2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,220 393 11.4 9.9-13.1 2,827 88.6 86.9-90.1
FEMALES 1,868 297 16.0 13.6-18.7 1,571 84.0 81.3-86.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,100 113 11.5 9.1-14.5 987 88.5 85.5-90.9
Non-Hispanic Black 348 97 26.3 20.4-33.1 251 73.7 66.9-79.6
Other 405 86 19.9 13.1-29.0 319 80.1 71.0-86.9
AGE
18-34 269 48 18.6 12.9-26.0 221 81.4 74.0-87.1
35-44 267 62 22.8 16.2-31.0 205 77.2 69.0-83.8
45-54 309 49 14.0 10.1-19.2 260 86.0 80.8-89.9
55-64 367 52 13.2 8.9-19.2 315 86.8 80.8-91.1
65-74 340 55 14.5 9.3-21.7 285 85.5 78.3-90.7
75+ 290 30 11.8 6.7-20.0 260 88.2 80.0-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 53 30.3 21.1-41.4 85 69.7 58.6-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 84 22.5 16.7-29.7 301 77.5 70.3-83.3
Some Post-H.S. 578 108 15.1 11.5-19.5 470 84.9 80.5-88.5
College Graduate 760 51 6.5 4.5- 9.5 709 93.5 90.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 188 51 26.5 18.3-36.8 137 73.5 63.2-81.7
$35,000- 49,999 222 22 9.8 5.8-16.2 200 90.2 83.8-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 253 14 9.1 5.1-15.5 239 90.9 84.5-94.9
$75,000+ 502 12 4.9 1.8-12.7 490 95.1 87.3-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 662 167 24.1 19.6-29.1 495 75.9 70.9-80.4
No 1,190 126 11.8 9.1-15.1 1,064 88.2 84.9-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** 49 95.5 83.9-98.8
Non-Veteran 1,816 294 16.3 13.9-19.1 1,522 83.7 80.9-86.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 507 61 11.0 8.2-14.7 446 89.0 85.3-91.8
Regional City or Suburban County 420 60 18.3 12.9-25.4 360 81.7 74.6-87.1
Rural 941 176 18.1 14.7-22.1 765 81.9 77.9-85.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 878 86 10.0 7.1-13.9 792 90.0 86.1-92.9
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 587 58 9.2 6.2-13.5 529 90.8 86.5-93.8
Unable to Work 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 138 29 19.5 12.8-28.8 109 80.5 71.2-87.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 25 17.5 10.4-27.9 120 82.5 72.1-89.6
More than 200% 924 39 6.2 3.6-10.3 885 93.8 89.7-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 676 148 22.4 17.8-27.9 528 77.6 72.1-82.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 73 13.8 10.4-18.1 453 86.2 81.9-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 666 76 13.5 9.8-18.3 590 86.5 81.7-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 519 57 11.2 7.8-15.8 462 88.8 84.2-92.2
2nd Quartile 463 65 17.1 12.5-23.0 398 82.9 77.0-87.5
3rd Quartile 494 80 17.6 13.5-22.6 414 82.4 77.4-86.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 392 95 21.7 15.5-29.5 297 78.3 70.5-84.5

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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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