2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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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 3,221 95 3.4 2.5- 4.5 119 3.5 2.8- 4.5 729 23.0 20.9-25.2 896 27.1 24.9-29.3 1,382 43.0 40.6-45.5
Non-Hispanic White 1,913 45 3.0 1.9- 4.6 69 3.4 2.6- 4.5 401 21.7 19.2-24.5 606 29.4 26.8-32.1 792 42.5 39.6-45.5
GENDER
Male 814 *** *** *** 26 2.7 1.7- 4.2 139 19.6 15.7-24.3 234 26.1 22.5-30.1 397 48.9 44.2-53.5
Female 1,099 27 3.2 1.9- 5.3 43 4.0 2.8- 5.6 262 23.5 20.3-27.0 372 32.1 28.6-35.9 395 37.2 33.4-41.1
AGE
18-34 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 35.8 29.3-42.8 88 31.4 25.0-38.5 63 26.1 20.1-33.1
35-44 225 *** *** *** 14 6.5 3.7-11.3 48 19.2 13.9-25.7 83 33.8 27.1-41.3 75 38.3 30.7-46.5
45-54 278 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 16.9 11.8-23.6 100 33.8 27.1-41.2 114 42.7 35.0-50.7
55-64 377 *** *** *** 18 3.9 2.2- 6.7 78 22.9 16.0-31.8 117 27.1 21.7-33.2 153 43.1 36.2-50.3
65-74 383 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 17.3 12.5-23.5 113 24.0 19.1-29.7 192 53.6 46.7-60.2
75+ 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 13.9 9.9-19.3 97 27.1 20.7-34.6 186 55.4 47.8-62.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 *** *** *** 20 4.7 2.8- 7.9 86 23.0 18.0-28.8 86 24.1 19.0-30.0 159 42.9 36.7-49.3
Some Post-H.S. 557 *** *** *** 24 3.9 2.5- 6.2 119 22.2 18.1-27.0 165 28.8 24.4-33.7 234 42.9 37.8-48.2
College Graduate 915 *** *** *** 23 2.2 1.4- 3.5 178 19.0 16.1-22.3 344 37.2 33.5-41.1 358 40.8 36.9-44.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 10.3 5.7-17.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 27.1 18.8-37.4 42 25.7 17.8-35.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 28.6 20.5-38.3 60 26.7 19.5-35.4 76 39.1 30.4-48.5
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 19.4 14.2-26.0 94 33.5 26.9-40.9 105 42.2 34.8-50.0
$75,000+ 741 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 17.5 14.1-21.5 259 32.8 28.8-37.1 343 48.1 43.5-52.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 39 8.6 5.5-13.1 41 5.9 4.2- 8.4 181 25.7 21.6-30.3 165 23.7 19.5-28.5 227 36.1 31.2-41.2
No 1,240 *** *** *** 27 2.1 1.3- 3.3 215 19.8 16.5-23.4 434 32.2 29.0-35.7 558 45.8 42.1-49.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 *** *** *** 15 5.8 3.2-10.2 42 21.4 14.7-30.1 56 18.7 13.6-25.1 124 51.9 43.6-60.1
Non-Veteran 1,671 41 3.1 1.9- 4.9 54 3.1 2.2- 4.2 358 21.7 19.0-24.7 550 30.8 28.0-33.8 668 41.3 38.1-44.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 518 *** *** *** 19 3.7 2.2- 6.2 122 23.6 19.4-28.4 189 36.1 31.1-41.5 185 36.0 31.0-41.3
Regional City or Suburban County 507 *** *** *** 20 3.4 2.0- 5.7 95 22.0 16.5-28.6 162 27.8 23.2-33.0 216 41.8 36.1-47.7
Rural 888 28 3.0 1.9- 4.9 30 3.2 2.1- 4.9 184 20.4 17.1-24.2 255 26.5 22.7-30.6 391 46.8 42.4-51.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 959 *** *** *** 31 3.2 2.1- 4.7 204 22.2 19.0-25.8 324 31.1 27.6-34.9 390 42.6 38.6-46.6
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 691 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 18.6 13.7-24.7 207 27.2 22.7-32.2 337 51.0 45.5-56.5
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.0 11.0-30.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 27.7 19.1-38.4 41 26.6 18.8-36.1 42 33.1 23.9-43.8
More than 200% 1,178 *** *** *** 32 2.7 1.8- 4.1 227 19.6 16.7-22.8 399 31.6 28.4-35.1 511 45.8 42.1-49.5
HOUSING
Own 1,481 *** *** *** 38 2.4 1.7- 3.6 275 19.8 16.9-23.0 480 30.2 27.2-33.4 671 45.7 42.3-49.2
Rent 310 *** *** *** 22 7.3 4.5-11.7 90 28.9 23.0-35.5 102 28.6 22.9-34.9 80 28.6 22.2-35.9
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 21.1 12.8-32.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 *** *** *** 24 4.4 2.7- 7.0 92 20.2 15.6-25.7 144 26.0 21.2-31.5 219 47.3 41.4-53.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 659 21 3.5 2.0- 5.9 20 2.9 1.7- 4.8 162 23.5 19.0-28.8 185 27.0 22.6-31.8 271 43.1 37.9-48.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 762 *** *** *** 25 3.3 2.0- 5.2 147 21.0 17.3-25.2 277 33.6 29.5-37.9 302 39.1 34.8-43.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 692 *** *** *** 25 3.7 2.3- 5.8 140 22.1 18.1-26.6 260 34.6 30.2-39.2 257 38.5 33.8-43.3
2nd Quartile 512 *** *** *** 21 3.6 2.2- 5.8 103 20.4 15.5-26.4 135 25.3 20.8-30.4 238 45.3 39.4-51.2
3rd Quartile 521 *** *** *** 20 3.3 1.9- 5.7 124 24.0 19.5-29.2 153 28.5 23.7-33.9 214 42.3 36.8-47.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 17.7 11.3-26.7 58 26.0 18.3-35.5 83 50.3 40.2-60.4

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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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