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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
MALES 1,749 223 11.5 9.6-13.8 1,526 88.5 86.2-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,049 126 11.1 8.9-13.7 923 88.9 86.3-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 280 47 16.6 10.9-24.4 233 83.4 75.6-89.1
Other 384 46 8.4 5.0-13.8 338 91.6 86.2-95.0
AGE
18-34 400 *** *** *** 391 96.9 91.9-98.9
35-44 256 15 6.9 3.4-13.4 241 93.1 86.6-96.6
45-54 253 28 11.2 6.7-18.2 225 88.8 81.8-93.3
55-64 321 62 18.0 13.0-24.4 259 82.0 75.6-87.0
65-74 295 50 18.5 12.7-26.2 245 81.5 73.8-87.3
75+ 199 58 28.5 20.5-38.0 141 71.5 62.0-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 36 18.9 11.4-29.7 127 81.1 70.3-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 51 11.7 8.2-16.5 344 88.3 83.5-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 446 74 12.6 9.4-16.6 372 87.4 83.4-90.6
College Graduate 736 60 7.1 4.9-10.2 676 92.9 89.8-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 27 15.1 8.7-24.8 116 84.9 75.2-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 225 32 15.9 10.2-24.0 193 84.1 76.0-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 240 32 14.6 8.7-23.4 208 85.4 76.6-91.3
$75,000+ 670 50 5.5 3.9- 7.5 620 94.5 92.5-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 223 38.7 33.0-44.8 318 61.3 55.2-67.0
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 88 18.6 14.2-24.0 343 81.4 76.0-85.8
Non-Veteran 1,312 134 9.5 7.4-12.0 1,178 90.5 88.0-92.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 50 7.2 5.0-10.4 516 92.8 89.6-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 462 59 14.3 10.1-20.0 403 85.7 80.0-89.9
Rural 721 114 13.2 10.3-16.9 607 86.8 83.1-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 51 4.5 3.1- 6.5 1,024 95.5 93.5-96.9
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 102 21.4 16.6-27.2 348 78.6 72.8-83.4
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 16 10.1 5.2-18.9 85 89.9 81.1-94.8
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,053 110 9.3 7.3-11.8 943 90.7 88.2-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 83 13.3 9.8-17.9 455 86.7 82.1-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 498 76 14.3 10.7-18.8 422 85.7 81.2-89.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 713 64 8.5 5.9-12.1 649 91.5 87.9-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 561 59 10.9 7.9-15.0 502 89.1 85.0-92.1
2nd Quartile 474 48 9.3 6.2-13.8 426 90.7 86.2-93.8
3rd Quartile 431 72 14.5 10.6-19.6 359 85.5 80.4-89.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 44 13.3 8.2-20.9 239 86.7 79.1-91.8

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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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