2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,382 182 4.2 3.4- 5.1 4,200 95.8 94.9-96.6
GENDER
Male 2,055 73 3.1 2.3- 4.1 1,982 96.9 95.9-97.7
Female 2,327 109 5.2 3.9- 6.8 2,218 94.8 93.2-96.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,735 95 3.8 2.9- 5.1 2,640 96.2 94.9-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 777 44 5.3 3.6- 7.6 733 94.7 92.4-96.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 165 20 16.1 8.3-28.8 145 83.9 71.2-91.7
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** 66 96.6 88.5-99.0
Non-Hispanic Other 95 *** *** *** 95 100 . - .
Hispanic 442 16 5.2 2.7-10.1 426 94.8 89.9-97.3
AGE
18-34 996 18 1.8 1.0- 3.0 978 98.2 97.0-99.0
35-44 655 20 4.1 2.3- 7.3 635 95.9 92.7-97.7
45-54 697 34 5.3 3.5- 7.9 663 94.7 92.1-96.5
55-64 783 45 5.9 3.6- 9.6 738 94.1 90.4-96.4
65-74 727 43 5.5 3.8- 7.9 684 94.5 92.1-96.2
75+ 435 21 5.8 2.9-11.3 414 94.2 88.7-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 354 34 10.2 6.1-16.5 320 89.8 83.5-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 975 47 3.8 2.7- 5.4 928 96.2 94.6-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,255 61 4.4 3.2- 6.0 1,194 95.6 94.0-96.8
College Graduate 1,782 39 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,743 98.1 97.1-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,379 182 12.6 10.3-15.3 1,197 87.4 84.7-89.7
No 2,958 *** *** *** 2,958 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 570 33 5.1 3.4- 7.7 537 94.9 92.3-96.6
Non-Veteran 3,798 149 4.1 3.2- 5.1 3,649 95.9 94.9-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,504 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8 2,469 98.8 98.2-99.2
Unemployed 166 11 6.6 3.4-12.6 155 93.4 87.4-96.6
Retired 1,089 51 3.7 2.6- 5.2 1,038 96.3 94.8-97.4
Unable to Work 316 80 28.7 21.3-37.3 236 71.3 62.7-78.7
Other not in Labor Force 268 *** *** *** 264 99.1 97.2-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 224 33 13.2 7.4-22.5 191 86.8 77.5-92.6
$15,000- 24,999 376 32 7.5 4.8-11.6 344 92.5 88.4-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 440 15 5.9 3.2-10.8 425 94.1 89.2-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 458 17 4.5 2.5- 7.9 441 95.5 92.1-97.5
$50,000-74,999 539 15 2.2 1.2- 3.9 524 97.8 96.1-98.8
$75,000-100,000 470 *** *** *** 460 98.6 97.0-99.3
$100,000-150,000 447 *** *** *** 439 98.7 97.1-99.5
$150,000+ 461 *** *** *** 456 98.9 97.3-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 967 47 4.5 2.9- 6.8 920 95.5 93.2-97.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 14 9.7 4.9-18.5 93 90.3 81.5-95.1
50% to 100% 371 40 11.8 7.1-19.0 331 88.2 81.0-92.9
101% to 150% 287 14 3.8 2.0- 7.2 273 96.2 92.8-98.0
151% to 200% 347 16 5.6 3.1- 9.9 331 94.4 90.1-96.9
More than 200% 2,274 49 2.0 1.4- 2.8 2,225 98.0 97.2-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 967 47 4.5 2.9- 6.8 920 95.5 93.2-97.1
HOUSING
Own 2,833 102 4.0 3.0- 5.2 2,731 96.0 94.8-97.0
Rent 1,200 58 4.8 3.5- 6.7 1,142 95.2 93.3-96.5
Other arrangement 301 20 4.1 2.3- 7.1 281 95.9 92.9-97.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,484 41 3.0 2.0- 4.4 1,443 97.0 95.6-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,146 51 4.5 3.1- 6.4 1,095 95.5 93.6-96.9
Rural 1,752 90 5.1 3.7- 7.0 1,662 94.9 93.0-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,100 72 6.0 3.9- 8.9 1,028 94.0 91.1-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,375 56 4.5 3.2- 6.3 1,319 95.5 93.7-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,907 54 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,853 96.9 95.7-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,367 41 2.9 2.0- 4.3 1,326 97.1 95.7-98.0
2nd Quartile 1,216 46 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,170 96.2 94.6-97.3
3rd Quartile 1,097 49 5.5 3.6- 8.3 1,048 94.5 91.7-96.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 702 46 5.6 3.5- 9.0 656 94.4 91.0-96.5

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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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