2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
Non-Hispanic White 2,376 123 5.1 4.1- 6.4 2,253 94.9 93.6-95.9
GENDER
Male 1,047 50 4.2 2.9- 5.9 997 95.8 94.1-97.1
Female 1,329 73 6.0 4.4- 8.0 1,256 94.0 92.0-95.6
AGE
18-34 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 337 17 5.2 3.0- 9.0 320 94.8 91.0-97.0
55-64 429 30 7.6 4.6-12.3 399 92.4 87.7-95.4
65-74 470 19 3.6 2.2- 5.8 451 96.4 94.2-97.8
75+ 406 31 10.4 6.4-16.4 375 89.6 83.6-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 450 31 7.2 4.6-11.2 419 92.8 88.8-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 663 36 4.5 3.1- 6.5 627 95.5 93.5-96.9
College Graduate 1,174 42 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,132 97.0 95.6-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 336 16 3.9 2.2- 6.8 320 96.1 93.2-97.8
$75,000+ 930 30 2.6 1.7- 4.0 900 97.4 96.0-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 773 123 15.7 12.6-19.4 650 84.3 80.6-87.4
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 315 96.1 93.1-97.8
Non-Veteran 2,044 108 5.3 4.1- 6.8 1,936 94.7 93.2-95.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 692 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 660 95.8 93.5-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 659 32 4.8 3.0- 7.4 627 95.2 92.6-97.0
Rural 1,025 59 6.1 4.3- 8.4 966 93.9 91.6-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,208 44 3.7 2.5- 5.3 1,164 96.3 94.7-97.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 826 52 7.2 5.0-10.3 774 92.8 89.7-95.0
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,489 65 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,424 96.5 95.4-97.4
HOUSING
Own 1,738 80 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,658 95.0 93.4-96.3
Rent 491 33 6.3 4.2- 9.5 458 93.7 90.5-95.8
Other arrangement 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 587 34 5.6 3.7- 8.4 553 94.4 91.6-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 777 46 6.4 4.5- 9.2 731 93.6 90.8-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,012 43 3.8 2.5- 5.8 969 96.2 94.2-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 885 41 3.7 2.5- 5.4 844 96.3 94.6-97.5
2nd Quartile 668 31 5.7 3.6- 8.8 637 94.3 91.2-96.4
3rd Quartile 611 36 6.0 4.0- 8.7 575 94.0 91.3-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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