2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How do other people usually classify you in this country? Would you say White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, or some other group?*

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  Total
Respond.^
White Black or African American Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Other* Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,228 1,925 61.4 59.0-63.8 572 21.1 19.1-23.2 252 8.3 7.2- 9.6 260 1.1 0.8- 1.6 113 4.7 3.6- 6.1 106 3.3 2.6- 4.3
GENDER
Male 1,351 815 61.1 57.3-64.7 230 21.7 18.6-25.3 120 8.2 6.7-10.2 90 0.9 0.5- 1.6 50 4.6 3.2- 6.5 46 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Female 1,877 1,110 61.7 58.5-64.8 342 20.5 18.0-23.2 132 8.3 6.8-10.2 170 1.3 0.8- 2.1 63 4.9 3.3- 7.1 60 3.2 2.3- 4.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,947 1,841 64.1 61.6-66.6 536 21.9 19.8-24.3 133 4.7 3.8- 5.8 242 1.2 0.8- 1.7 104 4.9 3.7- 6.4 91 3.1 2.4- 4.1
No 242 68 34.9 27.2-43.5 25 10.1 6.4-15.6 116 47.1 39.1-55.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 759 532 66.0 60.9-70.8 102 15.5 12.2-19.6 46 7.6 5.3-10.7 *** *** *** 28 7.2 4.4-11.5 *** *** ***
Overweight 1,048 657 66.2 61.9-70.2 155 16.9 13.7-20.8 83 7.6 5.9- 9.9 *** *** *** 40 5.1 3.4- 7.6 35 3.2 2.1- 4.7
Obese 1,128 588 56.7 52.6-60.8 279 30.0 26.2-34.0 71 6.5 4.8- 8.6 126 1.1 0.7- 1.9 36 2.9 1.7- 5.0 28 2.7 1.7- 4.3
Current Smoker
Yes 397 217 62.5 55.1-69.4 89 25.9 19.9-33.0 31 6.5 4.1-10.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,799 1,693 61.5 58.9-64.0 478 20.4 18.3-22.7 221 8.7 7.4-10.1 228 1.2 0.8- 1.8 96 4.9 3.7- 6.4 83 3.4 2.5- 4.5
History of CVD**
Yes 376 240 68.2 60.7-74.8 71 25.0 18.7-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,832 1,674 60.7 58.1-63.2 498 20.5 18.4-22.8 239 9.0 7.7-10.4 225 1.2 0.8- 1.7 101 5.1 3.9- 6.7 95 3.5 2.7- 4.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 341 210 58.6 50.8-66.0 59 24.6 17.6-33.1 33 8.9 5.9-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,737 1,644 62.1 59.5-64.7 489 21.1 19.0-23.3 198 7.8 6.6- 9.2 229 1.2 0.8- 1.7 96 4.7 3.5- 6.3 81 3.1 2.3- 4.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 142 *** *** *** 18 14.0 7.8-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,937 1,760 61.9 59.4-64.4 523 21.3 19.2-23.6 223 8.0 6.8- 9.3 242 1.2 0.8- 1.7 106 4.7 3.6- 6.2 83 2.9 2.2- 3.9
COPD
Yes 277 173 70.7 62.8-77.6 55 19.5 13.9-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,941 1,747 60.7 58.1-63.1 515 21.3 19.1-23.5 246 8.9 7.7-10.3 234 1.1 0.7- 1.6 105 5.0 3.8- 6.5 94 3.2 2.4- 4.2
Current Asthma
Yes 356 187 57.5 50.3-64.4 85 26.6 20.9-33.3 18 4.3 2.4- 7.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,861 1,729 61.9 59.3-64.4 486 20.5 18.4-22.8 234 8.8 7.5-10.2 225 1.1 0.7- 1.6 97 4.7 3.5- 6.2 90 3.1 2.4- 4.1
Diabetes
Yes 480 241 54.6 47.8-61.2 116 30.9 25.0-37.5 21 4.4 2.5- 7.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,742 1,682 62.6 60.0-65.1 454 19.5 17.4-21.8 231 8.9 7.7-10.4 195 1.0 0.7- 1.6 97 4.9 3.7- 6.5 83 3.0 2.3- 3.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,096 650 63.4 59.2-67.5 211 22.5 18.9-26.5 68 6.6 5.0- 8.6 102 1.2 0.7- 2.0 26 3.1 1.8- 5.3 39 3.3 2.1- 4.9
No 2,094 1,256 60.6 57.6-63.6 354 20.5 18.1-23.2 182 9.2 7.7-11.0 157 1.0 0.6- 1.7 86 5.5 4.1- 7.5 59 3.1 2.2- 4.3
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 961 576 66.4 62.0-70.6 191 22.8 19.2-26.9 32 2.9 1.9- 4.5 100 1.4 0.8- 2.4 *** *** *** 37 3.5 2.3- 5.3
No 2,266 1,349 59.7 56.9-62.6 381 20.5 18.1-23.1 220 10.2 8.7-11.9 160 1.0 0.6- 1.6 88 5.4 4.0- 7.1 68 3.2 2.3- 4.4

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

**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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