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 3,967 536 14.8 13.2-16.5 3,431 85.2 83.5-86.8
FEMALES 2,219 327 16.3 14.2-18.7 1,892 83.7 81.3-85.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,326 186 17.1 14.3-20.3 1,140 82.9 79.7-85.7
Non-Hispanic Black 399 63 14.8 10.8-20.0 336 85.2 80.0-89.2
Other 471 74 15.3 10.7-21.3 397 84.7 78.7-89.3
AGE
18-34 395 84 21.5 16.7-27.1 311 78.5 72.9-83.3
35-44 312 50 16.4 11.7-22.4 262 83.6 77.6-88.3
45-54 361 49 12.4 8.7-17.4 312 87.6 82.6-91.3
55-64 409 72 19.1 13.9-25.8 337 80.9 74.2-86.1
65-74 402 39 11.7 7.2-18.6 363 88.3 81.4-92.8
75+ 311 32 12.1 6.8-20.8 279 87.9 79.2-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 99 22.5 17.4-28.5 360 77.5 71.5-82.6
Some Post-H.S. 656 101 14.6 11.4-18.4 555 85.4 81.6-88.6
College Graduate 945 92 9.2 7.1-11.8 853 90.8 88.2-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 31 23.8 15.1-35.3 77 76.2 64.7-84.9
$15,000- 24,999 187 54 30.2 21.2-41.1 133 69.8 58.9-78.8
$25,000- 34,999 227 38 19.7 13.3-28.2 189 80.3 71.8-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 263 44 19.4 13.8-26.7 219 80.6 73.3-86.2
$50,000- 74,999 299 28 10.7 6.8-16.3 271 89.3 83.7-93.2
$75,000+ 619 45 8.3 5.5-12.4 574 91.7 87.6-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 758 327 50.3 45.3-55.4 431 49.7 44.6-54.7
No 1,443 *** *** *** 1,443 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,143 311 15.9 13.8-18.3 1,832 84.1 81.7-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 657 92 15.1 11.7-19.3 565 84.9 80.7-88.3
Regional City or Suburban County 519 71 14.2 10.7-18.6 448 85.8 81.4-89.3
Rural 1,043 164 19.0 15.3-23.4 879 81.0 76.6-84.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,053 113 11.9 9.4-14.9 940 88.1 85.1-90.6
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 662 70 11.6 7.9-16.7 592 88.4 83.3-92.1
Unable to Work 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 187 35 21.3 14.7-29.9 152 78.7 70.1-85.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 199 54 27.1 18.8-37.4 145 72.9 62.6-81.2
101% to 150% 153 35 19.5 12.7-28.6 118 80.5 71.4-87.3
151% to 200% 170 30 24.0 15.9-34.4 140 76.0 65.6-84.1
More than 200% 1,118 105 10.4 8.1-13.3 1,013 89.6 86.7-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 737 122 20.8 16.0-26.5 615 79.2 73.5-84.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 617 100 17.7 13.9-22.2 517 82.3 77.8-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 865 105 13.1 10.3-16.5 760 86.9 83.5-89.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 652 85 13.7 10.5-17.7 567 86.3 82.3-89.5
2nd Quartile 579 90 16.8 13.1-21.2 489 83.2 78.8-86.9
3rd Quartile 573 83 19.8 15.1-25.6 490 80.2 74.4-84.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 415 69 14.1 9.6-20.2 346 85.9 79.8-90.4

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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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