2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly active Active Insufficently active Inactive
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,127 1,216 39.4 37.0-41.9 517 16.9 15.2-18.7 395 14.4 12.6-16.3 999 29.3 27.1-31.6
GENDER
Male 1,416 595 42.9 39.3-46.6 259 17.0 14.7-19.6 188 14.1 11.8-16.6 374 26.1 23.0-29.4
Female 1,711 621 36.1 32.9-39.4 258 16.8 14.4-19.4 207 14.7 12.1-17.7 625 32.5 29.5-35.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,857 1,117 39.4 36.9-42.0 490 17.5 15.7-19.4 369 14.7 12.8-16.7 881 28.4 26.1-30.8
No 223 82 39.1 31.0-47.7 21 10.8 6.6-17.2 22 12.1 7.2-19.5 98 38.1 30.6-46.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 813 365 43.1 38.5-47.9 155 19.3 16.0-23.2 110 16.6 12.8-21.3 183 20.9 17.4-25.0
Overweight 1,035 459 45.5 41.1-50.0 177 16.9 14.1-20.2 127 12.9 10.2-16.1 272 24.7 21.1-28.6
Obese 972 299 33.7 29.4-38.3 147 15.1 12.3-18.4 124 13.7 11.1-16.9 402 37.5 33.2-41.9
Current Smoker
Yes 371 116 33.1 25.8-41.2 42 9.1 6.3-13.0 31 11.3 6.7-18.6 182 46.4 38.8-54.2
No 2,639 1,055 40.8 38.1-43.5 461 18.1 16.2-20.2 350 15.0 13.1-17.1 773 26.1 23.9-28.5
History of CVD**
Yes 332 101 31.1 24.5-38.5 32 9.5 5.9-14.9 27 8.4 5.2-13.3 172 51.0 43.4-58.6
No 2,776 1,106 40.2 37.6-42.9 485 17.8 15.9-19.7 366 15.0 13.1-17.1 819 27.1 24.8-29.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 359 136 38.6 31.9-45.7 89 24.3 19.0-30.4 56 13.9 10.2-18.6 78 23.3 17.4-30.4
No 2,537 991 39.7 37.0-42.5 398 15.8 14.0-17.8 315 14.6 12.6-16.9 833 29.8 27.4-32.3
Heavy Drinker
Yes 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.6 7.5-20.4 41 24.8 17.1-34.5
No 2,747 1,068 39.8 37.2-42.5 457 16.6 14.8-18.5 351 14.8 12.9-16.9 871 28.8 26.5-31.2
COPD
Yes 248 68 25.2 18.6-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 53.8 44.2-63.1
No 2,869 1,148 40.8 38.2-43.4 496 17.7 15.9-19.6 375 14.5 12.7-16.4 850 27.1 24.9-29.5
Current Asthma
Yes 330 100 32.2 24.5-41.0 40 12.5 8.6-17.9 46 16.1 9.8-25.2 144 39.2 31.6-47.4
No 2,783 1,110 40.3 37.8-43.0 476 17.5 15.7-19.4 347 14.1 12.3-16.0 850 28.1 25.8-30.5
Diabetes
Yes 440 137 30.9 25.2-37.1 39 12.1 7.7-18.5 39 9.9 6.6-14.7 225 47.1 40.6-53.8
No 2,685 1,079 40.7 38.0-43.4 477 17.5 15.7-19.5 355 15.0 13.1-17.1 774 26.8 24.5-29.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,012 308 32.8 28.7-37.2 118 13.0 10.3-16.2 85 9.0 6.8-11.7 501 45.2 40.9-49.7
No 2,009 867 42.5 39.4-45.6 386 18.7 16.6-21.0 300 17.0 14.7-19.7 456 21.8 19.4-24.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 878 274 31.0 26.9-35.4 90 11.5 8.8-15.0 88 12.5 9.2-16.8 426 45.0 40.3-49.7
No 2,248 942 42.1 39.2-45.1 427 18.6 16.6-20.8 306 14.9 12.9-17.2 573 24.4 22.0-27.0

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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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