2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
GENDER
Male 2,109 1,734 82.7 80.4-84.8 375 17.3 15.2-19.6
Female 2,374 1,943 80.3 77.6-82.7 431 19.7 17.3-22.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,788 2,340 83.0 80.9-84.9 448 17.0 15.1-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 789 634 80.7 76.8-84.0 155 19.3 16.0-23.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 169 *** *** *** 45 28.2 19.0-39.6
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 102 96 91.9 81.4-96.7 *** *** ***
Hispanic 457 345 76.0 69.8-81.2 112 24.0 18.8-30.2
AGE
18-34 1,018 912 90.9 88.5-92.8 106 9.1 7.2-11.5
35-44 676 569 81.0 76.0-85.2 107 19.0 14.8-24.0
45-54 717 585 83.3 79.6-86.5 132 16.7 13.5-20.4
55-64 788 618 75.3 70.6-79.5 170 24.7 20.5-29.4
65-74 740 576 75.3 70.2-79.8 164 24.7 20.2-29.8
75+ 444 329 70.2 62.9-76.6 115 29.8 23.4-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 362 222 60.2 52.4-67.5 140 39.8 32.5-47.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 995 768 79.3 75.8-82.4 227 20.7 17.6-24.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,284 1,034 82.0 78.8-84.8 250 18.0 15.2-21.2
College Graduate 1,824 1,638 91.1 89.4-92.4 186 8.9 7.6-10.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,380 850 61.2 57.2-64.9 530 38.8 35.1-42.8
No 2,950 2,697 91.5 90.0-92.7 253 8.5 7.3-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 577 464 80.6 76.0-84.5 113 19.4 15.5-24.0
Non-Veteran 3,871 3,186 81.6 79.7-83.4 685 18.4 16.6-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,543 2,265 89.8 88.3-91.2 278 10.2 8.8-11.7
Unemployed 172 128 75.9 66.2-83.5 44 24.1 16.5-33.8
Retired 1,103 865 76.3 72.0-80.1 238 23.7 19.9-28.0
Unable to Work 317 117 29.6 23.3-36.8 200 70.4 63.2-76.7
Other not in Labor Force 274 239 90.1 85.2-93.5 35 9.9 6.5-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 164 60.7 51.5-69.3 107 39.3 30.7-48.5
$15,000- 24,999 376 245 62.4 54.7-69.5 131 37.6 30.5-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 442 347 79.1 73.5-83.7 95 20.9 16.3-26.5
$35,000- 49,999 465 369 78.8 73.6-83.3 96 21.2 16.7-26.4
$50,000-74,999 548 460 85.1 81.0-88.4 88 14.9 11.6-19.0
$75,000-100,000 472 421 89.2 85.1-92.3 51 10.8 7.7-14.9
$100,000-150,000 451 422 93.5 89.9-95.8 29 6.5 4.2-10.1
$150,000+ 467 438 93.8 90.4-96.1 29 6.2 3.9- 9.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 991 811 81.3 76.9-85.0 180 18.7 15.0-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 369 238 65.7 58.2-72.5 131 34.3 27.5-41.8
101% to 150% 287 206 73.6 66.1-80.0 81 26.4 20.0-33.9
151% to 200% 349 270 76.4 69.8-82.0 79 23.6 18.0-30.2
More than 200% 2,300 2,019 88.0 86.2-89.5 281 12.0 10.5-13.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 991 811 81.3 76.9-85.0 180 18.7 15.0-23.1
HOUSING
Own 2,890 2,443 82.2 79.9-84.3 447 17.8 15.7-20.1
Rent 1,224 943 79.0 75.9-81.8 281 21.0 18.2-24.1
Other arrangement 310 242 81.4 75.0-86.5 68 18.6 13.5-25.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,518 1,298 84.9 82.0-87.4 220 15.1 12.6-18.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,178 976 82.0 78.5-85.0 202 18.0 15.0-21.5
Rural 1,787 1,403 77.6 74.4-80.5 384 22.4 19.5-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,119 865 74.8 70.1-79.0 254 25.2 21.0-29.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,399 1,142 83.3 80.6-85.6 257 16.7 14.4-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,965 1,670 83.2 80.5-85.6 295 16.8 14.4-19.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,408 1,199 83.9 81.0-86.5 209 16.1 13.5-19.0
2nd Quartile 1,249 1,041 83.5 80.4-86.3 208 16.5 13.7-19.6
3rd Quartile 1,117 889 78.8 74.9-82.2 228 21.2 17.8-25.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 709 548 74.0 67.8-79.3 161 26.0 20.7-32.2

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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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