2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,073 322 7.0 6.0- 8.2 3,751 93.0 91.8-94.0
FEMALES 2,278 208 8.2 6.6-10.1 2,070 91.8 89.9-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,358 132 8.8 7.0-11.1 1,226 91.2 88.9-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 407 37 8.0 5.3-12.0 370 92.0 88.0-94.7
Other 490 38 6.6 2.8-15.0 452 93.4 85.0-97.2
AGE
18-34 403 *** *** *** 396 96.9 91.1-98.9
35-44 322 11 2.1 1.0- 4.3 311 97.9 95.7-99.0
45-54 365 16 4.0 2.1- 7.5 349 96.0 92.5-97.9
55-64 420 46 12.8 8.3-19.3 374 87.2 80.7-91.7
65-74 414 68 18.2 13.0-24.8 346 81.8 75.2-87.0
75+ 322 58 15.5 10.9-21.4 264 84.5 78.6-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 20 10.8 5.4-20.4 134 89.2 79.6-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 55 10.3 6.6-15.7 418 89.7 84.3-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 670 75 8.6 6.2-11.6 595 91.4 88.4-93.8
College Graduate 970 56 5.0 3.4- 7.4 914 95.0 92.6-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 21 9.9 5.5-17.3 108 90.1 82.7-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 192 38 20.3 12.6-31.2 154 79.7 68.8-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 229 25 8.6 5.2-13.7 204 91.4 86.3-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 264 25 7.5 4.6-12.0 239 92.5 88.0-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 302 17 4.4 2.4- 8.1 285 95.6 91.9-97.6
$75,000+ 631 31 5.9 3.2-10.6 600 94.1 89.4-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 135 16.5 12.9-20.7 632 83.5 79.3-87.1
No 1,440 67 4.3 2.9- 6.4 1,373 95.7 93.6-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,194 201 7.8 6.2- 9.6 1,993 92.2 90.4-93.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 41 4.8 3.2- 7.2 632 95.2 92.8-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 538 48 10.6 7.1-15.7 490 89.4 84.3-92.9
Rural 1,067 119 9.5 7.1-12.5 948 90.5 87.5-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 33 3.4 1.8- 6.2 1,043 96.6 93.8-98.2
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 101 93.7 86.3-97.2
Retired 676 106 15.6 12.0-20.1 570 84.4 79.9-88.0
Unable to Work 195 *** *** *** 145 73.3 62.0-82.2
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 184 97.7 94.6-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 31 14.4 8.0-24.7 171 85.6 75.3-92.0
101% to 150% 156 24 9.4 5.1-16.8 132 90.6 83.2-94.9
151% to 200% 171 18 8.5 4.8-14.8 153 91.5 85.2-95.2
More than 200% 1,133 75 6.5 4.5- 9.3 1,058 93.5 90.7-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 79 10.2 7.1-14.6 682 89.8 85.4-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 64 7.9 5.7-10.9 566 92.1 89.1-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 887 65 7.3 5.0-10.5 822 92.7 89.5-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 676 52 6.8 4.8- 9.7 624 93.2 90.3-95.2
2nd Quartile 588 47 7.6 4.8-11.8 541 92.4 88.2-95.2
3rd Quartile 586 59 10.4 7.3-14.6 527 89.6 85.4-92.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 50 9.1 5.7-14.1 378 90.9 85.9-94.3

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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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