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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
FEMALES 2,224 432 16.4 14.4-18.6 1,792 83.6 81.4-85.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,327 247 18.0 15.4-21.0 1,080 82.0 79.0-84.6
Non-Hispanic Black 399 96 18.2 14.0-23.4 303 81.8 76.6-86.0
Other 475 87 9.0 5.7-14.0 388 91.0 86.0-94.3
AGE
18-34 395 17 3.9 2.2- 7.0 378 96.1 93.0-97.8
35-44 314 31 7.2 4.6-11.1 283 92.8 88.9-95.4
45-54 359 55 13.9 10.0-19.0 304 86.1 81.0-90.0
55-64 411 109 25.7 19.9-32.5 302 74.3 67.5-80.1
65-74 402 120 30.0 23.6-37.2 282 70.0 62.8-76.4
75+ 312 96 31.2 23.8-39.7 216 68.8 60.3-76.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 112 17.0 13.1-21.8 344 83.0 78.2-86.9
Some Post-H.S. 655 145 15.7 12.6-19.4 510 84.3 80.6-87.4
College Graduate 950 118 10.3 8.0-13.2 832 89.7 86.8-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 188 *** *** *** 113 63.7 53.0-73.2
$25,000- 34,999 226 70 28.2 20.8-36.9 156 71.8 63.1-79.2
$35,000- 49,999 263 42 11.2 7.7-16.2 221 88.8 83.8-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 299 40 8.0 5.4-11.7 259 92.0 88.3-94.6
$75,000+ 622 53 7.9 5.5-11.1 569 92.1 88.9-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 432 50.1 45.1-55.1 334 49.9 44.9-54.9
No 1,443 *** *** *** 1,443 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,149 419 16.3 14.3-18.5 1,730 83.7 81.5-85.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 662 91 10.8 8.4-13.8 571 89.2 86.2-91.6
Regional City or Suburban County 521 85 14.9 11.3-19.4 436 85.1 80.6-88.7
Rural 1,041 256 22.7 19.0-27.0 785 77.3 73.0-81.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,058 80 5.8 4.4- 7.7 978 94.2 92.3-95.6
Unemployed 107 19 17.2 9.7-28.8 88 82.8 71.2-90.3
Retired 662 188 28.7 23.8-34.2 474 71.3 65.8-76.2
Unable to Work 194 131 69.4 59.9-77.4 63 30.6 22.6-40.1
Other not in Labor Force 187 13 3.4 1.6- 7.4 174 96.6 92.6-98.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 74 30.2 21.8-40.2 126 69.8 59.8-78.2
101% to 150% 154 48 17.4 11.5-25.6 106 82.6 74.4-88.5
151% to 200% 168 42 25.7 17.7-35.6 126 74.3 64.4-82.3
More than 200% 1,121 141 9.9 8.0-12.3 980 90.1 87.7-92.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 741 182 23.1 18.4-28.6 559 76.9 71.4-81.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 616 114 14.9 11.7-18.9 502 85.1 81.1-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 867 136 13.8 11.2-16.9 731 86.2 83.1-88.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 654 102 12.8 10.0-16.4 552 87.2 83.6-90.0
2nd Quartile 579 99 14.7 11.4-18.7 480 85.3 81.3-88.6
3rd Quartile 575 120 20.9 16.6-26.0 455 79.1 74.0-83.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 416 111 22.5 16.2-30.5 305 77.5 69.5-83.8

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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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