2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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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 3,221 95 3.4 2.5- 4.5 119 3.5 2.8- 4.5 729 23.0 20.9-25.2 896 27.1 24.9-29.3 1,382 43.0 40.6-45.5
FEMALES 1,868 48 3.3 2.2- 4.9 73 3.7 2.8- 5.0 476 25.0 22.3-27.9 561 29.8 26.8-33.0 710 38.1 35.1-41.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,099 27 3.2 1.9- 5.3 43 4.0 2.8- 5.6 262 23.5 20.3-27.0 372 32.1 28.6-35.9 395 37.2 33.4-41.1
Non-Hispanic Black 348 *** *** *** 13 2.9 1.5- 5.7 94 28.0 21.8-35.1 82 24.5 18.8-31.4 149 40.7 34.2-47.6
Other 404 *** *** *** 16 3.7 1.7- 7.8 118 27.7 20.8-36.0 103 28.4 19.8-39.0 157 37.1 29.1-45.8
AGE
18-34 271 *** *** *** 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5 89 34.8 27.7-42.7 92 33.4 25.9-41.7 65 24.3 18.4-31.4
35-44 267 *** *** *** 17 6.8 3.9-11.7 72 25.8 19.8-32.9 89 34.7 27.2-43.2 84 30.4 23.8-37.9
45-54 308 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 22.6 16.9-29.5 105 36.1 29.1-43.7 116 38.9 31.7-46.6
55-64 367 14 5.7 2.9-10.9 14 3.5 1.8- 6.9 91 23.2 17.7-29.7 91 21.8 16.8-28.0 157 45.8 38.7-53.0
65-74 339 *** *** *** 13 3.0 1.5- 5.6 78 21.5 16.0-28.2 102 26.8 20.7-33.9 137 43.1 35.5-50.9
75+ 290 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 17.2 12.1-24.0 74 24.6 17.8-32.9 140 54.2 45.5-62.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 30.0 21.1-40.6 25 16.8 9.3-28.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 11 4.3 1.9- 9.4 25 6.6 4.1-10.3 96 23.3 18.0-29.7 89 24.8 18.8-32.0 169 40.9 34.4-47.8
Some Post-H.S. 574 20 4.2 2.3- 7.6 23 3.2 2.0- 5.3 150 26.1 21.3-31.6 163 30.2 25.0-36.0 218 36.2 30.9-41.8
College Graduate 760 *** *** *** 19 2.2 1.3- 3.7 178 23.3 19.6-27.4 283 37.9 33.4-42.5 270 35.4 31.1-40.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.4-18.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 14 13.5 6.7-25.2 15 8.0 4.1-15.2 49 28.2 19.7-38.5 28 12.9 7.8-20.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 33.7 24.9-43.9 *** *** *** 61 27.7 20.0-37.2
$35,000- 49,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 21.4 15.6-28.7 72 31.7 24.0-40.5 82 39.9 31.5-49.0
$50,000- 74,999 252 *** *** *** 12 4.3 2.2- 8.5 55 21.4 15.5-28.7 93 33.0 25.8-41.1 88 40.4 32.2-49.1
$75,000+ 501 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 22.5 17.6-28.5 197 40.6 34.5-47.0 200 35.0 29.7-40.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 658 38 8.5 5.6-12.8 44 6.6 4.6- 9.4 220 30.4 25.8-35.4 157 22.6 18.2-27.6 199 32.0 27.0-37.4
No 1,193 *** *** *** 28 2.3 1.4- 3.6 250 22.1 18.9-25.7 400 33.7 29.8-37.7 505 41.2 37.3-45.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,815 47 3.1 2.1- 4.6 70 3.6 2.7- 4.8 463 24.8 22.1-27.7 545 30.0 26.9-33.2 690 38.5 35.4-41.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 507 *** *** *** 16 2.7 1.5- 4.8 130 24.9 20.5-30.0 178 36.0 30.6-41.8 173 34.0 29.0-39.5
Regional City or Suburban County 416 11 4.0 1.9- 8.1 20 4.3 2.5- 7.2 105 27.4 21.5-34.2 129 30.1 24.1-36.9 151 34.2 28.4-40.6
Rural 945 27 3.7 2.0- 6.6 37 4.2 2.8- 6.3 241 23.4 19.8-27.4 254 24.8 20.9-29.3 386 43.9 39.2-48.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 *** *** *** 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5 217 26.2 22.3-30.5 293 33.6 29.1-38.3 327 36.0 31.8-40.5
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.1 8.4-28.7
Retired 585 15 3.6 1.6- 8.0 14 2.1 1.1- 4.3 130 19.3 15.2-24.3 165 26.6 21.8-32.0 261 48.3 42.4-54.3
Unable to Work 175 13 12.1 5.5-24.4 11 5.3 2.4-11.3 67 30.1 21.3-40.5 28 15.8 9.3-25.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 139 *** *** *** 11 7.8 4.0-14.8 32 25.3 16.8-36.1 *** *** *** 46 32.7 23.7-43.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 13 8.8 3.8-19.1 *** *** *** 58 31.5 22.9-41.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 25.5 16.8-36.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 26.8 18.5-37.3 44 28.2 19.8-38.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 923 *** *** *** 25 2.9 1.8- 4.6 205 22.4 18.8-26.4 336 36.6 32.3-41.2 347 37.2 33.0-41.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 675 16 3.2 1.4- 7.3 30 5.3 3.2- 8.6 182 26.6 21.9-32.0 177 22.9 18.4-28.1 270 42.0 36.2-48.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 528 17 4.0 2.2- 7.2 24 4.3 2.7- 6.8 140 25.2 20.3-30.7 158 28.9 24.0-34.5 189 37.5 32.0-43.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 665 15 2.9 1.5- 5.6 19 2.4 1.4- 4.0 154 23.9 19.8-28.4 226 34.7 29.7-40.0 251 36.2 31.6-41.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 11 1.8 0.9- 3.5 19 3.6 2.2- 6.0 118 24.6 19.7-30.3 190 35.4 29.8-41.5 180 34.6 29.4-40.2
2nd Quartile 463 15 4.9 2.6- 9.0 20 4.1 2.4- 6.7 112 21.7 17.1-27.0 122 27.6 22.3-33.6 194 41.8 35.9-47.9
3rd Quartile 495 *** *** *** 24 4.5 2.8- 7.4 144 29.9 24.8-35.4 144 29.0 23.9-34.7 173 33.4 28.2-39.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 392 12 3.2 1.4- 7.0 *** *** *** 102 23.7 17.5-31.3 105 22.8 16.5-30.6 163 49.3 40.7-57.9

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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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