2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,999 1,842 46.5 44.5-48.6 433 11.8 10.5-13.4 1,138 25.7 23.9-27.5 216 7.0 5.8- 8.3 256 6.5 5.6- 7.5 114 2.5 2.0- 3.2
GENDER
Male 1,840 879 47.8 44.9-50.8 202 13.0 10.8-15.5 488 24.1 21.7-26.7 64 4.3 3.2- 5.9 163 8.5 7.1-10.2 44 2.2 1.5- 3.1
Female 2,159 963 45.3 42.4-48.2 231 10.9 9.3-12.7 650 27.0 24.5-29.7 152 9.3 7.4-11.5 93 4.7 3.7- 5.9 70 2.9 2.1- 3.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,645 1,225 46.9 44.3-49.4 288 11.4 9.9-13.0 834 29.4 27.1-31.7 85 4.2 3.1- 5.5 151 6.1 5.0- 7.3 62 2.2 1.6- 2.9
Non-Hispanic Black 733 313 43.1 38.7-47.7 78 12.5 9.5-16.2 191 23.4 19.8-27.5 75 11.8 8.9-15.5 56 6.6 4.9- 9.0 20 2.5 1.5- 4.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 *** *** *** 12 9.4 4.3-19.6 45 27.8 18.9-38.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 92 *** *** *** 13 13.2 7.3-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 230 118 50.1 42.0-58.2 24 10.4 5.8-18.1 32 12.0 7.9-17.7 23 14.3 9.0-21.9 21 8.9 5.5-14.0 12 4.3 2.3- 8.2
AGE
18-34 819 489 55.5 51.0-59.9 101 14.0 10.8-18.0 32 3.9 2.7- 5.8 87 13.6 10.4-17.6 84 10.3 8.2-13.0 26 2.6 1.7- 4.1
35-44 575 391 64.8 59.3-69.9 57 11.1 8.1-14.9 25 6.1 3.3-10.9 44 8.2 5.4-12.2 39 7.1 4.9-10.2 19 2.8 1.6- 4.6
45-54 621 395 66.2 61.1-71.0 93 14.9 11.5-19.0 47 7.4 5.3-10.4 33 4.6 2.9- 7.3 33 4.2 2.8- 6.1 20 2.6 1.6- 4.3
55-64 735 414 54.0 49.1-58.9 120 17.1 13.8-21.0 108 15.6 11.9-20.1 34 5.6 3.6- 8.6 34 4.5 3.0- 6.6 25 3.2 2.0- 5.3
65-74 732 76 9.5 7.2-12.4 34 5.0 3.3- 7.5 561 77.2 73.0-80.9 13 2.0 1.0- 4.0 34 4.7 3.0- 7.3 14 1.7 0.8- 3.4
75+ 436 32 6.3 4.2- 9.4 16 3.8 2.2- 6.5 349 81.2 75.9-85.5 *** *** *** 27 5.1 3.0- 8.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 38 15.8 10.8-22.6 30 13.7 8.7-20.9 86 43.9 34.3-54.0 43 22.9 15.5-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 850 297 37.3 33.1-41.6 88 12.2 9.1-16.1 289 29.0 25.2-33.0 85 10.7 8.3-13.7 69 8.5 6.5-11.0 22 2.4 1.4- 4.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,181 507 47.7 44.0-51.4 149 13.5 11.1-16.2 342 23.1 20.4-26.1 59 5.3 3.6- 7.8 94 8.1 6.3-10.2 30 2.3 1.6- 3.5
College Graduate 1,750 993 60.3 57.5-63.0 166 9.6 8.0-11.4 417 20.9 18.7-23.2 29 1.7 1.1- 2.5 89 4.6 3.6- 5.9 56 3.0 2.1- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,234 340 26.9 23.8-30.3 82 7.4 5.6- 9.6 571 44.3 40.4-48.2 95 9.5 7.1-12.7 107 9.2 7.3-11.5 39 2.7 1.9- 4.0
No 2,641 1,437 55.4 53.0-57.9 342 14.4 12.6-16.5 536 16.7 15.1-18.4 114 5.7 4.5- 7.2 141 5.3 4.3- 6.4 71 2.5 1.9- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 558 141 25.2 21.1-29.8 25 4.7 2.8- 7.8 176 29.6 25.0-34.7 14 3.1 1.6- 6.2 193 35.8 31.0-41.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,412 1,689 49.8 47.5-52.1 408 13.1 11.5-14.8 953 25.1 23.2-27.0 200 7.5 6.2- 9.0 58 1.9 1.4- 2.6 104 2.7 2.1- 3.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,248 1,557 68.3 65.8-70.7 269 13.0 11.2-14.9 142 5.7 4.7- 6.9 86 4.6 3.5- 5.9 138 6.3 5.2- 7.7 56 2.1 1.6- 2.9
Unemployed 118 33 24.0 15.8-34.8 *** *** *** 14 9.4 4.9-17.4 *** *** *** 15 10.6 5.9-18.3 *** *** ***
Retired 1,088 130 11.2 9.0-13.8 82 8.2 6.2-10.7 775 70.7 66.9-74.1 15 1.8 0.9- 3.6 61 5.7 4.1- 7.8 25 2.4 1.5- 4.0
Unable to Work 288 12 4.5 2.3- 8.6 21 9.1 5.2-15.6 174 57.6 48.7-66.1 58 20.9 14.6-29.0 16 5.9 3.3-10.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 206 89 49.5 40.4-58.7 34 12.1 8.1-17.6 19 6.7 3.8-11.4 29 18.2 10.8-29.1 20 8.4 5.1-13.6 15 5.1 2.8- 9.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 38 19.2 13.0-27.4 25 9.6 6.0-14.9 89 40.3 30.7-50.8 40 20.9 13.3-31.4 15 7.3 3.7-13.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 292 47 14.6 10.3-20.2 28 9.1 5.6-14.6 146 49.6 41.5-57.8 41 14.9 9.5-22.5 17 7.4 4.3-12.7 13 4.3 2.0- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999 374 105 29.9 24.2-36.2 54 16.1 11.7-21.9 138 31.1 25.3-37.6 41 13.2 9.1-18.9 26 7.5 4.8-11.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 419 179 44.8 38.5-51.2 56 15.8 11.6-21.1 119 23.2 18.4-28.8 17 6.4 3.4-11.6 33 7.2 4.8-10.6 15 2.7 1.5- 5.0
$50,000-74,999 518 288 54.8 49.2-60.2 47 9.4 6.8-12.9 114 20.9 16.8-25.6 *** *** *** 46 8.9 6.2-12.6 13 2.5 1.3- 4.7
$75,000-100,000 455 275 62.8 57.0-68.2 36 8.9 5.6-14.0 96 17.3 13.6-21.7 *** *** *** 35 7.9 5.5-11.3 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9
$100,000-150,000 437 300 70.4 64.9-75.3 31 8.5 5.6-12.7 72 14.7 11.3-19.0 *** *** *** 18 3.8 2.2- 6.5 14 2.4 1.3- 4.6
$150,000+ 454 329 73.3 68.1-78.0 50 12.0 8.6-16.6 49 10.3 7.4-14.3 *** *** *** 20 3.5 2.1- 5.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 281 36.1 31.4-41.0 106 13.8 10.4-18.0 315 31.9 27.8-36.3 64 9.7 7.3-12.8 46 5.8 4.1- 8.2 22 2.7 1.7- 4.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 74 *** *** *** 14 14.9 7.7-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 284 48 16.3 11.5-22.6 34 12.6 8.0-19.4 119 39.5 31.3-48.5 51 20.3 13.5-29.4 13 5.7 3.0-10.5 19 5.6 3.0-10.3
101% to 150% 235 66 28.2 21.4-36.3 31 12.7 8.2-19.0 83 29.9 23.0-37.9 36 23.0 15.1-33.4 11 3.6 1.6- 8.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 308 108 37.8 31.0-45.2 35 10.6 7.2-15.3 113 31.8 25.5-38.9 19 8.6 4.6-15.4 28 9.6 6.4-14.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,203 1,295 60.5 58.0-63.0 209 11.0 9.3-12.9 477 18.9 17.0-20.9 20 0.8 0.5- 1.4 145 6.5 5.4- 7.8 57 2.3 1.7- 3.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 281 36.1 31.4-41.0 106 13.8 10.4-18.0 315 31.9 27.8-36.3 64 9.7 7.3-12.8 46 5.8 4.1- 8.2 22 2.7 1.7- 4.3
HOUSING
Own 2,714 1,257 47.6 45.1-50.1 277 11.0 9.5-12.7 886 29.8 27.6-32.2 61 3.5 2.4- 4.9 164 6.1 5.1- 7.4 69 2.0 1.5- 2.7
Rent 985 481 47.7 43.9-51.5 113 12.1 9.8-14.8 176 14.1 11.8-16.8 110 14.5 11.6-17.8 67 7.2 5.4- 9.4 38 4.4 3.0- 6.4
Other arrangement 256 80 31.9 24.5-40.5 39 19.5 11.9-30.3 65 17.9 12.8-24.5 42 19.6 12.7-28.9 23 8.5 5.2-13.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,337 760 54.5 51.2-57.7 138 11.7 9.6-14.1 282 19.7 17.2-22.4 68 7.1 5.4- 9.4 54 4.4 3.2- 6.0 35 2.6 1.8- 3.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,049 464 45.6 41.5-49.8 100 10.4 7.8-13.8 297 24.1 20.9-27.6 59 8.1 5.8-11.3 100 9.2 7.3-11.6 29 2.5 1.6- 3.9
Rural 1,613 618 39.3 36.1-42.7 195 13.2 11.0-15.7 559 32.9 29.6-36.3 89 5.8 4.2- 8.1 102 6.3 5.0- 7.9 50 2.5 1.7- 3.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 991 349 33.9 29.8-38.4 107 12.3 9.5-15.7 324 33.6 29.0-38.5 79 7.6 5.6-10.1 97 10.4 8.2-13.1 35 2.3 1.5- 3.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,261 535 43.7 40.1-47.5 134 12.0 9.4-15.0 409 27.1 24.1-30.3 71 8.4 6.2-11.3 74 6.2 4.8- 8.2 38 2.6 1.8- 3.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,747 958 54.5 51.5-57.4 192 11.6 9.8-13.6 405 20.9 18.7-23.3 66 5.6 4.0- 7.7 85 4.9 3.8- 6.2 41 2.6 1.8- 3.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,279 649 51.1 47.6-54.5 146 12.0 10.0-14.4 355 24.8 22.1-27.8 37 4.7 3.0- 7.3 60 4.6 3.3- 6.2 32 2.8 1.9- 4.2
2nd Quartile 1,112 540 50.1 46.3-53.8 121 11.9 9.3-15.2 287 21.0 18.2-24.0 64 8.4 6.1-11.4 69 6.1 4.7- 7.9 31 2.5 1.7- 3.7
3rd Quartile 990 423 42.0 37.8-46.3 98 11.3 8.8-14.4 291 29.4 25.4-33.7 60 6.3 4.6- 8.5 90 9.1 7.1-11.5 28 2.0 1.2- 3.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 618 230 32.2 27.1-37.7 68 12.3 8.9-16.8 205 34.7 28.8-41.1 55 10.5 7.2-15.2 37 7.3 4.8-11.1 23 2.9 1.7- 5.0

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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