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 4,069 440 10.0 8.7-11.5 3,629 90.0 88.5-91.3
MALES 1,796 114 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,682 94.0 92.1-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,070 59 5.5 3.7- 8.2 1,011 94.5 91.8-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 290 20 6.9 3.9-11.7 270 93.1 88.3-96.1
Other 398 32 7.1 4.2-11.7 366 92.9 88.3-95.8
AGE
18-34 410 30 7.3 4.1-12.6 380 92.7 87.4-95.9
35-44 259 20 8.1 4.5-14.2 239 91.9 85.8-95.5
45-54 260 17 4.4 2.5- 7.7 243 95.6 92.3-97.5
55-64 326 11 2.5 1.2- 4.9 315 97.5 95.1-98.8
65-74 310 16 4.6 2.5- 8.4 294 95.4 91.6-97.5
75+ 203 16 8.3 4.2-15.8 187 91.7 84.2-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 14 5.8 2.9-11.3 156 94.2 88.7-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 23 5.2 3.1- 8.6 386 94.8 91.4-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 455 27 7.0 3.7-12.8 428 93.0 87.2-96.3
College Graduate 751 49 5.9 4.3- 8.2 702 94.1 91.8-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** 66 88.1 75.1-94.8
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** 82 94.7 86.8-98.0
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 227 19 7.3 4.2-12.6 208 92.7 87.4-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 244 12 6.1 2.8-12.8 232 93.9 87.2-97.2
$75,000+ 672 37 5.2 3.5- 7.6 635 94.8 92.4-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 57 10.5 6.8-15.9 485 89.5 84.1-93.2
No 1,189 51 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,138 96.0 94.4-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 35 7.6 4.9-11.6 407 92.4 88.4-95.1
Non-Veteran 1,345 77 5.5 3.8- 7.7 1,268 94.5 92.3-96.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 36 5.9 3.9- 8.8 543 94.1 91.2-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 472 30 6.6 3.5-12.0 442 93.4 88.0-96.5
Rural 745 48 5.6 3.9- 8.1 697 94.4 91.9-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,091 58 5.5 3.6- 8.2 1,033 94.5 91.8-96.4
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 70 93.2 84.2-97.3
Retired 464 32 7.1 4.5-11.0 432 92.9 89.0-95.5
Unable to Work 94 13 7.9 4.1-15.0 81 92.1 85.0-95.9
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** 97 93.1 84.9-97.0
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** 119 94.9 86.7-98.2
More than 200% 1,062 59 5.5 4.0- 7.6 1,003 94.5 92.4-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 36 4.4 2.8- 6.7 514 95.6 93.3-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 29 4.9 3.2- 7.6 487 95.1 92.4-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 730 49 7.7 5.0-11.6 681 92.3 88.4-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 574 45 10.2 6.7-15.4 529 89.8 84.6-93.3
2nd Quartile 493 20 3.6 2.0- 6.4 473 96.4 93.6-98.0
3rd Quartile 441 27 4.1 2.7- 6.4 414 95.9 93.6-97.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 22 5.6 3.0-10.3 266 94.4 89.7-97.0

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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