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 4,380 662 15.7 14.1-17.4 3,718 84.3 82.6-85.9
Non-Hispanic Black 776 148 17.7 14.6-21.3 628 82.3 78.7-85.4
GENDER
Male 301 59 18.3 13.4-24.5 242 81.7 75.5-86.6
Female 475 89 17.1 13.4-21.7 386 82.9 78.3-86.6
AGE
18-34 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 23 20.3 12.8-30.5 107 79.7 69.5-87.2
55-64 150 43 30.1 21.4-40.4 107 69.9 59.6-78.6
65-74 138 39 25.3 17.2-35.6 99 74.7 64.4-82.8
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 200 39 14.8 10.1-21.2 161 85.2 78.8-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 248 49 16.0 11.3-22.1 199 84.0 77.9-88.7
College Graduate 280 33 11.4 7.6-16.7 247 88.6 83.3-92.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 14 15.7 9.0-25.9 85 84.3 74.1-91.0
$75,000+ 179 23 14.8 9.0-23.3 156 85.2 76.7-91.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 148 55.7 47.9-63.3 112 44.3 36.7-52.1
No 511 *** *** *** 511 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 32 28.5 19.2-39.9 85 71.5 60.1-80.8
Non-Veteran 656 115 15.9 12.7-19.8 541 84.1 80.2-87.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 331 53 15.2 11.3-20.1 278 84.8 79.9-88.7
Regional City or Suburban County 162 30 17.6 11.4-26.2 132 82.4 73.8-88.6
Rural 283 65 21.3 15.4-28.6 218 78.7 71.4-84.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 33 7.7 5.1-11.5 404 92.3 88.5-94.9
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 61 32.4 24.0-42.1 124 67.6 57.9-76.0
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% 84 17 17.9 10.0-30.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 46 15.4 11.0-21.2 293 84.6 78.8-89.0
HOUSING
Own 392 71 17.9 13.6-23.1 321 82.1 76.9-86.4
Rent 303 60 17.1 12.7-22.7 243 82.9 77.3-87.3
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 61 21.8 15.6-29.7 207 78.2 70.3-84.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 216 40 18.1 12.7-25.1 176 81.9 74.9-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 292 47 14.3 10.4-19.5 245 85.7 80.5-89.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 146 23 15.7 9.8-24.2 123 84.3 75.8-90.2
2nd Quartile 214 36 15.8 11.0-22.2 178 84.2 77.8-89.0
3rd Quartile 241 47 17.8 12.5-24.8 194 82.2 75.2-87.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 175 42 23.2 15.4-33.5 133 76.8 66.5-84.6

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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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