2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 322 10.3 8.9-11.8 2,886 89.7 88.2-91.1
MALES 1,348 107 8.2 6.4-10.5 1,241 91.8 89.5-93.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 810 42 5.5 3.8- 7.8 768 94.5 92.2-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 233 36 16.4 10.6-24.4 197 83.6 75.6-89.4
Other 284 28 8.3 4.9-13.9 256 91.7 86.1-95.1
AGE
18-34 245 24 10.0 6.4-15.4 221 90.0 84.6-93.6
35-44 190 18 11.9 6.4-20.9 172 88.1 79.1-93.6
45-54 209 20 7.3 4.1-12.7 189 92.7 87.3-95.9
55-64 278 32 9.0 5.8-13.6 246 91.0 86.4-94.2
65-74 246 11 6.3 2.5-15.0 235 93.7 85.0-97.5
75+ 163 *** *** *** 162 100 99.8- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 20 13.3 7.2-23.3 98 86.7 76.7-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 35 11.7 7.6-17.7 266 88.3 82.3-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 365 36 8.6 5.7-12.8 329 91.4 87.2-94.3
College Graduate 557 16 2.5 1.4- 4.6 541 97.5 95.4-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 26 22.7 14.1-34.6 75 77.3 65.4-85.9
$35,000- 49,999 171 16 13.1 7.0-23.1 155 86.9 76.9-93.0
$50,000- 74,999 178 *** *** *** 168 94.6 89.5-97.3
$75,000+ 533 *** *** *** 527 99.2 98.1-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 432 62 15.2 11.0-20.5 370 84.8 79.5-89.0
No 905 42 4.9 3.2- 7.4 863 95.1 92.6-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 19 6.6 3.8-11.4 300 93.4 88.6-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,026 88 8.6 6.5-11.4 938 91.4 88.6-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 399 30 8.6 5.7-12.7 369 91.4 87.3-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 342 26 5.8 3.2-10.1 316 94.2 89.9-96.8
Rural 607 51 9.8 6.6-14.2 556 90.2 85.8-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 61 7.7 5.6-10.7 769 92.3 89.3-94.4
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 363 11 2.5 1.2- 5.2 352 97.5 94.8-98.8
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 12 11.0 5.6-20.6 88 89.0 79.4-94.4
More than 200% 812 29 3.8 2.3- 6.3 783 96.2 93.7-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 432 37 8.0 5.1-12.3 395 92.0 87.7-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 412 41 10.7 7.3-15.4 371 89.3 84.6-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 504 29 6.1 3.7-10.0 475 93.9 90.0-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 423 25 6.9 4.3-10.9 398 93.1 89.1-95.7
2nd Quartile 325 31 8.5 5.3-13.5 294 91.5 86.5-94.7
3rd Quartile 352 30 8.5 5.2-13.4 322 91.5 86.6-94.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 248 21 10.4 5.3-19.4 227 89.6 80.6-94.7

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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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