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 4,375 580 14.9 13.4-16.7 3,795 85.1 83.3-86.6
Females 2,324 318 16.8 14.4-19.6 2,006 83.2 80.4-85.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 198 16.4 13.6-19.5 1,240 83.6 80.5-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black 471 46 10.8 7.6-15.2 425 89.2 84.8-92.4
Other 370 68 23.8 16.8-32.7 302 76.2 67.3-83.2
AGE
18-34 466 96 24.2 19.2-30.1 370 75.8 69.9-80.8
35-44 357 48 15.4 10.0-22.9 309 84.6 77.1-90.0
45-54 370 50 12.8 9.2-17.6 320 87.2 82.4-90.8
55-64 434 56 13.7 9.3-19.9 378 86.3 80.1-90.7
65-74 390 42 12.0 8.1-17.3 348 88.0 82.7-91.9
75+ 260 24 13.2 6.9-24.0 236 86.8 76.0-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 72 16.8 12.8-21.6 394 83.2 78.4-87.2
Some Post-H.S. 702 116 19.4 14.9-24.9 586 80.6 75.1-85.1
College Graduate 1,003 83 7.7 5.9-10.0 920 92.3 90.0-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 50 24.4 16.4-34.8 175 75.6 65.2-83.6
$25,000- 34,999 260 40 17.0 11.6-24.2 220 83.0 75.8-88.4
$35,000- 49,999 247 32 17.7 12.0-25.3 215 82.3 74.7-88.0
$50,000- 74,999 277 34 16.9 10.3-26.5 243 83.1 73.5-89.7
$75,000+ 640 42 5.8 3.9- 8.4 598 94.2 91.6-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 318 46.5 41.1-51.9 449 53.5 48.1-58.9
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 14 19.1 11.0-31.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,238 304 16.8 14.3-19.6 1,934 83.2 80.4-85.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 754 94 14.9 11.0-19.9 660 85.1 80.1-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 611 88 17.0 12.8-22.3 523 83.0 77.7-87.2
Rural 959 136 18.6 14.5-23.4 823 81.4 76.6-85.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 112 10.1 8.1-12.5 1,058 89.9 87.5-91.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 633 53 12.6 7.6-20.1 580 87.4 79.9-92.4
Unable to Work 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 215 38 26.3 17.6-37.2 177 73.7 62.8-82.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 170 29 18.2 10.3-30.1 141 81.8 69.9-89.7
151% to 200% 200 33 20.8 14.1-29.7 167 79.2 70.3-85.9
More than 200% 1,113 103 9.3 7.4-11.7 1,010 90.7 88.3-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 602 98 20.9 15.5-27.5 504 79.1 72.5-84.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 109 17.5 13.7-22.1 622 82.5 77.9-86.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 991 111 14.4 10.9-18.9 880 85.6 81.1-89.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 703 77 13.2 9.8-17.6 626 86.8 82.4-90.2
2nd Quartile 653 94 19.5 14.6-25.5 559 80.5 74.5-85.4
3rd Quartile 572 91 17.1 13.0-22.2 481 82.9 77.8-87.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 396 56 18.4 11.8-27.6 340 81.6 72.4-88.2

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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 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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