2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,204 1,588 48.1 45.6-50.6 1,484 47.1 44.6-49.6 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2
FEMALES 1,853 903 50.4 47.2-53.7 872 44.7 41.5-47.9 78 4.9 3.6- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,095 565 53.3 49.3-57.2 483 41.5 37.7-45.5 47 5.2 3.6- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 346 155 49.4 42.4-56.5 173 44.9 38.2-51.9 18 5.6 3.2- 9.8
Other 395 175 41.1 32.4-50.3 207 56.0 46.8-64.8 13 2.9 1.4- 6.0
AGE
18-34 270 104 38.6 31.2-46.6 147 56.0 48.0-63.7 19 5.4 3.2- 9.0
35-44 265 131 50.2 42.2-58.1 127 47.8 39.9-55.7 *** *** ***
45-54 307 149 54.2 46.7-61.5 148 42.4 35.3-49.8 *** *** ***
55-64 361 164 49.0 41.8-56.2 169 40.6 33.8-47.8 28 10.5 6.3-16.9
65-74 336 173 56.8 49.1-64.3 155 38.7 31.7-46.2 *** *** ***
75+ 289 168 62.3 53.8-70.1 116 35.7 28.1-44.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 388 165 44.1 37.3-51.1 202 49.5 42.5-56.5 21 6.4 3.6-11.2
Some Post-H.S. 571 258 48.9 43.1-54.7 282 45.0 39.3-50.8 31 6.1 4.0- 9.3
College Graduate 754 419 57.1 52.5-61.6 314 40.3 35.9-45.0 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.0 5.7-23.5
$25,000- 34,999 187 61 28.0 20.0-37.6 112 62.9 52.5-72.2 14 9.2 4.5-17.7
$35,000- 49,999 222 99 47.2 38.4-56.2 112 48.1 39.4-56.9 11 4.7 2.3- 9.2
$50,000- 74,999 252 118 48.4 40.1-56.7 128 49.0 40.7-57.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 501 302 59.6 53.4-65.6 191 38.1 32.3-44.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 224 35.8 30.6-41.4 367 53.3 47.7-58.8 60 10.9 7.8-15.0
No 1,186 671 58.0 53.9-61.9 497 40.2 36.3-44.2 18 1.9 1.0- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,801 874 50.5 47.1-53.8 850 44.6 41.4-47.9 77 4.9 3.6- 6.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 256 53.1 47.4-58.7 224 41.5 36.1-47.2 25 5.4 3.4- 8.5
Regional City or Suburban County 412 204 51.5 44.7-58.3 186 42.7 36.2-49.4 22 5.8 3.2-10.3
Rural 936 443 47.7 42.9-52.5 462 48.5 43.7-53.4 31 3.8 2.4- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 870 441 52.4 47.7-57.0 396 43.2 38.7-47.9 33 4.4 2.9- 6.5
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 584 317 58.0 52.1-63.7 251 38.4 32.9-44.2 16 3.5 1.7- 7.0
Unable to Work 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 16.2 8.7-28.3
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 50 26.2 17.8-36.6 *** *** *** 19 11.6 5.9-21.7
101% to 150% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 922 481 53.0 48.4-57.5 419 44.4 39.9-49.0 22 2.6 1.6- 4.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 667 301 44.4 38.6-50.4 342 52.7 46.7-58.6 24 2.9 1.7- 4.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 523 256 54.2 48.4-59.8 245 41.6 36.2-47.3 22 4.2 2.5- 7.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 663 346 51.5 46.4-56.6 285 42.0 37.0-47.1 32 6.5 4.3- 9.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 266 51.8 45.8-57.6 231 42.8 37.1-48.7 21 5.5 3.3- 9.0
2nd Quartile 457 236 53.2 47.0-59.3 195 40.1 34.2-46.2 26 6.7 4.1-10.7
3rd Quartile 490 223 46.8 40.9-52.7 244 50.1 44.2-56.0 23 3.2 1.9- 5.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 388 178 47.4 38.9-56.1 202 50.9 42.3-59.4 *** *** ***

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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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