2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
MALES 1,755 102 5.2 4.0- 6.9 1,653 94.8 93.1-96.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,047 50 4.2 2.9- 5.9 997 95.8 94.1-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 285 24 9.4 5.4-15.9 261 90.6 84.1-94.6
Other 387 26 4.8 2.5- 9.0 361 95.2 91.0-97.5
AGE
18-34 403 17 3.9 2.2- 7.0 386 96.1 93.0-97.8
35-44 255 13 3.7 1.5- 8.4 242 96.3 91.6-98.5
45-54 254 13 4.9 2.3-10.2 241 95.1 89.8-97.7
55-64 320 23 7.1 3.9-12.6 297 92.9 87.4-96.1
65-74 299 19 7.3 3.6-14.5 280 92.7 85.5-96.4
75+ 199 16 7.4 4.1-13.0 183 92.6 87.0-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 21 9.6 5.0-17.7 144 90.4 82.3-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 31 6.7 4.0-10.9 366 93.3 89.1-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 447 24 4.4 2.6- 7.4 423 95.6 92.6-97.4
College Graduate 738 25 2.5 1.6- 3.9 713 97.5 96.1-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 11 15.8 8.0-28.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** 77 89.2 75.6-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** 135 95.9 90.9-98.2
$35,000- 49,999 226 15 5.9 2.7-12.5 211 94.1 87.5-97.3
$50,000- 74,999 240 *** *** *** 231 97.3 94.1-98.8
$75,000+ 669 26 3.5 2.1- 5.9 643 96.5 94.1-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 102 17.7 13.6-22.8 439 82.3 77.2-86.4
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 432 26 6.4 3.6-11.0 406 93.6 89.0-96.4
Non-Veteran 1,317 76 5.0 3.6- 6.8 1,241 95.0 93.2-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 571 31 5.3 3.4- 8.3 540 94.7 91.7-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 461 25 4.7 2.7- 7.9 436 95.3 92.1-97.3
Rural 723 46 5.7 3.5- 8.9 677 94.3 91.1-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 43 3.4 2.2- 5.2 1,032 96.6 94.8-97.8
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 455 36 8.8 5.5-13.8 419 91.2 86.2-94.5
Unable to Work 89 14 11.9 5.4-24.1 75 88.1 75.9-94.6
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 14 9.4 4.2-19.9 92 90.6 80.1-95.8
101% to 150% 103 11 7.5 3.5-15.4 92 92.5 84.6-96.5
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** 118 93.1 81.1-97.7
More than 200% 1,054 43 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,011 96.6 95.0-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 38 7.5 4.5-12.2 502 92.5 87.8-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 504 35 5.4 3.5- 8.3 469 94.6 91.7-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 711 29 3.9 2.4- 6.4 682 96.1 93.6-97.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 22 2.5 1.5- 4.1 536 97.5 95.9-98.5
2nd Quartile 480 30 6.4 4.1-10.0 450 93.6 90.0-95.9
3rd Quartile 434 28 6.2 3.6-10.5 406 93.8 89.5-96.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 22 7.4 3.5-14.7 261 92.6 85.3-96.5

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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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