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 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
Non-Hispanic White 2,385 83 3.6 2.7- 4.8 2,302 96.4 95.2-97.3
GENDER
Male 1,051 34 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,017 96.9 95.3-97.9
Female 1,334 49 4.0 2.7- 6.0 1,285 96.0 94.0-97.3
AGE
18-34 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 431 23 7.8 4.4-13.4 408 92.2 86.6-95.6
65-74 471 16 3.3 1.8- 5.9 455 96.7 94.1-98.2
75+ 410 17 4.2 2.4- 7.4 393 95.8 92.6-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 27 5.7 3.6- 8.8 425 94.3 91.2-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 665 26 2.8 1.8- 4.2 639 97.2 95.8-98.2
College Graduate 1,176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 934 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 781 83 10.9 8.2-14.4 698 89.1 85.6-91.8
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 17 5.6 3.3- 9.2 315 94.4 90.8-96.7
Non-Veteran 2,051 66 3.3 2.4- 4.7 1,985 96.7 95.3-97.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 695 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 662 22 3.9 2.3- 6.7 640 96.1 93.3-97.7
Rural 1,028 47 4.5 3.0- 6.7 981 95.5 93.3-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 829 34 4.4 2.8- 7.0 795 95.6 93.0-97.2
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,493 29 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,464 98.0 96.9-98.7
HOUSING
Own 1,745 47 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,698 97.0 95.6-97.9
Rent 491 26 5.9 3.3-10.4 465 94.1 89.6-96.7
Other arrangement 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 587 26 4.8 2.7- 8.5 561 95.2 91.5-97.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 777 28 3.0 1.9- 4.7 749 97.0 95.3-98.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,021 29 3.4 2.2- 5.4 992 96.6 94.6-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 891 27 3.3 2.1- 5.3 864 96.7 94.7-97.9
2nd Quartile 668 20 3.2 1.9- 5.5 648 96.8 94.5-98.1
3rd Quartile 613 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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