2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
MALES 1,797 325 18.2 15.9-20.7 607 31.0 28.2-33.9 559 32.0 29.0-35.1 225 13.8 11.5-16.6 81 5.0 3.7- 6.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,073 201 18.5 15.7-21.7 412 34.9 31.3-38.7 304 28.0 24.4-31.9 112 13.8 10.8-17.5 44 4.8 3.3- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 291 50 18.6 13.4-25.3 55 16.8 12.2-22.7 123 43.4 35.7-51.4 48 14.3 9.4-21.2 15 6.8 3.5-12.8
Other 395 67 17.5 12.2-24.5 127 32.7 26.0-40.2 121 33.3 26.7-40.6 59 12.3 7.8-18.8 21 4.2 1.8- 9.4
AGE
18-34 411 127 28.9 23.9-34.5 146 31.4 26.3-37.0 98 25.2 20.4-30.7 34 12.1 7.5-19.0 *** *** ***
35-44 261 41 14.6 9.9-21.1 101 37.4 30.0-45.4 85 36.3 28.9-44.5 31 11.3 7.4-16.7 *** *** ***
45-54 259 50 21.0 14.3-29.8 72 27.8 21.0-35.8 87 30.6 23.8-38.3 36 13.5 8.0-21.8 14 7.1 3.6-13.6
55-64 326 46 11.9 8.3-16.7 110 28.5 22.3-35.8 96 32.8 24.6-42.1 54 21.2 15.0-29.2 20 5.6 3.1- 9.7
65-74 310 41 11.7 8.0-16.8 95 28.3 21.9-35.9 110 38.4 31.0-46.4 43 11.0 7.4-16.0 21 10.6 5.7-18.9
75+ 202 14 5.2 2.4-10.6 70 28.5 21.3-37.0 74 38.4 28.9-48.8 27 17.8 10.7-28.0 17 10.2 5.5-18.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 15 7.0 3.7-12.7 30 16.5 10.7-24.6 *** *** *** 43 24.6 16.0-36.0 25 15.0 8.9-24.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 71 20.9 16.0-26.9 108 23.6 18.9-29.2 152 36.8 30.9-43.1 56 12.6 9.0-17.3 23 6.1 3.4-10.8
Some Post-H.S. 455 68 17.0 12.9-22.2 151 33.5 28.0-39.5 141 27.8 23.0-33.2 80 19.3 14.1-25.7 15 2.4 1.3- 4.6
College Graduate 753 170 21.8 18.4-25.6 316 42.4 38.0-47.0 206 28.7 24.6-33.2 43 4.9 3.3- 7.3 18 2.2 1.2- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.2 5.2-22.3
$25,000- 34,999 147 17 10.6 6.0-17.9 38 19.7 13.3-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 36 15.2 10.1-22.4 67 27.4 20.0-36.3 71 29.5 22.4-37.8 37 17.1 11.3-25.1 15 10.7 5.6-19.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 36 17.1 11.6-24.6 86 33.2 25.7-41.6 85 32.9 25.6-41.1 34 14.9 9.1-23.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 673 166 25.3 21.1-30.0 264 38.0 33.3-42.8 192 30.0 25.7-34.7 37 5.3 3.6- 7.7 14 1.5 0.8- 2.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 543 51 9.1 6.4-12.6 115 17.7 14.2-21.8 170 30.0 24.9-35.6 144 30.0 24.2-36.5 63 13.3 9.5-18.3
No 1,189 265 22.5 19.4-25.9 461 35.8 32.3-39.5 372 33.2 29.6-37.1 75 7.1 5.1- 9.7 16 1.4 0.7- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 78 17.0 13.0-22.1 133 27.5 22.5-33.2 153 37.8 31.7-44.3 57 13.9 9.8-19.4 21 3.7 2.0- 6.6
Non-Veteran 1,346 246 18.6 15.9-21.6 469 31.8 28.6-35.2 405 30.4 27.0-34.0 166 13.8 11.1-17.1 60 5.4 3.8- 7.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 111 18.7 15.2-22.8 214 33.8 29.3-38.5 184 34.9 30.2-40.0 52 9.1 6.6-12.3 19 3.5 1.9- 6.4
Regional City or Suburban County 476 94 18.3 14.2-23.3 157 29.0 24.1-34.4 140 28.7 23.1-35.2 64 18.6 13.3-25.4 21 5.3 3.0- 9.2
Rural 741 120 17.6 13.8-22.2 236 30.0 25.3-35.2 235 31.9 27.1-37.1 109 14.3 10.7-18.9 41 6.1 3.8- 9.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 242 21.8 18.8-25.2 381 32.4 29.0-36.0 346 33.4 29.9-37.2 108 10.7 8.2-13.7 16 1.7 0.8- 3.4
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 46 7.7 5.4-10.9 160 29.8 24.1-36.2 161 40.3 32.9-48.0 64 13.8 9.9-18.8 33 8.5 5.3-13.5
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 9.7 4.8-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** 24 18.8 11.5-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 7.3 3.7-13.8
101% to 150% 103 13 11.9 6.1-21.7 24 20.0 11.8-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 23 13.0 7.9-20.9 30 23.8 15.3-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 215 21.2 18.0-24.8 393 35.1 31.4-39.0 328 31.0 27.5-34.8 96 9.4 7.3-11.9 30 3.3 2.0- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 97 18.4 14.1-23.7 156 29.1 23.6-35.4 176 32.4 26.9-38.4 88 15.1 11.0-20.5 32 4.9 2.9- 8.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 81 17.9 13.6-23.3 174 30.5 25.6-35.9 164 30.0 24.7-35.9 75 15.1 11.3-19.9 22 6.5 3.8-10.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 147 18.3 15.2-21.8 277 32.4 28.4-36.7 219 33.2 28.8-38.0 62 12.2 8.5-17.0 27 3.9 2.3- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 575 119 19.2 15.5-23.4 222 34.6 29.9-39.7 161 29.0 24.4-34.2 49 11.5 7.7-16.6 24 5.7 3.4- 9.4
2nd Quartile 494 82 16.0 12.5-20.2 170 31.8 26.8-37.1 178 36.6 31.0-42.7 49 12.4 8.5-17.8 15 3.2 1.6- 6.1
3rd Quartile 442 77 19.4 14.5-25.3 138 28.7 23.7-34.2 131 29.5 24.3-35.3 72 15.7 11.9-20.5 24 6.7 3.8-11.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 47 19.9 12.5-30.0 77 22.8 14.6-33.9 89 31.3 22.7-41.4 *** *** *** 18 4.8 2.1-10.2

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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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