2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
Non-Hispanic White 1,915 148 8.9 7.4-10.7 1,767 91.1 89.3-92.6
GENDER
Male 814 72 9.8 7.6-12.7 742 90.2 87.3-92.4
Female 1,101 76 8.1 6.2-10.6 1,025 91.9 89.4-93.8
AGE
18-34 265 42 18.2 13.2-24.5 223 81.8 75.5-86.8
35-44 226 20 8.3 5.2-13.1 206 91.7 86.9-94.8
45-54 279 25 9.2 5.7-14.4 254 90.8 85.6-94.3
55-64 376 41 10.4 7.2-14.7 335 89.6 85.3-92.8
65-74 385 17 4.3 2.5- 7.4 368 95.7 92.6-97.5
75+ 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 361 44 13.9 10.0-18.9 317 86.1 81.1-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 560 50 8.9 6.4-12.2 510 91.1 87.8-93.6
College Graduate 916 50 6.3 4.6- 8.6 866 93.7 91.4-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 13 13.2 7.4-22.3 121 86.8 77.7-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 198 16 9.4 5.2-16.2 182 90.6 83.8-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 268 31 14.5 9.5-21.5 237 85.5 78.5-90.5
$75,000+ 740 37 5.5 3.9- 7.8 703 94.5 92.2-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 656 59 9.8 7.3-13.1 597 90.2 86.9-92.7
No 1,239 85 8.1 6.3-10.4 1,154 91.9 89.6-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 16 9.6 5.4-16.5 224 90.4 83.5-94.6
Non-Veteran 1,674 132 8.8 7.2-10.7 1,542 91.2 89.3-92.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 520 38 7.7 5.4-10.8 482 92.3 89.2-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 508 41 8.5 6.0-11.9 467 91.5 88.1-94.0
Rural 887 69 9.9 7.5-13.1 818 90.1 86.9-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 959 89 9.7 7.6-12.4 870 90.3 87.6-92.4
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 693 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 16 14.3 8.3-23.5 117 85.7 76.5-91.7
More than 200% 1,178 75 7.5 5.7- 9.7 1,103 92.5 90.3-94.3
HOUSING
Own 1,483 91 7.1 5.6- 9.1 1,392 92.9 90.9-94.4
Rent 310 30 11.0 7.3-16.1 280 89.0 83.9-92.7
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 493 47 10.8 7.6-15.2 446 89.2 84.8-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 659 52 10.1 7.4-13.6 607 89.9 86.4-92.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 763 49 6.7 4.9- 9.1 714 93.3 90.9-95.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 45 6.8 4.9- 9.4 648 93.2 90.6-95.1
2nd Quartile 512 44 10.9 7.8-15.0 468 89.1 85.0-92.2
3rd Quartile 521 45 9.4 6.6-13.1 476 90.6 86.9-93.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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