2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,375 580 14.9 13.4-16.7 3,795 85.1 83.3-86.6
GENDER
Male 2,051 262 12.9 11.1-14.9 1,789 87.1 85.1-88.9
Female 2,324 318 16.8 14.4-19.6 2,006 83.2 80.4-85.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,734 364 15.3 13.5-17.4 2,370 84.7 82.6-86.5
Non-Hispanic Black 772 84 10.9 8.4-14.1 688 89.1 85.9-91.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 439 69 16.6 12.5-21.8 370 83.4 78.2-87.5
AGE
18-34 993 176 19.3 16.2-22.8 817 80.7 77.2-83.8
35-44 656 96 16.2 12.4-20.8 560 83.8 79.2-87.6
45-54 697 86 11.4 8.8-14.7 611 88.6 85.3-91.2
55-64 782 91 12.1 8.9-16.3 691 87.9 83.7-91.1
65-74 724 82 11.6 8.9-15.0 642 88.4 85.0-91.1
75+ 435 44 13.3 8.3-20.6 391 86.7 79.4-91.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 353 91 29.6 22.7-37.5 262 70.4 62.5-77.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 973 154 15.9 13.1-19.2 819 84.1 80.8-86.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,255 187 16.0 13.1-19.4 1,068 84.0 80.6-86.9
College Graduate 1,778 146 7.3 6.0- 8.9 1,632 92.7 91.1-94.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,380 580 45.1 41.3-49.0 800 54.9 51.0-58.7
No 2,958 *** *** *** 2,958 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 568 82 14.6 11.3-18.7 486 85.4 81.3-88.7
Non-Veteran 3,794 497 15.0 13.3-16.9 3,297 85.0 83.1-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,498 246 10.1 8.7-11.6 2,252 89.9 88.4-91.3
Unemployed 166 45 24.3 17.2-33.1 121 75.7 66.9-82.8
Retired 1,089 104 12.0 8.6-16.5 985 88.0 83.5-91.4
Unable to Work 317 138 44.6 36.2-53.3 179 55.4 46.7-63.8
Other not in Labor Force 267 44 24.3 16.8-33.9 223 75.7 66.1-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 224 70 32.8 23.7-43.5 154 67.2 56.5-76.3
$15,000- 24,999 375 82 24.0 18.1-31.1 293 76.0 68.9-81.9
$25,000- 34,999 439 71 18.3 13.8-23.8 368 81.7 76.2-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 458 63 15.1 11.1-20.3 395 84.9 79.7-88.9
$50,000-74,999 541 55 12.3 8.4-17.7 486 87.7 82.3-91.6
$75,000-100,000 467 42 7.2 5.1-10.3 425 92.8 89.7-94.9
$100,000-150,000 445 32 6.5 4.3- 9.8 413 93.5 90.2-95.7
$150,000+ 463 24 6.2 3.8-10.1 439 93.8 89.9-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 963 141 17.5 13.9-21.8 822 82.5 78.2-86.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 371 97 31.5 24.3-39.6 274 68.5 60.4-75.7
101% to 150% 286 49 17.9 12.0-25.7 237 82.1 74.3-88.0
151% to 200% 347 54 18.4 13.5-24.4 293 81.6 75.6-86.5
More than 200% 2,273 207 9.0 7.6-10.7 2,066 91.0 89.3-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 963 141 17.5 13.9-21.8 822 82.5 78.2-86.1
HOUSING
Own 2,831 284 12.1 10.2-14.3 2,547 87.9 85.7-89.8
Rent 1,201 218 18.9 16.4-21.8 983 81.1 78.2-83.6
Other arrangement 297 73 27.6 20.6-36.0 224 72.4 64.0-79.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,474 175 13.1 10.7-16.0 1,299 86.9 84.0-89.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,145 154 14.9 12.1-18.2 991 85.1 81.8-87.9
Rural 1,756 251 16.8 14.1-19.9 1,505 83.2 80.1-85.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,099 179 19.7 16.0-24.1 920 80.3 75.9-84.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,376 190 14.9 12.4-17.7 1,186 85.1 82.3-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,900 211 12.7 10.5-15.3 1,689 87.3 84.7-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,371 152 12.5 10.2-15.2 1,219 87.5 84.8-89.8
2nd Quartile 1,211 165 15.8 12.8-19.4 1,046 84.2 80.6-87.2
3rd Quartile 1,093 160 15.9 13.1-19.2 933 84.1 80.8-86.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 700 103 17.0 12.4-22.8 597 83.0 77.2-87.6

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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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