2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,073 322 7.0 6.0- 8.2 3,751 93.0 91.8-94.0
MALES 1,795 114 5.7 4.5- 7.3 1,681 94.3 92.7-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,071 73 7.1 5.3- 9.5 998 92.9 90.5-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 291 28 5.3 3.3- 8.4 263 94.7 91.6-96.7
Other 395 12 2.1 0.8- 5.4 383 97.9 94.6-99.2
AGE
18-34 410 *** *** *** 403 98.3 96.3-99.2
35-44 260 *** *** *** 252 95.0 88.5-97.9
45-54 260 *** *** *** 251 97.6 94.1-99.0
55-64 327 25 7.7 4.7-12.3 302 92.3 87.7-95.3
65-74 308 43 13.9 9.3-20.3 265 86.1 79.7-90.7
75+ 202 22 11.0 6.6-17.9 180 89.0 82.1-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 19 8.7 4.8-15.3 150 91.3 84.7-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 30 5.2 3.3- 8.0 378 94.8 92.0-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 456 39 7.7 5.0-11.7 417 92.3 88.3-95.0
College Graduate 751 26 3.0 1.9- 4.7 725 97.0 95.3-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 13 13.3 6.9-23.9 61 86.7 76.1-93.1
$15,000- 24,999 87 14 14.1 6.9-26.8 73 85.9 73.2-93.1
$25,000- 34,999 147 13 6.7 3.1-14.0 134 93.3 86.0-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 226 20 7.8 4.4-13.2 206 92.2 86.8-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 243 12 4.9 2.5- 9.6 231 95.1 90.4-97.5
$75,000+ 674 22 3.4 1.8- 6.1 652 96.6 93.9-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 75 11.8 8.8-15.6 467 88.2 84.4-91.2
No 1,189 33 2.6 1.6- 4.2 1,156 97.4 95.8-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 41 9.2 6.2-13.6 401 90.8 86.4-93.8
Non-Veteran 1,344 73 4.7 3.5- 6.4 1,271 95.3 93.6-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 23 3.3 2.0- 5.3 557 96.7 94.7-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 472 27 4.7 3.0- 7.4 445 95.3 92.6-97.0
Rural 743 64 8.9 6.2-12.5 679 91.1 87.5-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 34 3.4 2.2- 5.3 1,058 96.6 94.7-97.8
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 72 94.5 84.6-98.1
Retired 463 57 12.0 8.5-16.5 406 88.0 83.5-91.5
Unable to Work 94 17 13.0 6.7-23.7 77 87.0 76.3-93.3
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 14 9.0 4.6-16.7 91 91.0 83.3-95.4
101% to 150% 104 11 8.1 3.6-16.9 93 91.9 83.1-96.4
151% to 200% 129 15 11.7 6.0-21.8 114 88.3 78.2-94.0
More than 200% 1,062 50 4.4 3.0- 6.4 1,012 95.6 93.6-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 548 49 8.9 5.8-13.5 499 91.1 86.5-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 38 6.5 4.4- 9.5 478 93.5 90.5-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 731 27 3.3 2.1- 5.2 704 96.7 94.8-97.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 575 26 5.7 3.7- 8.8 549 94.3 91.2-96.3
2nd Quartile 493 26 3.5 2.2- 5.5 467 96.5 94.5-97.8
3rd Quartile 440 37 8.0 5.3-11.8 403 92.0 88.2-94.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 287 25 7.6 3.3-16.5 262 92.4 83.5-96.7

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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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