2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,011 2,592 63.2 61.1-65.4 357 10.2 8.8-11.7 463 11.6 10.3-13.0 333 8.5 7.3- 9.9 266 6.6 5.5- 7.7
FEMALES 2,233 1,356 58.6 55.6-61.5 203 10.4 8.6-12.5 295 13.9 11.9-16.2 219 9.9 8.1-11.9 160 7.2 5.8- 8.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,327 792 56.6 53.0-60.1 144 12.3 10.1-15.0 176 13.6 11.3-16.3 121 10.0 7.9-12.6 94 7.5 5.7- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 399 241 61.6 55.1-67.8 30 8.0 5.2-12.0 52 13.1 9.0-18.7 48 9.0 6.5-12.4 28 8.3 5.3-12.6
Other 482 308 62.2 53.3-70.3 27 6.9 2.8-16.1 64 15.6 10.1-23.4 49 10.9 6.2-18.6 34 4.4 2.4- 7.9
AGE
18-34 399 243 59.2 52.5-65.7 49 13.4 9.1-19.5 69 17.6 13.2-23.1 25 6.9 3.9-12.0 13 2.8 1.5- 5.4
35-44 315 200 60.4 52.8-67.6 33 10.6 7.2-15.4 41 18.1 12.1-26.2 24 6.3 3.7-10.6 17 4.6 2.6- 8.1
45-54 357 213 58.3 51.1-65.3 39 10.5 7.0-15.4 44 11.1 7.1-16.9 42 15.1 10.1-21.9 19 5.0 2.9- 8.2
55-64 412 238 54.2 47.5-60.8 28 7.7 4.8-12.2 54 14.1 10.0-19.7 50 10.1 7.1-14.2 42 13.8 9.3-20.0
65-74 406 235 55.0 47.9-61.9 34 8.9 5.8-13.4 48 9.7 6.7-13.8 52 17.4 12.1-24.3 37 9.1 5.4-14.9
75+ 311 204 66.3 58.3-73.5 18 7.8 4.3-13.7 37 8.8 5.8-13.1 26 6.6 3.8-11.4 26 10.4 6.3-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 11.8 6.3-21.2 23 16.1 9.5-26.0 21 16.5 9.8-26.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 273 57.4 50.5-64.0 34 11.0 6.7-17.7 55 11.7 8.0-16.6 50 10.5 6.8-15.9 49 9.4 6.4-13.6
Some Post-H.S. 654 389 58.8 53.5-64.0 48 8.3 6.0-11.3 92 16.6 12.8-21.3 77 10.4 7.6-14.0 48 5.9 4.1- 8.4
College Graduate 957 601 60.5 56.3-64.5 117 14.9 12.1-18.4 128 13.4 10.6-16.7 69 7.1 5.2- 9.5 42 4.1 2.6- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.1 5.7-17.1 17 10.2 5.6-18.0
$15,000- 24,999 185 80 45.6 36.1-55.5 11 6.5 3.1-13.0 29 13.1 8.3-20.0 34 16.2 10.6-23.9 31 18.7 11.4-29.3
$25,000- 34,999 222 112 48.5 38.7-58.4 13 9.1 4.9-16.2 29 12.4 7.5-19.8 41 13.9 9.4-20.1 27 16.2 10.3-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 259 152 58.5 50.4-66.2 28 12.1 7.7-18.5 35 12.1 7.9-18.0 28 12.7 7.9-19.7 16 4.6 2.6- 8.1
$50,000- 74,999 295 196 62.9 54.0-71.1 37 17.6 10.5-28.1 32 10.7 7.1-15.9 21 6.7 4.1-10.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 629 401 58.8 53.0-64.3 79 12.0 9.3-15.4 91 17.7 13.2-23.2 35 7.7 4.6-12.8 23 3.8 2.2- 6.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 737 301 40.6 35.6-45.7 49 8.8 6.1-12.7 126 14.2 11.2-17.9 140 18.1 14.7-22.1 121 18.3 14.6-22.8
No 1,429 1,012 67.2 63.4-70.8 150 11.5 9.2-14.2 162 13.8 11.2-16.8 72 5.8 4.0- 8.4 33 1.7 1.1- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,152 1,314 59.0 56.0-62.0 190 10.1 8.3-12.2 285 13.9 11.8-16.2 213 9.9 8.1-12.0 150 7.1 5.7- 8.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 668 419 62.4 57.3-67.2 67 10.1 7.0-14.4 87 13.7 10.5-17.8 58 7.8 5.7-10.6 37 5.9 4.0- 8.6
Regional City or Suburban County 531 326 55.5 49.5-61.4 54 11.4 8.3-15.4 66 14.8 10.7-20.2 54 10.5 7.0-15.7 31 7.7 5.0-11.8
Rural 1,034 611 57.4 52.8-61.9 82 10.0 7.4-13.3 142 13.3 10.6-16.6 107 11.3 8.6-14.7 92 8.0 6.0-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,063 689 61.2 56.8-65.4 127 13.1 10.2-16.6 137 14.4 11.5-18.0 75 8.0 5.7-11.2 35 3.3 2.1- 5.0
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.2 10.4-29.9 13 7.7 3.8-14.9 *** *** ***
Retired 656 412 60.2 54.6-65.5 46 8.8 6.1-12.6 81 10.4 7.8-13.8 68 12.0 8.6-16.6 49 8.6 5.7-12.7
Unable to Work 191 58 27.9 19.9-37.6 *** *** *** 23 7.9 4.3-14.0 49 25.4 17.7-34.9 59 38.1 28.4-48.9
Other not in Labor Force 185 118 64.2 54.9-72.6 18 9.1 5.1-15.7 32 19.4 12.9-28.1 13 5.5 2.7-11.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 198 105 54.1 44.1-63.8 *** *** *** 26 11.2 7.0-17.3 33 16.2 10.8-23.7 26 14.1 8.2-23.1
101% to 150% 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 12.5 7.3-20.6 34 18.4 11.3-28.3 18 6.8 3.7-12.0
151% to 200% 166 81 41.3 31.9-51.3 23 17.5 10.9-27.0 26 14.8 9.2-23.0 18 11.2 6.4-19.0 18 15.2 8.7-25.3
More than 200% 1,118 706 59.6 55.2-63.8 131 13.1 10.3-16.5 146 14.9 11.8-18.5 83 8.1 5.8-11.2 52 4.4 3.0- 6.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 737 448 59.5 53.9-64.8 55 9.4 6.3-13.8 93 12.0 9.0-15.8 77 9.3 6.7-12.8 64 9.8 6.8-14.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 616 356 55.7 50.1-61.3 59 12.7 8.9-17.9 90 14.3 11.0-18.4 70 11.7 8.5-15.8 41 5.6 3.8- 8.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 880 552 60.0 55.5-64.4 89 9.5 7.4-12.1 112 14.6 11.4-18.5 72 9.0 6.5-12.3 55 6.9 5.0- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 666 421 59.9 54.6-65.1 70 11.3 8.5-14.8 91 16.1 12.0-21.2 46 7.5 5.1-10.8 38 5.2 3.4- 7.8
2nd Quartile 581 351 58.9 53.2-64.3 52 10.2 6.9-14.8 73 12.3 9.3-16.2 59 10.1 6.9-14.6 46 8.5 6.0-12.0
3rd Quartile 571 336 57.1 51.7-62.4 57 10.6 7.5-14.9 78 14.0 10.7-18.1 69 11.1 8.3-14.8 31 7.1 4.6-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 415 248 57.1 48.6-65.1 24 7.8 4.2-14.2 53 11.8 7.3-18.6 45 13.7 8.5-21.4 45 9.6 6.0-15.1

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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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