2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^
None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,432 2,915 65.5 63.5-67.4 373 8.2 7.3- 9.3 443 9.2 8.2-10.3 378 9.2 8.0-10.5 323 7.9 6.7- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 781 518 66.8 62.5-70.8 65 8.1 6.0-10.7 70 8.5 6.4-11.2 73 9.8 7.4-12.8 55 6.9 4.9- 9.5
GENDER
Male 304 198 66.5 59.6-72.7 27 8.9 5.7-13.7 29 8.0 5.2-12.1 28 10.2 6.6-15.6 22 6.3 3.7-10.6
Female 477 320 67.1 61.5-72.1 38 7.3 5.0-10.6 41 8.9 6.0-12.9 45 9.4 6.7-13.2 33 7.3 4.7-11.1
AGE
18-34 160 124 74.8 65.8-82.1 14 8.4 4.8-14.2 16 11.0 6.2-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 124 78 61.0 50.2-70.8 15 12.0 6.7-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 87 69.7 59.2-78.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 153 94 65.8 56.1-74.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 10.7 6.3-17.6 *** *** ***
65-74 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.8 8.0-23.0 *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 135 68.0 59.5-75.4 *** *** *** 22 10.2 6.1-16.7 19 8.0 4.7-13.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 249 165 64.8 57.1-71.9 18 7.1 4.1-11.9 *** *** *** 31 13.9 9.2-20.4 20 7.1 4.2-11.8
College Graduate 283 190 69.2 62.4-75.3 29 9.9 6.3-15.0 32 10.1 6.8-14.7 16 6.1 3.4-10.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 178 113 67.0 58.2-74.7 19 9.7 5.8-15.8 22 11.2 6.8-17.9 18 10.1 5.7-17.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 124 48.4 40.7-56.3 18 6.2 3.4-10.9 24 10.0 5.9-16.3 45 18.8 13.2-26.1 40 16.6 11.3-23.7
No 504 375 74.9 70.1-79.3 44 8.7 6.1-12.2 44 7.6 5.3-10.7 27 6.1 3.9- 9.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.9 10.8-28.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 659 456 69.8 65.3-74.0 53 7.9 5.8-10.7 54 7.8 5.6-10.8 54 8.2 5.9-11.2 42 6.4 4.4- 9.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 335 234 69.7 63.5-75.2 25 6.8 4.3-10.5 36 11.4 7.8-16.3 23 6.3 4.0- 9.9 17 5.9 3.4- 9.9
Regional City or Suburban County 166 109 67.7 58.2-75.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 280 175 62.1 54.1-69.4 26 9.7 6.1-15.1 21 6.6 3.8-11.4 35 14.5 9.7-21.2 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 436 317 73.8 68.4-78.5 36 8.0 5.6-11.4 40 7.6 5.2-11.0 26 6.8 4.1-10.9 17 3.8 2.2- 6.5
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 108 59.4 49.6-68.6 *** *** *** 18 8.5 4.7-14.9 23 14.1 9.1-21.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 338 223 66.6 60.1-72.4 32 9.4 6.3-13.9 34 9.7 6.5-14.1 31 10.1 6.6-15.1 18 4.3 2.4- 7.3
HOUSING
Own 396 268 66.0 60.0-71.5 31 7.6 5.0-11.3 36 8.4 5.8-12.1 34 10.3 7.1-14.8 27 7.7 4.9-11.9
Rent 301 191 66.2 59.4-72.4 29 10.3 6.8-15.2 27 8.4 5.0-13.7 32 9.5 6.4-13.8 22 5.6 3.3- 9.5
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 165 61.4 53.1-69.1 26 10.3 6.3-16.5 20 5.5 3.1- 9.5 33 13.6 8.9-20.4 24 9.1 5.1-15.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 143 67.2 59.2-74.3 16 7.7 4.4-13.1 21 8.9 5.2-14.7 18 8.7 5.1-14.6 17 7.5 4.3-12.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 298 210 70.3 63.7-76.1 23 6.7 4.2-10.6 29 10.3 6.7-15.4 22 7.9 4.9-12.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 146 96 60.1 50.2-69.3 *** *** *** 18 13.4 7.8-21.8 14 13.4 7.6-22.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 218 158 71.3 63.6-77.9 15 6.5 3.7-11.1 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 *** *** *** 15 6.9 4.0-11.8
3rd Quartile 243 150 68.5 61.2-74.9 26 10.0 6.3-15.5 26 7.6 4.7-12.2 23 8.0 5.0-12.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.8 8.9-23.6 *** *** ***

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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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