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 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
MALES 1,353 141 11.7 9.5-14.3 1,212 88.3 85.7-90.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 814 72 9.8 7.6-12.7 742 90.2 87.3-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 234 26 13.6 8.4-21.3 208 86.4 78.7-91.6
Other 284 43 18.0 11.8-26.3 241 82.0 73.7-88.2
AGE
18-34 247 46 18.8 13.7-25.1 201 81.2 74.9-86.3
35-44 191 18 15.1 8.5-25.4 173 84.9 74.6-91.5
45-54 211 29 10.0 6.3-15.5 182 90.0 84.5-93.7
55-64 278 36 12.1 8.0-17.8 242 87.9 82.2-92.0
65-74 246 12 5.0 2.5- 9.6 234 95.0 90.4-97.5
75+ 164 *** *** *** 164 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 19 10.2 5.6-17.7 100 89.8 82.3-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 46 17.9 12.8-24.5 256 82.1 75.5-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 365 40 9.9 6.8-14.2 325 90.1 85.8-93.2
College Graduate 560 35 8.5 5.4-12.9 525 91.5 87.1-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 17 18.2 10.6-29.6 85 81.8 70.4-89.4
$35,000- 49,999 172 23 15.5 9.5-24.3 149 84.5 75.7-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 179 20 11.1 6.9-17.6 159 88.9 82.4-93.1
$75,000+ 533 28 5.8 3.8- 8.8 505 94.2 91.2-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 436 56 14.8 10.6-20.3 380 85.2 79.7-89.4
No 906 81 9.9 7.6-12.9 825 90.1 87.1-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 320 27 10.5 6.3-16.9 293 89.5 83.1-93.7
Non-Veteran 1,030 114 12.0 9.6-14.9 916 88.0 85.1-90.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 399 43 11.6 8.4-15.9 356 88.4 84.1-91.6
Regional City or Suburban County 346 37 10.1 6.6-15.0 309 89.9 85.0-93.4
Rural 608 61 13.0 9.3-17.9 547 87.0 82.1-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 96 12.5 9.8-15.9 738 87.5 84.1-90.2
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 *** *** *** 360 98.7 95.4-99.6
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** 68 95.5 86.8-98.6
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** 90 87.9 77.6-93.8
More than 200% 814 59 7.9 5.8-10.5 755 92.1 89.5-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 44 12.1 8.3-17.5 392 87.9 82.5-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 414 46 11.4 8.1-15.7 368 88.6 84.3-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 503 51 11.7 8.2-16.3 452 88.3 83.7-91.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 422 37 9.6 6.3-14.2 385 90.4 85.8-93.7
2nd Quartile 327 40 13.6 9.4-19.2 287 86.4 80.8-90.6
3rd Quartile 355 39 10.7 7.4-15.1 316 89.3 84.9-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 25 15.0 8.3-25.7 224 85.0 74.3-91.7

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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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