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 4,060 220 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,840 95.1 94.1-96.0
MALES 1,791 110 5.9 4.5- 7.8 1,681 94.1 92.2-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,068 77 7.1 5.2- 9.6 991 92.9 90.4-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 289 18 7.7 4.0-14.2 271 92.3 85.8-96.0
Other 396 14 1.2 0.5- 2.6 382 98.8 97.4-99.5
AGE
18-34 410 *** *** *** 410 100 . - .
35-44 260 *** *** *** 259 99.8 98.6- 100
45-54 258 12 8.2 3.4-18.5 246 91.8 81.5-96.6
55-64 328 23 7.4 4.5-11.9 305 92.6 88.1-95.5
65-74 305 29 11.2 6.7-18.2 276 88.8 81.8-93.3
75+ 202 44 23.1 15.8-32.4 158 76.9 67.6-84.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 16 11.8 5.7-23.1 150 88.2 76.9-94.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 22 5.4 3.0- 9.4 387 94.6 90.6-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 455 29 5.0 3.2- 7.8 426 95.0 92.2-96.8
College Graduate 750 42 4.7 3.2- 6.8 708 95.3 93.2-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** 65 93.1 84.8-97.0
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** 77 93.3 82.9-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 12 6.3 2.9-13.2 214 93.7 86.8-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 244 18 7.4 3.8-14.0 226 92.6 86.0-96.2
$75,000+ 672 32 4.2 2.6- 6.7 640 95.8 93.3-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 64 10.8 7.3-15.6 477 89.2 84.4-92.7
No 1,186 44 3.8 2.5- 5.8 1,142 96.2 94.2-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 48 8.9 6.2-12.6 394 91.1 87.4-93.8
Non-Veteran 1,340 62 5.2 3.5- 7.5 1,278 94.8 92.5-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 29 4.6 2.9- 7.2 550 95.4 92.8-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 472 21 6.6 3.6-11.9 451 93.4 88.1-96.4
Rural 740 60 6.7 4.7- 9.6 680 93.3 90.4-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,091 20 2.2 1.2- 4.0 1,071 97.8 96.0-98.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 71 97.7 92.9-99.3
Retired 461 67 15.0 11.0-20.1 394 85.0 79.9-89.0
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** 98 95.7 88.0-98.5
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** 125 97.7 92.9-99.3
More than 200% 1,061 64 6.1 4.3- 8.5 997 93.9 91.5-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 40 7.0 4.4-10.9 509 93.0 89.1-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 512 31 5.7 3.5- 9.3 481 94.3 90.7-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 730 39 5.6 3.5- 8.8 691 94.4 91.2-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 573 31 4.1 2.7- 6.3 542 95.9 93.7-97.3
2nd Quartile 491 27 6.3 3.7-10.6 464 93.7 89.4-96.3
3rd Quartile 440 29 6.5 3.8-10.8 411 93.5 89.2-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 287 23 9.1 4.5-17.6 264 90.9 82.4-95.5

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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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