2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,511 503 14.6 13.1-16.1 3,008 85.4 83.9-86.9
GENDER
Male 1,612 290 18.5 16.2-21.0 1,322 81.5 79.0-83.8
Female 1,899 213 11.0 9.3-13.0 1,686 89.0 87.0-90.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,205 349 15.9 14.1-17.9 1,856 84.1 82.1-85.9
Non-Hispanic Black 640 97 15.6 12.3-19.5 543 84.4 80.5-87.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 15 12.5 6.2-23.6 120 87.5 76.4-93.8
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 67 *** *** *** 62 92.4 82.6-96.9
Hispanic 345 19 6.6 3.4-12.2 326 93.4 87.8-96.6
AGE
18-34 670 90 13.2 10.4-16.6 580 86.8 83.4-89.6
35-44 546 94 20.1 16.0-24.9 452 79.9 75.1-84.0
45-54 576 84 15.3 11.9-19.4 492 84.7 80.6-88.1
55-64 671 104 15.5 12.3-19.3 567 84.5 80.7-87.7
65-74 609 77 13.0 9.9-16.9 532 87.0 83.1-90.1
75+ 369 46 10.1 6.9-14.6 323 89.9 85.4-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 287 37 14.8 10.0-21.4 250 85.2 78.6-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 778 97 13.1 10.4-16.4 681 86.9 83.6-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,036 149 14.4 12.0-17.3 887 85.6 82.7-88.0
College Graduate 1,397 216 15.8 13.6-18.3 1,181 84.2 81.7-86.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,142 167 14.9 12.3-17.9 975 85.1 82.1-87.7
No 2,334 333 14.5 12.8-16.4 2,001 85.5 83.6-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 432 74 20.0 15.2-25.8 358 80.0 74.2-84.8
Non-Veteran 3,070 428 13.9 12.4-15.5 2,642 86.1 84.5-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,979 292 15.4 13.5-17.5 1,687 84.6 82.5-86.5
Unemployed 126 28 20.3 12.3-31.7 98 79.7 68.3-87.7
Retired 934 115 11.1 8.8-13.9 819 88.9 86.1-91.2
Unable to Work 255 45 21.0 14.7-29.1 210 79.0 70.9-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 189 18 9.2 5.3-15.6 171 90.8 84.4-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 22 13.3 7.9-21.5 155 86.7 78.5-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 298 46 16.1 11.4-22.2 252 83.9 77.8-88.6
$25,000- 34,999 355 35 12.2 8.0-18.2 320 87.8 81.8-92.0
$35,000- 49,999 353 47 12.9 9.1-18.0 306 87.1 82.0-90.9
$50,000-74,999 425 57 15.1 11.2-20.0 368 84.9 80.0-88.8
$75,000-100,000 388 67 18.2 13.9-23.4 321 81.8 76.6-86.1
$100,000-150,000 362 59 16.3 12.1-21.6 303 83.7 78.4-87.9
$150,000+ 377 75 20.9 16.3-26.3 302 79.1 73.7-83.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 776 95 10.9 8.4-14.1 681 89.1 85.9-91.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 83 *** *** *** 75 92.4 84.1-96.5
50% to 100% 306 36 15.6 10.3-23.0 270 84.4 77.0-89.7
101% to 150% 225 37 17.2 11.8-24.5 188 82.8 75.5-88.2
151% to 200% 270 36 11.8 8.0-17.0 234 88.2 83.0-92.0
More than 200% 1,833 286 16.7 14.7-19.0 1,547 83.3 81.0-85.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 776 95 10.9 8.4-14.1 681 89.1 85.9-91.6
HOUSING
Own 2,416 352 15.1 13.4-17.0 2,064 84.9 83.0-86.6
Rent 825 115 13.5 10.8-16.7 710 86.5 83.3-89.2
Other arrangement 233 34 13.6 8.9-20.2 199 86.4 79.8-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,111 183 16.9 14.3-19.9 928 83.1 80.1-85.7
Regional City or Suburban County 915 121 12.0 9.7-14.8 794 88.0 85.2-90.3
Rural 1,485 199 14.4 12.2-17.0 1,286 85.6 83.0-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 913 125 14.1 11.2-17.6 788 85.9 82.4-88.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,145 169 15.2 12.8-18.0 976 84.8 82.0-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,453 209 14.3 12.2-16.7 1,244 85.7 83.3-87.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,082 154 14.1 11.7-16.8 928 85.9 83.2-88.3
2nd Quartile 922 133 15.2 12.6-18.4 789 84.8 81.6-87.4
3rd Quartile 903 143 15.0 12.3-18.2 760 85.0 81.8-87.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 604 73 13.1 9.6-17.7 531 86.9 82.3-90.4

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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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