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 4,069 440 10.0 8.7-11.5 3,629 90.0 88.5-91.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,424 244 9.8 8.2-11.6 2,180 90.2 88.4-91.8
GENDER
Male 1,070 59 5.5 3.7- 8.2 1,011 94.5 91.8-96.3
Female 1,354 185 13.6 11.3-16.3 1,169 86.4 83.7-88.7
AGE
18-34 433 46 11.5 7.7-17.0 387 88.5 83.0-92.3
35-44 283 23 7.6 4.6-12.5 260 92.4 87.5-95.4
45-54 342 39 10.9 7.6-15.5 303 89.1 84.5-92.4
55-64 438 45 8.2 5.6-11.9 393 91.8 88.1-94.4
65-74 481 49 9.5 6.4-13.8 432 90.5 86.2-93.6
75+ 417 37 9.0 5.6-14.1 380 91.0 85.9-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 44 9.3 6.4-13.2 419 90.7 86.8-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 671 69 10.7 7.7-14.7 602 89.3 85.3-92.3
College Graduate 1,195 113 8.4 6.7-10.5 1,082 91.6 89.5-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 25 19.1 11.2-30.6 116 80.9 69.4-88.8
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 29 10.3 6.5-15.8 224 89.7 84.2-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 340 29 7.2 4.6-11.2 311 92.8 88.8-95.4
$75,000+ 937 78 7.7 5.8-10.2 859 92.3 89.8-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 775 126 16.9 13.2-21.5 649 83.1 78.5-86.8
No 1,576 111 6.2 4.9- 7.8 1,465 93.8 92.2-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 24 8.1 5.0-12.9 313 91.9 87.1-95.0
Non-Veteran 2,080 218 9.9 8.2-12.0 1,862 90.1 88.0-91.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 704 75 9.5 7.1-12.7 629 90.5 87.3-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 671 61 9.5 6.4-13.7 610 90.5 86.3-93.6
Rural 1,049 108 10.2 8.0-12.8 941 89.8 87.2-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 99 8.5 6.4-11.2 1,122 91.5 88.8-93.6
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 843 81 9.1 6.8-12.2 762 90.9 87.8-93.2
Unable to Work 131 35 21.4 13.6-32.2 96 78.6 67.8-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 126 16 11.1 6.4-18.6 110 88.9 81.4-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 19 18.1 10.0-30.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 167 24 14.1 8.8-22.0 143 85.9 78.0-91.2
More than 200% 1,499 133 7.9 6.4- 9.8 1,366 92.1 90.2-93.6
HOUSING
Own 1,771 151 8.7 6.9-10.9 1,620 91.3 89.1-93.1
Rent 495 74 15.1 11.4-19.7 421 84.9 80.3-88.6
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 595 52 7.8 5.6-10.8 543 92.2 89.2-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 792 79 9.3 6.9-12.3 713 90.7 87.7-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,037 113 11.1 8.5-14.5 924 88.9 85.5-91.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 911 100 11.6 8.7-15.4 811 88.4 84.6-91.3
2nd Quartile 677 55 8.6 6.1-12.0 622 91.4 88.0-93.9
3rd Quartile 619 67 8.8 6.5-11.7 552 91.2 88.3-93.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 22 9.2 5.3-15.6 195 90.8 84.4-94.7

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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