2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,432 2,915 65.5 63.5-67.4 373 8.2 7.3- 9.3 443 9.2 8.2-10.3 378 9.2 8.0-10.5 323 7.9 6.7- 9.3
GENDER
Male 2,095 1,445 70.1 67.5-72.5 163 7.8 6.4- 9.4 182 7.6 6.4- 9.1 151 7.4 6.1- 8.9 154 7.1 5.8- 8.7
Female 2,337 1,470 61.2 58.3-64.1 210 8.7 7.4-10.2 261 10.6 9.0-12.4 227 10.9 9.1-13.0 169 8.6 6.8-11.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,759 1,757 63.5 61.1-65.9 261 9.1 7.8-10.5 303 10.1 8.8-11.4 234 9.0 7.5-10.7 204 8.3 7.0- 9.9
Non-Hispanic Black 781 518 66.8 62.5-70.8 65 8.1 6.0-10.7 70 8.5 6.4-11.2 73 9.8 7.4-12.8 55 6.9 4.9- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.5 6.3-23.5 12 7.3 3.3-15.4 27 19.3 11.1-31.3
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 85 78.1 66.3-86.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 453 344 76.1 70.7-80.7 22 4.8 3.0- 7.5 30 6.2 4.1- 9.2 32 8.2 5.4-12.1 25 4.8 2.6- 8.8
AGE
18-34 1,012 692 68.1 64.3-71.7 119 10.6 8.6-13.0 107 10.8 8.5-13.6 67 8.0 5.9-10.7 27 2.6 1.6- 4.1
35-44 670 450 65.9 60.9-70.5 60 8.7 6.4-11.6 69 8.4 6.4-11.0 43 7.7 5.2-11.4 48 9.4 6.3-13.8
45-54 708 478 70.1 65.6-74.2 57 6.6 4.9- 8.9 68 8.4 6.3-11.1 59 9.6 7.1-12.8 46 5.3 3.8- 7.5
55-64 781 464 58.4 53.6-63.1 67 9.7 7.1-13.1 86 10.0 7.8-12.8 91 10.3 8.0-13.3 73 11.5 8.4-15.7
65-74 730 468 62.1 57.0-66.9 51 6.7 4.6- 9.6 59 7.3 5.2-10.1 81 14.2 10.4-19.2 71 9.7 7.3-12.9
75+ 430 280 64.5 57.8-70.8 17 4.2 2.4- 7.2 46 9.0 6.2-12.8 34 7.1 4.5-10.9 53 15.2 10.6-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 357 231 57.8 50.1-65.2 17 4.8 2.9- 8.0 16 3.5 1.9- 6.5 48 17.5 11.9-25.0 45 16.3 10.9-23.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 983 658 68.5 64.8-72.1 54 5.8 4.1- 8.1 97 9.7 7.7-12.2 80 7.8 5.9-10.1 94 8.2 6.4-10.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,265 803 63.2 59.6-66.8 97 8.5 6.7-10.6 127 10.1 8.1-12.5 132 9.7 7.9-11.9 106 8.5 6.3-11.4
College Graduate 1,808 1,209 67.9 65.3-70.5 204 11.6 9.9-13.6 202 10.0 8.5-11.6 116 6.7 5.4- 8.4 77 3.7 2.8- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,352 637 45.7 41.9-49.5 92 6.5 5.0- 8.4 145 10.1 8.0-12.6 229 17.9 15.1-21.1 249 19.9 16.6-23.5
No 2,928 2,169 75.0 72.9-76.9 267 9.1 7.9-10.5 285 8.7 7.6- 9.9 139 5.0 4.1- 6.2 68 2.2 1.6- 3.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 571 363 65.3 60.3-70.0 37 5.8 3.8- 8.7 60 8.6 6.4-11.4 53 9.1 6.7-12.2 58 11.2 8.1-15.3
Non-Veteran 3,827 2,530 65.6 63.5-67.7 335 8.6 7.6- 9.8 380 9.2 8.1-10.4 321 9.1 7.8-10.5 261 7.4 6.2- 8.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,528 1,786 72.1 69.8-74.2 250 9.2 8.0-10.6 263 9.6 8.3-11.0 147 6.2 5.0- 7.5 82 3.0 2.3- 4.0
Unemployed 165 102 61.7 51.4-71.1 19 13.2 8.0-21.1 *** *** *** 20 9.5 5.6-15.7 16 8.9 5.1-15.1
Retired 1,083 703 63.6 59.2-67.7 61 5.6 4.0- 7.8 108 8.5 6.7-10.7 105 10.1 8.0-12.7 106 12.3 9.0-16.5
Unable to Work 310 79 24.7 17.9-33.0 12 3.2 1.7- 5.9 28 5.4 3.3- 8.5 84 29.8 22.2-38.6 107 37.0 28.7-46.0
Other not in Labor Force 273 192 64.7 56.1-72.3 27 11.2 6.8-17.7 28 12.3 7.3-20.1 17 8.6 4.5-15.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 140 50.0 41.1-58.9 17 7.1 4.1-12.1 26 10.9 5.7-19.7 43 17.4 11.1-26.1 42 14.6 9.1-22.6
$15,000- 24,999 371 211 54.6 47.3-61.7 30 7.2 4.6-11.1 36 8.2 5.4-12.2 41 12.1 7.7-18.6 53 17.9 12.2-25.4
$25,000- 34,999 437 277 59.5 53.3-65.4 28 7.9 5.2-11.8 50 12.8 9.2-17.5 49 11.7 8.2-16.2 33 8.1 5.2-12.6
$35,000- 49,999 458 294 64.4 58.4-70.0 37 7.3 4.5-11.8 53 11.1 8.0-15.3 40 9.2 6.2-13.4 34 8.0 5.3-11.8
$50,000-74,999 541 357 67.0 61.5-72.0 58 11.0 8.0-14.9 61 9.2 6.9-12.2 39 8.6 5.4-13.4 26 4.2 2.5- 7.0
$75,000-100,000 472 331 72.9 67.8-77.4 39 7.8 5.5-11.0 52 9.6 7.0-13.0 28 6.1 3.8- 9.6 22 3.6 2.2- 5.9
$100,000-150,000 448 324 74.2 69.1-78.8 39 8.7 6.0-12.6 41 8.6 6.0-12.3 30 6.0 3.9- 9.0 14 2.4 1.3- 4.5
$150,000+ 466 316 68.4 63.2-73.2 57 12.2 9.1-16.2 57 11.3 8.5-14.9 26 6.5 4.0-10.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 971 665 68.1 63.6-72.2 68 6.5 4.9- 8.6 67 5.8 4.3- 7.8 82 8.8 6.7-11.5 89 10.8 7.8-14.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 365 212 56.7 49.0-64.0 21 7.2 4.3-11.9 36 10.0 5.5-17.4 45 10.8 7.6-15.2 51 15.3 10.0-22.7
101% to 150% 284 163 54.9 46.9-62.7 27 7.6 4.9-11.7 32 12.9 8.5-19.1 38 17.5 11.0-26.6 24 7.1 4.3-11.6
151% to 200% 344 211 59.1 52.1-65.8 22 6.6 3.9-10.9 48 12.8 9.1-17.5 32 10.7 6.8-16.4 31 10.8 7.0-16.2
More than 200% 2,283 1,546 69.0 66.6-71.3 224 9.9 8.5-11.6 247 9.9 8.5-11.4 160 7.1 5.9- 8.5 106 4.1 3.3- 5.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 971 665 68.1 63.6-72.2 68 6.5 4.9- 8.6 67 5.8 4.3- 7.8 82 8.8 6.7-11.5 89 10.8 7.8-14.8
HOUSING
Own 2,858 1,919 65.8 63.3-68.2 233 7.7 6.6- 9.1 285 9.0 7.8-10.3 221 9.0 7.5-10.7 200 8.5 6.9-10.4
Rent 1,210 749 63.4 60.0-66.6 117 10.4 8.5-12.8 128 10.0 8.1-12.2 122 9.7 7.9-11.8 94 6.5 5.0- 8.4
Other arrangement 306 204 67.2 59.2-74.2 20 7.1 4.2-11.8 26 8.7 4.4-16.5 31 10.3 6.7-15.5 25 6.7 4.0-11.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,503 1,017 68.0 64.9-71.0 150 9.2 7.7-11.0 157 9.6 8.0-11.5 111 7.4 5.9- 9.2 68 5.7 3.9- 8.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,162 762 66.3 62.5-69.9 97 8.2 6.4-10.4 116 8.2 6.6-10.1 96 8.9 6.8-11.7 91 8.4 6.4-10.9
Rural 1,767 1,136 62.2 58.9-65.5 126 7.3 5.8- 9.2 170 9.5 7.7-11.7 171 11.2 9.1-13.8 164 9.7 7.7-12.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,104 703 60.4 55.8-64.8 74 7.4 5.4-10.1 111 9.4 7.4-11.9 108 12.1 9.1-16.0 108 10.6 7.7-14.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,382 915 67.8 64.5-70.9 115 7.9 6.4- 9.7 116 7.3 5.8- 9.0 126 9.5 7.5-11.9 110 7.6 6.0- 9.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,946 1,297 66.1 63.2-68.8 184 8.9 7.5-10.6 216 10.5 8.8-12.4 144 7.6 6.3- 9.2 105 6.9 5.1- 9.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,398 919 64.6 61.3-67.8 124 8.5 6.9-10.4 165 11.4 9.3-13.9 109 8.8 7.1-10.9 81 6.7 5.0- 8.8
2nd Quartile 1,230 839 68.2 64.6-71.6 104 8.8 7.0-11.0 105 7.8 6.3- 9.7 100 7.9 6.0-10.3 82 7.3 5.2-10.1
3rd Quartile 1,104 692 64.1 60.1-68.0 104 8.0 6.3-10.0 117 9.1 7.3-11.4 99 10.0 7.5-13.1 92 8.8 6.6-11.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 700 465 62.7 56.7-68.3 41 6.4 4.2- 9.6 56 7.0 4.9- 9.8 70 12.6 9.1-17.1 68 11.3 7.3-17.0

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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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