2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,204 1,588 48.1 45.6-50.6 1,484 47.1 44.6-49.6 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2
MALES 1,351 685 45.3 41.7-49.1 612 49.9 46.1-53.6 54 4.8 3.1- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 813 436 50.7 46.0-55.3 348 45.4 40.7-50.1 29 3.9 2.2- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 231 96 35.8 28.0-44.3 124 56.2 47.2-64.8 11 8.1 3.6-17.3
Other 284 145 40.1 31.3-49.6 126 55.7 46.3-64.7 13 4.2 2.1- 8.3
AGE
18-34 248 110 43.5 36.1-51.2 121 48.6 41.0-56.2 17 8.0 4.0-15.1
35-44 192 78 35.7 27.6-44.8 102 58.2 48.9-66.9 12 6.1 2.8-12.7
45-54 211 103 45.2 35.8-54.9 99 46.5 37.1-56.2 *** *** ***
55-64 274 139 41.1 32.9-50.0 126 57.1 48.2-65.6 *** *** ***
65-74 246 139 52.5 43.4-61.5 102 46.4 37.4-55.6 *** *** ***
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 304 137 42.1 35.0-49.6 153 53.0 45.5-60.3 14 4.9 2.6- 9.3
Some Post-H.S. 363 163 40.2 33.9-46.8 184 55.7 49.0-62.2 16 4.1 2.2- 7.7
College Graduate 561 334 57.6 52.1-62.8 210 40.5 35.2-46.0 17 2.0 1.1- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 62 31.2 22.3-41.7 102 65.8 55.3-74.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 177 93 48.6 38.8-58.6 74 40.6 31.4-50.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 534 323 58.3 52.7-63.7 205 41.0 35.7-46.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 433 168 31.1 25.6-37.1 233 59.4 52.6-65.8 32 9.6 5.3-16.6
No 907 512 51.6 47.0-56.2 373 45.6 41.0-50.3 22 2.8 1.6- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 321 175 49.4 41.7-57.0 133 48.4 40.7-56.1 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3
Non-Veteran 1,026 509 44.4 40.2-48.7 477 50.1 45.8-54.4 40 5.5 3.4- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 402 200 48.1 42.1-54.1 188 47.8 41.8-53.9 14 4.1 2.0- 8.3
Regional City or Suburban County 345 173 48.0 40.6-55.6 155 45.3 37.8-53.0 17 6.7 3.0-14.3
Rural 604 312 40.9 35.3-46.8 269 55.3 49.3-61.1 23 3.8 2.2- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 832 424 46.9 42.5-51.3 379 49.1 44.6-53.6 29 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 363 215 53.8 45.0-62.3 142 45.4 36.9-54.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 17 12.9 6.5-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 812 455 53.2 48.6-57.8 334 44.1 39.6-48.8 23 2.7 1.5- 4.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 434 221 37.8 31.4-44.7 195 57.4 50.4-64.2 18 4.7 2.7- 8.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 413 199 45.4 38.8-52.1 197 50.8 44.1-57.5 17 3.8 2.0- 7.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 504 265 49.8 44.1-55.5 220 44.5 38.9-50.3 19 5.7 2.7-11.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 422 220 51.0 44.8-57.1 187 46.1 40.0-52.3 15 2.9 1.5- 5.7
2nd Quartile 327 157 42.4 35.5-49.7 153 48.9 41.4-56.4 17 8.7 4.5-16.2
3rd Quartile 356 181 48.1 41.2-55.1 164 49.6 42.6-56.5 11 2.3 0.9- 5.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 246 127 29.2 20.9-39.0 108 65.4 55.0-74.5 11 5.5 2.6-11.0

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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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