2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
MALES 1,769 1,599 89.5 87.3-91.3 170 10.5 8.7-12.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,065 1,015 93.5 90.8-95.4 50 6.5 4.6- 9.2
Non-Hispanic Black 284 262 93.9 90.0-96.3 22 6.1 3.7-10.0
Other 384 292 73.6 66.4-79.7 92 26.4 20.3-33.6
AGE
18-34 396 339 84.8 79.7-88.8 57 15.2 11.2-20.3
35-44 256 214 84.4 77.1-89.7 42 15.6 10.3-22.9
45-54 260 223 86.0 79.4-90.8 37 14.0 9.2-20.6
55-64 324 294 92.4 88.1-95.2 30 7.6 4.8-11.9
65-74 307 306 99.9 98.9- 100 *** *** ***
75+ 200 198 99.3 95.8-99.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 105 72.8 63.7-80.3 59 27.2 19.7-36.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 349 88.0 82.9-91.7 51 12.0 8.3-17.1
Some Post-H.S. 449 411 90.7 86.1-93.9 38 9.3 6.1-13.9
College Graduate 746 727 97.1 94.9-98.4 19 2.9 1.6- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 72 88.4 76.1-94.8 14 11.6 5.2-23.9
$25,000- 34,999 144 117 84.2 75.2-90.3 27 15.8 9.7-24.8
$35,000- 49,999 221 182 84.0 76.8-89.3 39 16.0 10.7-23.2
$50,000- 74,999 242 220 86.8 78.3-92.3 22 13.2 7.7-21.7
$75,000+ 670 654 96.0 92.4-97.9 16 4.0 2.1- 7.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 483 90.1 86.3-92.9 54 9.9 7.1-13.7
No 1,171 1,065 90.1 87.5-92.2 106 9.9 7.8-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 441 428 97.2 94.4-98.6 13 2.8 1.4- 5.6
Non-Veteran 1,320 1,163 87.2 84.5-89.5 157 12.8 10.5-15.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 565 501 87.1 83.4-90.1 64 12.9 9.9-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 469 431 92.5 89.2-94.9 38 7.5 5.1-10.8
Rural 735 667 89.1 84.5-92.4 68 10.9 7.6-15.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 945 87.9 85.1-90.2 132 12.1 9.8-14.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 456 99.4 98.2-99.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 92 87 92.5 79.2-97.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 75 77.0 65.6-85.5 28 23.0 14.5-34.4
101% to 150% 101 70 77.2 65.6-85.8 31 22.8 14.2-34.4
151% to 200% 128 115 92.1 84.1-96.3 13 7.9 3.7-15.9
More than 200% 1,053 1,004 93.1 89.9-95.3 49 6.9 4.7-10.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 489 89.7 84.1-93.5 54 10.3 6.5-15.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 511 468 89.6 85.3-92.8 43 10.4 7.2-14.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 715 642 89.2 86.1-91.7 73 10.8 8.3-13.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 564 519 91.1 87.4-93.7 45 8.9 6.3-12.6
2nd Quartile 485 432 88.0 83.9-91.2 53 12.0 8.8-16.1
3rd Quartile 436 399 90.1 85.6-93.3 37 9.9 6.7-14.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 249 87.9 76.9-94.1 35 12.1 5.9-23.1

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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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