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 4,067 282 5.8 4.9- 6.8 3,785 94.2 93.2-95.1
MALES 1,791 106 4.9 3.8- 6.4 1,685 95.1 93.6-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,066 101 8.1 6.2-10.5 965 91.9 89.5-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 291 *** *** *** 291 100 . - .
Other 397 *** *** *** 394 99.9 99.2- 100
AGE
18-34 409 *** *** *** 409 100 . - .
35-44 261 *** *** *** 257 97.1 91.4-99.1
45-54 258 11 4.6 2.1- 9.9 247 95.4 90.1-97.9
55-64 327 12 3.5 1.8- 7.0 315 96.5 93.0-98.2
65-74 308 37 11.3 7.4-16.9 271 88.7 83.1-92.6
75+ 202 41 19.3 12.4-28.6 161 80.7 71.4-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** 162 93.3 83.8-97.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 14 2.5 1.4- 4.6 394 97.5 95.4-98.6
Some Post-H.S. 455 19 3.6 2.1- 6.1 436 96.4 93.9-97.9
College Graduate 750 65 7.8 5.6-10.7 685 92.2 89.3-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** 72 97.3 91.7-99.1
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** 84 93.9 79.0-98.4
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** 137 94.8 83.7-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 227 *** *** *** 218 96.2 90.4-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 243 18 5.4 3.1- 9.0 225 94.6 91.0-96.9
$75,000+ 669 47 6.3 4.3- 9.1 622 93.7 90.9-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 48 7.9 5.4-11.6 490 92.1 88.4-94.6
No 1,189 53 3.6 2.4- 5.3 1,136 96.4 94.7-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 439 44 7.5 4.7-11.5 395 92.5 88.5-95.3
Non-Veteran 1,343 62 4.3 3.1- 5.9 1,281 95.7 94.1-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 576 34 4.6 3.1- 6.8 542 95.4 93.2-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 472 18 3.6 1.9- 7.0 454 96.4 93.0-98.1
Rural 743 54 6.4 4.3- 9.4 689 93.6 90.6-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,088 28 2.7 1.7- 4.2 1,060 97.3 95.8-98.3
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 75 99.4 95.7-99.9
Retired 461 73 14.4 10.4-19.7 388 85.6 80.3-89.6
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** 91 94.6 80.1-98.7
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** 102 95.0 81.2-98.8
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** 101 99.4 95.8-99.9
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** 120 92.7 81.2-97.4
More than 200% 1,058 74 6.0 4.5- 8.1 984 94.0 91.9-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 547 20 3.6 1.8- 7.1 527 96.4 92.9-98.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 517 45 6.0 4.0- 9.0 472 94.0 91.0-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 727 41 4.8 3.2- 7.2 686 95.2 92.8-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 572 40 6.4 4.2- 9.7 532 93.6 90.3-95.8
2nd Quartile 490 27 4.3 2.7- 6.9 463 95.7 93.1-97.3
3rd Quartile 441 27 4.9 2.7- 8.5 414 95.1 91.5-97.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 12 2.8 1.3- 6.1 276 97.2 93.9-98.7

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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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