443 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 73 97.5 89.7-99.4
Non-Veteran 2,153 138 6.6 5.3- 8.2 2,015 93.4 91.8-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 661 34 5.1 3.3- 7.7 627 94.9 92.3-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 523 34 6.4 4.3- 9.4 489 93.6 90.6-95.7
Rural 1,045 72 7.7 5.5-10.8 973 92.3 89.2-94.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,063 46 4.6 3.2- 6.5 1,017 95.4 93.5-96.8
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** 101 92.6 83.7-96.8
Retired 662 48 8.5 5.6-12.7 614 91.5 87.3-94.4
Unable to Work 192 29 13.7 7.9-22.7 163 86.3 77.3-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 188 *** *** *** 178 94.3 89.2-97.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 201 18 9.8 5.6-16.6 183 90.2 83.4-94.4
101% to 150% 154 13 6.9 3.3-14.0 141 93.1 86.0-96.7
151% to 200% 169 11 5.6 2.3-13.1 158 94.4 86.9-97.7
More than 200% 1,125 56 4.4 3.2- 6.2 1,069 95.6 93.8-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 744 52 7.2 4.8-10.7 692 92.8 89.3-95.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 618 44 8.1 5.6-11.7 574 91.9 88.3-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 867 44 4.9 3.4- 7.1 823 95.1 92.9-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 655 33 4.5 2.9- 7.0 622 95.5 93.0-97.1
2nd Quartile 580 34 6.9 4.6-10.3 546 93.1 89.7-95.4
3rd Quartile 577 43 8.2 5.6-11.7 534 91.8 88.3-94.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 417 30 6.3 3.3-11.6 387 93.7 88.4-96.7

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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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