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 4,402 425 10.2 8.9-11.6 3,977 89.8 88.4-91.1
Females 2,335 187 8.7 6.9-10.9 2,148 91.3 89.1-93.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,447 134 9.8 7.6-12.4 1,313 90.2 87.6-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 473 29 5.5 3.5- 8.4 444 94.5 91.6-96.5
Other 370 19 4.8 2.6- 8.5 351 95.2 91.5-97.4
AGE
18-34 469 11 2.6 1.4- 4.9 458 97.4 95.1-98.6
35-44 359 13 4.1 2.2- 7.6 346 95.9 92.4-97.8
45-54 371 16 5.0 2.8- 8.7 355 95.0 91.3-97.2
55-64 432 30 10.3 6.1-17.0 402 89.7 83.0-93.9
65-74 395 62 16.2 12.1-21.3 333 83.8 78.7-87.9
75+ 261 52 19.7 12.7-29.3 209 80.3 70.7-87.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 35 6.6 4.4- 9.7 430 93.4 90.3-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 707 76 11.1 7.6-16.0 631 88.9 84.0-92.4
College Graduate 1,010 56 5.4 3.9- 7.4 954 94.6 92.6-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 23 9.7 5.8-15.6 202 90.3 84.4-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 261 24 6.8 4.2-10.9 237 93.2 89.1-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 249 15 5.6 3.0-10.4 234 94.4 89.6-97.0
$50,000- 74,999 280 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8 264 95.6 92.2-97.5
$75,000+ 643 35 6.8 4.5-10.0 608 93.2 90.0-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 187 24.2 19.6-29.6 578 75.8 70.4-80.4
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 78 94.1 87.7-97.3
Non-Veteran 2,247 180 8.8 6.9-11.1 2,067 91.2 88.9-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 760 52 7.1 4.1-11.9 708 92.9 88.1-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 613 48 9.3 6.2-13.7 565 90.7 86.3-93.8
Rural 962 87 9.8 7.3-13.1 875 90.2 86.9-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,175 40 3.8 2.6- 5.6 1,135 96.2 94.4-97.4
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 84 91.8 83.1-96.2
Retired 636 100 19.1 13.6-26.0 536 80.9 74.0-86.4
Unable to Work 189 26 13.5 7.1-24.1 163 86.5 75.9-92.9
Other not in Labor Force 218 *** *** *** 208 95.8 92.1-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 62 94.5 85.5-98.1
50% to 100% 224 22 12.9 6.8-23.1 202 87.1 76.9-93.2
101% to 150% 171 13 6.0 3.0-11.7 158 94.0 88.3-97.0
151% to 200% 198 13 4.8 2.5- 9.2 185 95.2 90.8-97.5
More than 200% 1,121 77 7.1 5.4- 9.4 1,044 92.9 90.6-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 608 49 8.8 5.5-13.8 559 91.2 86.2-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 69 9.8 7.0-13.5 662 90.2 86.5-93.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 996 69 7.8 5.2-11.7 927 92.2 88.3-94.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 704 62 9.0 6.6-12.2 642 91.0 87.8-93.4
2nd Quartile 656 51 9.6 5.8-15.3 605 90.4 84.7-94.2
3rd Quartile 576 47 8.4 5.4-12.7 529 91.6 87.3-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 399 27 6.0 3.6- 9.8 372 94.0 90.2-96.4

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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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