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 4,075 398 8.0 7.0- 9.1 3,677 92.0 90.9-93.0
FEMALES 2,277 235 9.3 7.7-11.0 2,042 90.7 89.0-92.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,356 182 12.5 10.3-15.1 1,174 87.5 84.9-89.7
Non-Hispanic Black 408 22 5.5 3.1- 9.6 386 94.5 90.4-96.9
Other 490 31 3.1 1.7- 5.9 459 96.9 94.1-98.3
AGE
18-34 403 *** *** *** 400 99.1 97.3-99.7
35-44 323 15 3.3 1.7- 6.4 308 96.7 93.6-98.3
45-54 366 21 5.9 3.4- 9.9 345 94.1 90.1-96.6
55-64 420 48 14.2 9.5-20.5 372 85.8 79.5-90.5
65-74 412 76 19.2 14.1-25.7 336 80.8 74.3-85.9
75+ 321 69 22.1 16.2-29.4 252 77.9 70.6-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 15 10.5 5.1-20.5 140 89.5 79.5-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 49 7.3 4.9-10.6 427 92.7 89.4-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 668 69 10.7 7.9-14.4 599 89.3 85.6-92.1
College Graduate 967 102 9.0 6.9-11.6 865 91.0 88.4-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 15 7.8 4.2-14.0 115 92.2 86.0-95.8
$15,000- 24,999 192 25 12.1 6.2-22.3 167 87.9 77.7-93.8
$25,000- 34,999 229 20 6.7 3.6-11.9 209 93.3 88.1-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 263 25 12.0 7.4-18.9 238 88.0 81.1-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 301 24 7.6 4.3-13.1 277 92.4 86.9-95.7
$75,000+ 633 72 9.3 6.8-12.6 561 90.7 87.4-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 103 13.3 10.1-17.3 664 86.7 82.7-89.9
No 1,439 125 7.4 5.9- 9.4 1,314 92.6 90.6-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,193 228 9.2 7.7-11.0 1,965 90.8 89.0-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 56 7.6 5.4-10.8 616 92.4 89.2-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 539 59 9.6 6.9-13.2 480 90.4 86.8-93.1
Rural 1,066 120 10.5 8.0-13.7 946 89.5 86.3-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 60 5.0 3.5- 7.0 1,016 95.0 93.0-96.5
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 101 93.6 85.6-97.3
Retired 675 126 19.6 15.6-24.3 549 80.4 75.7-84.4
Unable to Work 195 30 15.8 8.6-27.0 165 84.2 73.0-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 185 97.2 92.0-99.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 48 95.5 87.9-98.4
50% to 100% 202 19 10.3 5.2-19.4 183 89.7 80.6-94.8
101% to 150% 156 19 4.1 2.3- 7.3 137 95.9 92.7-97.7
151% to 200% 171 15 11.6 6.2-20.5 156 88.4 79.5-93.8
More than 200% 1,133 119 9.6 7.5-12.1 1,014 90.4 87.9-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 71 9.3 6.4-13.5 690 90.7 86.5-93.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 74 10.6 7.8-14.2 555 89.4 85.8-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 887 90 8.4 6.4-10.9 797 91.6 89.1-93.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 674 75 9.9 7.3-13.2 599 90.1 86.8-92.7
2nd Quartile 588 61 8.9 6.5-12.3 527 91.1 87.7-93.5
3rd Quartile 587 62 8.9 6.2-12.7 525 91.1 87.3-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 37 9.2 5.0-16.2 391 90.8 83.8-95.0

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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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