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 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 370 15.1 13.2-17.2 2,062 84.9 82.8-86.8
GENDER
Male 1,074 111 10.5 8.1-13.5 963 89.5 86.5-91.9
Female 1,358 259 19.2 16.5-22.3 1,099 80.8 77.7-83.5
AGE
18-34 433 74 19.4 14.5-25.4 359 80.6 74.6-85.5
35-44 284 41 13.2 9.2-18.5 243 86.8 81.5-90.8
45-54 342 54 16.5 12.0-22.2 288 83.5 77.8-88.0
55-64 441 66 12.3 9.0-16.5 375 87.7 83.5-91.0
65-74 485 73 13.1 9.7-17.5 412 86.9 82.5-90.3
75+ 417 56 12.6 8.7-17.9 361 87.4 82.1-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 19 16.3 9.0-27.7 68 83.7 72.3-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 74 16.5 12.4-21.5 391 83.5 78.5-87.6
Some Post-H.S. 674 100 15.3 11.8-19.6 574 84.7 80.4-88.2
College Graduate 1,197 174 13.5 11.4-16.0 1,023 86.5 84.0-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 17 16.4 9.5-26.7 77 83.6 73.3-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 41 13.5 9.3-19.4 212 86.5 80.6-90.7
$50,000- 74,999 340 44 11.6 8.1-16.3 296 88.4 83.7-91.9
$75,000+ 941 126 13.5 10.9-16.6 815 86.5 83.4-89.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 778 173 23.1 18.9-28.0 605 76.9 72.0-81.1
No 1,581 185 11.0 9.2-13.1 1,396 89.0 86.9-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 32 10.1 6.7-15.0 306 89.9 85.0-93.3
Non-Veteran 2,087 336 15.8 13.7-18.1 1,751 84.2 81.9-86.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 704 113 15.2 12.1-19.0 591 84.8 81.0-87.9
Regional City or Suburban County 676 94 13.8 10.3-18.2 582 86.2 81.8-89.7
Rural 1,052 163 16.0 13.2-19.4 889 84.0 80.6-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,225 168 14.6 11.9-17.7 1,057 85.4 82.3-88.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 846 123 13.7 10.9-17.1 723 86.3 82.9-89.1
Unable to Work 131 42 25.7 17.0-36.8 89 74.3 63.2-83.0
Other not in Labor Force 126 22 17.3 10.8-26.6 104 82.7 73.4-89.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 37 21.4 14.8-30.0 132 78.6 70.0-85.2
More than 200% 1,504 210 13.4 11.3-15.8 1,294 86.6 84.2-88.7
HOUSING
Own 1,777 244 14.0 11.8-16.5 1,533 86.0 83.5-88.2
Rent 497 101 20.5 16.3-25.5 396 79.5 74.5-83.7
Other arrangement 137 21 13.1 7.6-21.5 116 86.9 78.5-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 79 13.4 10.0-17.7 517 86.6 82.3-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 796 125 14.7 11.7-18.3 671 85.3 81.7-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,040 166 16.2 13.2-19.8 874 83.8 80.2-86.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 912 142 16.4 13.1-20.3 770 83.6 79.7-86.9
2nd Quartile 681 92 13.1 10.1-16.9 589 86.9 83.1-89.9
3rd Quartile 621 101 15.3 11.9-19.6 520 84.7 80.4-88.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 35 16.6 10.7-24.8 183 83.4 75.2-89.3

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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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