2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,950 1,315 31.7 29.7-33.8 2,635 68.3 66.2-70.3
FEMALES 2,212 769 33.0 30.3-35.8 1,443 67.0 64.2-69.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,323 459 35.4 32.0-39.0 864 64.6 61.0-68.0
Non-Hispanic Black 397 152 33.2 27.4-39.6 245 66.8 60.4-72.6
Other 470 153 24.8 19.0-31.6 317 75.2 68.4-81.0
AGE
18-34 394 107 25.7 20.6-31.5 287 74.3 68.5-79.4
35-44 310 77 23.6 18.2-30.1 233 76.4 69.9-81.8
45-54 359 100 28.3 22.6-34.9 259 71.7 65.1-77.4
55-64 410 159 38.4 32.0-45.3 251 61.6 54.7-68.0
65-74 399 157 39.4 32.6-46.7 242 60.6 53.3-67.4
75+ 311 164 54.9 46.7-62.9 147 45.1 37.1-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 81 59.0 48.5-68.7 70 41.0 31.3-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 199 38.2 32.1-44.7 255 61.8 55.3-67.9
Some Post-H.S. 654 253 32.3 27.9-37.1 401 67.7 62.9-72.1
College Graduate 944 235 21.5 18.3-25.0 709 78.5 75.0-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 113 59.0 49.0-68.4 73 41.0 31.6-51.0
$25,000- 34,999 226 108 44.6 35.4-54.2 118 55.4 45.8-64.6
$35,000- 49,999 264 96 34.6 27.5-42.4 168 65.4 57.6-72.5
$50,000- 74,999 300 80 25.1 19.2-32.1 220 74.9 67.9-80.8
$75,000+ 617 123 19.7 15.7-24.4 494 80.3 75.6-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 769 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,443 *** *** *** 1,443 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,137 739 32.7 29.9-35.5 1,398 67.3 64.5-70.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 655 190 27.8 23.5-32.5 465 72.2 67.5-76.5
Regional City or Suburban County 516 158 28.2 23.4-33.6 358 71.8 66.4-76.6
Rural 1,041 421 41.3 36.8-46.0 620 58.7 54.0-63.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 227 21.5 18.3-25.0 822 78.5 75.0-81.7
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 660 282 43.9 38.4-49.6 378 56.1 50.4-61.6
Unable to Work 194 157 79.7 71.1-86.3 37 20.3 13.7-28.9
Other not in Labor Force 187 49 25.6 18.5-34.3 138 74.4 65.7-81.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 197 112 50.4 40.2-60.6 85 49.6 39.4-59.8
101% to 150% 154 67 30.3 21.7-40.5 87 69.7 59.5-78.3
151% to 200% 168 75 46.8 37.0-56.9 93 53.2 43.1-63.0
More than 200% 1,118 293 24.9 21.6-28.4 825 75.1 71.6-78.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 739 296 41.8 36.3-47.6 443 58.2 52.4-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 615 225 34.9 29.9-40.2 390 65.1 59.8-70.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 858 248 27.1 23.4-31.1 610 72.9 68.9-76.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 645 192 27.4 23.2-32.1 453 72.6 67.9-76.8
2nd Quartile 578 197 32.0 27.2-37.2 381 68.0 62.8-72.8
3rd Quartile 573 207 38.2 32.9-43.8 366 61.8 56.2-67.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 416 173 41.1 33.2-49.5 243 58.9 50.5-66.8

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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