2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,082 430 10.7 9.5-12.1 3,652 89.3 87.9-90.5
FEMALES 2,282 271 11.7 10.1-13.6 2,011 88.3 86.4-89.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,360 128 10.3 8.3-12.6 1,232 89.7 87.4-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 408 53 11.6 8.3-15.9 355 88.4 84.1-91.7
Other 489 85 16.6 12.1-22.5 404 83.4 77.5-87.9
AGE
18-34 401 69 16.2 12.3-21.1 332 83.8 78.9-87.7
35-44 323 54 14.7 10.7-20.0 269 85.3 80.0-89.3
45-54 366 63 14.1 10.4-18.8 303 85.9 81.2-89.6
55-64 419 57 14.7 10.2-20.8 362 85.3 79.2-89.8
65-74 416 21 3.1 1.7- 5.9 395 96.9 94.1-98.3
75+ 323 *** *** *** 317 98.3 94.9-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 38 22.1 14.6-31.9 117 77.9 68.1-85.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 77 16.0 12.0-20.9 399 84.0 79.1-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 669 86 11.1 8.6-14.3 583 88.9 85.7-91.4
College Graduate 970 70 6.0 4.5- 7.9 900 94.0 92.1-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 33 23.3 15.3-33.7 96 76.7 66.3-84.7
$15,000- 24,999 192 42 23.3 15.5-33.4 150 76.7 66.6-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 229 44 20.9 14.3-29.5 185 79.1 70.5-85.7
$35,000- 49,999 264 35 13.1 8.8-19.1 229 86.9 80.9-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 302 29 11.9 7.7-17.8 273 88.1 82.2-92.3
$75,000+ 633 24 4.0 2.4- 6.7 609 96.0 93.3-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 136 17.4 14.0-21.5 632 82.6 78.5-86.0
No 1,441 126 9.2 7.4-11.4 1,315 90.8 88.6-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,197 263 11.8 10.1-13.7 1,934 88.2 86.3-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 73 9.7 7.3-12.8 602 90.3 87.2-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 540 63 11.7 8.7-15.6 477 88.3 84.4-91.3
Rural 1,067 135 13.6 10.8-17.1 932 86.4 82.9-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 138 12.1 9.8-14.9 939 87.9 85.1-90.2
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 679 24 3.0 1.7- 5.3 655 97.0 94.7-98.3
Unable to Work 194 40 20.6 13.0-31.1 154 79.4 68.9-87.0
Other not in Labor Force 189 29 12.6 8.3-18.7 160 87.4 81.3-91.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 52 23.6 16.4-32.7 150 76.4 67.3-83.6
101% to 150% 156 37 21.4 14.2-31.1 119 78.6 68.9-85.8
151% to 200% 171 22 14.0 8.0-23.5 149 86.0 76.5-92.0
More than 200% 1,135 78 8.0 6.1-10.5 1,057 92.0 89.5-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 105 14.0 10.6-18.4 656 86.0 81.6-89.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 72 10.6 8.1-13.8 558 89.4 86.2-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 891 94 11.2 8.8-14.2 797 88.8 85.8-91.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 679 68 10.2 7.7-13.3 611 89.8 86.7-92.3
2nd Quartile 590 74 11.7 8.8-15.3 516 88.3 84.7-91.2
3rd Quartile 585 66 12.6 9.3-16.9 519 87.4 83.1-90.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 63 14.8 9.9-21.4 365 85.2 78.6-90.1

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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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