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 4,067 282 5.8 4.9- 6.8 3,785 94.2 93.2-95.1
FEMALES 2,276 176 6.6 5.4- 8.0 2,100 93.4 92.0-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,357 164 9.9 8.1-12.0 1,193 90.1 88.0-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 408 *** *** *** 405 99.2 97.4-99.8
Other 488 *** *** *** 479 97.6 92.4-99.3
AGE
18-34 402 *** *** *** 400 99.4 97.5-99.9
35-44 323 *** *** *** 317 97.9 95.1-99.2
45-54 365 11 2.5 1.3- 4.9 354 97.5 95.1-98.7
55-64 418 40 11.5 7.6-17.0 378 88.5 83.0-92.4
65-74 415 57 14.2 10.0-19.9 358 85.8 80.1-90.0
75+ 320 58 15.6 11.1-21.4 262 84.4 78.6-88.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 *** *** *** 152 98.0 92.7-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 32 5.6 3.6- 8.6 443 94.4 91.4-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 667 44 7.3 4.9-10.7 623 92.7 89.3-95.1
College Graduate 967 97 8.2 6.4-10.5 870 91.8 89.5-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** 123 98.2 95.1-99.4
$15,000- 24,999 192 *** *** *** 182 95.9 91.0-98.2
$25,000- 34,999 229 16 7.2 4.0-12.9 213 92.8 87.1-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 264 16 4.9 2.7- 8.9 248 95.1 91.1-97.3
$50,000- 74,999 302 23 6.5 4.0-10.3 279 93.5 89.7-96.0
$75,000+ 631 53 7.5 5.1-10.8 578 92.5 89.2-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 65 8.3 5.9-11.5 701 91.7 88.5-94.1
No 1,439 107 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,332 94.5 93.1-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,194 173 6.5 5.3- 7.9 2,021 93.5 92.1-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 50 4.9 3.4- 6.9 621 95.1 93.1-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 539 44 5.7 3.6- 8.8 495 94.3 91.2-96.4
Rural 1,066 82 8.8 6.6-11.7 984 91.2 88.3-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 37 3.5 2.2- 5.4 1,038 96.5 94.6-97.8
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 107 98.1 93.3-99.5
Retired 676 120 17.9 14.2-22.4 556 82.1 77.6-85.8
Unable to Work 195 *** *** *** 186 97.6 95.2-98.9
Other not in Labor Force 189 *** *** *** 184 98.4 95.4-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 48 97.2 90.7-99.2
50% to 100% 202 *** *** *** 194 97.1 93.6-98.7
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** 152 97.8 90.6-99.5
151% to 200% 171 13 10.0 5.4-17.8 158 90.0 82.2-94.6
More than 200% 1,133 95 7.0 5.3- 9.1 1,038 93.0 90.9-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 759 32 5.7 3.5- 9.2 727 94.3 90.8-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 631 69 8.2 6.0-11.0 562 91.8 89.0-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 886 75 6.0 4.4- 8.2 811 94.0 91.8-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 675 69 7.6 5.4-10.5 606 92.4 89.5-94.6
2nd Quartile 588 50 5.6 3.9- 8.0 538 94.4 92.0-96.1
3rd Quartile 585 47 7.5 5.1-11.0 538 92.5 89.0-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 *** *** *** 418 95.9 91.1-98.1

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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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