2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 418 16.2 14.4-18.2 915 36.6 34.1-39.2 712 28.6 26.2-31.0 283 13.8 11.9-16.1 104 4.7 3.7- 6.1
GENDER
Male 1,073 201 18.5 15.7-21.7 412 34.9 31.3-38.7 304 28.0 24.4-31.9 112 13.8 10.8-17.5 44 4.8 3.3- 7.0
Female 1,359 217 14.2 12.0-16.8 503 38.2 34.8-41.7 408 29.1 26.0-32.4 171 13.9 11.4-16.7 60 4.7 3.3- 6.5
AGE
18-34 435 110 24.2 19.7-29.3 191 41.5 36.0-47.2 98 23.9 19.4-29.2 29 8.6 5.2-14.0 *** *** ***
35-44 284 49 17.6 12.6-24.0 127 44.6 37.9-51.6 79 26.4 20.9-32.7 26 11.0 7.2-16.4 *** *** ***
45-54 343 75 19.6 14.8-25.4 117 34.9 28.4-41.9 93 25.2 19.8-31.6 46 15.2 10.2-22.1 *** *** ***
55-64 439 66 12.1 8.7-16.6 149 33.0 27.3-39.3 135 31.1 24.7-38.3 60 16.3 11.8-22.3 29 7.4 4.6-11.7
65-74 484 69 11.7 8.8-15.4 171 31.9 26.7-37.6 156 33.0 27.6-39.0 62 15.3 11.1-20.7 26 8.1 4.8-13.5
75+ 417 46 8.5 5.5-12.9 145 32.2 26.5-38.6 144 34.8 28.4-41.8 55 18.0 12.5-25.1 27 6.5 3.9-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.1 9.3-29.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 64 16.5 12.6-21.2 132 28.4 23.8-33.6 156 31.0 26.1-36.4 81 17.7 13.8-22.5 31 6.4 3.9-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 673 82 14.4 11.1-18.5 243 38.6 33.9-43.5 217 28.5 24.6-32.8 102 15.0 11.5-19.2 29 3.5 2.3- 5.3
College Graduate 1,198 266 20.6 18.1-23.3 525 46.5 43.1-50.0 301 24.2 21.5-27.3 79 6.4 4.8- 8.4 27 2.3 1.4- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** 23 21.3 13.0-32.9 *** *** *** 22 22.1 13.5-33.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** 27 20.1 12.6-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 *** *** *** 47 17.9 12.7-24.6 65 34.3 25.3-44.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 31 11.8 7.7-17.6 93 40.1 32.1-48.6 78 27.0 21.0-34.1 37 14.5 9.5-21.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 340 55 16.3 12.0-21.9 135 39.7 33.3-46.5 110 31.5 25.8-37.7 34 10.4 7.0-15.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 941 222 23.1 19.8-26.8 414 44.6 40.6-48.7 235 24.2 21.0-27.9 50 5.6 4.0- 7.8 20 2.4 1.4- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 780 51 6.3 4.6- 8.6 183 20.9 17.5-24.8 264 29.7 25.7-34.0 194 30.1 25.5-35.2 88 12.9 9.9-16.7
No 1,579 355 21.1 18.6-23.8 702 44.5 41.3-47.7 429 28.1 25.1-31.3 80 5.7 4.3- 7.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 54 16.1 11.8-21.5 115 31.2 25.3-37.8 114 34.8 28.5-41.6 37 12.6 8.8-17.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,087 363 16.3 14.3-18.4 795 37.3 34.6-40.1 597 27.7 25.1-30.3 246 14.1 11.9-16.6 86 4.6 3.5- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 135 18.0 14.8-21.8 314 42.3 37.8-46.9 174 26.5 22.4-31.0 61 10.2 7.6-13.5 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 678 125 16.9 13.6-20.7 248 35.2 30.6-40.0 205 27.4 22.9-32.3 72 14.7 10.7-19.8 28 5.9 3.8- 9.1
Rural 1,049 158 14.5 11.8-17.6 353 33.8 30.0-37.8 333 31.0 27.4-34.8 150 15.8 12.9-19.1 55 5.0 3.5- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 270 21.3 18.5-24.4 515 41.1 37.6-44.6 337 27.4 24.4-30.7 91 8.9 6.7-11.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 21.3 13.2-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 845 106 9.3 7.3-11.9 299 31.8 27.6-36.3 282 34.4 29.6-39.5 107 16.8 13.2-21.2 51 7.7 5.3-11.0
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 20.5 13.0-30.8 *** *** *** 32 23.9 15.2-35.5
Other not in Labor Force 126 25 17.0 11.1-25.2 60 52.8 42.5-62.7 30 21.5 14.5-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** 25 17.8 10.8-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** 22 18.2 10.8-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 16 9.6 5.5-16.2 53 31.9 24.0-41.0 51 25.8 18.6-34.6 36 24.7 17.2-34.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,504 296 19.4 16.9-22.1 617 41.9 38.7-45.2 425 27.2 24.4-30.1 125 8.4 6.8-10.3 41 3.2 2.1- 4.7
HOUSING
Own 1,775 299 15.4 13.4-17.7 693 37.3 34.3-40.3 529 29.3 26.5-32.3 193 13.9 11.6-16.6 61 4.1 3.0- 5.6
Rent 499 85 16.7 13.1-21.1 175 36.2 31.3-41.4 137 25.7 21.4-30.6 71 14.6 10.8-19.4 31 6.8 4.1-11.2
Other arrangement 137 29 25.4 17.1-35.9 42 31.7 23.0-41.9 39 24.8 17.4-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 98 15.4 12.0-19.4 177 31.0 26.2-36.3 203 32.6 27.9-37.7 86 16.1 12.3-20.7 32 5.0 3.1- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 796 124 15.9 12.7-19.6 292 35.3 31.0-39.9 231 28.4 24.1-33.1 109 14.6 11.5-18.3 40 5.8 3.9- 8.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,040 196 17.0 14.4-20.0 446 40.6 36.8-44.5 278 26.5 23.2-30.2 88 12.1 9.1-16.0 32 3.8 2.4- 6.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 912 161 16.7 13.8-20.2 392 42.3 38.1-46.6 247 26.3 22.7-30.2 82 10.5 7.7-14.2 30 4.2 2.6- 6.6
2nd Quartile 681 122 16.2 13.1-19.9 242 34.2 29.8-39.0 205 28.6 24.1-33.5 84 16.3 12.5-21.0 28 4.6 2.9- 7.4
3rd Quartile 622 99 14.8 11.5-18.8 222 34.0 29.4-38.9 189 30.7 26.2-35.7 80 14.6 11.2-18.9 32 5.8 3.6- 9.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 36 18.8 12.5-27.3 59 28.6 20.9-37.8 71 32.1 24.2-41.2 37 16.4 10.7-24.3 *** *** ***

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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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