2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
Non-Hispanic White 2,423 623 26.0 23.7-28.4 1,800 74.0 71.6-76.3
GENDER
Male 1,069 201 20.6 17.5-24.1 868 79.4 75.9-82.5
Female 1,354 422 30.8 27.7-34.2 932 69.2 65.8-72.3
AGE
18-34 431 150 35.1 29.9-40.7 281 64.9 59.3-70.1
35-44 284 91 30.9 24.8-37.7 193 69.1 62.3-75.2
45-54 341 101 25.9 20.2-32.5 240 74.1 67.5-79.8
55-64 439 114 23.9 18.8-29.8 325 76.1 70.2-81.2
65-74 482 103 22.1 17.4-27.7 379 77.9 72.3-82.6
75+ 417 62 13.1 9.1-18.5 355 86.9 81.5-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 132 29.6 24.7-34.9 331 70.4 65.1-75.3
Some Post-H.S. 672 195 26.7 22.9-31.0 477 73.3 69.0-77.1
College Graduate 1,191 272 22.0 19.3-24.8 919 78.0 75.2-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 59 33.0 23.9-43.6 122 67.0 56.4-76.1
$35,000- 49,999 253 75 29.3 22.7-37.0 178 70.7 63.0-77.3
$50,000- 74,999 339 89 29.7 23.9-36.3 250 70.3 63.7-76.1
$75,000+ 938 196 20.6 17.5-24.1 742 79.4 75.9-82.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 775 326 43.7 39.0-48.6 449 56.3 51.4-61.0
No 1,577 280 17.3 15.1-19.7 1,297 82.7 80.3-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 69 20.7 16.0-26.3 268 79.3 73.7-84.0
Non-Veteran 2,079 552 26.8 24.3-29.4 1,527 73.2 70.6-75.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 702 190 28.5 24.4-32.9 512 71.5 67.1-75.6
Regional City or Suburban County 671 167 23.9 19.9-28.5 504 76.1 71.5-80.1
Rural 1,050 266 25.9 22.5-29.6 784 74.1 70.4-77.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 301 24.7 21.8-27.9 920 75.3 72.1-78.2
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 841 160 18.3 14.9-22.2 681 81.7 77.8-85.1
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 40 31.0 22.7-40.8 86 69.0 59.2-77.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 54 30.9 23.4-39.7 114 69.1 60.3-76.6
More than 200% 1,499 342 23.1 20.5-25.9 1,157 76.9 74.1-79.5
HOUSING
Own 1,770 375 22.3 19.8-25.0 1,395 77.7 75.0-80.2
Rent 496 189 38.8 33.5-44.4 307 61.2 55.6-66.5
Other arrangement 137 52 36.1 26.8-46.5 85 63.9 53.5-73.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 594 157 26.6 22.1-31.7 437 73.4 68.3-77.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 796 217 26.7 22.9-30.8 579 73.3 69.2-77.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,033 249 25.1 21.7-28.8 784 74.9 71.2-78.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 910 225 22.9 19.7-26.5 685 77.1 73.5-80.3
2nd Quartile 676 173 28.3 23.9-33.1 503 71.7 66.9-76.1
3rd Quartile 619 173 27.1 22.9-31.8 446 72.9 68.2-77.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 52 26.9 19.1-36.5 166 73.1 63.5-80.9

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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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