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?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,079 168 3.9 3.1- 4.8 3,911 96.1 95.2-96.9
Non-Hispanic White 2,434 94 3.9 2.9- 5.1 2,340 96.1 94.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 1,074 29 3.1 2.0- 4.9 1,045 96.9 95.1-98.0
Female 1,360 65 4.5 3.1- 6.5 1,295 95.5 93.5-96.9
AGE
18-34 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 440 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 485 25 4.8 2.8- 8.3 460 95.2 91.7-97.2
75+ 419 29 9.5 5.7-15.5 390 90.5 84.5-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 23 3.8 2.1- 6.6 443 96.2 93.4-97.9
Some Post-H.S. 674 28 3.7 2.3- 5.7 646 96.3 94.3-97.7
College Graduate 1,197 33 2.6 1.6- 4.0 1,164 97.4 96.0-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 940 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 780 65 8.9 6.4-12.4 715 91.1 87.6-93.6
No 1,581 29 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,552 98.5 97.5-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,089 83 3.7 2.7- 5.1 2,006 96.3 94.9-97.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 704 20 3.4 1.9- 5.8 684 96.6 94.2-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 677 23 3.4 2.0- 5.6 654 96.6 94.4-98.0
Rural 1,053 51 4.6 3.0- 7.1 1,002 95.4 92.9-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,227 23 1.6 0.9- 2.8 1,204 98.4 97.2-99.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 846 48 6.9 4.6-10.1 798 93.1 89.9-95.4
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,503 39 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1,464 97.4 96.0-98.3
HOUSING
Own 1,776 73 4.0 3.0- 5.5 1,703 96.0 94.5-97.0
Rent 499 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 39 5.1 3.3- 7.9 758 94.9 92.1-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,041 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5 1,013 97.1 95.5-98.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 914 32 3.7 2.4- 5.7 882 96.3 94.3-97.6
2nd Quartile 681 31 4.4 2.7- 7.0 650 95.6 93.0-97.3
3rd Quartile 621 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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