2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
Non-Hispanic White 1,903 243 12.3 10.5-14.3 1,660 87.7 85.7-89.5
GENDER
Male 812 134 15.9 13.0-19.4 678 84.1 80.6-87.0
Female 1,091 109 9.1 7.2-11.5 982 90.9 88.5-92.8
AGE
18-34 264 44 15.5 11.1-21.3 220 84.5 78.7-88.9
35-44 225 31 13.0 8.7-18.9 194 87.0 81.1-91.3
45-54 278 28 9.4 5.9-14.4 250 90.6 85.6-94.1
55-64 375 55 14.7 10.4-20.4 320 85.3 79.6-89.6
65-74 380 51 12.4 8.8-17.3 329 87.6 82.7-91.2
75+ 359 32 7.3 4.7-11.2 327 92.7 88.8-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 39 11.5 7.9-16.4 317 88.5 83.6-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 558 72 12.7 9.6-16.6 486 87.3 83.4-90.4
College Graduate 911 122 13.2 10.8-16.0 789 86.8 84.0-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 198 21 13.7 7.7-23.3 177 86.3 76.7-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 264 37 15.5 10.7-22.0 227 84.5 78.0-89.3
$75,000+ 735 102 13.1 10.5-16.3 633 86.9 83.7-89.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 78 11.6 8.7-15.2 575 88.4 84.8-91.3
No 1,230 163 12.5 10.4-15.0 1,067 87.5 85.0-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 26 9.5 6.1-14.5 213 90.5 85.5-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,663 217 12.6 10.7-14.8 1,446 87.4 85.2-89.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 516 76 13.1 10.2-16.6 440 86.9 83.4-89.8
Regional City or Suburban County 501 52 9.8 6.9-13.7 449 90.2 86.3-93.1
Rural 886 115 13.5 10.7-16.9 771 86.5 83.1-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 957 131 13.7 11.2-16.7 826 86.3 83.3-88.8
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 688 78 10.0 7.5-13.2 610 90.0 86.8-92.5
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 11 15.1 8.1-26.2 74 84.9 73.8-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,169 161 13.7 11.4-16.4 1,008 86.3 83.6-88.6
HOUSING
Own 1,474 172 10.8 8.9-13.1 1,302 89.2 86.9-91.1
Rent 308 42 14.1 10.0-19.5 266 85.9 80.5-90.0
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 56 11.5 8.4-15.7 429 88.5 84.3-91.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 96 12.8 9.9-16.4 564 87.2 83.6-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 758 91 12.2 9.5-15.5 667 87.8 84.5-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 691 78 11.4 8.6-15.0 613 88.6 85.0-91.4
2nd Quartile 509 65 11.5 8.6-15.3 444 88.5 84.7-91.4
3rd Quartile 515 75 14.8 11.3-19.2 440 85.2 80.8-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 25 10.2 6.1-16.7 163 89.8 83.3-93.9

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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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