2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 322 10.3 8.9-11.8 2,886 89.7 88.2-91.1
Non-Hispanic White 1,904 129 7.1 5.8- 8.6 1,775 92.9 91.4-94.2
GENDER
Male 810 42 5.5 3.8- 7.8 768 94.5 92.2-96.2
Female 1,094 87 8.4 6.6-10.7 1,007 91.6 89.3-93.4
AGE
18-34 263 33 12.7 8.8-18.0 230 87.3 82.0-91.2
35-44 225 22 8.8 5.4-13.9 203 91.2 86.1-94.6
45-54 277 30 10.2 6.7-15.4 247 89.8 84.6-93.3
55-64 375 26 5.8 3.6- 9.3 349 94.2 90.7-96.4
65-74 383 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 360 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 38 10.0 6.9-14.2 320 90.0 85.8-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 558 52 9.1 6.7-12.2 506 90.9 87.8-93.3
College Graduate 912 29 2.8 1.8- 4.2 883 97.2 95.8-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 23 15.2 8.8-25.0 85 84.8 75.0-91.2
$25,000- 34,999 134 23 22.0 14.2-32.5 111 78.0 67.5-85.8
$35,000- 49,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 18 6.8 4.1-11.2 248 93.2 88.8-95.9
$75,000+ 739 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 652 81 12.9 10.0-16.4 571 87.1 83.6-90.0
No 1,233 43 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,190 96.3 94.7-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,665 121 7.4 6.0- 9.1 1,544 92.6 90.9-94.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 517 21 4.4 2.7- 7.2 496 95.6 92.8-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 504 33 6.9 4.6-10.1 471 93.1 89.9-95.4
Rural 883 75 8.8 6.7-11.4 808 91.2 88.6-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 954 60 6.4 4.8- 8.5 894 93.6 91.5-95.2
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 689 20 2.9 1.7- 4.8 669 97.1 95.2-98.3
Unable to Work 114 31 22.9 14.6-33.9 83 77.1 66.1-85.4
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 20 16.9 10.6-25.9 113 83.1 74.1-89.4
More than 200% 1,173 34 2.9 2.0- 4.3 1,139 97.1 95.7-98.0
HOUSING
Own 1,476 63 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,413 95.1 93.6-96.3
Rent 308 49 17.3 12.6-23.2 259 82.7 76.8-87.4
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 47 8.6 6.1-11.9 441 91.4 88.1-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 50 8.9 6.5-12.1 605 91.1 87.9-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 761 32 4.6 3.1- 6.7 729 95.4 93.3-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 692 39 6.7 4.7- 9.4 653 93.3 90.6-95.3
2nd Quartile 509 39 8.0 5.6-11.3 470 92.0 88.7-94.4
3rd Quartile 516 31 6.1 4.0- 9.2 485 93.9 90.8-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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