2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
FEMALES 1,863 169 9.6 7.6-12.1 1,694 90.4 87.9-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,091 109 9.1 7.2-11.5 982 90.9 88.5-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 350 29 7.2 4.4-11.4 321 92.8 88.6-95.6
Other 405 30 14.7 7.4-27.2 375 85.3 72.8-92.6
AGE
18-34 269 26 11.9 6.7-20.5 243 88.1 79.5-93.3
35-44 268 21 8.6 4.5-15.7 247 91.4 84.3-95.5
45-54 307 31 9.0 5.7-13.8 276 91.0 86.2-94.3
55-64 366 31 8.7 5.4-13.8 335 91.3 86.2-94.6
65-74 338 35 12.6 7.8-19.7 303 87.4 80.3-92.2
75+ 288 22 5.9 3.3-10.2 266 94.1 89.8-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 *** *** *** 135 99.3 97.0-99.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 30 9.2 5.1-16.2 355 90.8 83.8-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 575 56 10.7 7.2-15.7 519 89.3 84.3-92.8
College Graduate 760 80 12.0 8.9-16.0 680 88.0 84.0-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** 81 95.0 89.3-97.7
$15,000- 24,999 157 *** *** *** 147 94.0 86.2-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 14 6.9 3.6-13.0 210 93.1 87.0-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 253 24 9.5 5.6-15.6 229 90.5 84.4-94.4
$75,000+ 497 55 12.7 8.4-18.8 442 87.3 81.2-91.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 659 56 8.9 6.1-12.8 603 91.1 87.2-93.9
No 1,185 112 10.1 7.5-13.5 1,073 89.9 86.5-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,812 164 9.3 7.3-11.8 1,648 90.7 88.2-92.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 509 49 10.5 7.1-15.3 460 89.5 84.7-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 411 27 9.1 5.0-16.0 384 90.9 84.0-95.0
Rural 943 93 9.3 6.9-12.5 850 90.7 87.5-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 878 82 8.9 6.2-12.6 796 91.1 87.4-93.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** 70 95.4 86.6-98.5
Retired 583 49 9.5 6.3-14.0 534 90.5 86.0-93.7
Unable to Work 173 17 10.4 5.1-20.1 156 89.6 79.9-94.9
Other not in Labor Force 140 13 13.3 6.1-26.6 127 86.7 73.4-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 12 6.2 3.1-11.8 117 93.8 88.2-96.9
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** 135 91.7 81.9-96.4
More than 200% 919 92 11.2 8.2-15.1 827 88.8 84.9-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 669 55 7.5 4.9-11.5 614 92.5 88.5-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 531 57 8.4 6.0-11.6 474 91.6 88.4-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 663 57 11.8 8.1-16.9 606 88.2 83.1-91.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 39 9.9 6.0-15.7 479 90.1 84.3-94.0
2nd Quartile 460 47 9.8 6.4-14.8 413 90.2 85.2-93.6
3rd Quartile 493 50 10.6 7.3-15.0 443 89.4 85.0-92.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 392 33 5.8 3.2-10.2 359 94.2 89.8-96.8

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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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