2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
FEMALES 2,278 338 14.1 12.2-16.2 735 34.1 31.4-37.0 719 31.9 29.1-34.7 359 14.9 13.0-17.0 127 5.0 3.9- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,359 217 14.2 12.0-16.8 503 38.2 34.8-41.7 408 29.1 26.0-32.4 171 13.9 11.4-16.7 60 4.7 3.3- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Black 406 43 12.0 8.0-17.6 107 30.6 24.5-37.3 152 33.7 27.8-40.1 80 17.5 13.5-22.5 24 6.2 3.8-10.0
Other 488 74 16.6 11.9-22.5 121 25.9 19.5-33.6 149 38.1 30.0-46.9 103 15.5 11.3-20.8 41 4.0 2.4- 6.6
AGE
18-34 399 69 15.5 11.4-20.7 171 42.4 36.0-49.0 114 33.2 27.0-40.0 37 7.6 5.3-10.8 *** *** ***
35-44 322 61 18.9 13.9-25.1 103 32.5 26.5-39.1 103 33.8 26.8-41.5 49 13.8 9.8-19.2 *** *** ***
45-54 366 64 19.7 14.7-26.0 116 33.8 27.3-41.0 108 25.3 19.9-31.6 64 17.8 13.2-23.6 14 3.3 1.7- 6.4
55-64 420 57 10.9 7.3-15.9 112 29.4 23.7-35.9 132 31.5 25.8-37.9 77 16.6 11.9-22.6 42 11.5 7.7-17.0
65-74 415 48 8.8 6.2-12.3 125 30.3 24.5-36.9 138 34.9 28.4-42.0 75 19.0 13.8-25.6 29 7.0 3.9-12.1
75+ 322 36 9.0 5.5-14.5 95 29.3 22.6-37.0 115 32.8 25.8-40.6 50 20.6 14.0-29.4 26 8.3 4.7-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** 14 5.7 3.1-10.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 12.8 7.4-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 54 14.8 10.5-20.5 116 28.3 22.9-34.4 155 33.0 26.9-39.8 110 18.1 14.1-23.0 38 5.8 3.5- 9.3
Some Post-H.S. 669 68 10.4 7.6-14.3 214 39.2 34.1-44.7 234 33.1 28.3-38.2 107 12.4 9.6-15.8 46 4.9 3.3- 7.1
College Graduate 970 204 19.9 17.1-23.0 391 42.7 38.8-46.8 262 26.2 22.6-30.0 94 9.1 7.0-11.7 19 2.1 1.1- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** 18 13.4 7.7-22.2 *** *** *** 31 18.4 11.8-27.7 18 10.1 5.5-17.7
$15,000- 24,999 192 16 9.1 4.9-16.2 34 21.3 14.0-30.8 59 28.1 20.4-37.3 58 28.5 20.6-38.0 25 13.0 6.9-23.1
$25,000- 34,999 227 17 11.3 5.3-22.5 47 21.7 13.9-32.1 78 33.0 25.1-42.1 61 25.1 18.2-33.4 24 9.0 5.1-15.3
$35,000- 49,999 263 31 10.7 7.0-16.1 83 38.5 30.7-46.9 93 31.4 24.8-38.8 44 16.1 10.9-23.1 12 3.3 1.6- 6.7
$50,000- 74,999 302 47 14.3 9.8-20.3 119 42.4 34.5-50.6 104 35.1 27.2-43.8 28 7.2 4.5-11.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 633 135 19.0 15.2-23.5 281 46.0 40.6-51.5 165 26.4 21.4-32.0 42 6.4 4.3- 9.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 41 5.0 3.4- 7.4 144 20.0 16.2-24.4 251 32.5 28.0-37.4 224 29.5 25.1-34.3 105 13.0 9.9-16.8
No 1,440 284 18.1 15.6-21.0 577 41.9 38.4-45.6 441 31.4 27.9-35.1 122 7.8 6.1- 9.9 16 0.8 0.4- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 12 12.9 6.7-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,193 324 14.0 12.1-16.1 706 34.1 31.4-37.0 691 31.7 28.9-34.7 348 15.1 13.2-17.3 124 5.0 3.9- 6.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 674 115 15.2 12.2-18.8 265 39.3 34.4-44.3 175 27.6 23.1-32.7 87 13.1 10.2-16.6 32 4.8 3.1- 7.3
Regional City or Suburban County 539 87 14.4 10.9-18.7 176 34.2 28.9-39.9 185 34.7 29.2-40.7 69 11.0 8.2-14.7 22 5.7 3.4- 9.3
Rural 1,065 136 12.9 10.0-16.4 294 29.4 25.5-33.6 359 33.6 29.5-38.0 203 19.5 16.1-23.6 73 4.6 3.2- 6.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 201 17.1 14.3-20.2 417 39.7 35.7-43.8 323 32.0 27.9-36.4 116 9.8 7.8-12.3 19 1.5 0.8- 2.6
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** 24 19.0 11.6-29.4 *** *** *** 20 16.2 9.6-25.9 11 8.5 3.9-17.5
Retired 678 80 9.3 6.8-12.4 211 31.7 26.9-36.9 235 32.0 27.2-37.3 106 19.5 15.1-24.9 46 7.5 4.9-11.3
Unable to Work 193 *** *** *** 12 7.1 3.4-14.2 52 27.3 19.3-37.0 *** *** *** 46 23.9 16.0-34.1
Other not in Labor Force 190 30 14.2 9.3-21.0 66 42.2 32.9-52.1 60 30.3 22.9-38.8 32 12.8 8.5-18.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 18 13.3 7.4-22.8 35 21.4 13.1-32.9 60 26.4 19.3-34.9 62 27.1 19.6-36.1 25 11.9 6.5-20.6
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** 26 17.9 11.3-27.2 *** *** *** 45 23.8 15.9-34.1 16 4.3 1.8-10.0
151% to 200% 170 13 7.7 3.8-15.0 61 39.1 29.7-49.2 55 27.9 20.3-37.0 29 16.7 10.4-25.7 12 8.6 4.1-16.9
More than 200% 1,134 206 16.5 13.8-19.6 447 42.8 38.7-46.9 340 29.4 25.6-33.6 110 8.8 6.9-11.1 31 2.5 1.6- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 757 98 12.9 9.8-16.8 191 27.9 23.2-33.0 260 34.0 29.0-39.4 158 20.4 16.3-25.3 50 4.8 2.9- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 631 92 14.4 10.8-18.9 207 33.2 28.2-38.5 201 33.1 27.9-38.7 96 14.9 11.5-19.2 35 4.4 2.9- 6.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 890 148 14.6 11.9-17.7 337 38.0 33.9-42.4 258 30.0 25.9-34.3 105 12.0 9.6-15.0 42 5.5 3.7- 7.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 678 103 14.3 11.1-18.3 267 40.6 35.6-45.9 198 29.5 25.0-34.6 80 10.9 8.4-14.0 30 4.7 2.9- 7.3
2nd Quartile 589 103 15.9 12.4-20.2 189 32.1 27.2-37.4 180 31.2 26.1-36.8 86 15.4 11.8-19.8 31 5.4 3.5- 8.4
3rd Quartile 585 81 11.7 9.0-15.1 179 30.8 26.2-35.8 204 35.5 30.5-40.9 96 17.4 13.6-22.0 25 4.6 2.7- 7.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 426 51 13.4 8.6-20.3 100 28.4 21.6-36.3 137 32.4 25.0-40.8 97 20.3 14.7-27.2 41 5.6 3.1- 9.7

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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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