2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 1,774 53.6 51.1-56.0 792 24.7 22.6-26.8 406 13.8 12.1-15.8 118 4.3 3.4- 5.4 118 3.7 2.9- 4.6
Non-Hispanic White 1,910 1,045 53.4 50.3-56.4 544 28.6 25.9-31.4 212 11.5 9.6-13.7 64 3.6 2.7- 4.9 45 2.9 2.0- 4.1
GENDER
Male 810 456 55.7 51.0-60.2 218 26.6 22.8-30.9 78 9.5 7.0-12.6 31 4.5 2.9- 6.9 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7
Female 1,100 589 51.4 47.4-55.4 326 30.2 26.7-33.9 134 13.2 10.6-16.4 33 2.9 1.9- 4.5 18 2.2 1.3- 4.0
AGE
18-34 267 119 45.5 38.5-52.7 88 31.6 25.5-38.4 43 16.6 11.7-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 226 102 43.2 35.6-51.1 82 38.9 31.5-46.8 32 13.7 9.4-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 277 142 48.3 40.5-56.2 88 32.6 25.3-40.7 30 11.3 7.1-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 374 195 54.4 47.1-61.6 112 28.8 23.0-35.5 43 8.9 5.9-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 384 225 60.2 53.3-66.7 93 20.9 16.1-26.6 43 11.8 7.6-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 360 248 69.5 61.9-76.2 76 19.5 14.2-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 362 198 53.0 46.5-59.3 81 22.4 17.7-28.0 44 12.3 8.3-17.8 20 6.1 3.5-10.6 19 6.2 3.6-10.3
Some Post-H.S. 559 287 50.2 45.0-55.4 162 31.7 27.0-36.8 76 12.7 9.6-16.7 19 3.2 1.9- 5.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 913 517 55.8 51.8-59.8 290 32.0 28.4-35.9 78 8.5 6.5-10.9 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 15.9 9.8-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 197 85 45.2 36.0-54.8 66 29.9 22.7-38.3 30 15.1 9.3-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 145 52.8 45.2-60.3 85 31.5 24.9-39.0 28 10.9 6.9-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 742 447 58.4 53.8-62.9 218 30.6 26.5-35.1 56 7.8 5.6-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 287 41.4 36.4-46.5 183 27.8 23.3-32.8 113 17.8 14.0-22.4 44 7.2 4.9-10.5 28 5.8 3.8- 9.0
No 1,235 749 59.8 56.1-63.5 351 28.5 25.3-31.9 98 8.4 6.5-10.8 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 17 1.4 0.8- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 142 57.9 49.5-65.9 57 22.6 16.8-29.6 23 12.2 7.0-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,670 903 52.8 49.5-56.1 486 29.3 26.4-32.3 189 11.4 9.5-13.7 56 3.7 2.6- 5.1 36 2.8 1.9- 4.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 268 51.7 46.3-57.0 173 32.4 27.6-37.5 48 9.3 6.4-13.2 18 4.2 2.5- 7.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 505 266 50.7 44.6-56.8 154 32.5 27.1-38.5 59 11.0 7.9-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 886 511 56.3 51.7-60.7 217 23.5 20.0-27.4 105 13.2 10.2-16.9 33 4.1 2.7- 6.3 20 2.9 1.7- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 959 497 50.3 46.2-54.3 305 31.7 28.1-35.5 104 11.0 8.6-14.0 32 4.3 2.9- 6.5 21 2.7 1.6- 4.5
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 689 436 65.3 59.9-70.4 163 20.5 16.6-25.0 59 9.4 6.4-13.7 18 2.3 1.3- 4.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 20.2 12.0-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 60 44.3 34.2-54.9 40 25.9 18.4-35.1 15 10.8 6.1-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,178 667 55.5 51.7-59.1 354 30.4 27.1-33.9 116 9.8 7.7-12.4 28 2.9 1.9- 4.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,479 861 56.7 53.3-60.2 423 28.2 25.2-31.4 129 9.5 7.6-11.9 39 3.3 2.2- 4.8 27 2.3 1.4- 3.6
Rent 310 133 38.6 32.0-45.5 84 29.8 23.4-37.2 66 21.5 15.9-28.4 15 4.6 2.6- 8.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.8 8.6-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 255 51.4 45.3-57.5 139 28.6 23.4-34.6 60 13.3 9.2-18.7 19 3.3 1.9- 5.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 375 56.5 51.2-61.7 178 25.6 21.5-30.1 69 11.0 8.1-14.9 23 3.6 2.2- 5.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 762 415 51.6 47.0-56.2 227 31.3 27.1-35.8 83 10.9 8.4-14.2 22 3.9 2.3- 6.7 15 2.3 1.3- 3.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 378 54.1 49.2-58.9 208 30.2 26.0-34.8 80 11.4 8.7-14.8 17 2.6 1.5- 4.5 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 510 278 53.6 47.6-59.5 139 26.5 21.7-31.9 56 11.0 7.9-15.2 22 5.2 3.1- 8.7 15 3.7 2.1- 6.6
3rd Quartile 519 280 50.9 45.2-56.6 155 29.7 24.8-35.2 53 12.7 8.8-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 109 57.9 47.3-67.8 *** *** *** 23 10.1 6.1-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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