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 4,079 168 3.9 3.1- 4.8 3,911 96.1 95.2-96.9
MALES 1,798 56 3.5 2.4- 5.0 1,742 96.5 95.0-97.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,074 29 3.1 2.0- 4.9 1,045 96.9 95.1-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 290 17 7.4 3.9-13.6 273 92.6 86.4-96.1
Other 396 *** *** *** 387 99.1 97.8-99.6
AGE
18-34 411 *** *** *** 411 100 . - .
35-44 261 *** *** *** 260 99.8 98.5- 100
45-54 258 11 5.0 2.2-10.9 247 95.0 89.1-97.8
55-64 329 14 4.7 2.4- 8.9 315 95.3 91.1-97.6
65-74 310 15 7.6 3.6-15.4 295 92.4 84.6-96.4
75+ 202 14 10.3 5.4-18.8 188 89.7 81.2-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 12 7.2 3.2-15.3 157 92.8 84.7-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 16 3.7 1.8- 7.5 394 96.3 92.5-98.2
Some Post-H.S. 457 17 3.7 2.0- 6.5 440 96.3 93.5-98.0
College Graduate 751 11 1.5 0.8- 2.8 740 98.5 97.2-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** 74 97.7 90.7-99.5
$15,000- 24,999 88 11 8.8 4.0-18.5 77 91.2 81.5-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 148 *** *** *** 141 95.9 89.8-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 227 11 6.9 2.9-15.5 216 93.1 84.5-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 244 *** *** *** 237 97.1 93.3-98.8
$75,000+ 673 *** *** *** 663 98.2 96.2-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 44 9.9 6.7-14.4 500 90.1 85.6-93.3
No 1,189 12 0.9 0.4- 2.1 1,177 99.1 97.9-99.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 22 6.0 3.4-10.3 420 94.0 89.7-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,347 34 2.8 1.8- 4.5 1,313 97.2 95.5-98.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 14 3.5 1.8- 6.5 566 96.5 93.5-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 475 16 3.1 1.5- 6.3 459 96.9 93.7-98.5
Rural 743 26 3.8 2.2- 6.5 717 96.2 93.5-97.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 14 1.1 0.5- 2.2 1,078 98.9 97.8-99.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 75 99.8 98.9- 100
Retired 464 25 6.6 3.9-10.7 439 93.4 89.3-96.1
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** 101 96.6 91.6-98.6
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** 99 95.9 88.5-98.6
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** 121 94.1 87.2-97.4
More than 200% 1,063 27 3.4 2.0- 5.7 1,036 96.6 94.3-98.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 23 3.3 2.0- 5.6 526 96.7 94.4-98.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 517 15 4.5 2.3- 8.6 502 95.5 91.4-97.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 18 2.8 1.6- 4.9 714 97.2 95.1-98.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 576 15 3.4 1.9- 6.2 561 96.6 93.8-98.1
2nd Quartile 494 14 2.7 1.4- 5.2 480 97.3 94.8-98.6
3rd Quartile 441 18 5.3 2.7-10.0 423 94.7 90.0-97.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 287 *** *** *** 278 98.2 95.1-99.4

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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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