2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
Non-Hispanic White 2,432 2,045 81.4 79.0-83.6 387 18.6 16.4-21.0
GENDER
Male 1,073 917 81.4 77.5-84.7 156 18.6 15.3-22.5
Female 1,359 1,128 81.5 78.3-84.2 231 18.5 15.8-21.7
AGE
18-34 435 399 89.6 84.2-93.3 36 10.4 6.7-15.8
35-44 284 255 88.6 83.2-92.4 29 11.4 7.6-16.8
45-54 343 285 79.6 72.5-85.3 58 20.4 14.7-27.5
55-64 439 350 76.2 69.8-81.6 89 23.8 18.4-30.2
65-74 484 396 76.6 70.3-81.9 88 23.4 18.1-29.7
75+ 417 335 75.6 68.4-81.6 82 24.4 18.4-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 352 75.9 70.6-80.5 112 24.1 19.5-29.4
Some Post-H.S. 673 542 81.5 77.3-85.2 131 18.5 14.8-22.7
College Graduate 1,198 1,092 91.3 89.0-93.2 106 8.7 6.8-11.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 202 78.9 71.1-85.1 51 21.1 14.9-28.9
$50,000- 74,999 340 300 87.5 82.2-91.4 40 12.5 8.6-17.8
$75,000+ 941 871 92.0 89.5-93.9 70 8.0 6.1-10.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 780 498 56.9 51.9-61.8 282 43.1 38.2-48.1
No 1,579 1,486 93.6 91.8-95.1 93 6.4 4.9- 8.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 283 82.0 76.2-86.7 55 18.0 13.3-23.8
Non-Veteran 2,087 1,755 81.3 78.6-83.7 332 18.7 16.3-21.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 705 623 86.8 83.1-89.8 82 13.2 10.2-16.9
Regional City or Suburban County 678 578 79.4 74.1-83.9 100 20.6 16.1-25.9
Rural 1,049 844 79.2 75.6-82.5 205 20.8 17.5-24.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 1,122 89.9 87.0-92.2 106 10.1 7.8-13.0
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 845 687 75.5 70.7-79.7 158 24.5 20.3-29.3
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 120 67.3 57.6-75.7 49 32.7 24.3-42.4
More than 200% 1,504 1,338 88.4 86.2-90.4 166 11.6 9.6-13.8
HOUSING
Own 1,775 1,521 82.0 79.1-84.6 254 18.0 15.4-20.9
Rent 499 397 78.6 73.1-83.2 102 21.4 16.8-26.9
Other arrangement 137 110 81.9 72.1-88.8 27 18.1 11.2-27.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 478 79.0 74.0-83.2 118 21.0 16.8-26.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 796 647 79.6 75.4-83.2 149 20.4 16.8-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,040 920 84.1 80.1-87.4 120 15.9 12.6-19.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 912 800 85.3 81.3-88.5 112 14.7 11.5-18.7
2nd Quartile 681 569 79.1 74.2-83.2 112 20.9 16.8-25.8
3rd Quartile 622 510 79.5 74.8-83.6 112 20.5 16.4-25.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 166 79.6 71.5-85.8 51 20.4 14.2-28.5

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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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