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 4,375 580 14.9 13.4-16.7 3,795 85.1 83.3-86.6
Non-Hispanic Black 772 84 10.9 8.4-14.1 688 89.1 85.9-91.6
GENDER
Male 301 38 11.0 7.4-16.0 263 89.0 84.0-92.6
Female 471 46 10.8 7.6-15.2 425 89.2 84.8-92.4
AGE
18-34 156 15 10.5 6.1-17.3 141 89.5 82.7-93.9
35-44 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 18 13.6 7.9-22.3 112 86.4 77.7-92.1
55-64 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 22 8.9 5.4-14.4 177 91.1 85.6-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 245 31 11.7 7.5-17.7 214 88.3 82.3-92.5
College Graduate 280 19 7.7 4.6-12.6 261 92.3 87.4-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 258 84 34.4 27.4-42.3 174 65.6 57.7-72.6
No 511 *** *** *** 511 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 17 14.7 8.5-24.2 99 85.3 75.8-91.5
Non-Veteran 654 67 10.4 7.7-13.8 587 89.6 86.2-92.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 330 30 9.0 6.0-13.2 300 91.0 86.8-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 161 19 12.7 7.0-21.7 142 87.3 78.3-93.0
Rural 281 35 12.6 8.2-18.8 246 87.4 81.2-91.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 34 8.0 5.4-11.7 403 92.0 88.3-94.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 21 7.1 4.1-12.0 319 92.9 88.0-95.9
HOUSING
Own 393 34 8.6 5.7-12.7 359 91.4 87.3-94.3
Rent 302 36 10.0 6.8-14.7 266 90.0 85.3-93.2
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 32 12.6 7.9-19.5 234 87.4 80.5-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 24 11.1 6.9-17.3 191 88.9 82.7-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 291 28 9.5 6.2-14.4 263 90.5 85.6-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 213 25 12.0 7.7-18.1 188 88.0 81.9-92.3
3rd Quartile 242 27 10.1 6.4-15.7 215 89.9 84.3-93.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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