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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,188 215 7.2 6.0- 8.5 227 8.1 6.8- 9.7 746 23.9 21.8-26.1 759 22.8 20.8-24.9 1,241 38.1 35.7-40.5
Non-Hispanic White 1,893 118 7.2 5.8- 8.9 142 8.2 6.6-10.2 431 23.0 20.6-25.6 514 26.8 24.2-29.7 688 34.7 31.9-37.6
GENDER
Male 804 35 4.5 3.0- 6.6 53 7.9 5.4-11.4 159 20.0 16.6-23.8 205 26.4 22.2-31.0 352 41.2 36.8-45.8
Female 1,089 83 9.5 7.3-12.2 89 8.5 6.5-11.0 272 25.6 22.3-29.3 309 27.2 23.9-30.8 336 29.1 25.7-32.8
AGE
18-34 262 28 9.7 6.5-14.3 29 12.6 8.4-18.4 72 28.2 22.1-35.1 76 28.9 22.8-35.8 57 20.6 15.5-26.8
35-44 223 22 9.9 6.2-15.5 18 8.8 4.9-15.2 77 32.9 26.1-40.5 65 27.9 21.7-35.1 41 20.6 14.3-28.7
45-54 275 16 6.1 3.4-10.7 33 12.2 7.2-19.9 75 23.5 17.8-30.4 67 26.1 19.7-33.7 84 32.1 25.1-40.0
55-64 372 28 6.5 4.0-10.4 36 9.2 5.9-14.3 80 22.2 17.0-28.5 88 24.1 17.3-32.5 140 38.0 31.5-45.0
65-74 380 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 17.7 13.1-23.6 109 26.3 20.7-32.8 170 44.3 37.7-51.1
75+ 360 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 12.8 8.1-19.5 103 27.4 21.3-34.5 190 54.7 47.0-62.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 32 11.2 7.6-16.2 22 6.6 3.9-10.9 78 23.6 18.5-29.7 73 19.9 15.3-25.4 148 38.8 32.8-45.1
Some Post-H.S. 555 48 8.7 6.3-11.9 51 9.6 6.8-13.2 124 22.1 18.0-26.8 149 28.0 23.5-33.0 183 31.6 26.9-36.7
College Graduate 909 33 3.8 2.5- 5.6 64 7.3 5.5- 9.6 211 23.2 20.2-26.6 279 31.1 27.5-35.0 322 34.6 30.8-38.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 24.1 15.9-34.8 33 18.5 12.2-27.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 196 *** *** *** 19 11.8 6.6-20.0 41 21.3 14.6-30.0 53 24.4 17.2-33.4 74 36.9 28.4-46.4
$50,000- 74,999 266 18 7.3 4.4-11.8 *** *** *** 65 23.3 17.5-30.3 70 27.9 21.6-35.4 95 33.8 27.1-41.2
$75,000+ 736 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7 46 6.6 4.6- 9.4 176 23.6 20.0-27.6 211 28.7 24.7-33.0 279 36.9 32.6-41.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 83 13.9 10.8-17.8 72 12.1 8.7-16.6 164 25.8 21.6-30.6 144 19.9 16.2-24.2 183 28.3 23.9-33.2
No 1,228 35 3.9 2.7- 5.7 69 6.3 4.7- 8.4 257 21.3 18.4-24.4 366 30.5 27.0-34.2 501 38.0 34.5-41.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 *** *** *** 17 6.9 4.1-11.3 40 17.8 12.3-25.2 61 24.1 17.5-32.3 105 44.5 36.4-52.9
Non-Veteran 1,655 104 7.3 5.8- 9.1 124 8.3 6.6-10.6 391 23.7 21.1-26.6 453 27.2 24.4-30.3 583 33.4 30.5-36.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 516 26 5.9 3.8- 9.0 33 6.8 4.6-10.0 136 25.1 20.7-29.9 156 31.6 26.7-36.9 165 30.6 25.8-35.8
Regional City or Suburban County 500 31 6.8 4.4-10.4 42 9.1 5.9-13.8 105 20.9 16.7-25.9 148 31.0 25.4-37.2 174 32.2 27.0-37.8
Rural 877 61 8.2 6.1-11.0 67 8.5 6.1-11.6 190 23.3 19.6-27.5 210 21.0 17.7-24.7 349 39.0 34.7-43.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 947 55 6.2 4.6- 8.3 88 10.3 7.9-13.2 258 26.1 22.7-29.7 256 27.3 23.9-31.0 290 30.2 26.6-34.0
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 687 23 5.3 3.3- 8.7 25 2.7 1.7- 4.4 108 15.4 11.7-20.0 193 27.7 22.6-33.5 338 48.8 43.2-54.3
Unable to Work 112 26 19.7 11.5-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.3 10.4-30.2 20 15.7 9.3-25.2
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 13 12.2 6.8-20.9 *** *** *** 32 23.1 15.4-33.1 37 22.9 15.8-31.9 40 32.1 23.0-42.8
More than 200% 1,170 46 4.3 3.1- 6.1 74 7.0 5.2- 9.3 272 23.2 20.3-26.5 331 28.4 25.1-31.8 447 37.1 33.6-40.8
HOUSING
Own 1,467 65 5.8 4.4- 7.6 96 7.4 5.6- 9.7 319 21.7 19.1-24.7 418 27.8 24.8-31.1 569 37.1 33.9-40.5
Rent 306 38 15.0 10.1-21.7 35 11.4 7.6-16.7 73 25.1 19.5-31.5 77 24.5 19.0-31.1 83 24.0 18.9-30.1
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 19.1 11.3-30.4 31 25.1 16.6-36.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 480 38 8.4 5.8-12.0 41 9.4 5.9-14.5 90 20.8 16.2-26.3 126 25.6 20.7-31.2 185 35.9 30.5-41.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 44 8.3 5.9-11.6 48 7.4 5.3-10.2 158 24.3 20.0-29.1 161 23.1 18.5-28.3 244 37.0 32.0-42.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 758 36 5.5 3.7- 8.1 53 8.4 5.7-12.1 183 23.1 19.6-27.1 227 31.0 26.9-35.5 259 32.0 27.9-36.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 31 4.7 3.1- 7.0 48 6.9 5.0- 9.4 173 24.9 21.0-29.3 202 30.7 26.4-35.5 235 32.8 28.3-37.6
2nd Quartile 506 37 9.0 6.2-13.0 42 10.3 6.8-15.2 112 21.9 17.6-26.9 128 25.5 20.3-31.7 187 33.3 28.1-38.9
3rd Quartile 514 36 8.1 5.5-11.7 37 6.5 4.5- 9.5 112 22.4 18.0-27.6 141 26.2 21.6-31.4 188 36.7 31.5-42.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 21.2 13.5-31.7 43 16.2 10.9-23.3 78 43.0 33.4-53.2

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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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