2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,151 121 4.2 3.4- 5.3 3,030 95.8 94.7-96.6
MALES 1,315 99 7.6 5.9- 9.7 1,216 92.4 90.3-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 792 52 6.8 4.9- 9.4 740 93.2 90.6-95.1
Non-Hispanic Black 228 26 10.1 5.9-16.8 202 89.9 83.2-94.1
Other 273 18 6.2 3.5-10.8 255 93.8 89.2-96.5
AGE
18-34 243 30 9.6 6.5-14.1 213 90.4 85.9-93.5
35-44 188 21 11.5 7.1-18.0 167 88.5 82.0-92.9
45-54 203 17 5.1 3.0- 8.6 186 94.9 91.4-97.0
55-64 270 11 5.7 2.5-12.5 259 94.3 87.5-97.5
65-74 235 15 8.7 3.8-18.7 220 91.3 81.3-96.2
75+ 159 *** *** *** 154 98.2 95.4-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 12 10.4 4.8-21.1 103 89.6 78.9-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 26 9.9 6.3-15.3 264 90.1 84.7-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 358 22 5.2 3.1- 8.5 336 94.8 91.5-96.9
College Graduate 544 39 6.6 4.6- 9.4 505 93.4 90.6-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** 56 94.0 83.9-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 98 11 10.4 5.1-19.9 87 89.6 80.1-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 161 14 10.8 5.4-20.3 147 89.2 79.7-94.6
$50,000- 74,999 173 *** *** *** 163 94.6 89.3-97.4
$75,000+ 522 39 6.8 4.7- 9.8 483 93.2 90.2-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 35 10.2 6.4-15.7 390 89.8 84.3-93.6
No 878 64 6.5 4.9- 8.6 814 93.5 91.4-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 309 26 9.8 5.8-16.1 283 90.2 83.9-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,002 73 7.0 5.3- 9.3 929 93.0 90.7-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 396 33 8.4 5.7-12.3 363 91.6 87.7-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 335 31 8.4 5.3-13.0 304 91.6 87.0-94.7
Rural 584 35 6.1 3.8- 9.8 549 93.9 90.2-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 810 63 8.0 6.0-10.7 747 92.0 89.3-94.0
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** 51 92.3 82.6-96.8
Retired 351 21 6.8 3.3-13.4 330 93.2 86.6-96.7
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** 66 94.5 87.2-97.8
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** 67 90.7 79.9-96.0
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** 65 94.1 85.3-97.8
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 788 54 6.4 4.6- 8.8 734 93.6 91.2-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 32 8.8 5.3-14.3 389 91.2 85.7-94.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 30 6.1 4.0- 9.1 370 93.9 90.9-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 494 37 8.1 5.5-11.9 457 91.9 88.1-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 410 30 7.7 5.1-11.6 380 92.3 88.4-94.9
2nd Quartile 319 25 7.1 4.3-11.5 294 92.9 88.5-95.7
3rd Quartile 348 32 8.3 5.1-13.2 316 91.7 86.8-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 12 6.6 3.3-12.7 226 93.4 87.3-96.7

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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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