2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
FEMALES 2,278 1,792 80.1 77.7-82.3 486 19.9 17.7-22.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,359 1,128 81.5 78.3-84.2 231 18.5 15.8-21.7
Non-Hispanic Black 406 302 76.2 70.7-81.0 104 23.8 19.0-29.3
Other 488 344 80.6 74.9-85.2 144 19.4 14.8-25.1
AGE
18-34 399 354 91.1 87.7-93.6 45 8.9 6.4-12.3
35-44 322 267 85.1 79.7-89.3 55 14.9 10.7-20.3
45-54 366 288 78.8 72.8-83.8 78 21.2 16.2-27.2
55-64 420 301 71.9 65.1-77.8 119 28.1 22.2-34.9
65-74 415 311 74.0 66.9-80.0 104 26.0 20.0-33.1
75+ 322 246 71.1 62.3-78.5 76 28.9 21.5-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 325 76.1 70.7-80.8 148 23.9 19.2-29.3
Some Post-H.S. 669 516 82.8 78.9-86.0 153 17.2 14.0-21.1
College Graduate 970 857 88.8 85.8-91.2 113 11.2 8.8-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 79 71.4 61.0-80.0 49 28.6 20.0-39.0
$15,000- 24,999 192 109 58.4 48.3-67.9 83 41.6 32.1-51.7
$25,000- 34,999 227 142 66.0 56.9-74.0 85 34.0 26.0-43.1
$35,000- 49,999 263 207 80.6 73.4-86.2 56 19.4 13.8-26.6
$50,000- 74,999 302 270 91.7 87.3-94.7 32 8.3 5.3-12.7
$75,000+ 633 581 91.4 88.0-94.0 52 8.6 6.0-12.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 436 57.5 52.5-62.5 329 42.5 37.5-47.5
No 1,440 1,302 91.5 89.3-93.2 138 8.5 6.8-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,193 1,721 79.9 77.4-82.1 472 20.1 17.9-22.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 674 555 82.1 78.2-85.5 119 17.9 14.5-21.8
Regional City or Suburban County 539 448 83.3 78.7-87.1 91 16.7 12.9-21.3
Rural 1,065 789 75.8 71.7-79.6 276 24.2 20.4-28.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 941 88.7 86.1-90.9 135 11.3 9.1-13.9
Unemployed 108 77 75.3 64.1-83.9 31 24.7 16.1-35.9
Retired 678 526 72.9 67.3-77.9 152 27.1 22.1-32.7
Unable to Work 193 67 36.6 27.4-46.9 126 63.4 53.1-72.6
Other not in Labor Force 190 156 86.7 80.6-91.1 34 13.3 8.9-19.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 113 61.0 51.0-70.2 87 39.0 29.8-49.0
101% to 150% 156 95 71.8 61.3-80.4 61 28.2 19.6-38.7
151% to 200% 170 129 74.7 64.8-82.6 41 25.3 17.4-35.2
More than 200% 1,134 993 88.7 86.1-90.8 141 11.3 9.2-13.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 757 549 74.8 69.6-79.3 208 25.2 20.7-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 631 500 80.7 76.2-84.5 131 19.3 15.5-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 890 743 82.5 79.0-85.5 147 17.5 14.5-21.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 678 568 84.5 80.8-87.6 110 15.5 12.4-19.2
2nd Quartile 589 472 79.2 74.4-83.3 117 20.8 16.7-25.6
3rd Quartile 585 464 78.0 73.1-82.2 121 22.0 17.8-26.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 426 288 74.2 66.9-80.3 138 25.8 19.7-33.1

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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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