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 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
FEMALES 2,233 95 4.1 3.1- 5.5 2,138 95.9 94.5-96.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,334 49 4.0 2.7- 6.0 1,285 96.0 94.0-97.3
Non-Hispanic Black 402 27 6.2 3.8-10.0 375 93.8 90.0-96.2
Other 474 18 2.0 1.0- 4.0 456 98.0 96.0-99.0
AGE
18-34 395 *** *** *** 391 99.5 97.7-99.9
35-44 314 *** *** *** 304 97.3 94.7-98.7
45-54 360 *** *** *** 350 97.3 94.3-98.7
55-64 414 31 11.9 7.3-18.8 383 88.1 81.2-92.7
65-74 404 22 4.1 2.3- 7.1 382 95.9 92.9-97.7
75+ 315 18 6.1 3.4-10.6 297 93.9 89.4-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 15 11.5 5.8-21.5 139 88.5 78.5-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 23 4.4 2.6- 7.5 437 95.6 92.5-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 656 30 3.1 1.9- 4.9 626 96.9 95.1-98.1
College Graduate 954 27 2.7 1.6- 4.5 927 97.3 95.5-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 16 15.0 7.9-26.7 92 85.0 73.3-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 189 14 8.6 3.6-19.4 175 91.4 80.6-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 227 15 7.0 3.5-13.3 212 93.0 86.7-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 264 *** *** *** 254 98.0 95.8-99.0
$50,000- 74,999 300 *** *** *** 296 99.0 97.1-99.7
$75,000+ 625 *** *** *** 615 98.4 96.4-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 95 12.6 9.5-16.5 673 87.4 83.5-90.5
No 1,443 *** *** *** 1,443 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** 70 98.0 93.7-99.4
Non-Veteran 2,158 91 4.2 3.1- 5.6 2,067 95.8 94.4-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 662 20 2.8 1.6- 4.8 642 97.2 95.2-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 524 16 3.5 1.8- 6.5 508 96.5 93.5-98.2
Rural 1,047 59 5.8 3.9- 8.6 988 94.2 91.4-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,060 13 1.2 0.6- 2.1 1,047 98.8 97.9-99.4
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** 103 95.2 83.8-98.7
Retired 668 33 4.9 2.9- 8.2 635 95.1 91.8-97.1
Unable to Work 193 42 26.3 17.7-37.2 151 73.7 62.8-82.3
Other not in Labor Force 187 *** *** *** 186 99.1 93.8-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 18 8.6 3.8-18.1 182 91.4 81.9-96.2
101% to 150% 154 12 6.2 2.9-12.7 142 93.8 87.3-97.1
151% to 200% 170 *** *** *** 164 95.7 87.7-98.6
More than 200% 1,126 26 2.0 1.3- 3.3 1,100 98.0 96.7-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 744 43 6.1 3.6-10.0 701 93.9 90.0-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 619 20 2.5 1.5- 4.1 599 97.5 95.9-98.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 870 32 4.2 2.7- 6.4 838 95.8 93.6-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 656 20 3.4 1.9- 5.8 636 96.6 94.2-98.1
2nd Quartile 581 21 3.5 2.0- 6.0 560 96.5 94.0-98.0
3rd Quartile 578 23 4.2 2.2- 7.7 555 95.8 92.3-97.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 418 31 8.7 5.0-14.9 387 91.3 85.1-95.0

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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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