2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,450 1,319 90.6 88.3-92.5 131 9.4 7.5-11.7
GENDER
Female 1,450 1,319 90.6 88.3-92.5 131 9.4 7.5-11.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 971 888 90.6 87.8-92.8 83 9.4 7.2-12.2
Non-Hispanic Black 278 245 90.0 84.9-93.5 33 10.0 6.5-15.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 220 210 93.6 86.6-97.1 *** *** ***
35-44 238 227 94.8 87.6-97.9 11 5.2 2.1-12.4
45-54 261 245 94.1 89.9-96.7 16 5.9 3.3-10.1
55-64 322 297 91.9 87.5-94.8 25 8.1 5.2-12.5
65-74 256 220 85.9 79.5-90.6 36 14.1 9.4-20.5
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 245 212 86.9 80.5-91.4 33 13.1 8.6-19.5
Some Post-H.S. 436 396 90.7 86.6-93.7 40 9.3 6.3-13.4
College Graduate 706 656 92.4 89.3-94.6 50 7.6 5.4-10.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 418 88.3 83.5-91.8 57 11.7 8.2-16.5
No 961 889 91.9 89.4-93.9 72 8.1 6.1-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,401 1,273 90.4 88.0-92.3 128 9.6 7.7-12.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 748 707 94.7 92.3-96.3 41 5.3 3.7- 7.7
Unemployed 53 51 96.8 87.3-99.3 *** *** ***
Retired 404 338 80.9 74.9-85.7 66 19.1 14.3-25.1
Unable to Work 121 104 86.6 74.7-93.4 17 13.4 6.6-25.3
Other not in Labor Force 112 108 94.7 82.1-98.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 62 96.5 89.9-98.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 105 90.0 79.5-95.4 14 10.0 4.6-20.5
$25,000- 34,999 151 136 88.1 77.2-94.1 15 11.9 5.9-22.8
$35,000- 49,999 160 131 81.5 72.2-88.2 29 18.5 11.8-27.8
$50,000-74,999 180 168 94.0 88.6-96.9 12 6.0 3.1-11.4
$75,000-100,000 167 157 91.4 82.7-95.9 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 174 165 94.9 87.5-98.1 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 149 146 97.4 92.0-99.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 283 249 87.9 82.1-92.0 34 12.1 8.0-17.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 92 93.6 86.6-97.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 111 82.6 71.0-90.2 18 17.4 9.8-29.0
More than 200% 786 730 92.6 89.9-94.7 56 7.4 5.3-10.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 283 249 87.9 82.1-92.0 34 12.1 8.0-17.9
HOUSING
Own 1,025 926 90.0 87.2-92.2 99 10.0 7.8-12.8
Rent 336 314 93.3 88.4-96.2 22 6.7 3.8-11.6
Other arrangement 74 67 91.8 78.7-97.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 478 442 91.1 86.4-94.3 36 8.9 5.7-13.6
Regional City or Suburban County 383 358 93.8 90.2-96.1 25 6.2 3.9- 9.8
Rural 589 519 87.3 83.2-90.5 70 12.7 9.5-16.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 354 306 84.7 78.4-89.4 48 15.3 10.6-21.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 460 415 90.5 86.6-93.3 45 9.5 6.7-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 636 598 93.4 89.8-95.7 38 6.6 4.3-10.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 471 444 94.6 91.5-96.7 27 5.4 3.3- 8.5
2nd Quartile 411 373 90.1 85.4-93.4 38 9.9 6.6-14.6
3rd Quartile 345 311 88.9 83.3-92.8 34 11.1 7.2-16.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 223 191 84.5 76.1-90.3 32 15.5 9.7-23.9

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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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