2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,082 430 10.7 9.5-12.1 3,652 89.3 87.9-90.5
MALES 1,800 159 9.7 7.9-11.7 1,641 90.3 88.3-92.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,076 70 8.4 6.4-11.1 1,006 91.6 88.9-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 289 33 10.0 6.4-15.3 256 90.0 84.7-93.6
Other 397 55 14.5 10.1-20.3 342 85.5 79.7-89.9
AGE
18-34 409 52 13.4 9.8-18.0 357 86.6 82.0-90.2
35-44 261 25 8.8 5.1-14.8 236 91.2 85.2-94.9
45-54 261 31 12.3 7.7-19.0 230 87.7 81.0-92.3
55-64 329 42 12.6 8.2-18.8 287 87.4 81.2-91.8
65-74 309 *** *** *** 304 98.4 95.8-99.4
75+ 203 *** *** *** 202 98.4 89.7-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 33 14.3 9.3-21.2 137 85.7 78.8-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 53 12.9 9.2-17.7 357 87.1 82.3-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 457 40 9.8 6.6-14.1 417 90.2 85.9-93.4
College Graduate 752 31 4.5 2.6- 7.6 721 95.5 92.4-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 26 14.9 9.2-23.2 121 85.1 76.8-90.8
$35,000- 49,999 227 30 15.5 9.8-23.5 197 84.5 76.5-90.2
$50,000- 74,999 244 18 6.1 3.3-11.0 226 93.9 89.0-96.7
$75,000+ 673 23 4.0 2.5- 6.3 650 96.0 93.7-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 545 87 18.5 14.2-23.7 458 81.5 76.3-85.8
No 1,190 69 6.0 4.5- 8.0 1,121 94.0 92.0-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 22 6.7 3.8-11.5 420 93.3 88.5-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,349 137 10.6 8.6-13.0 1,212 89.4 87.0-91.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 50 9.9 7.1-13.5 529 90.1 86.5-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 476 47 10.0 6.8-14.4 429 90.0 85.6-93.2
Rural 745 62 9.3 6.7-12.7 683 90.7 87.3-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 110 10.3 8.1-13.0 983 89.7 87.0-91.9
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 11 1.9 0.9- 4.1 453 98.1 95.9-99.1
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 25 21.6 13.0-33.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 17 11.7 5.5-23.1 112 88.3 76.9-94.5
More than 200% 1,063 52 5.6 4.0- 7.8 1,011 94.4 92.2-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 49 8.5 5.9-12.2 502 91.5 87.8-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 48 11.6 8.3-16.1 470 88.4 83.9-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 731 62 8.8 6.5-12.0 669 91.2 88.0-93.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 576 45 9.1 6.2-13.3 531 90.9 86.7-93.8
2nd Quartile 494 49 10.9 7.9-15.0 445 89.1 85.0-92.1
3rd Quartile 442 41 9.7 6.7-14.0 401 90.3 86.0-93.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 24 6.8 3.7-12.1 264 93.2 87.9-96.3

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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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