2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 322 10.3 8.9-11.8 2,886 89.7 88.2-91.1
FEMALES 1,860 215 12.0 10.1-14.3 1,645 88.0 85.7-89.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,094 87 8.4 6.6-10.7 1,007 91.6 89.3-93.4
Non-Hispanic Black 346 67 21.3 15.6-28.4 279 78.7 71.6-84.4
Other 405 59 13.6 9.1-19.8 346 86.4 80.2-90.9
AGE
18-34 270 47 17.6 12.1-24.7 223 82.4 75.3-87.9
35-44 264 46 15.6 11.1-21.6 218 84.4 78.4-88.9
45-54 309 52 15.7 11.1-21.6 257 84.3 78.4-88.9
55-64 364 36 10.2 6.7-15.1 328 89.8 84.9-93.3
65-74 340 23 6.1 3.7- 9.9 317 93.9 90.1-96.3
75+ 289 11 3.8 1.7- 8.4 278 96.2 91.6-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 33 19.1 12.4-28.2 103 80.9 71.8-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 57 13.8 10.0-18.8 328 86.2 81.2-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 574 82 14.4 10.7-19.1 492 85.6 80.9-89.3
College Graduate 758 43 5.3 3.6- 7.7 715 94.7 92.3-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 41 20.8 14.1-29.6 112 79.2 70.4-85.9
$25,000- 34,999 188 38 24.6 16.8-34.4 150 75.4 65.6-83.2
$35,000- 49,999 223 31 17.1 11.3-24.9 192 82.9 75.1-88.7
$50,000- 74,999 252 19 8.4 4.9-14.0 233 91.6 86.0-95.1
$75,000+ 499 11 2.9 1.4- 5.7 488 97.1 94.3-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 660 123 16.8 13.4-20.8 537 83.2 79.2-86.6
No 1,183 88 9.4 7.1-12.2 1,095 90.6 87.8-92.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** 48 97.1 90.8-99.1
Non-Veteran 1,809 212 12.3 10.3-14.6 1,597 87.7 85.4-89.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 55 11.9 8.8-15.8 450 88.1 84.2-91.2
Regional City or Suburban County 419 49 12.7 8.6-18.4 370 87.3 81.6-91.4
Rural 936 111 11.6 9.1-14.8 825 88.4 85.2-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 870 93 11.9 9.0-15.5 777 88.1 84.5-91.0
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 585 30 4.8 3.0- 7.5 555 95.2 92.5-97.0
Unable to Work 175 48 24.5 16.9-34.1 127 75.5 65.9-83.1
Other not in Labor Force 138 15 11.0 6.2-18.8 123 89.0 81.2-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 56 29.4 21.2-39.2 109 70.6 60.8-78.8
101% to 150% 127 32 26.3 17.4-37.7 95 73.7 62.3-82.6
151% to 200% 146 25 20.7 13.1-31.0 121 79.3 69.0-86.9
More than 200% 920 46 5.6 3.9- 7.9 874 94.4 92.1-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 671 96 14.3 10.8-18.7 575 85.7 81.3-89.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 524 57 12.4 8.7-17.5 467 87.6 82.5-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 665 62 10.3 7.8-13.5 603 89.7 86.5-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 45 8.9 6.4-12.3 473 91.1 87.7-93.6
2nd Quartile 463 60 15.2 11.1-20.4 403 84.8 79.6-88.9
3rd Quartile 491 57 11.7 8.6-15.9 434 88.3 84.1-91.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 388 53 11.6 7.5-17.3 335 88.4 82.7-92.5

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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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