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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 772 59 7.0 5.1- 9.6 713 93.0 90.4-94.9
GENDER
Male 300 23 7.1 4.3-11.7 277 92.9 88.3-95.7
Female 472 36 7.0 4.7-10.2 436 93.0 89.8-95.3
AGE
18-34 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 128 16 11.2 6.5-18.7 112 88.8 81.3-93.5
55-64 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 246 19 7.5 4.4-12.6 227 92.5 87.4-95.6
College Graduate 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 59 22.4 16.7-29.5 198 77.6 70.5-83.3
No 511 *** *** *** 511 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 652 49 6.7 4.7- 9.5 603 93.3 90.5-95.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 329 17 5.0 2.9- 8.4 312 95.0 91.6-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 282 26 7.5 4.6-12.1 256 92.5 87.9-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 184 18 8.7 5.0-14.5 166 91.3 85.5-95.0
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 392 28 6.3 4.1- 9.6 364 93.7 90.4-95.9
Rent 300 24 7.6 4.6-12.3 276 92.4 87.7-95.4
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 24 7.0 4.3-11.2 243 93.0 88.8-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 20 9.1 5.3-15.1 195 90.9 84.9-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 212 15 7.5 4.2-13.1 197 92.5 86.9-95.8
3rd Quartile 242 18 5.4 3.2- 9.1 224 94.6 90.9-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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