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 3,967 536 14.8 13.2-16.5 3,431 85.2 83.5-86.8
Non-Hispanic White 2,371 298 14.6 12.6-16.7 2,073 85.4 83.3-87.4
GENDER
Male 1,045 112 11.8 9.3-14.8 933 88.2 85.2-90.7
Female 1,326 186 17.1 14.3-20.3 1,140 82.9 79.7-85.7
AGE
18-34 425 83 20.5 16.1-25.6 342 79.5 74.4-83.9
35-44 279 40 15.5 11.0-21.4 239 84.5 78.6-89.0
45-54 337 47 15.2 10.2-22.0 290 84.8 78.0-89.8
55-64 429 63 15.1 10.8-20.7 366 84.9 79.3-89.2
65-74 470 31 8.6 5.3-13.8 439 91.4 86.2-94.7
75+ 405 34 9.8 5.7-16.3 371 90.2 83.7-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 81 20.4 15.9-25.7 367 79.6 74.3-84.1
Some Post-H.S. 663 104 14.8 11.9-18.2 559 85.2 81.8-88.1
College Graduate 1,169 93 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,076 93.0 91.1-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 37 24.2 15.9-35.1 144 75.8 64.9-84.1
$35,000- 49,999 253 44 19.7 14.2-26.7 209 80.3 73.3-85.8
$50,000- 74,999 335 28 7.8 5.0-12.1 307 92.2 87.9-95.0
$75,000+ 924 68 8.0 5.9-10.6 856 92.0 89.4-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 774 298 44.1 39.3-49.1 476 55.9 50.9-60.7
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 45 14.0 9.9-19.5 286 86.0 80.5-90.1
Non-Veteran 2,038 252 14.6 12.5-17.0 1,786 85.4 83.0-87.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 686 83 13.9 10.7-17.9 603 86.1 82.1-89.3
Regional City or Suburban County 659 88 15.5 12.0-19.8 571 84.5 80.2-88.0
Rural 1,026 127 14.3 11.4-17.8 899 85.7 82.2-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,202 129 11.6 9.4-14.2 1,073 88.4 85.8-90.6
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 825 64 8.9 6.2-12.7 761 91.1 87.3-93.8
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 19 18.8 11.9-28.5 106 81.2 71.5-88.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 167 37 23.8 16.7-32.9 130 76.2 67.1-83.3
More than 200% 1,482 128 9.0 7.3-11.1 1,354 91.0 88.9-92.7
HOUSING
Own 1,738 164 11.5 9.4-14.0 1,574 88.5 86.0-90.6
Rent 486 97 23.8 19.0-29.4 389 76.2 70.6-81.0
Other arrangement 129 34 27.8 19.1-38.5 95 72.2 61.5-80.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 84 16.4 12.4-21.4 501 83.6 78.6-87.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 775 115 17.1 13.8-21.0 660 82.9 79.0-86.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,011 99 11.6 9.0-14.9 912 88.4 85.1-91.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 882 97 11.9 9.4-14.9 785 88.1 85.1-90.6
2nd Quartile 666 81 15.4 11.8-19.9 585 84.6 80.1-88.2
3rd Quartile 611 89 17.9 13.8-23.0 522 82.1 77.0-86.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 31 12.1 7.7-18.6 181 87.9 81.4-92.3

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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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