2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
Females 2,332 147 8.2 6.3-10.7 2,185 91.8 89.3-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,446 78 7.1 5.0-10.0 1,368 92.9 90.0-95.0
Non-Hispanic Black 472 46 10.2 7.1-14.4 426 89.8 85.6-92.9
Other 369 18 6.0 2.5-13.5 351 94.0 86.5-97.5
AGE
18-34 468 22 4.6 2.8- 7.5 446 95.4 92.5-97.2
35-44 359 14 6.1 2.5-13.9 345 93.9 86.1-97.5
45-54 370 15 4.0 2.3- 7.1 355 96.0 92.9-97.7
55-64 433 39 10.7 6.6-16.8 394 89.3 83.2-93.4
65-74 394 28 10.0 5.0-19.0 366 90.0 81.0-95.0
75+ 260 26 14.4 8.1-24.3 234 85.6 75.7-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 41 8.5 5.6-12.6 425 91.5 87.4-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 705 55 7.8 4.7-12.8 650 92.2 87.2-95.3
College Graduate 1,009 31 3.5 2.4- 5.3 978 96.5 94.7-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 226 22 10.7 4.7-22.4 204 89.3 77.6-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 263 16 6.9 3.2-13.9 247 93.1 86.1-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 249 *** *** *** 239 94.4 88.0-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 278 16 5.7 3.2- 9.9 262 94.3 90.1-96.8
$75,000+ 642 13 1.9 1.0- 3.4 629 98.1 96.6-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 764 147 22.9 17.9-28.8 617 77.1 71.2-82.1
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 79 91.7 81.0-96.6
Non-Veteran 2,245 141 8.2 6.2-10.8 2,104 91.8 89.2-93.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 759 41 8.1 4.9-13.3 718 91.9 86.7-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 611 34 5.8 3.7- 8.9 577 94.2 91.1-96.3
Rural 962 72 10.3 6.8-15.3 890 89.7 84.7-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,177 42 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,135 96.7 95.2-97.8
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 84 89.1 79.0-94.7
Retired 637 44 10.8 6.3-17.9 593 89.2 82.1-93.7
Unable to Work 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 215 14 5.7 3.1-10.5 201 94.3 89.5-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 28 14.4 8.0-24.5 195 85.6 75.5-92.0
101% to 150% 172 *** *** *** 162 94.1 86.4-97.5
151% to 200% 199 13 7.3 3.1-15.9 186 92.7 84.1-96.9
More than 200% 1,119 40 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,079 96.5 95.0-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 604 47 12.6 7.4-20.5 557 87.4 79.5-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 733 56 9.0 6.4-12.6 677 91.0 87.4-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 995 44 5.5 3.2- 9.4 951 94.5 90.6-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 704 31 4.6 3.1- 6.8 673 95.4 93.2-96.9
2nd Quartile 654 39 7.7 4.4-13.0 615 92.3 87.0-95.6
3rd Quartile 577 42 11.4 7.0-18.0 535 88.6 82.0-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 397 35 12.4 6.7-21.8 362 87.6 78.2-93.3

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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