2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 773 68 8.3 6.2-11.0 705 91.7 89.0-93.8
GENDER
Male 301 22 6.0 3.7- 9.5 279 94.0 90.5-96.3
Female 472 46 10.2 7.1-14.4 426 89.8 85.6-92.9
AGE
18-34 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 16 7.4 4.2-12.6 133 92.6 87.4-95.8
65-74 137 16 10.3 5.9-17.4 121 89.7 82.6-94.1
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 23 10.7 6.5-17.2 176 89.3 82.8-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 247 20 5.5 3.1- 9.4 227 94.5 90.6-96.9
College Graduate 280 15 5.3 3.0- 9.3 265 94.7 90.7-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 68 26.2 20.0-33.5 188 73.8 66.5-80.0
No 511 *** *** *** 511 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 654 59 8.5 6.2-11.5 595 91.5 88.5-93.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 330 23 7.3 4.5-11.6 307 92.7 88.4-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 160 16 8.7 5.0-14.6 144 91.3 85.4-95.0
Rural 283 29 9.4 5.8-14.8 254 90.6 85.2-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 21 4.3 2.4- 7.4 417 95.7 92.6-97.6
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 184 20 10.5 6.2-17.3 164 89.5 82.7-93.8
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 20 20.9 12.4-32.9 70 79.1 67.1-87.6
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 16 3.6 2.0- 6.4 324 96.4 93.6-98.0
HOUSING
Own 392 30 7.1 4.6-10.9 362 92.9 89.1-95.4
Rent 301 23 7.4 4.3-12.6 278 92.6 87.4-95.7
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 28 10.2 6.2-16.2 240 89.8 83.8-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 17 9.8 5.6-16.3 198 90.2 83.7-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 23 5.7 3.7- 8.8 267 94.3 91.2-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 213 17 7.7 4.4-13.2 196 92.3 86.8-95.6
3rd Quartile 242 18 7.3 4.2-12.5 224 92.7 87.5-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 174 22 12.7 7.3-21.2 152 87.3 78.8-92.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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