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 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
MALES 1,761 191 9.3 7.6-11.4 1,570 90.7 88.6-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,054 143 12.0 9.5-15.0 911 88.0 85.0-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 285 12 4.8 2.3- 9.9 273 95.2 90.1-97.7
Other 386 33 5.6 3.1- 9.9 353 94.4 90.1-96.9
AGE
18-34 402 16 5.1 2.3-11.0 386 94.9 89.0-97.7
35-44 256 11 3.9 1.9- 8.0 245 96.1 92.0-98.1
45-54 254 14 4.6 2.5- 8.5 240 95.4 91.5-97.5
55-64 323 34 8.9 5.6-13.8 289 91.1 86.2-94.4
65-74 301 43 13.9 9.3-20.4 258 86.1 79.6-90.7
75+ 200 68 35.6 26.8-45.6 132 64.4 54.4-73.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 20 11.6 6.5-19.8 146 88.4 80.2-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 45 8.9 6.2-12.7 350 91.1 87.3-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 451 57 9.9 6.3-15.3 394 90.1 84.7-93.7
College Graduate 741 68 7.9 5.9-10.6 673 92.1 89.4-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** 46 94.9 87.6-98.0
$15,000- 24,999 88 12 6.8 2.9-15.3 76 93.2 84.7-97.1
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 225 32 12.9 8.3-19.5 193 87.1 80.5-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 242 28 9.5 5.8-15.0 214 90.5 85.0-94.2
$75,000+ 669 65 7.4 5.5- 9.8 604 92.6 90.2-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 191 31.5 26.2-37.5 351 68.5 62.5-73.8
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 432 95 19.3 14.9-24.5 337 80.7 75.5-85.1
Non-Veteran 1,323 95 6.5 4.7- 8.9 1,228 93.5 91.1-95.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 573 53 8.6 6.3-11.7 520 91.4 88.3-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 464 56 11.6 7.7-17.1 408 88.4 82.9-92.3
Rural 724 82 8.1 5.8-11.1 642 91.9 88.9-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 67 6.1 4.2- 8.8 1,010 93.9 91.2-95.8
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 70 94.8 87.8-97.9
Retired 456 103 21.9 16.8-28.1 353 78.1 71.9-83.2
Unable to Work 91 15 12.0 6.2-21.9 76 88.0 78.1-93.8
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 15 12.8 6.2-24.6 91 87.2 75.4-93.8
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 18 11.1 5.5-21.1 111 88.9 78.9-94.5
More than 200% 1,055 116 9.1 7.2-11.4 939 90.9 88.6-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 61 8.3 5.7-12.1 479 91.7 87.9-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 505 59 9.4 6.8-12.9 446 90.6 87.1-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 716 71 9.8 6.9-13.7 645 90.2 86.3-93.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 563 62 11.8 8.1-17.0 501 88.2 83.0-91.9
2nd Quartile 481 51 8.3 5.9-11.4 430 91.7 88.6-94.1
3rd Quartile 433 44 7.8 5.4-11.3 389 92.2 88.7-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 34 9.1 4.7-16.7 250 90.9 83.3-95.3

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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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