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 3,973 304 7.9 6.8- 9.2 3,669 92.1 90.8-93.2
MALES 1,749 102 6.2 4.8- 8.0 1,647 93.8 92.0-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,050 56 5.5 4.0- 7.6 994 94.5 92.4-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 283 22 8.6 4.9-14.8 261 91.4 85.2-95.1
Other 381 22 5.8 3.0-11.0 359 94.2 89.0-97.0
AGE
18-34 401 21 5.0 3.1- 8.1 380 95.0 91.9-96.9
35-44 255 *** *** *** 245 95.3 89.1-98.1
45-54 252 15 7.3 3.7-13.9 237 92.7 86.1-96.3
55-64 321 23 7.4 4.4-12.0 298 92.6 88.0-95.6
65-74 295 14 5.8 2.6-12.7 281 94.2 87.3-97.4
75+ 200 17 9.8 5.1-18.2 183 90.2 81.8-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 16 9.1 4.6-17.4 145 90.9 82.6-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 26 6.7 4.1-10.7 372 93.3 89.3-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 446 34 7.3 4.9-10.6 412 92.7 89.4-95.1
College Graduate 735 26 3.4 1.7- 6.5 709 96.6 93.5-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 12 5.7 2.7-11.8 134 94.3 88.2-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 224 23 13.4 8.1-21.2 201 86.6 78.8-91.9
$50,000- 74,999 240 *** *** *** 230 96.2 92.0-98.3
$75,000+ 670 18 2.0 1.2- 3.5 652 98.0 96.5-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 102 20.8 16.3-26.2 440 79.2 73.8-83.7
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 433 39 10.5 6.9-15.7 394 89.5 84.3-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,310 62 4.9 3.5- 6.7 1,248 95.1 93.3-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 30 4.6 2.9- 7.1 536 95.4 92.9-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 460 26 7.2 4.3-12.0 434 92.8 88.0-95.7
Rural 723 46 6.8 4.8- 9.7 677 93.2 90.3-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 24 2.6 1.5- 4.3 1,049 97.4 95.7-98.5
Unemployed 76 11 11.8 5.5-23.7 65 88.2 76.3-94.5
Retired 450 33 6.6 4.3- 9.9 417 93.4 90.1-95.7
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** 91 93.8 86.3-97.4
151% to 200% 128 15 9.2 5.0-16.6 113 90.8 83.4-95.0
More than 200% 1,055 47 4.8 3.3- 7.0 1,008 95.2 93.0-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 30 6.3 4.0- 9.9 508 93.7 90.1-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 499 40 8.9 5.9-13.3 459 91.1 86.7-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 712 32 4.1 2.6- 6.4 680 95.9 93.6-97.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 560 27 5.6 3.4- 9.0 533 94.4 91.0-96.6
2nd Quartile 475 22 4.2 2.4- 7.1 453 95.8 92.9-97.6
3rd Quartile 431 37 9.5 6.1-14.4 394 90.5 85.6-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 16 6.6 3.8-11.4 267 93.4 88.6-96.2

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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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