2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 1,774 53.6 51.1-56.0 792 24.7 22.6-26.8 406 13.8 12.1-15.8 118 4.3 3.4- 5.4 118 3.7 2.9- 4.6
FEMALES 1,862 1,009 52.1 48.9-55.4 491 26.8 23.9-29.8 244 14.1 11.9-16.7 69 4.3 3.1- 5.9 49 2.7 1.9- 4.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,100 589 51.4 47.4-55.4 326 30.2 26.7-33.9 134 13.2 10.6-16.4 33 2.9 1.9- 4.5 18 2.2 1.3- 4.0
Non-Hispanic Black 347 188 54.8 47.7-61.7 73 16.7 12.7-21.6 56 18.3 12.9-25.2 18 6.8 4.0-11.3 12 3.5 1.6- 7.2
Other 398 221 50.3 41.1-59.5 91 28.2 19.7-38.7 53 12.3 7.8-19.0 16 5.9 2.4-13.7 17 3.3 1.8- 5.8
AGE
18-34 272 120 39.3 32.1-47.0 81 30.0 23.0-38.1 52 22.3 16.0-30.2 13 6.1 3.0-12.0 *** *** ***
35-44 263 122 49.0 41.0-57.0 83 30.6 24.1-38.0 44 15.0 10.5-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 306 161 53.5 45.9-60.9 83 29.4 22.7-37.1 37 9.9 6.7-14.5 18 5.3 3.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
55-64 366 197 55.1 47.9-62.2 93 24.8 19.0-31.6 49 12.0 8.1-17.3 15 4.8 2.4- 9.4 12 3.3 1.4- 7.4
65-74 339 196 57.6 49.8-65.1 86 24.1 18.0-31.5 40 12.3 8.0-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 290 198 67.2 58.1-75.2 60 19.2 13.2-27.0 19 8.6 4.1-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** 20 16.1 8.8-27.6 19 17.9 10.1-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 208 48.8 41.9-55.8 79 23.4 17.6-30.4 59 16.0 11.2-22.2 20 6.2 3.2-11.8 19 5.6 3.2- 9.6
Some Post-H.S. 574 317 51.7 45.9-57.5 136 27.8 22.7-33.5 86 15.0 11.3-19.8 21 3.6 2.2- 5.9 14 1.8 0.8- 4.1
College Graduate 761 403 53.9 49.3-58.5 255 32.3 28.2-36.8 79 10.1 7.8-13.2 19 3.1 1.9- 5.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** 36 19.4 11.7-30.4 31 21.7 13.6-32.8 16 9.9 5.5-17.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 83 34.7 26.2-44.4 *** *** *** 43 22.9 15.6-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 119 53.4 44.5-62.0 65 29.5 22.1-38.2 26 10.8 6.7-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 252 144 58.3 50.0-66.2 73 25.9 19.4-33.7 29 12.0 7.6-18.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 503 295 56.2 49.9-62.3 149 32.2 26.5-38.5 45 7.7 5.4-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 658 290 42.0 36.7-47.5 165 24.5 20.0-29.5 130 20.3 16.0-25.3 47 8.3 5.7-11.7 26 5.0 3.1- 8.2
No 1,187 709 57.4 53.3-61.4 321 27.9 24.3-31.7 112 10.9 8.5-13.9 22 2.3 1.2- 4.2 23 1.6 0.9- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,809 985 52.6 49.3-55.9 479 26.5 23.7-29.6 232 14.0 11.7-16.6 67 4.3 3.1- 5.9 46 2.6 1.8- 3.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 506 258 50.4 44.8-56.0 147 27.2 22.4-32.6 64 13.9 10.4-18.4 21 5.3 3.0- 9.2 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 416 214 47.5 40.8-54.2 121 31.8 25.7-38.6 59 15.8 11.0-22.2 11 2.5 1.2- 5.0 11 2.5 1.2- 5.2
Rural 940 537 56.6 51.8-61.3 223 23.0 19.3-27.3 121 13.1 10.2-16.6 37 4.7 3.0- 7.3 22 2.5 1.4- 4.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 874 445 49.5 44.8-54.1 267 29.9 25.8-34.3 114 14.4 11.1-18.4 28 3.8 2.5- 5.8 20 2.5 1.4- 4.4
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 583 366 62.7 56.6-68.4 134 22.2 17.6-27.7 53 9.7 6.4-14.4 15 2.6 1.4- 4.8 15 2.8 1.4- 5.6
Unable to Work 175 *** *** *** 30 19.3 11.2-31.1 40 20.1 12.6-30.4 17 9.6 4.6-18.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.9 8.4-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 25.5 16.9-36.6 14 8.8 4.7-15.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.1 11.0-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** 44 27.7 19.8-37.3 22 13.2 7.6-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 924 531 56.0 51.4-60.4 263 29.3 25.2-33.7 98 9.6 7.5-12.2 22 3.8 2.2- 6.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 671 369 51.7 45.7-57.6 156 25.4 20.4-31.2 93 14.2 10.4-19.1 31 5.9 3.6- 9.6 22 2.7 1.5- 4.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 529 280 53.3 47.4-59.1 156 26.9 22.3-32.1 64 13.8 9.7-19.3 16 2.4 1.3- 4.4 13 3.6 1.8- 7.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 662 360 51.6 46.4-56.7 179 27.5 22.9-32.5 87 14.2 11.1-18.1 22 4.6 2.7- 7.7 14 2.1 1.2- 3.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 278 52.9 46.9-58.8 155 30.1 24.9-35.9 62 11.0 8.0-14.8 13 3.8 1.8- 7.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 462 250 53.0 46.9-59.1 118 23.2 18.4-28.9 64 17.2 12.7-22.8 16 3.3 1.8- 6.1 14 3.2 1.7- 6.1
3rd Quartile 494 248 46.5 40.7-52.3 141 30.6 25.3-36.5 66 14.2 10.2-19.5 25 6.0 3.7- 9.7 14 2.6 1.3- 5.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 388 233 62.2 53.6-70.2 77 17.9 11.9-26.1 52 13.1 8.6-19.4 15 3.9 1.8- 8.2 11 2.9 1.0- 7.7

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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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