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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,188 215 7.2 6.0- 8.5 227 8.1 6.8- 9.7 746 23.9 21.8-26.1 759 22.8 20.8-24.9 1,241 38.1 35.7-40.5
FEMALES 1,854 140 8.9 7.2-11.0 140 8.4 6.7-10.5 481 27.3 24.5-30.4 464 23.3 20.7-26.0 629 32.1 29.2-35.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,089 83 9.5 7.3-12.2 89 8.5 6.5-11.0 272 25.6 22.3-29.3 309 27.2 23.9-30.8 336 29.1 25.7-32.8
Non-Hispanic Black 345 26 9.4 5.4-15.8 26 8.6 5.4-13.5 84 24.4 18.5-31.4 71 18.7 14.2-24.1 138 39.0 32.4-46.0
Other 403 31 6.6 4.0-10.7 23 7.6 3.4-16.0 122 38.0 29.5-47.4 80 15.2 9.9-22.6 147 32.6 24.7-41.6
AGE
18-34 266 30 10.2 6.8-15.1 27 12.7 8.1-19.4 86 34.7 27.3-43.0 64 21.4 15.7-28.3 59 21.0 15.1-28.3
35-44 264 30 12.5 7.3-20.6 18 6.1 3.6-10.3 88 34.2 26.9-42.3 63 24.2 18.4-31.2 65 23.0 17.1-30.2
45-54 308 21 6.5 3.8-10.8 35 11.1 7.4-16.3 94 28.2 22.2-35.2 69 22.2 16.2-29.5 89 32.1 25.2-39.8
55-64 364 33 9.5 6.1-14.4 37 9.5 6.1-14.4 80 25.5 19.6-32.5 85 20.4 15.6-26.2 129 35.1 28.6-42.2
65-74 337 19 9.5 5.2-16.8 18 7.4 3.5-14.8 75 20.4 14.8-27.5 99 26.4 20.5-33.2 126 36.3 29.4-43.9
75+ 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 15.1 9.5-23.1 74 25.3 18.4-33.7 152 54.2 45.4-62.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.4 8.8-28.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 34 10.6 6.9-16.0 27 7.9 4.6-13.2 102 30.2 23.8-37.5 74 17.6 13.1-23.1 145 33.7 27.7-40.2
Some Post-H.S. 573 60 11.9 8.6-16.2 57 10.1 7.1-14.2 130 24.8 20.0-30.3 145 23.4 19.0-28.4 181 29.9 24.8-35.6
College Graduate 757 37 4.6 3.1- 6.9 46 7.4 5.2-10.6 203 27.1 23.0-31.5 226 30.3 26.3-34.7 245 30.6 26.4-35.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.0 6.5-21.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** 27 14.5 8.9-22.8 34 21.8 13.7-32.9 21 8.8 4.9-15.2 43 29.6 20.6-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 188 21 12.8 7.7-20.6 17 10.3 5.6-18.4 52 29.8 21.3-39.9 44 16.8 10.9-24.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 11 6.4 3.3-12.0 13 4.3 2.2- 8.4 66 31.0 23.4-39.7 55 24.3 17.7-32.4 78 34.1 26.0-43.2
$50,000- 74,999 252 15 6.7 3.7-11.8 22 11.0 6.2-18.8 62 25.3 18.7-33.2 63 24.6 18.2-32.3 90 32.4 25.1-40.7
$75,000+ 497 22 6.6 3.6-11.8 26 7.3 4.4-12.0 137 29.3 23.8-35.5 155 29.4 24.3-35.1 157 27.4 22.5-32.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 656 92 16.3 12.8-20.7 82 12.6 9.4-16.6 185 28.7 24.0-33.8 126 17.1 13.5-21.4 171 25.4 20.9-30.5
No 1,182 48 5.3 3.5- 7.8 57 6.3 4.4- 8.9 290 26.6 23.0-30.5 336 26.6 23.3-30.2 451 35.2 31.5-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,802 135 8.9 7.1-11.0 135 8.0 6.3-10.0 469 27.4 24.4-30.5 449 23.2 20.7-26.0 614 32.5 29.6-35.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 39 8.6 6.1-12.0 29 6.8 4.2-10.9 140 26.5 21.9-31.6 136 25.8 21.3-30.7 161 32.3 27.0-38.0
Regional City or Suburban County 416 34 9.9 6.2-15.6 34 7.8 5.2-11.6 108 30.3 24.0-37.5 109 24.4 19.3-30.3 131 27.6 22.3-33.6
Rural 933 67 8.4 6.0-11.4 77 10.1 7.3-13.9 233 25.9 21.9-30.3 219 20.5 17.0-24.5 337 35.1 30.8-39.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 867 63 7.9 5.6-11.0 74 10.2 7.7-13.4 254 31.6 27.3-36.3 220 24.2 20.5-28.4 256 26.1 22.4-30.2
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** 11 10.4 4.6-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 582 20 6.0 3.5-10.2 26 4.3 2.3- 8.1 114 18.6 14.1-24.2 167 27.6 22.8-33.0 255 43.4 37.6-49.5
Unable to Work 173 34 20.4 12.8-30.9 19 12.0 6.3-21.7 48 26.3 18.1-36.5 25 12.9 6.8-23.0 47 28.5 19.7-39.2
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 26.0 17.8-36.3 34 19.9 13.5-28.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 33 20.7 13.0-31.3 22 13.1 7.9-21.0 38 24.2 16.4-34.3 19 6.4 3.4-11.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 16 17.0 9.2-29.4 18 10.5 5.4-19.3 38 27.3 18.1-38.9 25 15.3 8.9-25.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 14 14.4 8.1-24.3 *** *** *** 39 23.5 15.4-34.0 38 24.5 16.6-34.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 918 42 6.0 3.9- 9.1 59 8.3 5.8-11.6 242 28.8 24.8-33.3 268 27.7 24.0-31.8 307 29.2 25.4-33.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 664 52 8.4 5.7-12.1 53 10.6 6.9-16.0 162 25.1 20.5-30.4 156 21.0 16.8-25.8 241 34.9 29.5-40.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 527 36 8.8 6.0-12.8 43 8.1 5.6-11.6 139 27.6 22.3-33.5 129 22.5 18.1-27.7 180 32.9 27.8-38.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 663 52 9.2 6.5-13.0 44 7.3 5.1-10.6 180 28.5 24.0-33.4 179 25.1 21.1-29.6 208 29.8 25.4-34.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 517 34 7.7 4.8-12.2 40 9.1 6.1-13.4 139 26.2 21.5-31.6 147 26.9 22.2-32.3 157 30.1 24.7-36.0
2nd Quartile 461 43 10.7 7.5-15.0 36 7.7 5.1-11.7 121 29.4 23.7-35.8 103 21.1 16.6-26.4 158 31.1 25.9-36.7
3rd Quartile 491 39 9.1 6.2-13.1 38 8.5 5.6-12.7 126 27.0 22.1-32.5 123 23.3 19.0-28.3 165 32.1 27.0-37.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 385 24 5.8 3.2-10.3 26 8.4 4.0-16.8 95 24.8 18.0-33.1 91 19.0 13.6-26.0 149 42.0 33.6-50.9

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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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