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 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
FEMALES 1,861 146 7.6 6.0- 9.6 1,715 92.4 90.4-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,095 57 5.2 3.7- 7.1 1,038 94.8 92.9-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 345 52 13.8 9.0-20.6 293 86.2 79.4-91.0
Other 406 35 8.8 5.3-14.3 371 91.2 85.7-94.7
AGE
18-34 271 19 9.7 5.4-17.0 252 90.3 83.0-94.6
35-44 264 37 11.4 7.6-16.8 227 88.6 83.2-92.4
45-54 309 36 11.0 7.2-16.3 273 89.0 83.7-92.8
55-64 365 30 6.9 4.3-10.8 335 93.1 89.2-95.7
65-74 339 17 3.3 1.8- 6.0 322 96.7 94.0-98.2
75+ 290 *** *** *** 283 98.0 94.5-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 21 13.8 7.9-22.9 114 86.2 77.1-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 32 6.0 3.6- 9.8 354 94.0 90.2-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 576 61 10.7 7.5-15.2 515 89.3 84.8-92.5
College Graduate 757 32 3.0 1.9- 4.9 725 97.0 95.1-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 26 13.4 8.2-21.0 126 86.6 79.0-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 188 31 18.0 11.5-26.9 157 82.0 73.1-88.5
$35,000- 49,999 223 21 6.9 3.9-11.8 202 93.1 88.2-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 252 13 6.3 3.4-11.6 239 93.7 88.4-96.6
$75,000+ 499 11 2.5 1.1- 5.5 488 97.5 94.5-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 661 88 11.8 8.9-15.5 573 88.2 84.5-91.1
No 1,184 57 5.5 3.7- 8.1 1,127 94.5 91.9-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** 44 91.0 78.2-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,809 139 7.6 5.9- 9.6 1,670 92.4 90.4-94.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 507 29 6.0 4.0- 9.0 478 94.0 91.0-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 417 39 9.3 5.6-14.9 378 90.7 85.1-94.4
Rural 937 78 7.7 5.6-10.6 859 92.3 89.4-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 870 60 7.6 5.2-11.1 810 92.4 88.9-94.8
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 586 22 3.1 1.8- 5.4 564 96.9 94.6-98.2
Unable to Work 175 36 14.5 9.1-22.4 139 85.5 77.6-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** 131 94.4 87.6-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 37 19.1 12.8-27.6 128 80.9 72.4-87.2
101% to 150% 126 18 11.5 6.0-20.8 108 88.5 79.2-94.0
151% to 200% 146 18 12.1 6.7-21.0 128 87.9 79.0-93.3
More than 200% 920 35 3.8 2.4- 5.8 885 96.2 94.2-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 669 73 11.2 7.9-15.5 596 88.8 84.5-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 32 7.2 4.1-12.1 494 92.8 87.9-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 666 41 5.8 4.0- 8.2 625 94.2 91.8-96.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 519 30 4.6 3.0- 7.0 489 95.4 93.0-97.0
2nd Quartile 462 39 10.4 6.9-15.5 423 89.6 84.5-93.1
3rd Quartile 493 40 7.4 4.9-11.0 453 92.6 89.0-95.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 387 37 8.0 4.5-13.7 350 92.0 86.3-95.5

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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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