2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,077 1,697 37.5 35.5-39.7 2,380 62.5 60.3-64.5
MALES 1,798 762 40.0 36.9-43.3 1,036 60.0 56.7-63.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,073 458 41.0 37.1-45.1 615 59.0 54.9-62.9
Non-Hispanic Black 291 155 55.0 47.2-62.5 136 45.0 37.5-52.8
Other 396 136 21.7 16.4-28.1 260 78.3 71.9-83.6
AGE
18-34 408 53 14.5 10.4-19.7 355 85.5 80.3-89.6
35-44 261 75 29.9 23.1-37.8 186 70.1 62.2-76.9
45-54 261 108 39.7 31.6-48.3 153 60.3 51.7-68.4
55-64 328 181 61.2 53.3-68.6 147 38.8 31.4-46.7
65-74 309 199 70.3 63.3-76.5 110 29.7 23.5-36.7
75+ 203 140 64.4 54.1-73.5 63 35.6 26.5-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 188 40.0 34.1-46.3 220 60.0 53.7-65.9
Some Post-H.S. 458 205 40.1 34.3-46.1 253 59.9 53.9-65.7
College Graduate 753 295 36.9 32.5-41.5 458 63.1 58.5-67.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 96 41.2 32.6-50.3 130 58.8 49.7-67.4
$50,000- 74,999 244 94 37.1 29.1-46.0 150 62.9 54.0-70.9
$75,000+ 674 277 38.2 33.6-43.0 397 61.8 57.0-66.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 545 311 55.8 49.7-61.7 234 44.2 38.3-50.3
No 1,189 426 33.4 29.8-37.3 763 66.6 62.7-70.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 441 230 51.3 45.0-57.6 211 48.7 42.4-55.0
Non-Veteran 1,348 528 36.9 33.3-40.6 820 63.1 59.4-66.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 581 212 33.1 28.6-38.0 369 66.9 62.0-71.4
Regional City or Suburban County 474 183 39.4 33.2-46.1 291 60.6 53.9-66.8
Rural 743 367 47.3 41.9-52.8 376 52.7 47.2-58.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 347 30.3 26.9-34.0 745 69.7 66.0-73.1
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 302 68.6 62.0-74.5 162 31.4 25.5-38.0
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,064 451 39.7 35.9-43.7 613 60.3 56.3-64.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 261 48.9 42.6-55.2 289 51.1 44.8-57.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 229 39.4 33.7-45.4 287 60.6 54.6-66.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 272 35.7 31.3-40.5 460 64.3 59.5-68.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 576 245 41.2 36.1-46.6 331 58.8 53.4-63.9
2nd Quartile 495 178 33.3 27.7-39.4 317 66.7 60.6-72.3
3rd Quartile 439 190 42.4 36.4-48.6 249 57.6 51.4-63.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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