2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
FEMALES 1,858 83 5.2 4.0- 6.7 212 10.6 8.9-12.6 158 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,405 74.6 71.8-77.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,094 44 4.8 3.3- 6.8 79 7.1 5.4- 9.4 82 8.2 6.3-10.5 889 80.0 76.7-82.9
Non-Hispanic Black 347 23 6.4 4.0-10.2 66 14.9 11.1-19.7 47 17.6 12.2-24.8 211 61.1 54.0-67.8
Other 403 16 5.2 2.7-10.0 64 18.0 12.5-25.3 29 5.0 2.8- 9.0 294 71.7 63.6-78.6
AGE
18-34 269 13 4.7 2.6- 8.4 36 13.3 9.2-18.9 38 14.0 9.1-20.9 182 68.0 60.3-74.8
35-44 265 13 6.0 3.0-11.3 33 8.8 5.9-13.0 33 13.3 8.9-19.3 186 72.0 64.7-78.2
45-54 309 17 6.4 3.7-10.8 39 13.4 9.1-19.2 22 6.5 3.8-10.8 231 73.7 66.9-79.6
55-64 367 17 4.0 2.2- 7.2 51 12.0 8.0-17.5 30 10.7 6.7-16.6 269 73.3 66.4-79.2
65-74 337 15 6.0 3.0-11.6 40 10.9 6.9-16.8 22 6.6 4.0-10.7 260 76.4 69.3-82.4
75+ 287 *** *** *** 12 3.4 1.5- 7.2 11 2.6 1.1- 5.8 257 89.8 83.8-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 15 10.8 6.0-18.8 28 16.8 10.0-27.0 12 6.1 2.7-13.2 79 66.3 55.1-75.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 24 7.8 4.8-12.3 67 14.3 10.3-19.5 47 12.8 9.1-17.7 247 65.1 58.4-71.3
Some Post-H.S. 574 29 4.4 2.9- 6.7 80 11.4 8.8-14.7 54 11.0 7.6-15.7 411 73.2 68.0-77.8
College Graduate 758 15 1.9 1.0- 3.7 37 4.6 2.9- 7.0 45 6.8 4.7- 9.5 661 86.8 83.2-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 22 18.2 10.7-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 19 16.1 9.3-26.5 43 23.7 15.7-34.0 22 13.7 8.0-22.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 188 11 7.0 3.3-14.1 38 22.8 15.5-32.2 33 21.8 14.4-31.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 221 *** *** *** 30 12.7 8.0-19.7 25 15.6 9.8-23.9 158 66.9 57.9-74.8
$50,000- 74,999 251 *** *** *** 20 8.1 4.7-13.7 19 9.7 5.9-15.5 203 77.6 70.2-83.5
$75,000+ 502 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 469 93.8 90.9-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 660 47 8.0 5.6-11.2 120 16.4 12.9-20.5 85 13.8 10.6-17.9 408 61.8 56.5-66.9
No 1,183 35 3.7 2.4- 5.5 90 7.7 5.9-10.0 71 7.3 5.3-10.0 987 81.3 77.9-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,805 82 5.2 4.0- 6.8 207 10.7 9.0-12.8 153 9.5 7.7-11.7 1,363 74.5 71.6-77.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 508 17 4.0 2.4- 6.6 49 9.8 7.0-13.7 48 9.0 6.5-12.4 394 77.1 72.3-81.3
Regional City or Suburban County 417 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0 44 11.1 7.7-15.7 37 9.5 5.9-15.1 317 75.2 68.9-80.5
Rural 933 47 6.7 4.6- 9.7 119 10.9 8.5-13.8 73 10.1 7.5-13.4 694 72.3 67.9-76.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 873 25 3.4 2.2- 5.3 88 10.3 8.0-13.1 86 11.0 8.2-14.6 674 75.3 71.1-79.1
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 580 18 4.0 2.1- 7.5 41 7.0 4.4-10.8 31 5.1 3.2- 7.9 490 84.0 79.1-87.9
Unable to Work 175 25 12.8 7.7-20.6 50 24.9 16.9-35.1 16 12.1 6.4-21.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** 14 6.4 3.2-12.4 *** *** *** 104 78.0 68.6-85.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 25 12.7 7.9-19.7 45 24.1 16.3-34.0 21 11.0 6.6-17.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.8 11.8-31.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 *** *** *** 20 13.1 7.5-21.8 22 19.1 11.5-30.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 921 18 2.1 1.2- 3.6 50 5.2 3.7- 7.2 62 7.8 5.8-10.4 791 85.0 81.8-87.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 667 34 5.7 3.5- 9.1 99 14.9 11.3-19.4 63 12.0 8.7-16.3 471 67.4 61.8-72.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 525 22 5.7 3.5- 9.2 55 9.8 7.0-13.6 44 9.1 5.7-14.3 404 75.4 69.7-80.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 666 27 4.4 3.0- 6.6 58 8.6 6.3-11.6 51 8.5 6.2-11.5 530 78.5 74.3-82.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 520 13 2.9 1.6- 5.1 48 8.7 6.1-12.2 32 6.2 4.2- 9.1 427 82.2 77.8-85.9
2nd Quartile 461 28 8.0 5.4-11.9 43 8.7 6.1-12.3 47 11.4 7.7-16.6 343 71.9 66.0-77.1
3rd Quartile 490 22 3.6 2.2- 6.0 63 14.1 10.4-18.9 43 9.7 6.9-13.5 362 72.5 67.0-77.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 387 20 6.7 3.4-12.7 58 13.2 8.7-19.3 36 13.4 8.1-21.2 273 66.8 58.2-74.4

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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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