2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,476 46 1.9 1.3- 2.8 3,430 98.1 97.2-98.7
GENDER
Male 1,605 24 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,581 97.9 96.6-98.7
Female 1,871 22 1.8 1.0- 3.1 1,849 98.2 96.9-99.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,194 23 1.7 1.0- 2.8 2,171 98.3 97.2-99.0
Non-Hispanic Black 624 14 3.0 1.6- 5.4 610 97.0 94.6-98.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 *** *** *** 134 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** 67 98.8 91.6-99.8
Hispanic 341 *** *** *** 338 99.3 97.8-99.8
AGE
18-34 665 21 4.3 2.5- 7.2 644 95.7 92.8-97.5
35-44 529 12 2.8 1.5- 5.3 517 97.2 94.7-98.5
45-54 568 *** *** *** 560 98.4 95.6-99.4
55-64 673 *** *** *** 670 99.6 98.7-99.9
65-74 606 *** *** *** 605 99.9 99.3- 100
75+ 365 *** *** *** 365 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 283 *** *** *** 281 99.0 94.7-99.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 773 14 2.1 1.1- 4.0 759 97.9 96.0-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,022 22 3.5 2.1- 5.7 1,000 96.5 94.3-97.9
College Graduate 1,386 *** *** *** 1,378 99.5 98.9-99.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,138 17 2.3 1.3- 4.2 1,121 97.7 95.8-98.7
No 2,302 29 1.8 1.1- 2.8 2,273 98.2 97.2-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 *** *** *** 425 99.0 97.3-99.6
Non-Veteran 3,038 42 2.1 1.4- 3.0 2,996 97.9 97.0-98.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,960 32 2.2 1.4- 3.3 1,928 97.8 96.7-98.6
Unemployed 123 *** *** *** 116 93.2 83.0-97.4
Retired 925 *** *** *** 923 99.6 97.5-99.9
Unable to Work 254 *** *** *** 254 100 . - .
Other not in Labor Force 187 *** *** *** 183 97.0 88.2-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 173 *** *** *** 170 98.6 95.0-99.6
$15,000- 24,999 295 *** *** *** 293 99.5 97.8-99.9
$25,000- 34,999 348 *** *** *** 341 97.2 93.6-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 350 11 5.0 2.4-10.1 339 95.0 89.9-97.6
$50,000-74,999 422 *** *** *** 415 97.4 93.1-99.0
$75,000-100,000 386 *** *** *** 383 99.2 97.5-99.8
$100,000-150,000 359 *** *** *** 358 98.8 92.1-99.8
$150,000+ 375 *** *** *** 372 99.2 97.3-99.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 768 *** *** *** 759 98.2 95.9-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** 79 97.7 90.9-99.5
50% to 100% 298 *** *** *** 294 99.2 97.6-99.7
101% to 150% 224 *** *** *** 221 98.0 93.7-99.4
151% to 200% 267 *** *** *** 260 95.4 89.2-98.1
More than 200% 1,820 21 1.7 1.0- 3.0 1,799 98.3 97.0-99.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 768 *** *** *** 759 98.2 95.9-99.2
HOUSING
Own 2,399 18 1.5 0.9- 2.6 2,381 98.5 97.4-99.1
Rent 810 21 3.1 1.9- 5.3 789 96.9 94.7-98.1
Other arrangement 233 *** *** *** 226 96.6 90.9-98.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,104 13 1.7 0.9- 3.3 1,091 98.3 96.7-99.1
Regional City or Suburban County 904 18 2.6 1.4- 4.8 886 97.4 95.2-98.6
Rural 1,468 15 1.6 0.9- 3.1 1,453 98.4 96.9-99.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 903 11 2.4 1.2- 4.9 892 97.6 95.1-98.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,134 13 1.5 0.7- 2.9 1,121 98.5 97.1-99.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,439 22 2.1 1.2- 3.6 1,417 97.9 96.4-98.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,071 13 1.2 0.7- 2.2 1,058 98.8 97.8-99.3
2nd Quartile 912 17 3.0 1.7- 5.3 895 97.0 94.7-98.3
3rd Quartile 897 *** *** *** 888 98.8 97.0-99.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 596 *** *** *** 589 97.4 93.7-98.9

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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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