2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,151 121 4.2 3.4- 5.3 3,030 95.8 94.7-96.6
Non-Hispanic White 1,867 65 3.9 2.9- 5.2 1,802 96.1 94.8-97.1
GENDER
Male 792 52 6.8 4.9- 9.4 740 93.2 90.6-95.1
Female 1,075 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 259 18 6.3 3.9-10.1 241 93.7 89.9-96.1
35-44 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 369 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 345 16 5.8 3.2-10.1 329 94.2 89.9-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 548 19 3.9 2.3- 6.3 529 96.1 93.7-97.7
College Graduate 897 29 3.4 2.3- 5.2 868 96.6 94.8-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 726 30 3.9 2.6- 6.0 696 96.1 94.0-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 22 4.6 2.7- 7.7 614 95.4 92.3-97.3
No 1,212 43 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,169 96.4 95.0-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,634 53 3.7 2.7- 5.2 1,581 96.3 94.8-97.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 510 24 5.6 3.6- 8.7 486 94.4 91.3-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 496 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 861 23 2.8 1.8- 4.5 838 97.2 95.5-98.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 936 39 4.8 3.3- 6.9 897 95.2 93.1-96.7
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 674 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,148 37 3.4 2.3- 4.9 1,111 96.6 95.1-97.7
HOUSING
Own 1,442 41 3.3 2.3- 4.8 1,401 96.7 95.2-97.7
Rent 303 18 7.0 4.2-11.4 285 93.0 88.6-95.8
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 475 15 2.9 1.7- 5.0 460 97.1 95.0-98.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 647 21 3.6 2.2- 5.9 626 96.4 94.1-97.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 745 29 4.7 3.0- 7.4 716 95.3 92.6-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 675 23 4.0 2.5- 6.5 652 96.0 93.5-97.5
2nd Quartile 503 17 4.3 2.4- 7.5 486 95.7 92.5-97.6
3rd Quartile 509 20 3.5 2.2- 5.6 489 96.5 94.4-97.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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