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 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
FEMALES 2,230 174 5.6 4.5- 6.8 2,056 94.4 93.2-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,333 125 7.0 5.5- 8.8 1,208 93.0 91.2-94.5
Non-Hispanic Black 401 21 3.3 1.8- 6.0 380 96.7 94.0-98.2
Other 475 28 3.6 2.0- 6.2 447 96.4 93.8-98.0
AGE
18-34 394 *** *** *** 390 99.2 97.7-99.7
35-44 317 *** *** *** 308 97.5 93.3-99.1
45-54 361 20 5.2 3.0- 8.8 341 94.8 91.2-97.0
55-64 414 33 5.5 3.5- 8.6 381 94.5 91.4-96.5
65-74 400 37 8.6 5.4-13.4 363 91.4 86.6-94.6
75+ 314 70 18.9 13.6-25.5 244 81.1 74.5-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 14 9.2 4.6-17.6 139 90.8 82.4-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 34 5.3 3.3- 8.5 426 94.7 91.5-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 655 58 5.9 4.4- 8.1 597 94.1 91.9-95.6
College Graduate 953 67 4.0 3.0- 5.5 886 96.0 94.5-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** 100 95.4 87.5-98.4
$15,000- 24,999 189 15 6.5 3.4-12.0 174 93.5 88.0-96.6
$25,000- 34,999 228 25 5.6 3.4- 9.1 203 94.4 90.9-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 261 23 5.5 3.1- 9.5 238 94.5 90.5-96.9
$50,000- 74,999 300 *** *** *** 290 97.1 94.2-98.6
$75,000+ 625 32 4.7 3.0- 7.4 593 95.3 92.6-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 764 174 17.1 14.0-20.8 590 82.9 79.2-86.0
No 1,443 *** *** *** 1,443 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 66 95.1 88.0-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,154 165 5.6 4.5- 6.9 1,989 94.4 93.1-95.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 660 35 3.8 2.4- 5.8 625 96.2 94.2-97.6
Regional City or Suburban County 524 37 4.6 3.1- 6.9 487 95.4 93.1-96.9
Rural 1,046 102 7.9 6.0-10.5 944 92.1 89.5-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,064 38 3.0 2.0- 4.6 1,026 97.0 95.4-98.0
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** 100 96.0 91.0-98.3
Retired 664 97 11.3 8.6-14.7 567 88.7 85.3-91.4
Unable to Work 193 28 13.1 7.3-22.4 165 86.9 77.6-92.7
Other not in Labor Force 188 *** *** *** 185 98.9 96.5-99.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** 49 95.6 81.2-99.1
50% to 100% 200 17 4.7 2.6- 8.4 183 95.3 91.6-97.4
101% to 150% 154 *** *** *** 147 97.4 93.8-99.0
151% to 200% 170 18 6.9 3.7-12.5 152 93.1 87.5-96.3
More than 200% 1,122 68 4.9 3.5- 6.6 1,054 95.1 93.4-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 744 66 8.1 5.5-11.7 678 91.9 88.3-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 617 58 6.1 4.4- 8.5 559 93.9 91.5-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 50 3.9 2.7- 5.5 819 96.1 94.5-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 654 49 5.0 3.5- 7.0 605 95.0 93.0-96.5
2nd Quartile 580 41 4.7 3.1- 7.0 539 95.3 93.0-96.9
3rd Quartile 577 41 5.2 3.5- 7.8 536 94.8 92.2-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 419 43 11.7 7.0-19.0 376 88.3 81.0-93.0

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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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