2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
MALES 1,797 1,491 81.2 78.2-83.9 306 18.8 16.1-21.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,073 917 81.4 77.5-84.7 156 18.6 15.3-22.5
Non-Hispanic Black 291 228 78.9 71.2-84.9 63 21.1 15.1-28.8
Other 395 315 83.5 76.4-88.8 80 16.5 11.2-23.6
AGE
18-34 411 371 85.6 78.7-90.5 40 14.4 9.5-21.3
35-44 261 227 88.3 82.9-92.2 34 11.7 7.8-17.1
45-54 259 209 79.4 70.6-86.1 50 20.6 13.9-29.4
55-64 326 252 73.2 65.1-80.0 74 26.8 20.0-34.9
65-74 310 246 78.4 70.5-84.7 64 21.6 15.3-29.5
75+ 202 158 72.1 61.6-80.6 44 27.9 19.4-38.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 331 81.3 75.7-85.9 79 18.7 14.1-24.3
Some Post-H.S. 455 360 78.3 71.9-83.6 95 21.7 16.4-28.1
College Graduate 753 692 92.9 90.2-94.9 61 7.1 5.1- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 174 72.1 62.8-79.9 52 27.9 20.1-37.2
$50,000- 74,999 244 207 83.2 74.4-89.4 37 16.8 10.6-25.6
$75,000+ 673 622 93.3 90.7-95.2 51 6.7 4.8- 9.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 543 336 56.7 50.4-62.8 207 43.3 37.2-49.6
No 1,189 1,098 91.5 88.7-93.7 91 8.5 6.3-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 364 82.4 76.7-86.9 78 17.6 13.1-23.3
Non-Veteran 1,346 1,120 80.8 77.2-83.9 226 19.2 16.1-22.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 509 87.4 83.6-90.4 71 12.6 9.6-16.4
Regional City or Suburban County 476 391 76.1 69.2-81.8 85 23.9 18.2-30.8
Rural 741 591 79.5 74.5-83.8 150 20.5 16.2-25.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 969 87.7 84.4-90.3 124 12.3 9.7-15.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 367 77.7 71.6-82.9 97 22.3 17.1-28.4
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 936 87.3 84.4-89.8 126 12.7 10.2-15.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 429 79.9 74.3-84.6 120 20.1 15.4-25.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 419 78.4 72.9-83.1 97 21.6 16.9-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 643 83.9 78.9-87.9 89 16.1 12.1-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 575 502 82.8 77.3-87.2 73 17.2 12.8-22.7
2nd Quartile 494 430 84.4 78.9-88.7 64 15.6 11.3-21.1
3rd Quartile 442 346 77.6 71.9-82.4 96 22.4 17.6-28.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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