2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,060 220 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,840 95.1 94.1-96.0
Non-Hispanic White 2,420 151 6.0 4.8- 7.5 2,269 94.0 92.5-95.2
GENDER
Male 1,068 77 7.1 5.2- 9.6 991 92.9 90.4-94.8
Female 1,352 74 5.1 3.7- 7.0 1,278 94.9 93.0-96.3
AGE
18-34 434 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 439 24 5.6 3.3- 9.5 415 94.4 90.5-96.7
65-74 479 42 9.8 6.7-14.1 437 90.2 85.9-93.3
75+ 413 74 20.2 15.0-26.6 339 79.8 73.4-85.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 37 6.7 4.5-10.0 422 93.3 90.0-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 673 42 4.9 3.4- 6.9 631 95.1 93.1-96.6
College Graduate 1,194 55 3.8 2.8- 5.4 1,139 96.2 94.6-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 252 19 5.7 3.2-10.0 233 94.3 90.0-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 339 18 5.1 3.0- 8.7 321 94.9 91.3-97.0
$75,000+ 939 28 2.6 1.6- 4.1 911 97.4 95.9-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 775 90 11.4 8.4-15.2 685 88.6 84.8-91.6
No 1,574 57 3.4 2.4- 4.7 1,517 96.6 95.3-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 39 10.8 7.4-15.4 298 89.2 84.6-92.6
Non-Veteran 2,076 112 5.3 4.0- 7.0 1,964 94.7 93.0-96.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 37 5.4 3.6- 8.1 668 94.6 91.9-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 671 30 6.0 3.6- 9.9 641 94.0 90.1-96.4
Rural 1,044 84 6.4 4.8- 8.5 960 93.6 91.5-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,225 19 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,206 98.5 97.4-99.1
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 838 107 14.0 10.9-17.8 731 86.0 82.2-89.1
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** 126 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,499 70 4.0 3.0- 5.4 1,429 96.0 94.6-97.0
HOUSING
Own 1,767 121 7.1 5.5- 9.0 1,646 92.9 91.0-94.5
Rent 496 24 2.8 1.7- 4.5 472 97.2 95.5-98.3
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 592 41 5.9 3.8- 8.9 551 94.1 91.1-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 789 50 5.6 3.9- 8.2 739 94.4 91.8-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,039 60 6.4 4.4- 9.1 979 93.6 90.9-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 908 52 5.6 3.9- 7.8 856 94.4 92.2-96.1
2nd Quartile 677 43 7.0 4.5-10.6 634 93.0 89.4-95.5
3rd Quartile 619 35 4.5 3.0- 6.8 584 95.5 93.2-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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