2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
GENDER
Male 2,059 108 5.7 4.3- 7.5 1,951 94.3 92.5-95.7
Female 2,332 147 8.2 6.3-10.7 2,185 91.8 89.3-93.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,745 131 6.0 4.6- 7.7 2,614 94.0 92.3-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 773 68 8.3 6.2-11.0 705 91.7 89.0-93.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 165 11 9.6 4.5-19.2 154 90.4 80.8-95.5
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 96 *** *** *** 93 95.8 87.0-98.7
Hispanic 444 26 7.2 3.7-13.4 418 92.8 86.6-96.3
AGE
18-34 997 40 4.0 2.8- 5.6 957 96.0 94.4-97.2
35-44 661 24 4.8 2.6- 8.8 637 95.2 91.2-97.4
45-54 697 32 5.0 3.2- 7.6 665 95.0 92.4-96.8
55-64 780 60 8.9 6.0-13.0 720 91.1 87.0-94.0
65-74 730 53 8.6 5.4-13.4 677 91.4 86.6-94.6
75+ 437 42 14.9 9.4-22.7 395 85.1 77.3-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 353 43 18.2 12.0-26.8 310 81.8 73.2-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 978 69 6.6 4.7- 9.1 909 93.4 90.9-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,257 84 6.8 4.7- 9.7 1,173 93.2 90.3-95.3
College Graduate 1,787 55 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,732 97.0 95.9-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,382 255 21.2 17.7-25.1 1,127 78.8 74.9-82.3
No 2,958 *** *** *** 2,958 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 575 35 5.9 3.9- 8.9 540 94.1 91.1-96.1
Non-Veteran 3,803 220 7.2 5.8- 8.9 3,583 92.8 91.1-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,512 84 3.2 2.5- 4.2 2,428 96.8 95.8-97.5
Unemployed 165 17 8.4 4.8-14.4 148 91.6 85.6-95.2
Retired 1,094 77 9.5 6.4-13.7 1,017 90.5 86.3-93.6
Unable to Work 314 60 27.0 18.5-37.6 254 73.0 62.4-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 268 17 7.4 3.8-13.7 251 92.6 86.3-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 41 22.4 14.0-33.9 181 77.6 66.1-86.0
$15,000- 24,999 377 41 10.7 6.3-17.5 336 89.3 82.5-93.7
$25,000- 34,999 442 25 7.3 4.2-12.2 417 92.7 87.8-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 461 18 5.5 2.8-10.4 443 94.5 89.6-97.2
$50,000-74,999 541 31 5.9 3.9- 8.8 510 94.1 91.2-96.1
$75,000-100,000 471 14 2.2 1.2- 4.0 457 97.8 96.0-98.8
$100,000-150,000 447 *** *** *** 440 98.8 97.0-99.5
$150,000+ 463 *** *** *** 453 97.2 93.9-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 967 68 9.2 6.1-13.6 899 90.8 86.4-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 370 57 15.2 10.5-21.7 313 84.8 78.3-89.5
101% to 150% 289 14 5.3 2.7-10.3 275 94.7 89.7-97.3
151% to 200% 347 22 7.3 4.0-13.0 325 92.7 87.0-96.0
More than 200% 2,282 80 3.7 2.7- 4.9 2,202 96.3 95.1-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 967 68 9.2 6.1-13.6 899 90.8 86.4-93.9
HOUSING
Own 2,840 144 6.8 5.2- 8.8 2,696 93.2 91.2-94.8
Rent 1,204 76 7.1 5.1- 9.9 1,128 92.9 90.1-94.9
Other arrangement 301 31 8.2 5.3-12.7 270 91.8 87.3-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,486 71 6.2 4.2- 8.9 1,415 93.8 91.1-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,146 64 6.1 4.3- 8.6 1,082 93.9 91.4-95.7
Rural 1,759 120 8.6 6.4-11.6 1,639 91.4 88.4-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,103 78 10.3 7.0-14.9 1,025 89.7 85.1-93.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,377 90 7.4 5.7- 9.6 1,287 92.6 90.4-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,911 87 5.2 3.6- 7.4 1,824 94.8 92.6-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,373 69 5.6 4.0- 7.8 1,304 94.4 92.2-96.0
2nd Quartile 1,217 64 6.5 4.4- 9.6 1,153 93.5 90.4-95.6
3rd Quartile 1,099 70 8.2 5.6-11.9 1,029 91.8 88.1-94.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 702 52 9.7 5.9-15.5 650 90.3 84.5-94.1

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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 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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