2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,066 1,303 27.2 25.4-29.1 2,763 72.8 70.9-74.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,426 845 31.8 29.4-34.3 1,581 68.2 65.7-70.6
GENDER
Male 1,069 313 27.7 24.3-31.4 756 72.3 68.6-75.7
Female 1,357 532 35.5 32.3-38.9 825 64.5 61.1-67.7
AGE
18-34 434 27 5.7 3.8- 8.5 407 94.3 91.5-96.2
35-44 282 56 20.9 15.7-27.2 226 79.1 72.8-84.3
45-54 342 89 29.0 22.7-36.2 253 71.0 63.8-77.3
55-64 438 191 42.5 36.1-49.3 247 57.5 50.7-63.9
65-74 484 226 47.3 41.3-53.4 258 52.7 46.6-58.7
75+ 416 248 59.5 52.3-66.3 168 40.5 33.7-47.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 180 34.9 29.8-40.4 285 65.1 59.6-70.2
Some Post-H.S. 672 263 30.9 26.9-35.2 409 69.1 64.8-73.1
College Graduate 1,193 356 27.3 24.3-30.4 837 72.7 69.6-75.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 77 39.2 29.5-49.8 105 60.8 50.2-70.5
$35,000- 49,999 253 96 33.9 26.7-41.8 157 66.1 58.2-73.3
$50,000- 74,999 338 112 30.2 24.5-36.4 226 69.8 63.6-75.5
$75,000+ 937 270 26.4 23.0-30.1 667 73.6 69.9-77.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 777 425 52.9 48.0-57.7 352 47.1 42.3-52.0
No 1,577 388 20.8 18.5-23.3 1,189 79.2 76.7-81.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 335 133 36.4 30.3-42.9 202 63.6 57.1-69.7
Non-Veteran 2,084 709 31.1 28.6-33.8 1,375 68.9 66.2-71.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 703 190 23.7 20.1-27.7 513 76.3 72.3-79.9
Regional City or Suburban County 674 239 35.4 30.6-40.5 435 64.6 59.5-69.4
Rural 1,049 416 34.7 31.1-38.6 633 65.3 61.4-68.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 259 19.7 17.0-22.6 962 80.3 77.4-83.0
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 844 438 50.6 45.5-55.7 406 49.4 44.3-54.5
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 24 18.3 11.6-27.6 102 81.7 72.4-88.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 72 42.3 33.4-51.7 97 57.7 48.3-66.6
More than 200% 1,498 477 28.7 25.9-31.7 1,021 71.3 68.3-74.1
HOUSING
Own 1,772 664 34.8 31.9-37.8 1,108 65.2 62.2-68.1
Rent 496 129 21.1 16.9-25.9 367 78.9 74.1-83.1
Other arrangement 137 44 22.1 15.2-30.9 93 77.9 69.1-84.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 594 228 32.8 28.1-37.7 366 67.2 62.3-71.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 795 294 33.6 29.5-38.0 501 66.4 62.0-70.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,037 323 30.0 26.4-33.9 714 70.0 66.1-73.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 910 294 30.1 26.4-34.1 616 69.9 65.9-73.6
2nd Quartile 678 237 31.2 26.8-36.0 441 68.8 64.0-73.2
3rd Quartile 621 217 32.9 28.3-37.8 404 67.1 62.2-71.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 97 39.7 31.4-48.6 120 60.3 51.4-68.6

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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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