2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
FEMALES 2,249 2,100 92.1 90.4-93.5 149 7.9 6.5- 9.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,347 1,307 96.7 95.3-97.7 40 3.3 2.3- 4.7
Non-Hispanic Black 395 382 96.1 92.9-97.9 13 3.9 2.1- 7.1
Other 482 391 72.4 65.2-78.5 91 27.6 21.5-34.8
AGE
18-34 392 348 87.0 82.1-90.7 44 13.0 9.3-17.9
35-44 322 277 86.2 81.0-90.1 45 13.8 9.9-19.0
45-54 365 333 92.0 88.0-94.7 32 8.0 5.3-12.0
55-64 412 388 93.9 90.2-96.2 24 6.1 3.8- 9.8
65-74 407 404 99.5 98.2-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 319 319 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 105 67.4 57.2-76.2 48 32.6 23.8-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 414 88.1 83.8-91.4 50 11.9 8.6-16.2
Some Post-H.S. 660 634 97.0 95.3-98.1 26 3.0 1.9- 4.7
College Graduate 961 937 97.8 96.4-98.7 24 2.2 1.3- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 114 90.0 81.5-94.8 11 10.0 5.2-18.5
$15,000- 24,999 191 170 85.7 77.7-91.2 21 14.3 8.8-22.3
$25,000- 34,999 228 198 82.6 74.3-88.7 30 17.4 11.3-25.7
$35,000- 49,999 262 238 86.7 79.7-91.5 24 13.3 8.5-20.3
$50,000- 74,999 299 289 97.5 94.9-98.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 630 625 99.2 98.0-99.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 702 91.4 88.2-93.7 52 8.6 6.3-11.8
No 1,425 1,332 92.3 90.2-94.0 93 7.7 6.0- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,165 2,019 92.0 90.4-93.5 146 8.0 6.5- 9.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 660 616 93.1 90.4-95.1 44 6.9 4.9- 9.6
Regional City or Suburban County 533 491 90.2 86.5-93.0 42 9.8 7.0-13.5
Rural 1,056 993 92.6 89.7-94.7 63 7.4 5.3-10.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,071 1,000 92.1 89.4-94.1 71 7.9 5.9-10.6
Unemployed 108 79 77.0 66.5-85.0 29 23.0 15.0-33.5
Retired 672 666 99.0 97.5-99.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 186 182 98.3 95.4-99.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 183 148 81.6 74.0-87.3 35 18.4 12.7-26.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 199 171 84.6 77.0-90.0 28 15.4 10.0-23.0
101% to 150% 155 135 84.1 75.0-90.3 20 15.9 9.7-25.0
151% to 200% 171 158 88.9 79.3-94.4 13 11.1 5.6-20.7
More than 200% 1,127 1,099 96.9 95.2-98.0 28 3.1 2.0- 4.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 746 700 92.5 89.3-94.8 46 7.5 5.2-10.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 622 581 91.3 87.5-93.9 41 8.7 6.1-12.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 819 92.4 89.9-94.3 62 7.6 5.7-10.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 675 631 93.4 90.9-95.3 44 6.6 4.7- 9.1
2nd Quartile 579 533 90.4 86.5-93.2 46 9.6 6.8-13.5
3rd Quartile 576 547 93.4 90.2-95.6 29 6.6 4.4- 9.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 419 389 90.3 84.7-94.0 30 9.7 6.0-15.3

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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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