2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
GENDER
Male 1,350 55 4.1 2.9- 5.9 75 7.0 5.1- 9.5 71 5.0 3.5- 7.0 1,149 83.9 80.7-86.6
Female 1,858 83 5.2 4.0- 6.7 212 10.6 8.9-12.6 158 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,405 74.6 71.8-77.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,931 114 4.1 3.3- 5.2 247 8.6 7.2-10.2 202 7.2 5.9- 8.7 2,368 80.1 78.0-82.1
No 238 21 11.1 6.5-18.1 36 13.3 9.1-19.2 25 11.3 7.2-17.3 156 64.3 56.2-71.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 760 30 4.7 3.0- 7.2 55 8.3 5.9-11.6 44 4.1 2.8- 6.0 631 82.9 79.0-86.2
Overweight 1,046 39 4.1 2.7- 6.3 73 6.3 4.7- 8.5 58 7.3 4.9-10.7 876 82.3 78.4-85.6
Obese 1,124 59 5.6 4.1- 7.7 130 11.8 9.2-15.0 109 10.5 8.3-13.3 826 72.0 68.1-75.6
Current Smoker
Yes 397 37 10.7 7.1-15.6 76 18.4 13.4-24.9 49 9.7 6.7-13.9 235 61.2 53.8-68.1
No 2,789 100 3.7 2.9- 4.8 206 7.3 6.1- 8.8 178 7.2 5.8- 8.7 2,305 81.8 79.7-83.8
History of CVD**
Yes 374 27 6.8 4.1-11.1 46 11.4 7.3-17.3 32 7.3 4.4-11.8 269 74.5 67.6-80.4
No 2,815 109 4.4 3.4- 5.5 241 8.7 7.3-10.3 195 7.5 6.2- 9.1 2,270 79.5 77.3-81.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 340 15 4.6 2.6- 8.0 38 12.6 8.2-18.9 34 11.8 6.7-19.9 253 71.0 63.0-77.9
No 2,735 111 4.4 3.4- 5.5 239 8.4 7.1-10.0 185 6.9 5.8- 8.3 2,200 80.3 78.2-82.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 144 *** *** *** 15 8.8 5.1-14.8 *** *** *** 107 77.0 67.8-84.2
No 2,932 115 4.2 3.3- 5.3 258 8.6 7.2-10.1 207 7.5 6.2- 9.1 2,352 79.7 77.6-81.7
COPD
Yes 274 21 8.5 5.2-13.7 54 16.5 11.1-23.9 26 7.4 4.4-12.2 173 67.5 59.1-75.0
No 2,926 116 4.3 3.4- 5.5 233 8.3 7.0- 9.9 203 7.5 6.2- 9.1 2,374 79.8 77.7-81.8
Current Asthma
Yes 352 26 8.7 5.3-14.0 60 15.5 11.2-21.2 36 11.4 7.6-16.7 230 64.4 57.2-70.9
No 2,846 111 4.2 3.3- 5.3 225 8.2 6.8- 9.8 193 7.1 5.8- 8.6 2,317 80.6 78.4-82.6
Diabetes
Yes 470 26 7.0 4.2-11.3 57 11.4 7.7-16.6 39 9.5 6.3-13.9 348 72.2 65.7-77.8
No 2,734 112 4.3 3.4- 5.5 229 8.5 7.2-10.1 190 7.2 5.9- 8.8 2,203 79.9 77.7-81.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,093 80 8.0 6.1-10.5 157 13.7 11.0-17.0 121 11.4 8.9-14.6 735 66.8 62.6-70.7
No 2,088 57 3.1 2.2- 4.3 126 6.6 5.2- 8.3 106 5.6 4.3- 7.2 1,799 84.7 82.4-86.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 951 61 7.8 5.7-10.5 135 13.6 10.7-17.1 93 10.0 7.7-12.9 662 68.6 64.2-72.7
No 2,257 77 3.6 2.7- 4.8 152 7.3 5.9- 9.0 136 6.6 5.2- 8.3 1,892 82.5 80.1-84.6

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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