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 4,075 398 8.0 7.0- 9.1 3,677 92.0 90.9-93.0
MALES 1,798 163 6.6 5.4- 8.0 1,635 93.4 92.0-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,073 131 9.3 7.6-11.4 942 90.7 88.6-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 290 19 4.1 2.1- 8.0 271 95.9 92.0-97.9
Other 397 11 0.8 0.3- 2.4 386 99.2 97.6-99.7
AGE
18-34 411 *** *** *** 407 99.5 98.4-99.8
35-44 261 *** *** *** 254 98.5 96.5-99.3
45-54 258 *** *** *** 250 96.7 92.6-98.5
55-64 329 25 8.8 5.3-14.3 304 91.2 85.7-94.7
65-74 309 53 16.4 11.8-22.2 256 83.6 77.8-88.2
75+ 203 65 24.3 17.9-32.1 138 75.7 67.9-82.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 11 4.5 2.2- 9.1 157 95.5 90.9-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 22 3.9 2.3- 6.7 389 96.1 93.3-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 457 42 7.3 5.1-10.5 415 92.7 89.5-94.9
College Graduate 751 87 9.1 7.0-11.8 664 90.9 88.2-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** 72 98.8 96.2-99.6
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** 82 97.0 91.6-99.0
$25,000- 34,999 147 13 7.9 3.8-16.0 134 92.1 84.0-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 226 15 3.5 1.8- 6.7 211 96.5 93.3-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 244 33 8.1 5.3-12.2 211 91.9 87.8-94.7
$75,000+ 672 62 8.0 5.9-10.7 610 92.0 89.3-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 543 78 10.6 7.9-14.1 465 89.4 85.9-92.1
No 1,190 81 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,109 95.1 93.6-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 70 11.7 8.9-15.4 373 88.3 84.6-91.1
Non-Veteran 1,346 93 5.2 4.0- 6.7 1,253 94.8 93.3-96.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 43 4.8 3.4- 6.9 536 95.2 93.1-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 474 49 7.9 5.6-10.9 425 92.1 89.1-94.4
Rural 745 71 7.2 5.2-10.0 674 92.8 90.0-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 44 3.3 2.3- 4.8 1,050 96.7 95.2-97.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 74 99.8 98.5- 100
Retired 464 109 20.8 16.3-26.1 355 79.2 73.9-83.7
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** 86 96.4 90.8-98.7
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** 100 97.8 93.9-99.2
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** 100 99.7 98.2- 100
151% to 200% 130 12 8.3 3.8-17.4 118 91.7 82.6-96.2
More than 200% 1,061 110 7.9 6.3- 9.9 951 92.1 90.1-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 54 8.2 5.6-12.0 496 91.8 88.0-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 517 42 5.8 4.0- 8.2 475 94.2 91.8-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 731 67 6.3 4.7- 8.4 664 93.7 91.6-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 575 58 7.5 5.5-10.3 517 92.5 89.7-94.5
2nd Quartile 494 37 5.4 3.7- 7.8 457 94.6 92.2-96.3
3rd Quartile 441 37 5.8 4.0- 8.4 404 94.2 91.6-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 31 9.6 5.1-17.0 257 90.4 83.0-94.9

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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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