2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,741 2,436 66.0 63.9-68.1 1,305 34.0 31.9-36.1
GENDER
Male 1,734 1,093 63.6 60.5-66.6 641 36.4 33.4-39.5
Female 2,007 1,343 68.1 65.2-70.9 664 31.9 29.1-34.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,331 1,574 69.1 66.6-71.5 757 30.9 28.5-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 685 509 72.6 68.0-76.8 176 27.4 23.2-32.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 370 119 34.3 28.3-41.0 251 65.7 59.0-71.7
AGE
18-34 709 433 61.1 56.4-65.6 276 38.9 34.4-43.6
35-44 581 383 68.1 63.3-72.6 198 31.9 27.4-36.7
45-54 623 424 71.8 66.9-76.1 199 28.2 23.9-33.1
55-64 705 513 72.7 68.1-76.9 192 27.3 23.1-31.9
65-74 645 425 69.8 65.2-74.1 220 30.2 25.9-34.8
75+ 393 202 50.9 43.3-58.4 191 49.1 41.6-56.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 320 117 43.1 35.2-51.3 203 56.9 48.7-64.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 838 463 57.0 52.4-61.4 375 43.0 38.6-47.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,087 747 72.0 68.2-75.5 340 28.0 24.5-31.8
College Graduate 1,483 1,102 76.9 74.2-79.3 381 23.1 20.7-25.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,185 718 61.0 56.9-65.0 467 39.0 35.0-43.1
No 2,454 1,653 68.1 65.7-70.5 801 31.9 29.5-34.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 459 310 70.8 65.3-75.8 149 29.2 24.2-34.7
Non-Veteran 3,266 2,117 65.4 63.1-67.7 1,149 34.6 32.3-36.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,104 1,461 69.5 66.9-71.9 643 30.5 28.1-33.1
Unemployed 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 969 599 62.8 58.1-67.2 370 37.2 32.8-41.9
Unable to Work 278 184 66.6 57.2-74.9 94 33.4 25.1-42.8
Other not in Labor Force 206 112 64.4 56.4-71.8 94 35.6 28.2-43.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 212 110 55.6 45.8-65.0 102 44.4 35.0-54.2
$15,000- 24,999 321 154 50.0 42.4-57.6 167 50.0 42.4-57.6
$25,000- 34,999 371 194 53.4 46.5-60.1 177 46.6 39.9-53.5
$35,000- 49,999 374 222 63.6 57.1-69.6 152 36.4 30.4-42.9
$50,000-74,999 441 321 72.7 67.2-77.6 120 27.3 22.4-32.8
$75,000-100,000 404 304 79.0 73.7-83.5 100 21.0 16.5-26.3
$100,000-150,000 379 316 85.7 81.1-89.4 63 14.3 10.6-18.9
$150,000+ 395 336 86.4 81.9-90.0 59 13.6 10.0-18.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 844 479 55.4 50.2-60.4 365 44.6 39.6-49.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 324 159 51.8 44.2-59.3 165 48.2 40.7-55.8
101% to 150% 243 119 50.3 42.4-58.2 124 49.7 41.8-57.6
151% to 200% 288 168 59.8 52.1-67.1 120 40.2 32.9-47.9
More than 200% 1,905 1,441 77.6 75.2-79.9 464 22.4 20.1-24.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 844 479 55.4 50.2-60.4 365 44.6 39.6-49.8
HOUSING
Own 2,562 1,768 70.0 67.5-72.4 794 30.0 27.6-32.5
Rent 894 499 56.0 51.8-60.2 395 44.0 39.8-48.2
Other arrangement 239 143 55.3 45.8-64.5 96 44.7 35.5-54.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,180 831 69.7 66.1-73.1 349 30.3 26.9-33.9
Regional City or Suburban County 971 631 64.5 60.1-68.6 340 35.5 31.4-39.9
Rural 1,590 974 63.8 60.5-67.1 616 36.2 32.9-39.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 985 617 64.6 59.9-69.0 368 35.4 31.0-40.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,209 779 64.7 61.0-68.3 430 35.3 31.7-39.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,547 1,040 67.8 64.6-70.8 507 32.2 29.2-35.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,148 750 65.8 62.2-69.2 398 34.2 30.8-37.8
2nd Quartile 982 661 67.2 63.0-71.2 321 32.8 28.8-37.0
3rd Quartile 962 634 66.3 62.2-70.2 328 33.7 29.8-37.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 391 62.5 56.4-68.3 258 37.5 31.7-43.6

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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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