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 3,967 536 14.8 13.2-16.5 3,431 85.2 83.5-86.8
MALES 1,748 209 13.1 11.0-15.6 1,539 86.9 84.4-89.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,045 112 11.8 9.3-14.8 933 88.2 85.2-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 284 41 15.4 10.0-23.0 243 84.6 77.0-90.0
Other 385 49 14.7 10.1-20.9 336 85.3 79.1-89.9
AGE
18-34 399 62 16.4 12.2-21.6 337 83.6 78.4-87.8
35-44 256 35 13.4 8.8-20.0 221 86.6 80.0-91.2
45-54 254 27 12.2 6.9-20.7 227 87.8 79.3-93.1
55-64 322 40 10.5 7.1-15.2 282 89.5 84.8-92.9
65-74 296 21 10.2 5.7-17.6 275 89.8 82.4-94.3
75+ 198 23 13.4 7.6-22.4 175 86.6 77.6-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 *** *** *** 129 75.8 64.0-84.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 57 13.9 10.2-18.6 336 86.1 81.4-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 446 64 13.4 10.2-17.6 382 86.6 82.4-89.8
College Graduate 737 53 7.3 5.0-10.6 684 92.7 89.4-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 32 18.2 12.2-26.2 194 81.8 73.8-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 240 27 12.4 6.9-21.3 213 87.6 78.7-93.1
$75,000+ 668 53 8.0 5.9-10.8 615 92.0 89.2-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 209 44.1 38.1-50.2 332 55.9 49.8-61.9
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 432 67 16.9 12.6-22.5 365 83.1 77.5-87.4
Non-Veteran 1,311 139 11.8 9.5-14.6 1,172 88.2 85.4-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 565 61 11.6 8.7-15.4 504 88.4 84.6-91.3
Regional City or Suburban County 461 68 17.4 12.5-23.5 393 82.6 76.5-87.5
Rural 722 80 10.9 8.3-14.2 642 89.1 85.8-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 114 10.6 8.5-13.2 959 89.4 86.8-91.5
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 44 11.2 7.6-16.1 406 88.8 83.9-92.4
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 15 12.4 6.5-22.4 86 87.6 77.6-93.5
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,053 101 10.5 8.3-13.2 952 89.5 86.8-91.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 64 11.1 8.1-15.0 474 88.9 85.0-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 502 69 13.9 10.5-18.3 433 86.1 81.7-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 708 76 13.6 10.1-18.0 632 86.4 82.0-89.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 555 62 13.8 10.3-18.3 493 86.2 81.7-89.7
2nd Quartile 477 53 12.9 9.1-18.1 424 87.1 81.9-90.9
3rd Quartile 434 59 12.4 8.9-17.0 375 87.6 83.0-91.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 35 13.3 8.4-20.3 247 86.7 79.7-91.6

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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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