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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
Non-Hispanic White 2,376 373 14.7 12.9-16.7 2,003 85.3 83.3-87.1
GENDER
Male 1,049 126 11.1 8.9-13.7 923 88.9 86.3-91.1
Female 1,327 247 18.0 15.4-21.0 1,080 82.0 79.0-84.6
AGE
18-34 428 15 3.3 1.9- 5.6 413 96.7 94.4-98.1
35-44 281 20 7.2 4.4-11.7 261 92.8 88.3-95.6
45-54 337 42 13.3 9.1-18.9 295 86.7 81.1-90.9
55-64 429 80 18.6 13.9-24.4 349 81.4 75.6-86.1
65-74 468 100 24.2 19.1-30.2 368 75.8 69.8-80.9
75+ 407 113 27.2 21.4-33.9 294 72.8 66.1-78.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 92 16.8 13.0-21.4 356 83.2 78.6-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 665 124 14.6 11.9-17.8 541 85.4 82.2-88.1
College Graduate 1,172 126 9.3 7.4-11.6 1,046 90.7 88.4-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 49 25.5 18.0-34.9 131 74.5 65.1-82.0
$35,000- 49,999 252 42 14.1 9.8-19.9 210 85.9 80.1-90.2
$50,000- 74,999 335 51 12.6 8.9-17.4 284 87.4 82.6-91.1
$75,000+ 931 75 7.2 5.5- 9.5 856 92.8 90.5-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 777 373 44.7 39.9-49.5 404 55.3 50.5-60.1
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 66 17.7 13.4-22.9 266 82.3 77.1-86.6
Non-Veteran 2,042 306 14.2 12.3-16.4 1,736 85.8 83.6-87.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 694 77 9.8 7.4-13.0 617 90.2 87.0-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 659 96 14.8 11.5-18.8 563 85.2 81.2-88.5
Rural 1,023 200 18.2 15.2-21.5 823 81.8 78.5-84.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,210 71 5.3 4.0- 7.0 1,139 94.7 93.0-96.0
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 822 199 24.3 20.4-28.7 623 75.7 71.3-79.6
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 25 16.5 9.3-27.6 72 83.5 72.4-90.7
151% to 200% 165 46 26.3 18.9-35.4 119 73.7 64.6-81.1
More than 200% 1,487 174 10.2 8.5-12.2 1,313 89.8 87.8-91.5
HOUSING
Own 1,739 254 14.5 12.4-16.8 1,485 85.5 83.2-87.6
Rent 488 94 17.5 13.2-22.8 394 82.5 77.2-86.8
Other arrangement 132 22 10.2 5.9-17.0 110 89.8 83.0-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 584 108 17.6 13.6-22.4 476 82.4 77.6-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 136 16.1 13.0-19.7 638 83.9 80.3-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,018 129 12.2 9.8-15.1 889 87.8 84.9-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 889 124 13.0 10.4-16.2 765 87.0 83.8-89.6
2nd Quartile 667 94 14.2 11.0-18.0 573 85.8 82.0-89.0
3rd Quartile 608 112 16.8 13.2-21.1 496 83.2 78.9-86.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 43 18.7 12.5-27.1 169 81.3 72.9-87.5

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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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