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 4,066 1,303 27.2 25.4-29.1 2,763 72.8 70.9-74.6
FEMALES 2,275 847 31.0 28.5-33.7 1,428 69.0 66.3-71.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,357 532 35.5 32.3-38.9 825 64.5 61.1-67.7
Non-Hispanic Black 407 162 32.5 26.9-38.6 245 67.5 61.4-73.1
Other 488 147 13.8 9.7-19.2 341 86.2 80.8-90.3
AGE
18-34 402 21 4.2 2.5- 7.0 381 95.8 93.0-97.5
35-44 323 68 17.6 12.9-23.4 255 82.4 76.6-87.1
45-54 366 110 29.8 24.0-36.4 256 70.2 63.6-76.0
55-64 418 206 46.9 40.2-53.7 212 53.1 46.3-59.8
65-74 414 225 50.9 43.8-57.8 189 49.1 42.2-56.2
75+ 320 206 67.6 59.2-74.9 114 32.4 25.1-40.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 69 39.1 29.4-49.9 87 60.9 50.1-70.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 199 31.4 26.1-37.2 276 68.6 62.8-73.9
Some Post-H.S. 667 276 32.0 27.5-36.8 391 68.0 63.2-72.5
College Graduate 966 299 27.2 23.8-30.9 667 72.8 69.1-76.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 88 42.5 32.9-52.8 104 57.5 47.2-67.1
$25,000- 34,999 229 101 33.0 25.3-41.7 128 67.0 58.3-74.7
$35,000- 49,999 263 102 31.5 24.8-39.0 161 68.5 61.0-75.2
$50,000- 74,999 300 89 23.7 18.2-30.3 211 76.3 69.7-81.8
$75,000+ 632 183 25.3 21.1-30.0 449 74.7 70.0-78.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 763 451 53.0 47.9-58.0 312 47.0 42.0-52.1
No 1,441 363 19.7 17.3-22.4 1,078 80.3 77.6-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,191 815 30.8 28.2-33.4 1,376 69.2 66.6-71.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 191 24.0 20.2-28.3 482 76.0 71.7-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 537 189 32.6 27.5-38.1 348 67.4 61.9-72.5
Rural 1,065 467 36.3 32.2-40.6 598 63.7 59.4-67.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 242 18.6 15.8-21.9 833 81.4 78.1-84.2
Unemployed 110 30 21.7 13.6-32.9 80 78.3 67.1-86.4
Retired 675 389 56.8 51.2-62.2 286 43.2 37.8-48.8
Unable to Work 195 138 66.7 55.9-75.9 57 33.3 24.1-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 189 34 12.9 8.4-19.2 155 87.1 80.8-91.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 86 31.5 23.2-41.1 116 68.5 58.9-76.8
101% to 150% 156 67 32.7 23.5-43.6 89 67.3 56.4-76.5
151% to 200% 171 66 37.2 28.2-47.2 105 62.8 52.8-71.8
More than 200% 1,131 374 27.4 24.1-30.9 757 72.6 69.1-75.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 760 312 33.6 28.7-38.8 448 66.4 61.2-71.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 253 33.7 29.0-38.8 376 66.3 61.2-71.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 886 282 28.0 24.3-31.9 604 72.0 68.1-75.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 671 231 29.1 24.9-33.8 440 70.9 66.2-75.1
2nd Quartile 591 218 30.2 25.6-35.2 373 69.8 64.8-74.4
3rd Quartile 586 200 31.8 27.1-36.9 386 68.2 63.1-72.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 427 198 38.5 31.0-46.5 229 61.5 53.5-69.0

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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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