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 4,402 425 10.2 8.9-11.6 3,977 89.8 88.4-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 776 47 6.4 4.5- 9.2 729 93.6 90.8-95.5
GENDER
Male 303 18 7.6 4.3-13.0 285 92.4 87.0-95.7
Female 473 29 5.5 3.5- 8.4 444 94.5 91.6-96.5
AGE
18-34 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 249 22 7.9 4.6-13.3 227 92.1 86.7-95.4
College Graduate 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 258 47 20.5 14.6-28.0 211 79.5 72.0-85.4
No 511 *** *** *** 511 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 656 39 6.2 4.2- 9.1 617 93.8 90.9-95.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 330 18 5.3 3.1- 8.9 312 94.7 91.1-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 284 22 8.4 4.8-14.5 262 91.6 85.5-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 19 8.4 4.7-14.6 166 91.6 85.4-95.3
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 393 29 7.5 4.8-11.6 364 92.5 88.4-95.2
Rent 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 17 9.7 5.6-16.6 198 90.3 83.4-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 214 15 8.7 4.8-15.1 199 91.3 84.9-95.2
3rd Quartile 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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