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 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
MALES 1,350 71 5.7 4.2- 7.8 1,279 94.3 92.2-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 811 20 3.0 1.9- 4.9 791 97.0 95.1-98.1
Non-Hispanic Black 233 30 13.3 8.2-20.7 203 86.7 79.3-91.8
Other 284 20 6.2 3.3-11.2 264 93.8 88.8-96.7
AGE
18-34 247 13 6.0 3.3-10.5 234 94.0 89.5-96.7
35-44 191 14 8.9 4.2-17.9 177 91.1 82.1-95.8
45-54 210 14 7.3 3.8-13.7 196 92.7 86.3-96.2
55-64 277 23 7.2 4.3-11.6 254 92.8 88.4-95.7
65-74 244 *** *** *** 238 98.1 94.3-99.4
75+ 164 *** *** *** 163 99.7 98.0- 100
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** 111 97.4 93.7-98.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 24 8.6 5.0-14.2 278 91.4 85.8-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 365 31 8.3 5.3-12.8 334 91.7 87.2-94.7
College Graduate 558 *** *** *** 549 98.1 96.0-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** 55 91.7 78.2-97.1
$25,000- 34,999 102 18 13.8 7.6-23.8 84 86.2 76.2-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 170 17 10.4 5.9-17.6 153 89.6 82.4-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 179 *** *** *** 172 97.4 94.2-98.9
$75,000+ 533 *** *** *** 525 97.8 95.4-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 434 39 8.1 5.5-11.8 395 91.9 88.2-94.5
No 904 30 4.5 2.8- 7.1 874 95.5 92.9-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 320 18 4.1 2.4- 6.9 302 95.9 93.1-97.6
Non-Veteran 1,026 53 6.2 4.4- 8.7 973 93.8 91.3-95.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 400 20 5.8 3.5- 9.5 380 94.2 90.5-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 343 18 3.0 1.8- 5.1 325 97.0 94.9-98.2
Rural 607 33 7.8 4.9-12.2 574 92.2 87.8-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 833 46 6.5 4.4- 9.4 787 93.5 90.6-95.6
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** 50 90.4 79.8-95.7
Retired 363 *** *** *** 360 99.3 96.9-99.8
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 12 13.3 6.5-25.5 63 86.7 74.5-93.5
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** 90 91.9 83.6-96.2
More than 200% 812 24 2.8 1.7- 4.5 788 97.2 95.5-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 435 19 5.2 2.9- 9.2 416 94.8 90.8-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 410 29 7.1 4.5-10.9 381 92.9 89.1-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 505 23 4.9 2.7- 8.6 482 95.1 91.4-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 422 17 4.5 2.6- 7.7 405 95.5 92.3-97.4
2nd Quartile 326 21 6.2 3.4-11.2 305 93.8 88.8-96.6
3rd Quartile 353 21 5.6 3.2- 9.5 332 94.4 90.5-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 12 8.5 3.9-17.4 237 91.5 82.6-96.1

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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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