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%)
North Carolina 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
Non-Hispanic White 1,905 66 4.0 3.0- 5.3 104 5.5 4.3- 7.0 121 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,614 84.2 82.0-86.2
GENDER
Male 811 22 3.1 1.9- 5.1 25 3.7 2.3- 5.8 39 4.0 2.7- 5.8 725 89.3 86.2-91.7
Female 1,094 44 4.8 3.3- 6.8 79 7.1 5.4- 9.4 82 8.2 6.3-10.5 889 80.0 76.7-82.9
AGE
18-34 263 *** *** *** 15 5.9 3.4-10.0 28 10.1 6.7-14.8 211 79.8 73.6-84.8
35-44 224 *** *** *** 14 4.9 2.8- 8.6 16 6.6 3.7-11.3 185 84.9 79.0-89.4
45-54 278 *** *** *** 19 7.3 4.2-12.5 22 7.3 4.3-12.0 224 80.6 74.0-85.8
55-64 376 17 3.6 2.1- 6.2 30 7.2 4.3-11.7 21 5.3 3.0- 9.1 308 83.9 78.4-88.2
65-74 382 *** *** *** 21 6.0 3.3-10.7 19 4.2 2.4- 7.1 332 85.4 79.7-89.7
75+ 361 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 336 92.6 88.1-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 18 5.7 3.4- 9.7 26 6.9 4.4-10.8 34 8.5 5.7-12.6 281 78.8 73.2-83.5
Some Post-H.S. 558 25 4.3 2.7- 6.9 49 6.7 4.8- 9.3 40 7.2 5.1-10.1 444 81.8 77.8-85.3
College Graduate 913 *** *** *** 22 2.5 1.4- 4.3 41 4.2 3.0- 5.9 835 91.8 89.4-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** 18 12.9 7.5-21.2 27 22.9 14.9-33.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 196 *** *** *** 15 6.7 3.7-11.8 *** *** *** 166 85.1 78.1-90.1
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 233 87.5 81.6-91.7
$75,000+ 740 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 3.0 1.9- 4.6 700 94.8 92.3-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 654 45 7.9 5.7-10.9 61 10.0 7.3-13.6 67 9.8 7.3-13.0 481 72.4 67.6-76.6
No 1,232 20 2.0 1.1- 3.6 42 3.1 2.2- 4.5 52 4.3 3.1- 5.9 1,118 90.5 88.2-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 213 87.6 81.0-92.1
Non-Veteran 1,664 59 4.0 3.0- 5.5 98 5.8 4.5- 7.5 107 6.4 5.1- 8.0 1,400 83.8 81.4-85.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 *** *** *** 15 2.8 1.5- 4.9 36 6.4 4.4- 9.2 460 89.1 85.6-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 503 19 4.1 2.5- 6.7 24 5.8 3.5- 9.4 37 6.3 4.3- 9.1 423 83.8 79.3-87.4
Rural 883 39 5.3 3.5- 7.8 65 7.0 5.2- 9.4 48 6.1 4.3- 8.7 731 81.6 77.9-84.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 956 24 3.2 2.0- 5.1 48 4.6 3.3- 6.6 64 6.3 4.7- 8.3 820 85.8 82.9-88.3
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 689 *** *** *** 24 4.5 2.7- 7.6 28 3.3 2.0- 5.3 622 89.6 85.8-92.4
Unable to Work 113 18 13.6 7.8-22.7 22 16.3 9.2-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 80.9 69.9-88.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 *** *** *** 14 8.6 4.8-15.0 21 19.0 11.7-29.1 89 65.5 55.1-74.6
More than 200% 1,174 *** *** *** 30 2.5 1.5- 3.9 54 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,076 92.1 89.9-93.8
HOUSING
Own 1,477 33 2.5 1.7- 3.8 62 5.1 3.8- 6.8 67 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,315 87.9 85.5-89.9
Rent 308 20 8.3 5.0-13.5 33 8.0 5.2-12.1 37 11.7 7.9-16.8 218 72.0 65.3-77.8
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.2-28.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 *** *** *** 43 8.5 5.8-12.4 30 6.2 4.0- 9.4 395 81.3 76.2-85.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 656 26 5.1 3.3- 7.8 37 5.8 3.9- 8.6 44 6.2 4.2- 8.9 549 82.9 78.9-86.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 762 21 3.0 1.9- 4.7 24 3.5 2.2- 5.8 47 6.4 4.6- 8.8 670 87.1 83.9-89.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 19 2.9 1.8- 4.7 27 4.3 2.7- 7.0 41 6.2 4.3- 8.8 606 86.6 83.1-89.5
2nd Quartile 509 18 4.7 2.8- 7.7 24 4.2 2.5- 6.8 36 6.8 4.6-10.0 431 84.4 80.0-87.9
3rd Quartile 516 *** *** *** 36 8.2 5.5-12.0 36 6.5 4.3- 9.5 428 81.9 77.1-85.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 80.8 71.9-87.4

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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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