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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,188 215 7.2 6.0- 8.5 227 8.1 6.8- 9.7 746 23.9 21.8-26.1 759 22.8 20.8-24.9 1,241 38.1 35.7-40.5
MALES 1,334 75 5.2 3.9- 6.9 87 7.8 5.9-10.2 265 19.9 17.0-23.0 295 22.2 19.1-25.6 612 45.0 41.3-48.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 804 35 4.5 3.0- 6.6 53 7.9 5.4-11.4 159 20.0 16.6-23.8 205 26.4 22.2-31.0 352 41.2 36.8-45.8
Non-Hispanic Black 228 18 7.5 4.2-13.1 *** *** *** 50 20.7 13.9-29.7 35 14.7 9.4-22.3 116 51.9 42.9-60.8
Other 280 19 4.1 2.1- 7.8 25 12.0 7.4-18.7 55 20.4 14.3-28.3 50 16.4 10.9-23.8 131 47.1 37.8-56.7
AGE
18-34 245 18 7.3 4.4-12.1 28 10.2 6.8-15.2 55 24.1 17.6-31.9 63 24.5 18.7-31.5 81 33.8 26.8-41.6
35-44 189 23 8.1 4.9-13.1 20 12.9 7.6-20.9 46 23.4 16.9-31.3 42 21.4 14.7-30.1 58 34.2 25.5-44.2
45-54 207 12 6.0 2.7-12.9 13 8.0 3.1-18.9 52 19.5 13.7-27.0 37 18.5 12.4-26.7 93 48.0 38.2-57.9
55-64 275 12 3.0 1.4- 6.4 15 7.8 4.0-14.7 55 18.6 13.3-25.3 56 24.8 16.1-36.1 137 45.8 36.9-55.0
65-74 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 17.7 10.9-27.5 51 19.8 13.4-28.2 140 58.4 49.0-67.2
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.7 3.8-18.6 42 22.5 15.2-31.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 12 5.4 2.4-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 292 20 6.2 3.6-10.6 21 8.4 5.0-14.0 59 18.2 13.4-24.3 49 17.4 12.3-24.2 143 49.7 42.1-57.2
Some Post-H.S. 359 21 5.9 3.5- 9.7 22 7.4 4.5-12.0 78 19.5 14.7-25.4 85 24.6 19.3-30.9 153 42.6 35.9-49.5
College Graduate 557 22 3.5 2.0- 5.8 37 7.5 5.3-10.7 93 16.7 13.3-20.7 143 26.2 21.8-31.3 262 46.1 40.6-51.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 14 9.4 4.9-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 168 11 6.2 3.0-12.7 18 13.7 7.8-23.0 30 22.9 14.8-33.6 33 17.4 10.5-27.5 76 39.8 30.0-50.6
$50,000- 74,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 22.5 14.6-33.1 44 26.9 19.4-36.0 80 42.8 33.2-52.9
$75,000+ 528 13 2.7 1.4- 5.1 36 8.0 5.4-11.9 94 17.2 13.6-21.5 127 22.6 18.5-27.4 258 49.4 43.8-55.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 424 53 11.4 8.1-15.9 39 12.9 8.3-19.4 105 26.1 20.3-32.9 75 15.5 11.5-20.6 152 34.1 28.0-40.6
No 898 22 2.5 1.5- 4.2 48 5.7 4.0- 7.9 154 16.7 13.8-20.2 217 25.1 21.1-29.6 457 50.0 45.4-54.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 316 20 6.3 3.7-10.5 22 6.6 4.1-10.3 60 18.1 12.7-25.1 64 18.1 13.0-24.6 150 50.9 43.2-58.7
Non-Veteran 1,014 54 4.8 3.4- 6.8 64 8.0 5.7-11.0 205 20.4 17.2-24.0 231 23.4 19.8-27.4 460 43.4 39.2-47.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 398 23 6.3 3.8-10.3 27 7.8 5.1-11.7 86 17.8 14.1-22.3 91 23.1 18.3-28.6 171 45.0 39.0-51.1
Regional City or Suburban County 337 19 3.4 2.0- 5.6 29 10.3 6.2-16.6 69 21.0 15.4-27.9 83 25.7 19.3-33.4 137 39.7 32.6-47.2
Rural 599 33 5.6 3.6- 8.7 31 5.7 3.4- 9.4 110 20.7 16.2-26.1 121 18.7 14.4-23.9 304 49.3 43.2-55.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 823 43 4.8 3.4- 6.9 66 9.2 6.9-12.1 178 20.4 17.1-24.1 185 22.1 18.7-26.0 351 43.5 39.1-48.1
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 357 11 2.7 1.3- 5.6 12 2.3 1.1- 4.8 44 12.6 8.0-19.3 82 25.8 17.8-35.9 208 56.6 47.7-65.0
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 13 14.9 7.3-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.9 6.7-26.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 16.7 9.2-28.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 804 25 3.2 2.0- 5.0 50 7.6 5.4-10.5 144 17.6 14.4-21.4 194 23.9 20.3-28.0 391 47.7 43.1-52.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 426 25 5.7 3.4- 9.5 22 7.2 4.0-12.6 79 22.5 16.8-29.6 88 20.8 15.5-27.4 212 43.7 36.7-51.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 30 7.2 4.6-11.1 27 5.9 3.8- 9.0 78 18.9 14.4-24.5 85 21.1 15.5-28.2 187 46.9 40.2-53.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 501 20 3.1 1.8- 5.1 38 9.8 6.4-14.7 108 19.1 15.0-23.9 122 23.9 19.5-29.0 213 44.2 38.5-50.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 419 16 3.5 1.9- 6.2 28 7.5 4.9-11.3 95 21.5 16.9-26.8 101 23.6 18.9-28.9 179 44.0 37.9-50.3
2nd Quartile 322 20 5.8 3.3- 9.7 26 9.6 5.7-15.8 56 17.0 12.1-23.4 75 25.7 19.1-33.8 145 41.9 34.9-49.3
3rd Quartile 350 26 6.5 4.0-10.2 23 5.6 3.5- 8.9 66 19.3 14.2-25.7 74 19.5 14.6-25.5 161 49.1 42.1-56.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 243 13 5.1 2.3-10.9 *** *** *** 48 25.2 16.7-36.2 45 14.3 8.3-23.5 *** *** ***

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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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