2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,204 1,588 48.1 45.6-50.6 1,484 47.1 44.6-49.6 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2
Non-Hispanic White 1,908 1,001 52.1 49.0-55.1 831 43.3 40.3-46.4 76 4.6 3.3- 6.3
GENDER
Male 813 436 50.7 46.0-55.3 348 45.4 40.7-50.1 29 3.9 2.2- 6.9
Female 1,095 565 53.3 49.3-57.2 483 41.5 37.7-45.5 47 5.2 3.6- 7.5
AGE
18-34 266 121 45.5 38.4-52.6 125 47.8 40.7-55.0 20 6.7 4.1-10.8
35-44 226 105 46.9 39.2-54.8 113 50.0 42.2-57.8 *** *** ***
45-54 279 144 51.2 43.3-59.1 124 42.5 35.0-50.3 *** *** ***
55-64 374 181 48.6 41.4-56.0 169 45.0 37.6-52.6 24 6.4 3.6-11.2
65-74 381 219 58.9 52.1-65.4 156 38.5 32.3-45.2 *** *** ***
75+ 360 219 63.5 56.2-70.3 135 35.0 28.4-42.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 362 168 50.1 43.7-56.5 173 42.9 36.7-49.3 21 7.0 4.1-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 558 257 47.3 42.1-52.5 277 48.5 43.3-53.7 24 4.3 2.7- 6.7
College Graduate 911 539 59.7 55.7-63.5 347 38.4 34.6-42.3 25 2.0 1.3- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 196 85 43.2 34.1-52.8 102 53.3 43.8-62.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 140 53.0 45.3-60.5 120 43.6 36.2-51.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 741 455 61.1 56.6-65.5 276 37.8 33.4-42.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 252 38.2 33.2-43.4 348 51.9 46.7-57.2 53 9.9 6.7-14.4
No 1,236 740 59.4 55.5-63.1 473 38.7 35.0-42.5 23 1.9 1.2- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 143 57.7 49.3-65.6 89 39.2 31.4-47.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,666 858 51.4 48.1-54.7 741 43.8 40.6-47.1 67 4.8 3.4- 6.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 278 54.9 49.5-60.2 227 43.0 37.7-48.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 502 275 53.7 47.4-59.8 202 39.5 33.6-45.8 25 6.8 3.8-11.8
Rural 887 448 49.3 44.8-53.8 402 46.2 41.7-50.7 37 4.6 3.1- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 958 510 53.5 49.5-57.5 416 42.8 38.9-46.8 32 3.6 2.4- 5.4
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 690 402 58.2 52.4-63.9 274 39.5 33.9-45.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,176 661 56.3 52.6-60.0 490 41.7 38.1-45.4 25 1.9 1.2- 3.2
HOUSING
Own 1,478 846 56.2 52.7-59.6 599 40.6 37.2-44.1 33 3.2 2.0- 5.2
Rent 309 115 35.6 29.2-42.6 165 54.0 46.8-61.1 29 10.4 6.3-16.7
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 493 235 45.0 39.1-51.1 234 50.6 44.5-56.6 24 4.4 2.6- 7.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 343 53.9 48.4-59.2 288 42.7 37.4-48.1 24 3.5 2.1- 5.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 760 423 54.6 50.0-59.2 309 39.6 35.2-44.1 28 5.8 3.4- 9.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 692 377 55.4 50.5-60.1 289 40.0 35.5-44.8 26 4.6 2.8- 7.4
2nd Quartile 507 266 51.1 45.1-57.1 217 42.2 36.2-48.3 24 6.7 3.8-11.5
3rd Quartile 520 275 51.5 45.8-57.2 230 46.3 40.7-52.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 189 83 42.8 33.2-53.0 95 52.6 42.5-62.5 *** *** ***

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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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