2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Black 789 125 17.9 14.6-21.7 219 27.3 23.5-31.4 290 35.5 31.4-39.7 124 15.5 12.5-19.0 31 3.9 2.4- 6.1
GENDER
Male 305 51 19.0 14.0-25.4 86 26.5 20.7-33.3 104 34.7 28.4-41.5 50 16.4 11.7-22.7 *** *** ***
Female 484 74 17.0 13.0-21.9 133 27.9 23.3-33.1 186 36.1 31.0-41.6 74 14.7 11.1-19.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 159 42 28.9 20.9-38.5 54 29.9 22.6-38.5 53 34.6 26.4-43.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 127 23 20.6 13.4-30.4 37 27.7 19.4-38.0 44 30.6 22.3-40.4 20 18.2 11.1-28.3 *** *** ***
45-54 133 25 17.5 11.0-26.7 *** *** *** 39 26.3 18.2-36.5 23 13.0 7.8-20.9 *** *** ***
55-64 153 *** *** *** 33 21.2 14.2-30.6 64 40.8 31.4-50.8 35 26.1 18.1-36.0 *** *** ***
65-74 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.2 11.1-31.0 *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 200 24 13.6 8.6-20.9 53 27.3 20.1-35.8 75 35.1 27.4-43.7 38 20.1 13.7-28.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 252 36 16.7 11.3-24.0 58 21.9 16.3-28.7 106 41.8 34.5-49.5 42 15.7 11.1-21.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 288 60 25.2 19.3-32.3 102 37.2 30.7-44.2 89 28.2 22.5-34.8 34 8.9 6.0-13.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.5 11.7-30.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.0 10.6-28.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 21 21.6 13.0-33.6 24 21.0 13.5-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 31 17.3 11.6-25.0 71 39.3 30.8-48.4 55 30.4 22.9-39.0 21 12.2 7.3-19.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 19 11.6 6.9-18.8 37 13.5 9.0-19.7 112 41.9 34.6-49.6 62 22.7 16.9-29.8 26 10.3 6.2-16.8
No 508 102 21.1 16.9-26.1 173 33.2 28.2-38.5 173 33.3 28.3-38.6 55 11.4 8.2-15.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 15 11.9 6.8-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 25.0 16.1-36.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 109 19.1 15.4-23.5 184 27.3 23.3-31.7 248 35.5 31.1-40.1 96 13.6 10.7-17.3 28 4.4 2.7- 7.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 59 20.0 15.0-26.2 98 29.2 23.8-35.3 123 33.9 28.3-39.9 53 15.0 11.0-20.1 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 168 28 18.6 12.2-27.2 53 31.1 23.1-40.6 59 33.8 25.6-43.1 22 12.5 7.3-20.6 *** *** ***
Rural 283 38 14.4 9.7-20.8 68 22.1 16.2-29.4 108 38.8 31.4-46.9 49 18.0 12.4-25.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 439 94 24.8 19.9-30.5 146 33.9 28.7-39.6 144 29.8 24.9-35.3 50 10.4 7.5-14.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 184 *** *** *** 45 23.3 15.5-33.3 82 47.2 37.5-57.0 35 18.6 12.1-27.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.2 10.1-27.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 57 17.6 13.1-23.2 110 30.9 25.2-37.3 123 35.3 29.4-41.7 45 14.4 10.2-19.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 402 66 17.2 12.9-22.5 124 30.8 25.4-36.8 146 35.0 29.4-40.9 53 13.4 9.9-18.0 *** *** ***
Rent 303 46 19.8 14.4-26.6 76 24.0 18.7-30.2 110 34.7 28.4-41.6 57 17.3 12.6-23.1 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 39 15.2 10.3-21.8 64 21.7 15.5-29.4 102 36.6 29.0-44.8 49 20.4 14.1-28.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 35 17.9 12.3-25.4 61 27.5 21.0-35.1 86 40.3 32.6-48.5 28 11.4 7.3-17.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 51 19.8 14.5-26.3 94 31.1 25.2-37.7 102 31.1 25.5-37.3 47 15.0 10.7-20.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 19 12.8 7.5-20.8 45 29.9 21.9-39.2 58 37.6 29.1-46.9 20 13.8 8.3-22.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 221 40 19.6 13.8-27.1 67 30.6 23.8-38.3 80 34.4 27.5-42.1 30 14.1 9.4-20.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 247 42 21.9 15.7-29.7 70 27.9 21.1-35.8 80 33.0 26.1-40.8 47 14.2 10.1-19.6 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 173 24 13.4 8.0-21.6 37 16.6 11.0-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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