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 3,973 304 7.9 6.8- 9.2 3,669 92.1 90.8-93.2
Non-Hispanic White 2,380 175 8.1 6.7- 9.8 2,205 91.9 90.2-93.3
GENDER
Male 1,050 56 5.5 4.0- 7.6 994 94.5 92.4-96.0
Female 1,330 119 10.4 8.2-13.1 1,211 89.6 86.9-91.8
AGE
18-34 427 29 6.2 4.1- 9.1 398 93.8 90.9-95.9
35-44 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 338 22 7.3 4.4-12.0 316 92.7 88.0-95.6
55-64 431 32 9.5 5.9-15.2 399 90.5 84.8-94.1
65-74 469 31 7.5 4.5-12.2 438 92.5 87.8-95.5
75+ 409 45 13.1 8.8-19.0 364 86.9 81.0-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 49 11.5 8.2-15.8 403 88.5 84.2-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 663 53 7.2 5.2- 9.7 610 92.8 90.3-94.8
College Graduate 1,174 54 3.6 2.7- 4.9 1,120 96.4 95.1-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 27 13.7 8.4-21.7 155 86.3 78.3-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 251 25 9.1 5.6-14.3 226 90.9 85.7-94.4
$50,000- 74,999 336 16 4.4 2.4- 7.8 320 95.6 92.2-97.6
$75,000+ 933 22 2.4 1.4- 4.2 911 97.6 95.8-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 777 175 24.6 20.6-29.2 602 75.4 70.8-79.4
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 27 8.8 5.6-13.8 305 91.2 86.2-94.4
Non-Veteran 2,046 148 8.0 6.5- 9.8 1,898 92.0 90.2-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 694 42 6.0 4.1- 8.7 652 94.0 91.3-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 660 46 9.2 6.4-13.0 614 90.8 87.0-93.6
Rural 1,026 87 8.8 6.6-11.5 939 91.2 88.5-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,210 31 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,179 97.1 95.6-98.1
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 826 75 10.2 7.5-13.7 751 89.8 86.3-92.5
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 26 15.5 9.8-23.6 142 84.5 76.4-90.2
More than 200% 1,490 63 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,427 96.0 94.5-97.1
HOUSING
Own 1,743 97 6.5 5.0- 8.3 1,646 93.5 91.7-95.0
Rent 489 58 14.0 9.9-19.4 431 86.0 80.6-90.1
Other arrangement 131 17 12.6 7.0-21.4 114 87.4 78.6-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 587 54 10.7 7.5-15.0 533 89.3 85.0-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 65 8.1 6.0-11.0 709 91.9 89.0-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,019 56 6.7 4.7- 9.4 963 93.3 90.6-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 889 51 5.7 4.0- 8.1 838 94.3 91.9-96.0
2nd Quartile 667 46 8.4 5.9-12.0 621 91.6 88.0-94.1
3rd Quartile 611 53 9.8 6.9-13.7 558 90.2 86.3-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 25 12.8 7.6-20.8 188 87.2 79.2-92.4

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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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