2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,447 3,529 77.5 75.8-79.2 387 9.2 8.1-10.4 271 7.0 6.0- 8.2 220 5.4 4.6- 6.4 40 0.9 0.6- 1.3
GENDER
Male 2,093 1,556 72.2 69.5-74.8 200 9.4 7.9-11.1 152 8.9 7.2-11.0 160 8.4 6.9-10.1 25 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Female 2,354 1,973 82.4 80.2-84.5 187 9.0 7.4-10.8 119 5.3 4.3- 6.5 60 2.6 1.9- 3.8 15 0.6 0.3- 1.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,761 2,230 79.4 77.4-81.3 222 8.3 7.1- 9.8 167 6.5 5.5- 7.7 134 5.4 4.4- 6.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 793 678 83.4 79.7-86.5 59 8.0 5.9-10.8 29 4.9 3.2- 7.4 23 3.0 1.8- 4.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 168 139 79.1 67.8-87.1 14 11.2 5.2-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 102 *** *** *** 14 18.5 10.6-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 445 277 64.4 58.7-69.7 63 13.3 10.0-17.4 46 10.3 7.3-14.2 34 6.9 4.7-10.0 25 5.2 3.3- 8.1
AGE
18-34 997 630 62.8 58.8-66.5 151 14.7 12.2-17.5 114 12.4 9.7-15.7 83 8.4 6.5-10.8 19 1.8 1.1- 3.2
35-44 669 473 70.5 65.8-74.8 72 11.9 8.7-16.1 60 8.9 6.6-11.7 52 7.5 5.4-10.3 12 1.3 0.6- 2.5
45-54 715 562 78.1 73.6-82.0 63 9.0 6.5-12.4 47 7.4 5.1-10.7 36 4.5 3.0- 6.9 *** *** ***
55-64 787 683 86.2 82.5-89.2 47 5.8 4.0- 8.5 29 4.0 2.6- 6.2 27 3.9 2.3- 6.6 *** *** ***
65-74 739 694 94.5 92.2-96.1 24 3.0 1.8- 5.0 *** *** *** 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7 *** *** ***
75+ 440 410 95.0 92.0-96.9 18 2.8 1.5- 5.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 356 233 67.7 60.7-74.0 38 9.6 6.0-15.0 32 7.4 4.8-11.3 37 12.0 8.1-17.4 16 3.2 1.8- 5.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 987 749 73.4 69.4-77.1 102 10.9 8.6-13.7 62 9.0 6.4-12.4 58 5.3 3.9- 7.3 16 1.4 0.7- 2.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,272 1,050 81.2 78.3-83.8 85 7.4 5.7- 9.6 70 6.3 4.8- 8.1 65 5.0 3.7- 6.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,813 1,483 81.2 78.8-83.3 162 9.5 7.9-11.4 106 6.0 4.8- 7.5 56 3.1 2.3- 4.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,367 1,124 81.1 78.0-83.8 92 7.9 6.0-10.4 68 5.0 3.8- 6.7 72 5.3 4.0- 7.1 11 0.7 0.4- 1.3
No 2,928 2,288 75.7 73.5-77.7 279 9.7 8.4-11.2 196 8.2 6.8- 9.9 138 5.4 4.4- 6.6 27 1.0 0.6- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 571 495 84.7 80.2-88.3 28 4.9 3.1- 7.8 27 6.2 3.9- 9.8 16 3.3 1.8- 5.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,842 3,005 76.4 74.5-78.3 357 9.8 8.6-11.2 244 7.2 6.1- 8.5 202 5.7 4.8- 6.8 34 0.8 0.5- 1.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,521 1,849 71.0 68.7-73.3 269 11.4 9.8-13.1 204 9.3 7.9-10.9 169 7.2 6.0- 8.6 30 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Unemployed 167 *** *** *** 22 11.0 6.3-18.3 *** *** *** 15 10.2 5.5-18.4 *** *** ***
Retired 1,098 1,026 94.0 91.8-95.6 44 3.8 2.5- 5.8 17 1.3 0.7- 2.3 11 1.0 0.5- 1.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 317 282 87.7 80.1-92.7 14 6.2 2.5-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 271 200 76.0 69.1-81.7 32 10.7 7.2-15.4 21 6.4 3.9-10.2 12 5.2 2.4-10.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 270 211 78.1 70.5-84.1 26 9.1 5.7-14.2 11 4.2 2.1- 8.1 19 8.3 4.5-15.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 373 276 71.7 64.4-78.0 44 13.0 8.2-19.9 25 7.1 4.4-11.3 22 6.9 3.9-11.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 439 321 71.5 65.6-76.7 49 9.8 7.1-13.6 45 11.9 8.4-16.5 19 5.2 2.8- 9.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 460 357 74.1 68.3-79.1 39 11.1 7.5-16.3 31 8.3 5.5-12.5 28 5.4 3.5- 8.3 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 544 453 83.8 79.8-87.1 32 5.1 3.4- 7.6 31 6.2 4.1- 9.2 27 4.8 3.2- 7.2 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 468 388 81.4 76.6-85.4 38 8.3 5.7-12.0 23 5.6 3.5- 8.9 18 4.6 2.8- 7.6 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 450 373 79.3 74.0-83.8 36 10.3 7.0-14.8 28 6.0 4.0- 9.0 13 4.4 2.3- 8.1 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 464 378 80.8 76.0-84.9 42 10.0 6.9-14.1 24 5.4 3.4- 8.5 19 3.7 2.3- 6.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 979 772 76.8 72.6-80.5 81 8.3 6.3-11.0 53 7.3 4.8-10.9 55 5.8 4.2- 8.0 18 1.8 0.9- 3.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 366 259 70.2 63.4-76.1 52 13.6 9.8-18.7 25 8.0 5.0-12.7 23 6.7 4.0-11.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 286 211 74.2 67.3-80.1 32 11.5 7.5-17.3 25 7.9 5.0-12.2 16 5.6 3.1- 9.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 348 269 75.9 69.4-81.4 33 9.5 6.1-14.5 30 9.5 6.3-14.2 11 3.6 1.5- 8.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,285 1,883 80.5 78.3-82.5 168 8.0 6.7- 9.6 128 6.4 5.2- 7.8 101 5.0 4.0- 6.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 979 772 76.8 72.6-80.5 81 8.3 6.3-11.0 53 7.3 4.8-10.9 55 5.8 4.2- 8.0 18 1.8 0.9- 3.3
HOUSING
Own 2,874 2,427 82.4 80.4-84.2 195 7.4 6.1- 8.8 138 5.4 4.4- 6.6 104 4.6 3.6- 5.8 *** *** ***
Rent 1,208 839 67.8 64.4-71.0 142 12.3 10.2-14.9 111 10.5 8.6-12.9 92 6.9 5.4- 8.7 24 2.4 1.5- 4.1
Other arrangement 309 220 64.4 55.8-72.1 44 15.4 10.8-21.7 20 11.4 5.8-21.2 21 7.6 4.6-12.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,507 1,156 76.6 73.9-79.1 143 9.4 7.7-11.4 110 7.5 6.1- 9.3 82 5.3 4.2- 6.8 16 1.1 0.6- 2.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,164 925 76.9 73.3-80.2 101 9.2 7.3-11.7 74 7.6 5.4-10.6 56 5.5 4.0- 7.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,776 1,448 79.0 76.0-81.7 143 8.9 7.0-11.1 87 6.1 4.6- 7.9 82 5.3 4.0- 7.2 16 0.7 0.4- 1.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,110 910 79.9 75.9-83.4 82 8.3 5.9-11.6 50 4.7 3.3- 6.7 54 6.1 4.2- 9.0 14 0.9 0.4- 1.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,387 1,102 77.1 73.8-80.0 120 8.9 7.2-11.1 94 8.8 6.6-11.6 63 4.3 3.2- 5.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,950 1,517 76.8 74.3-79.1 185 9.7 8.2-11.5 127 6.8 5.6- 8.3 103 5.9 4.6- 7.4 18 0.8 0.5- 1.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,393 1,092 76.4 73.4-79.2 118 9.3 7.4-11.5 99 7.5 6.0- 9.4 75 6.1 4.6- 8.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 1,238 971 76.6 73.3-79.7 122 9.9 8.0-12.1 80 8.0 5.9-10.7 56 4.7 3.5- 6.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 1,108 885 79.3 76.1-82.2 95 8.3 6.5-10.6 63 6.4 4.8- 8.5 55 5.1 3.7- 7.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 708 581 79.6 73.7-84.4 52 8.6 5.1-14.0 29 4.1 2.6- 6.6 34 6.2 3.6-10.6 12 1.5 0.7- 3.2

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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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