2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months was there a time when an electric, gas, oil, or water company threatened to shut off services?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
Non-Hispanic White 1,906 77 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,829 95.8 94.5-96.8
GENDER
Male 811 20 3.0 1.9- 4.9 791 97.0 95.1-98.1
Female 1,095 57 5.2 3.7- 7.1 1,038 94.8 92.9-96.3
AGE
18-34 264 16 7.3 4.4-12.0 248 92.7 88.0-95.6
35-44 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 277 20 6.5 3.8-10.9 257 93.5 89.1-96.2
55-64 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 383 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8 342 95.6 92.2-97.5
Some Post-H.S. 559 39 5.9 4.1- 8.5 520 94.1 91.5-95.9
College Graduate 912 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 20 16.3 9.7-26.1 114 83.7 73.9-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 739 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 654 51 8.5 6.1-11.7 603 91.5 88.3-93.9
No 1,232 25 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,207 98.1 97.0-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,666 69 4.4 3.3- 5.8 1,597 95.6 94.2-96.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 503 19 3.7 2.2- 6.1 484 96.3 93.9-97.8
Rural 884 46 5.1 3.5- 7.3 838 94.9 92.7-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 955 39 4.3 3.0- 6.3 916 95.7 93.7-97.0
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 692 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 113 21 15.5 8.9-25.6 92 84.5 74.4-91.1
Other not in Labor Force 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 13 10.6 5.9-18.4 120 89.4 81.6-94.1
More than 200% 1,174 25 2.0 1.2- 3.4 1,149 98.0 96.6-98.8
HOUSING
Own 1,477 39 3.2 2.2- 4.5 1,438 96.8 95.5-97.8
Rent 309 30 9.8 6.2-15.1 279 90.2 84.9-93.8
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 26 5.6 3.4- 9.0 462 94.4 91.0-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 24 3.7 2.3- 6.1 631 96.3 93.9-97.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 763 27 3.8 2.5- 5.8 736 96.2 94.2-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 26 3.7 2.3- 5.8 667 96.3 94.2-97.7
2nd Quartile 509 20 4.9 3.0- 8.0 489 95.1 92.0-97.0
3rd Quartile 517 20 3.6 2.1- 6.0 497 96.4 94.0-97.9
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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