2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,475 136 4.6 3.7- 5.7 3,339 95.4 94.3-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 624 44 9.7 6.7-13.6 580 90.3 86.4-93.3
GENDER
Male 242 28 15.1 9.7-22.7 214 84.9 77.3-90.3
Female 382 16 5.2 2.9- 9.2 366 94.8 90.8-97.1
AGE
18-34 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 17 16.0 9.2-26.2 146 84.0 73.8-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 18 12.6 7.5-20.2 198 87.4 79.8-92.5
No 402 25 8.2 4.9-13.3 377 91.8 86.7-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 522 32 9.0 5.9-13.6 490 91.0 86.4-94.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 18 7.4 4.3-12.3 235 92.6 87.7-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 245 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 341 26 9.2 5.8-14.3 315 90.8 85.7-94.2
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 273 22 9.4 5.6-15.3 251 90.6 84.7-94.4
HOUSING
Own 336 15 4.8 2.8- 8.4 321 95.2 91.6-97.2
Rent 226 18 11.3 6.6-18.7 208 88.7 81.3-93.4
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 19 10.1 6.1-16.4 197 89.9 83.6-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 117 12 14.1 7.7-24.5 105 85.9 75.5-92.3
2nd Quartile 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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