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 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
MALES 1,801 203 10.8 9.0-13.0 1,598 89.2 87.0-91.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,074 111 10.5 8.1-13.5 963 89.5 86.5-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 291 36 11.3 7.6-16.5 255 88.7 83.5-92.4
Other 398 53 12.4 8.6-17.7 345 87.6 82.3-91.4
AGE
18-34 410 64 15.6 11.3-21.2 346 84.4 78.8-88.7
35-44 261 34 11.9 7.7-18.0 227 88.1 82.0-92.3
45-54 260 30 10.1 6.3-15.7 230 89.9 84.3-93.7
55-64 329 26 5.5 3.4- 8.5 303 94.5 91.5-96.6
65-74 310 26 6.8 4.2-10.7 284 93.2 89.3-95.8
75+ 203 19 9.9 5.4-17.5 184 90.1 82.5-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 20 8.5 4.8-14.5 150 91.5 85.5-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 46 11.3 7.9-15.8 364 88.7 84.2-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 457 45 11.1 7.2-16.7 412 88.9 83.3-92.8
College Graduate 753 90 11.1 8.8-13.9 663 88.9 86.1-91.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 12 11.4 5.6-22.0 76 88.6 78.0-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 227 29 9.9 6.2-15.3 198 90.1 84.7-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 244 20 9.0 4.9-15.8 224 91.0 84.2-95.1
$75,000+ 674 74 11.2 8.6-14.5 600 88.8 85.5-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 545 78 14.4 10.3-19.8 467 85.6 80.2-89.7
No 1,191 115 9.1 7.3-11.4 1,076 90.9 88.6-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 52 10.9 7.7-15.1 391 89.1 84.9-92.3
Non-Veteran 1,349 149 10.8 8.7-13.4 1,200 89.2 86.6-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 66 10.6 7.9-14.1 514 89.4 85.9-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 475 52 10.6 6.9-16.0 423 89.4 84.0-93.1
Rural 746 85 11.2 8.6-14.6 661 88.8 85.4-91.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 121 11.1 8.7-14.2 972 88.9 85.8-91.3
Unemployed 77 13 13.1 6.9-23.6 64 86.9 76.4-93.1
Retired 465 44 9.5 6.5-13.6 421 90.5 86.4-93.5
Unable to Work 95 18 12.7 6.9-22.1 77 87.3 77.9-93.1
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 17 13.4 7.6-22.7 90 86.6 77.3-92.4
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 16 11.1 5.7-20.4 114 88.9 79.6-94.3
More than 200% 1,064 115 11.0 8.8-13.6 949 89.0 86.4-91.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 57 7.8 5.5-11.0 494 92.2 89.0-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 57 11.2 8.3-15.0 461 88.8 85.0-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 89 12.2 9.1-16.2 643 87.8 83.8-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 576 75 14.9 10.9-20.1 501 85.1 79.9-89.1
2nd Quartile 494 45 8.4 5.9-11.9 449 91.6 88.1-94.1
3rd Quartile 442 50 10.1 7.2-13.9 392 89.9 86.1-92.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 33 8.5 5.2-13.5 256 91.5 86.5-94.8

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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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