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 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
MALES 1,753 56 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,697 96.5 95.1-97.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,051 34 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,017 96.9 95.3-97.9
Non-Hispanic Black 282 13 6.6 3.2-13.1 269 93.4 86.9-96.8
Other 384 *** *** *** 377 99.0 97.1-99.6
AGE
18-34 401 *** *** *** 395 98.7 97.0-99.4
35-44 256 *** *** *** 254 99.6 97.4-99.9
45-54 254 12 6.3 3.0-12.7 242 93.7 87.3-97.0
55-64 321 19 7.3 4.1-12.7 302 92.7 87.3-95.9
65-74 296 *** *** *** 287 95.5 87.8-98.4
75+ 200 *** *** *** 193 96.7 92.0-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 *** *** *** 157 94.1 85.0-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 17 4.5 2.4- 8.3 380 95.5 91.7-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 446 22 4.0 2.5- 6.4 424 96.0 93.6-97.5
College Graduate 737 *** *** *** 728 99.2 98.2-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** 45 90.6 79.5-96.0
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** 138 95.0 86.5-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 225 11 6.6 3.1-13.5 214 93.4 86.5-96.9
$50,000- 74,999 240 *** *** *** 233 96.5 91.9-98.6
$75,000+ 670 *** *** *** 663 99.0 97.7-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 56 11.7 8.3-16.2 488 88.3 83.8-91.7
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 432 20 4.6 2.8- 7.5 412 95.4 92.5-97.2
Non-Veteran 1,315 35 3.0 1.9- 4.8 1,280 97.0 95.2-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 567 17 2.8 1.5- 5.1 550 97.2 94.9-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 462 14 3.7 1.7- 7.7 448 96.3 92.3-98.3
Rural 724 25 3.9 2.4- 6.4 699 96.1 93.6-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 *** *** *** 1,067 99.2 98.2-99.6
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 72 96.5 90.8-98.8
Retired 451 19 4.7 2.5- 8.6 432 95.3 91.4-97.5
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** 96 91.9 80.6-96.9
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** 97 96.8 91.1-98.9
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** 120 93.5 83.8-97.5
More than 200% 1,055 22 2.8 1.6- 4.7 1,033 97.2 95.3-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 15 4.2 2.1- 8.3 525 95.8 91.7-97.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 500 21 4.8 2.7- 8.4 479 95.2 91.6-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 713 20 2.1 1.3- 3.5 693 97.9 96.5-98.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 560 16 2.5 1.5- 4.3 544 97.5 95.7-98.5
2nd Quartile 475 14 2.7 1.4- 5.4 461 97.3 94.6-98.6
3rd Quartile 434 18 5.1 2.7- 9.5 416 94.9 90.5-97.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 *** *** *** 276 95.1 87.2-98.2

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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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