2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,950 1,315 31.7 29.7-33.8 2,635 68.3 66.2-70.3
MALES 1,738 546 30.2 27.3-33.4 1,192 69.8 66.6-72.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 323 31.1 27.3-35.1 718 68.9 64.9-72.7
Non-Hispanic Black 282 93 32.4 25.1-40.7 189 67.6 59.3-74.9
Other 381 116 25.2 19.4-32.2 265 74.8 67.8-80.6
AGE
18-34 398 91 24.4 19.1-30.8 307 75.6 69.2-80.9
35-44 253 57 22.3 16.3-29.8 196 77.7 70.2-83.7
45-54 252 61 24.3 17.2-33.0 191 75.7 67.0-82.8
55-64 317 112 31.6 24.8-39.3 205 68.4 60.7-75.2
65-74 296 101 39.5 31.6-47.9 195 60.5 52.1-68.4
75+ 199 116 59.8 49.5-69.4 83 40.2 30.6-50.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 134 31.7 26.1-37.8 257 68.3 62.2-73.9
Some Post-H.S. 445 166 32.0 26.4-38.1 279 68.0 61.9-73.6
College Graduate 734 168 20.8 17.3-24.8 566 79.2 75.2-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 225 83 37.9 29.6-46.9 142 62.1 53.1-70.4
$50,000- 74,999 236 70 29.1 21.6-37.9 166 70.9 62.1-78.4
$75,000+ 665 156 19.6 16.2-23.4 509 80.4 76.6-83.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 546 546 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,192 *** *** *** 1,192 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 198 45.0 38.7-51.6 232 55.0 48.4-61.3
Non-Veteran 1,303 345 25.9 22.6-29.5 958 74.1 70.5-77.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 562 151 26.2 22.0-30.9 411 73.8 69.1-78.0
Regional City or Suburban County 458 157 35.9 29.6-42.7 301 64.1 57.3-70.4
Rural 718 238 29.3 24.8-34.3 480 70.7 65.7-75.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 228 20.7 17.6-24.2 838 79.3 75.8-82.4
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 206 46.7 39.5-54.0 244 53.3 46.0-60.5
Unable to Work 90 74 84.7 72.9-92.0 16 15.3 8.0-27.1
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,047 283 24.6 21.4-28.1 764 75.4 71.9-78.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 191 33.4 27.8-39.6 343 66.6 60.4-72.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 500 170 31.2 26.1-36.7 330 68.8 63.3-73.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 704 185 27.8 23.3-32.9 519 72.2 67.1-76.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 555 151 28.9 23.8-34.5 404 71.1 65.5-76.2
2nd Quartile 471 139 28.7 23.5-34.5 332 71.3 65.5-76.5
3rd Quartile 432 153 32.4 26.8-38.5 279 67.6 61.5-73.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 280 103 34.5 25.5-44.8 177 65.5 55.2-74.5

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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