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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
Females 2,318 205 10.8 8.8-13.2 2,113 89.2 86.8-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,435 133 11.9 9.2-15.1 1,302 88.1 84.9-90.8
Non-Hispanic Black 472 36 7.0 4.7-10.2 436 93.0 89.8-95.3
Other 366 33 11.8 6.6-20.2 333 88.2 79.8-93.4
AGE
18-34 465 33 11.1 7.1-17.0 432 88.9 83.0-92.9
35-44 354 16 7.7 4.1-14.1 338 92.3 85.9-95.9
45-54 367 35 9.0 6.2-12.8 332 91.0 87.2-93.8
55-64 431 36 9.5 5.5-15.9 395 90.5 84.1-94.5
65-74 392 41 9.3 6.6-13.1 351 90.7 86.9-93.4
75+ 261 43 22.4 14.0-33.8 218 77.6 66.2-86.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 51 11.7 8.2-16.4 415 88.3 83.6-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 698 78 11.2 8.2-15.2 620 88.8 84.8-91.8
College Graduate 1,002 46 3.6 2.5- 5.1 956 96.4 94.9-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 38 15.4 10.2-22.6 187 84.6 77.4-89.8
$25,000- 34,999 262 26 13.1 7.6-21.8 236 86.9 78.2-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 245 21 9.9 5.8-16.2 224 90.1 83.8-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 278 11 6.3 2.1-17.5 267 93.7 82.5-97.9
$75,000+ 641 26 3.5 2.3- 5.5 615 96.5 94.5-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 761 205 30.0 25.0-35.6 556 70.0 64.4-75.0
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,230 198 10.7 8.7-13.2 2,032 89.3 86.8-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 752 47 7.9 5.4-11.3 705 92.1 88.7-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 606 59 13.7 9.6-19.3 547 86.3 80.7-90.4
Rural 960 99 11.3 8.1-15.5 861 88.7 84.5-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 35 3.5 2.3- 5.2 1,134 96.5 94.8-97.7
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 635 69 12.2 8.3-17.5 566 87.8 82.5-91.7
Unable to Work 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 215 13 12.5 5.7-25.2 202 87.5 74.8-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 12 13.7 6.9-25.3 56 86.3 74.7-93.1
50% to 100% 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 170 19 13.9 6.8-26.4 151 86.1 73.6-93.2
151% to 200% 199 24 15.0 8.9-24.1 175 85.0 75.9-91.1
More than 200% 1,114 58 4.7 3.4- 6.4 1,056 95.3 93.6-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 69 11.4 7.6-16.6 534 88.6 83.4-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 72 13.5 9.7-18.5 659 86.5 81.5-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 984 64 8.5 6.0-11.9 920 91.5 88.1-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 696 51 9.1 6.1-13.5 645 90.9 86.5-93.9
2nd Quartile 650 57 11.3 7.7-16.2 593 88.7 83.8-92.3
3rd Quartile 576 53 12.2 8.2-17.8 523 87.8 82.2-91.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 396 44 10.7 7.0-16.2 352 89.3 83.8-93.0

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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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