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 4,079 168 3.9 3.1- 4.8 3,911 96.1 95.2-96.9
FEMALES 2,281 112 4.3 3.2- 5.6 2,169 95.7 94.4-96.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,360 65 4.5 3.1- 6.5 1,295 95.5 93.5-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 408 27 5.6 3.4- 9.1 381 94.4 90.9-96.6
Other 489 19 1.9 0.9- 3.9 470 98.1 96.1-99.1
AGE
18-34 402 *** *** *** 399 99.2 96.8-99.8
35-44 323 *** *** *** 316 98.7 96.5-99.5
45-54 366 15 3.6 2.0- 6.4 351 96.4 93.6-98.0
55-64 419 24 7.5 4.1-13.3 395 92.5 86.7-95.9
65-74 416 34 5.6 3.7- 8.4 382 94.4 91.6-96.3
75+ 322 29 11.7 6.7-19.9 293 88.3 80.1-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 13 9.4 4.2-19.7 143 90.6 80.3-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 31 4.2 2.5- 7.1 444 95.8 92.9-97.5
Some Post-H.S. 668 34 3.5 2.2- 5.6 634 96.5 94.4-97.8
College Graduate 970 33 3.4 2.1- 5.5 937 96.6 94.5-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 11 8.3 4.0-16.4 119 91.7 83.6-96.0
$15,000- 24,999 191 12 8.3 3.3-19.3 179 91.7 80.7-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 229 19 5.2 2.9- 9.1 210 94.8 90.9-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 264 14 4.5 2.1- 9.3 250 95.5 90.7-97.9
$50,000- 74,999 301 *** *** *** 294 98.4 95.8-99.4
$75,000+ 633 13 2.0 1.0- 4.1 620 98.0 95.9-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 67 8.9 6.2-12.6 700 91.1 87.4-93.8
No 1,442 44 2.2 1.4- 3.3 1,398 97.8 96.7-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 71 93.8 80.3-98.2
Non-Veteran 2,197 108 4.2 3.1- 5.6 2,089 95.8 94.4-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 26 3.4 2.1- 5.5 646 96.6 94.5-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 540 19 4.2 2.4- 7.2 521 95.8 92.8-97.6
Rural 1,069 67 5.1 3.3- 7.8 1,002 94.9 92.2-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 30 2.6 1.5- 4.3 1,047 97.4 95.7-98.5
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 108 97.8 90.8-99.5
Retired 678 49 7.0 4.5-10.8 629 93.0 89.2-95.5
Unable to Work 195 26 13.5 7.4-23.3 169 86.5 76.7-92.6
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 186 98.9 95.3-99.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 19 9.6 4.5-19.1 183 90.4 80.9-95.5
101% to 150% 155 *** *** *** 148 96.6 91.2-98.7
151% to 200% 171 12 7.5 3.8-14.2 159 92.5 85.8-96.2
More than 200% 1,134 35 2.2 1.4- 3.5 1,099 97.8 96.5-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 40 4.7 2.6- 8.4 721 95.3 91.6-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 41 6.3 4.0- 9.6 588 93.7 90.4-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 891 31 2.7 1.7- 4.3 860 97.3 95.7-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 678 31 3.5 2.2- 5.4 647 96.5 94.6-97.8
2nd Quartile 591 29 4.9 3.0- 8.0 562 95.1 92.0-97.0
3rd Quartile 584 23 4.3 2.3- 7.9 561 95.7 92.1-97.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 29 4.4 2.4- 7.9 399 95.6 92.1-97.6

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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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