2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,420 3,999 90.0 88.7-91.1 421 10.0 8.9-11.3
GENDER
Male 2,088 1,840 87.4 85.3-89.2 248 12.6 10.8-14.7
Female 2,332 2,159 92.4 90.8-93.6 173 7.6 6.4- 9.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,763 2,645 94.6 93.3-95.7 118 5.4 4.3- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Black 777 733 94.2 91.4-96.1 44 5.8 3.9- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 165 148 84.1 72.8-91.3 17 15.9 8.7-27.2
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 72 67 92.3 79.7-97.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 98 92 92.1 81.0-97.0 *** *** ***
Hispanic 448 230 51.3 45.3-57.3 218 48.7 42.7-54.7
AGE
18-34 989 819 82.4 79.3-85.2 170 17.6 14.8-20.7
35-44 671 575 88.0 84.9-90.6 96 12.0 9.4-15.1
45-54 710 621 89.4 86.4-91.8 89 10.6 8.2-13.6
55-64 784 735 93.4 90.3-95.5 49 6.6 4.5- 9.7
65-74 737 732 99.4 98.4-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 439 436 97.4 86.0-99.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 355 207 65.3 58.3-71.6 148 34.7 28.4-41.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 988 850 86.9 84.1-89.3 138 13.1 10.7-15.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,257 1,181 94.3 92.6-95.7 76 5.7 4.3- 7.4
College Graduate 1,803 1,750 97.7 96.8-98.3 53 2.3 1.7- 3.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,364 1,234 89.6 87.0-91.7 130 10.4 8.3-13.0
No 2,911 2,641 90.2 88.7-91.6 270 9.8 8.4-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 575 558 97.4 95.4-98.5 17 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Non-Veteran 3,812 3,412 88.9 87.5-90.2 400 11.1 9.8-12.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,519 2,248 88.6 86.8-90.1 271 11.4 9.9-13.2
Unemployed 169 118 73.6 63.9-81.5 51 26.4 18.5-36.1
Retired 1,095 1,088 99.5 99.0-99.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 312 288 90.7 82.6-95.2 24 9.3 4.8-17.4
Other not in Labor Force 262 206 83.5 78.1-87.8 56 16.5 12.2-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 216 82.3 75.3-87.6 52 17.7 12.4-24.7
$15,000- 24,999 372 292 78.8 73.0-83.6 80 21.2 16.4-27.0
$25,000- 34,999 441 374 84.6 79.8-88.5 67 15.4 11.5-20.2
$35,000- 49,999 459 419 89.5 85.1-92.7 40 10.5 7.3-14.9
$50,000-74,999 543 518 95.4 92.5-97.2 25 4.6 2.8- 7.5
$75,000-100,000 471 455 95.9 92.7-97.8 16 4.1 2.2- 7.3
$100,000-150,000 449 437 97.2 94.3-98.6 12 2.8 1.4- 5.7
$150,000+ 465 454 97.4 95.0-98.7 11 2.6 1.3- 5.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 952 834 87.1 83.7-89.9 118 12.9 10.1-16.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 368 284 79.2 73.7-83.7 84 20.8 16.3-26.3
101% to 150% 285 235 83.2 77.5-87.7 50 16.8 12.3-22.5
151% to 200% 347 308 88.1 82.6-92.0 39 11.9 8.0-17.4
More than 200% 2,287 2,203 95.6 94.3-96.6 84 4.4 3.4- 5.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 952 834 87.1 83.7-89.9 118 12.9 10.1-16.3
HOUSING
Own 2,862 2,714 93.9 92.5-95.0 148 6.1 5.0- 7.5
Rent 1,208 985 80.8 77.6-83.6 223 19.2 16.4-22.4
Other arrangement 299 256 83.7 77.0-88.8 43 16.3 11.2-23.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,489 1,337 89.7 87.8-91.4 152 10.3 8.6-12.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,160 1,049 89.7 87.0-92.0 111 10.3 8.0-13.0
Rural 1,771 1,613 90.4 88.2-92.2 158 9.6 7.8-11.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,105 991 89.2 85.9-91.9 114 10.8 8.1-14.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,381 1,261 90.6 88.5-92.4 120 9.4 7.6-11.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,934 1,747 89.8 87.9-91.4 187 10.2 8.6-12.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,382 1,279 91.2 88.8-93.2 103 8.8 6.8-11.2
2nd Quartile 1,227 1,112 90.8 88.8-92.5 115 9.2 7.5-11.2
3rd Quartile 1,107 990 88.1 85.4-90.5 117 11.9 9.5-14.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 704 618 87.9 83.1-91.5 86 12.1 8.5-16.9

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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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