2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 1,774 53.6 51.1-56.0 792 24.7 22.6-26.8 406 13.8 12.1-15.8 118 4.3 3.4- 5.4 118 3.7 2.9- 4.6
MALES 1,346 765 55.2 51.4-59.0 301 22.2 19.3-25.4 162 13.5 10.9-16.6 49 4.3 3.0- 6.1 69 4.8 3.5- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 810 456 55.7 51.0-60.2 218 26.6 22.8-30.9 78 9.5 7.0-12.6 31 4.5 2.9- 6.9 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7
Non-Hispanic Black 232 122 51.0 42.1-59.8 39 14.9 10.0-21.6 46 23.2 15.8-32.8 *** *** *** 17 6.4 3.4-11.7
Other 281 174 57.6 48.1-66.6 41 16.5 10.5-24.9 33 15.5 9.4-24.7 *** *** *** 23 6.8 4.0-11.3
AGE
18-34 247 121 51.8 44.1-59.4 62 24.5 18.6-31.5 41 14.9 9.9-21.9 13 4.8 2.6- 8.6 *** *** ***
35-44 193 100 47.5 38.4-56.7 46 25.0 18.1-33.6 31 19.4 12.8-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 208 119 51.0 41.2-60.8 47 24.5 16.8-34.2 23 14.0 8.1-23.3 *** *** *** 14 6.5 3.2-12.7
55-64 275 154 55.9 46.7-64.6 62 23.9 17.5-31.6 28 8.1 5.1-12.7 12 5.5 2.3-12.2 19 6.7 3.5-12.4
65-74 245 145 59.3 49.8-68.1 50 14.8 10.3-20.9 30 17.3 9.7-28.8 *** *** *** 11 4.3 2.2- 8.2
75+ 162 116 77.4 67.7-84.9 28 14.1 8.3-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** 14 12.5 5.6-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 6.9 3.4-13.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 164 54.4 46.8-61.7 60 19.9 14.7-26.3 41 13.3 9.0-19.1 15 6.5 3.5-11.8 21 6.0 3.4-10.4
Some Post-H.S. 362 183 48.7 41.9-55.5 89 26.3 20.8-32.6 51 15.1 10.5-21.4 15 4.7 2.5- 8.7 24 5.1 3.1- 8.4
College Graduate 560 345 61.2 55.8-66.4 137 24.7 20.4-29.5 50 8.9 6.0-13.1 15 2.7 1.5- 4.9 13 2.4 1.3- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.9 7.6-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 *** *** *** 42 23.7 16.2-33.4 27 19.6 12.0-30.4 *** *** *** 16 7.3 4.0-12.8
$50,000- 74,999 178 95 50.0 40.1-60.0 43 24.1 17.0-32.9 23 14.7 7.4-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 534 340 62.1 56.5-67.3 132 25.0 20.5-30.0 38 8.3 5.5-12.4 *** *** *** 14 2.5 1.3- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 434 208 43.4 37.0-50.1 96 21.6 16.5-27.9 67 18.9 13.5-25.8 27 7.0 4.3-11.3 36 9.0 5.9-13.4
No 900 554 60.9 56.4-65.2 197 21.8 18.5-25.6 94 11.3 8.5-14.7 22 3.1 1.8- 5.2 33 3.0 2.0- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 189 59.4 51.4-66.9 68 17.7 13.3-23.2 34 16.0 9.9-24.8 11 3.5 1.8- 6.7 17 3.4 1.9- 6.0
Non-Veteran 1,024 575 54.1 49.8-58.4 232 23.4 20.0-27.1 128 12.9 10.2-16.2 38 4.5 3.0- 6.7 51 5.1 3.7- 7.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 400 221 55.5 49.4-61.4 97 24.9 20.0-30.4 42 8.4 5.9-11.7 19 6.4 3.8-10.7 21 4.9 3.0- 7.8
Regional City or Suburban County 343 181 54.6 47.0-62.0 88 23.5 18.1-30.0 44 14.9 9.8-22.0 13 3.1 1.3- 7.2 17 3.9 2.1- 7.1
Rural 603 363 55.5 49.4-61.4 116 18.9 14.8-23.9 76 16.8 12.3-22.5 17 3.4 1.9- 5.9 31 5.4 3.4- 8.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 474 53.9 49.4-58.4 188 23.3 19.8-27.2 91 12.7 9.8-16.4 31 5.2 3.4- 7.9 46 4.9 3.5- 6.9
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 229 67.7 59.9-74.7 71 14.6 10.6-19.8 38 11.6 6.8-18.9 11 2.6 1.3- 5.1 13 3.5 1.4- 8.5
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.2 6.0-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** 19 16.3 9.4-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 813 477 56.8 52.1-61.3 205 25.4 21.7-29.4 79 11.2 8.3-15.0 24 3.5 2.2- 5.7 28 3.1 1.9- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 429 243 50.6 43.3-57.9 91 21.4 16.2-27.8 61 18.8 13.1-26.3 11 2.8 1.4- 5.4 23 6.4 3.6-11.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 413 237 57.8 51.2-64.2 83 19.3 15.0-24.5 49 12.6 8.7-17.9 20 5.2 3.1- 8.7 24 5.1 3.0- 8.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 504 285 55.7 49.9-61.4 127 25.1 20.5-30.5 52 11.2 7.7-16.1 18 4.3 2.3- 8.0 22 3.6 2.2- 5.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 421 243 58.1 51.9-64.0 106 23.8 19.1-29.2 46 12.5 8.7-17.7 11 2.3 1.1- 4.6 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8
2nd Quartile 326 174 53.4 45.9-60.8 75 23.2 17.7-29.8 37 11.4 7.1-17.9 20 6.8 3.9-11.6 20 5.2 3.0- 8.7
3rd Quartile 354 196 55.3 48.2-62.1 80 21.1 16.3-26.8 45 14.8 10.0-21.4 11 3.7 1.8- 7.5 22 5.1 3.0- 8.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 245 *** *** *** 40 17.2 9.8-28.4 34 19.7 11.7-31.3 *** *** *** 12 7.1 2.8-16.7

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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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