2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
MALES 1,352 203 13.9 11.7-16.5 1,149 86.1 83.5-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 812 134 15.9 13.0-19.4 678 84.1 80.6-87.0
Non-Hispanic Black 232 46 15.5 10.4-22.4 186 84.5 77.6-89.6
Other 286 20 4.7 2.2- 9.7 266 95.3 90.3-97.8
AGE
18-34 248 40 15.2 10.4-21.6 208 84.8 78.4-89.6
35-44 193 29 15.7 10.4-23.0 164 84.3 77.0-89.6
45-54 210 28 9.9 5.9-16.0 182 90.1 84.0-94.1
55-64 277 48 16.7 11.3-23.9 229 83.3 76.1-88.7
65-74 244 40 13.9 9.3-20.3 204 86.1 79.7-90.7
75+ 163 18 10.6 5.6-19.1 145 89.4 80.9-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 17 11.5 6.3-19.9 103 88.5 80.1-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 299 30 11.1 7.3-16.6 269 88.9 83.4-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 366 63 16.2 11.9-21.6 303 83.8 78.4-88.1
College Graduate 559 93 15.6 11.9-20.1 466 84.4 79.9-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 15 10.1 5.3-18.6 86 89.9 81.4-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 173 23 16.2 9.0-27.3 150 83.8 72.7-91.0
$50,000- 74,999 176 23 12.4 7.6-19.7 153 87.6 80.3-92.4
$75,000+ 531 94 15.6 12.2-19.7 437 84.4 80.3-87.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 435 66 15.0 11.0-20.2 369 85.0 79.8-89.0
No 905 135 13.2 10.7-16.4 770 86.8 83.6-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 320 42 9.8 6.7-14.3 278 90.2 85.7-93.3
Non-Veteran 1,028 160 15.0 12.4-18.2 868 85.0 81.8-87.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 398 63 13.3 10.0-17.6 335 86.7 82.4-90.0
Regional City or Suburban County 345 56 13.1 9.3-18.3 289 86.9 81.7-90.7
Rural 609 84 15.0 11.3-19.8 525 85.0 80.2-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 134 15.6 12.6-19.1 700 84.4 80.9-87.4
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 363 48 10.6 7.3-15.0 315 89.4 85.0-92.7
Unable to Work 74 11 9.6 4.7-18.9 63 90.4 81.1-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** 87 87.6 74.0-94.6
More than 200% 808 136 15.4 12.5-18.8 672 84.6 81.2-87.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 437 61 14.4 10.2-20.0 376 85.6 80.0-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 411 66 13.7 10.0-18.6 345 86.3 81.4-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 504 76 13.8 10.5-17.9 428 86.2 82.1-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 421 61 14.7 10.9-19.6 360 85.3 80.4-89.1
2nd Quartile 328 44 12.2 8.5-17.3 284 87.8 82.7-91.5
3rd Quartile 354 64 14.9 10.9-20.0 290 85.1 80.0-89.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 34 14.2 8.1-23.6 215 85.8 76.4-91.9

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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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