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 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
FEMALES 1,870 174 10.6 8.8-12.7 1,696 89.4 87.3-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,101 76 8.1 6.2-10.6 1,025 91.9 89.4-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 348 45 13.3 9.6-18.3 303 86.7 81.7-90.4
Other 405 51 15.8 10.6-23.0 354 84.2 77.0-89.4
AGE
18-34 271 48 18.9 13.6-25.6 223 81.1 74.4-86.4
35-44 266 36 13.2 9.1-18.8 230 86.8 81.2-90.9
45-54 309 43 14.1 9.6-20.3 266 85.9 79.7-90.4
55-64 367 33 8.8 5.8-13.0 334 91.2 87.0-94.2
65-74 341 11 2.8 1.4- 5.4 330 97.2 94.6-98.6
75+ 290 *** *** *** 287 99.4 97.9-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 22 17.4 10.5-27.4 116 82.6 72.6-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 387 41 11.7 8.1-16.6 346 88.3 83.4-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 577 62 10.8 7.8-14.7 515 89.2 85.3-92.2
College Graduate 761 49 7.0 5.1- 9.7 712 93.0 90.3-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 21 12.4 7.0-21.2 133 87.6 78.8-93.0
$25,000- 34,999 188 24 16.5 10.3-25.6 164 83.5 74.4-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 224 22 13.0 7.6-21.4 202 87.0 78.6-92.4
$50,000- 74,999 253 27 14.0 8.6-22.0 226 86.0 78.0-91.4
$75,000+ 502 29 6.0 3.9- 9.1 473 94.0 90.9-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 663 76 11.5 8.7-15.0 587 88.5 85.0-91.3
No 1,191 96 10.0 7.8-12.7 1,095 90.0 87.3-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,817 167 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,650 89.6 87.5-91.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 509 59 12.3 9.2-16.2 450 87.7 83.8-90.8
Regional City or Suburban County 420 38 9.2 6.2-13.3 382 90.8 86.7-93.8
Rural 941 77 10.2 7.5-13.7 864 89.8 86.3-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 877 101 12.1 9.5-15.4 776 87.9 84.6-90.5
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 588 *** *** *** 583 99.2 97.8-99.7
Unable to Work 175 17 11.9 6.6-20.5 158 88.1 79.5-93.4
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** 128 92.6 84.8-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 29 16.5 10.7-24.7 136 83.5 75.3-89.3
101% to 150% 127 15 12.1 5.5-24.5 112 87.9 75.5-94.5
151% to 200% 146 17 15.1 8.4-25.7 129 84.9 74.3-91.6
More than 200% 925 68 8.9 6.6-11.9 857 91.1 88.1-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 675 62 11.1 7.8-15.6 613 88.9 84.4-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 528 46 10.4 7.3-14.5 482 89.6 85.5-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 667 66 10.4 7.8-13.6 601 89.6 86.4-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 520 46 8.6 6.2-11.8 474 91.4 88.2-93.8
2nd Quartile 463 50 12.1 8.7-16.7 413 87.9 83.3-91.3
3rd Quartile 497 47 11.3 7.9-15.9 450 88.7 84.1-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 390 31 9.2 5.8-14.4 359 90.8 85.6-94.2

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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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