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 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
Non-Hispanic White 2,387 268 9.4 7.9-11.1 2,119 90.6 88.9-92.1
GENDER
Male 1,054 143 12.0 9.5-15.0 911 88.0 85.0-90.5
Female 1,333 125 7.0 5.5- 8.8 1,208 93.0 91.2-94.5
AGE
18-34 430 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 337 25 6.4 4.0-10.0 312 93.6 90.0-96.0
55-64 432 40 6.5 4.5- 9.3 392 93.5 90.7-95.5
65-74 472 50 11.9 8.4-16.7 422 88.1 83.3-91.6
75+ 408 122 26.9 21.5-33.2 286 73.1 66.8-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 57 10.0 7.3-13.5 395 90.0 86.5-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 666 85 10.1 7.3-13.8 581 89.9 86.2-92.7
College Graduate 1,179 109 6.9 5.4- 8.7 1,070 93.1 91.3-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 252 42 15.1 10.4-21.6 210 84.9 78.4-89.6
$50,000- 74,999 338 28 5.8 3.8- 8.8 310 94.2 91.2-96.2
$75,000+ 932 84 7.8 6.0-10.0 848 92.2 90.0-94.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 779 268 28.6 24.5-33.1 511 71.4 66.9-75.5
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 84 21.4 16.6-27.2 248 78.6 72.8-83.4
Non-Veteran 2,053 183 7.5 6.1- 9.3 1,870 92.5 90.7-93.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 695 65 8.7 6.5-11.6 630 91.3 88.4-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 664 72 9.7 6.7-13.8 592 90.3 86.2-93.3
Rural 1,028 131 9.6 7.6-12.0 897 90.4 88.0-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,213 72 6.0 4.2- 8.4 1,141 94.0 91.6-95.8
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 830 158 16.8 13.7-20.4 672 83.2 79.6-86.3
Unable to Work 128 27 14.8 8.7-24.1 101 85.2 75.9-91.3
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 20 8.3 5.0-13.6 148 91.7 86.4-95.0
More than 200% 1,492 155 8.8 7.3-10.7 1,337 91.2 89.3-92.7
HOUSING
Own 1,745 201 9.9 8.2-12.1 1,544 90.1 87.9-91.8
Rent 492 49 7.7 5.5-10.8 443 92.3 89.2-94.5
Other arrangement 132 18 8.0 4.5-13.6 114 92.0 86.4-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 587 71 9.5 6.9-12.8 516 90.5 87.2-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 779 98 10.1 7.8-13.0 681 89.9 87.0-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,021 99 8.8 6.5-11.8 922 91.2 88.2-93.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 892 99 10.1 7.4-13.7 793 89.9 86.3-92.6
2nd Quartile 670 75 8.5 6.4-11.3 595 91.5 88.7-93.6
3rd Quartile 612 60 8.0 5.8-10.9 552 92.0 89.1-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 34 14.6 9.0-22.8 179 85.4 77.2-91.0

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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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