2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
Non-Hispanic Black 789 634 80.7 76.8-84.0 155 19.3 16.0-23.2
GENDER
Male 305 241 80.2 73.9-85.4 64 19.8 14.6-26.1
Female 484 393 81.0 76.1-85.1 91 19.0 14.9-23.9
AGE
18-34 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 127 104 79.0 68.7-86.5 23 21.0 13.5-31.3
45-54 133 105 81.3 71.6-88.3 28 18.7 11.7-28.4
55-64 153 110 70.5 60.5-78.8 43 29.5 21.2-39.5
65-74 137 106 74.8 63.1-83.8 31 25.2 16.2-36.9
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 200 152 76.0 67.5-82.9 48 24.0 17.1-32.5
Some Post-H.S. 252 200 80.4 73.8-85.7 52 19.6 14.3-26.2
College Graduate 288 251 90.7 86.5-93.7 37 9.3 6.3-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 72 83.7 72.4-91.0 15 16.3 9.0-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 157 86.9 79.3-92.0 23 13.1 8.0-20.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 168 66.9 59.1-73.9 88 33.1 26.1-40.9
No 508 448 87.6 83.3-90.9 60 12.4 9.1-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** 30 26.1 17.0-37.9
Non-Veteran 665 541 81.9 77.9-85.4 124 18.1 14.6-22.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 280 83.1 77.8-87.4 58 16.9 12.6-22.2
Regional City or Suburban County 168 140 83.5 75.0-89.5 28 16.5 10.5-25.0
Rural 283 214 75.3 67.5-81.8 69 24.7 18.2-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 439 384 88.6 84.6-91.6 55 11.4 8.4-15.4
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 184 140 77.4 68.4-84.4 44 22.6 15.6-31.6
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 71 81.1 69.2-89.2 19 18.9 10.8-30.8
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 61 78.9 67.2-87.2 23 21.1 12.8-32.8
More than 200% 341 290 83.8 78.0-88.3 51 16.2 11.7-22.0
HOUSING
Own 402 336 82.9 77.8-87.1 66 17.1 12.9-22.2
Rent 303 232 78.5 72.3-83.7 71 21.5 16.3-27.7
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 205 73.5 65.0-80.5 65 26.5 19.5-35.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 182 85.7 79.4-90.4 36 14.3 9.6-20.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 247 81.9 76.0-86.7 54 18.1 13.3-24.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 122 80.2 71.1-87.0 26 19.8 13.0-28.9
2nd Quartile 221 187 84.6 78.0-89.5 34 15.4 10.5-22.0
3rd Quartile 247 192 82.8 76.9-87.4 55 17.2 12.6-23.1
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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