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%)
North Carolina 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
MALES 1,350 55 4.1 2.9- 5.9 75 7.0 5.1- 9.5 71 5.0 3.5- 7.0 1,149 83.9 80.7-86.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 811 22 3.1 1.9- 5.1 25 3.7 2.3- 5.8 39 4.0 2.7- 5.8 725 89.3 86.2-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 233 15 6.2 3.0-12.3 24 14.7 8.8-23.6 21 9.1 4.6-17.3 173 70.0 60.3-78.1
Other 285 18 5.7 2.9-11.1 26 10.4 5.9-17.6 *** *** *** 231 80.2 72.0-86.4
AGE
18-34 247 13 5.7 2.9-10.9 17 7.6 4.4-12.9 22 8.3 4.4-15.1 195 78.4 70.8-84.5
35-44 189 *** *** *** 15 10.6 5.3-20.0 *** *** *** 157 81.3 71.9-88.1
45-54 209 *** *** *** 14 6.0 2.8-12.4 *** *** *** 178 84.8 76.7-90.4
55-64 278 16 4.0 2.2- 7.3 18 5.9 3.3-10.3 16 5.5 2.7-10.9 228 84.6 78.2-89.4
65-74 246 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 223 86.1 75.9-92.4
75+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 152 95.2 90.1-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 14 7.9 4.1-14.7 15 16.1 8.3-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 15 5.3 2.6-10.5 30 9.9 6.0-15.8 17 5.2 2.9- 9.3 240 79.6 72.6-85.1
Some Post-H.S. 365 15 3.8 1.9- 7.6 18 4.7 2.5- 8.6 28 6.1 3.8- 9.6 304 85.3 80.1-89.4
College Graduate 557 *** *** *** 11 2.7 1.2- 6.1 20 2.6 1.6- 4.4 516 93.3 90.0-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 14 11.7 6.1-21.5 17 14.7 8.3-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 *** *** *** 16 14.4 7.9-24.9 15 6.2 3.3-11.6 134 77.0 66.8-84.8
$50,000- 74,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 84.0 72.2-91.4
$75,000+ 533 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 2.2 1.2- 4.3 509 95.5 92.2-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 433 33 8.1 5.2-12.3 37 10.3 6.5-16.0 36 8.4 4.8-14.2 327 73.2 66.3-79.2
No 905 22 2.4 1.3- 4.5 36 5.3 3.4- 8.2 35 3.6 2.4- 5.4 812 88.6 85.3-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 320 12 3.3 1.5- 6.9 12 5.4 2.3-12.1 13 2.5 1.3- 4.8 283 88.8 82.4-93.0
Non-Veteran 1,027 43 4.4 2.9- 6.5 63 7.4 5.3-10.3 58 5.7 3.9- 8.2 863 82.5 78.8-85.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 400 15 5.7 3.1-10.2 18 6.1 3.6-10.0 23 5.3 3.4- 8.3 344 82.9 77.6-87.2
Regional City or Suburban County 341 15 3.1 1.7- 5.6 16 6.2 3.3-11.3 19 5.5 2.6-11.4 291 85.2 78.7-90.0
Rural 609 25 3.7 2.0- 6.6 41 8.4 5.2-13.3 29 4.4 2.5- 7.5 514 83.6 78.2-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 832 35 4.2 2.7- 6.5 44 6.7 4.5- 9.8 37 4.0 2.7- 5.8 716 85.2 81.5-88.2
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 *** *** *** 13 5.7 2.5-12.3 15 3.3 1.3- 7.8 332 90.0 83.2-94.3
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 11 11.4 5.0-23.7 11 11.0 5.3-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 11 9.1 4.0-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 813 17 2.7 1.4- 5.2 18 3.0 1.5- 5.8 31 2.9 1.9- 4.4 747 91.5 88.1-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 434 18 3.5 1.5- 7.6 35 10.2 6.2-16.4 20 3.8 1.8- 7.8 361 82.5 75.7-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 411 20 5.1 3.0- 8.6 22 7.5 4.5-12.3 23 5.2 3.2- 8.4 346 82.2 76.7-86.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 505 17 3.7 2.0- 6.7 18 4.6 2.4- 8.5 28 5.6 3.1- 9.8 442 86.1 80.9-90.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 423 16 3.9 2.1- 6.8 14 4.1 2.2- 7.5 24 5.5 3.3- 8.8 369 86.6 82.0-90.2
2nd Quartile 326 13 4.4 2.1- 8.9 20 7.6 4.2-13.2 12 5.3 2.4-11.3 281 82.7 75.6-88.1
3rd Quartile 352 12 3.6 1.7- 7.5 18 8.1 4.4-14.3 24 4.4 2.7- 7.0 298 84.0 77.7-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 14 5.7 2.6-12.1 23 11.2 5.9-20.1 11 4.4 1.2-15.3 201 78.7 68.0-86.6

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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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