2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,060 220 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,840 95.1 94.1-96.0
FEMALES 2,269 110 3.8 2.9- 5.1 2,159 96.2 94.9-97.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,352 74 5.1 3.7- 7.0 1,278 94.9 93.0-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 404 17 3.3 1.8- 6.1 387 96.7 93.9-98.2
Other 489 18 0.5 0.2- 1.2 471 99.5 98.8-99.8
AGE
18-34 403 *** *** *** 402 99.8 98.9- 100
35-44 322 *** *** *** 318 99.8 98.8- 100
45-54 365 *** *** *** 361 99.3 97.3-99.8
55-64 418 17 4.5 2.1- 9.3 401 95.5 90.7-97.9
65-74 411 37 8.5 5.3-13.3 374 91.5 86.7-94.7
75+ 317 45 14.3 9.4-21.1 272 85.7 78.9-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 14 7.6 3.3-16.5 141 92.4 83.5-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 31 5.1 3.1- 8.4 438 94.9 91.6-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 665 36 3.5 2.2- 5.5 629 96.5 94.5-97.8
College Graduate 969 27 1.9 1.2- 3.1 942 98.1 96.9-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** 121 95.1 88.6-98.0
$15,000- 24,999 190 19 6.1 3.0-12.0 171 93.9 88.0-97.0
$25,000- 34,999 227 15 5.0 2.5- 9.9 212 95.0 90.1-97.5
$35,000- 49,999 263 15 3.6 1.8- 7.0 248 96.4 93.0-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 301 *** *** *** 292 98.2 95.5-99.3
$75,000+ 631 *** *** *** 623 99.0 97.4-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 762 72 8.7 6.1-12.1 690 91.3 87.9-93.9
No 1,437 34 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,403 98.5 97.6-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 71 95.6 87.6-98.5
Non-Veteran 2,184 105 3.8 2.9- 5.1 2,079 96.2 94.9-97.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 23 3.5 2.0- 5.9 652 96.5 94.1-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 537 15 3.0 1.5- 5.8 522 97.0 94.2-98.5
Rural 1,057 72 4.9 3.4- 7.0 985 95.1 93.0-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 14 0.7 0.3- 1.5 1,062 99.3 98.5-99.7
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 108 98.7 94.8-99.7
Retired 671 68 10.1 7.1-14.2 603 89.9 85.8-92.9
Unable to Work 192 24 13.6 7.6-23.1 168 86.4 76.9-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 189 *** *** *** 189 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** 48 93.3 80.6-97.9
50% to 100% 201 15 4.5 2.1- 9.2 186 95.5 90.8-97.9
101% to 150% 155 11 2.9 1.3- 6.2 144 97.1 93.8-98.7
151% to 200% 171 *** *** *** 161 94.2 87.1-97.5
More than 200% 1,129 34 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,095 98.1 97.0-98.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 752 45 3.8 2.2- 6.6 707 96.2 93.4-97.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 28 3.4 2.1- 5.7 601 96.6 94.3-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 37 4.1 2.7- 6.2 851 95.9 93.8-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 673 29 4.4 2.7- 7.1 644 95.6 92.9-97.3
2nd Quartile 589 25 3.3 1.9- 5.7 564 96.7 94.3-98.1
3rd Quartile 586 22 3.1 1.9- 4.9 564 96.9 95.1-98.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 421 34 5.9 2.6-12.8 387 94.1 87.2-97.4

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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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