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 4,382 182 4.2 3.4- 5.1 4,200 95.8 94.9-96.6
Females 2,327 109 5.2 3.9- 6.8 2,218 94.8 93.2-96.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,439 59 4.9 3.4- 7.2 1,380 95.1 92.8-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 475 27 5.9 3.5- 9.6 448 94.1 90.4-96.5
Other 368 23 5.8 2.8-11.4 345 94.2 88.6-97.2
AGE
18-34 466 *** *** *** 456 97.4 95.0-98.7
35-44 356 *** *** *** 347 95.9 90.0-98.4
45-54 371 22 6.6 3.9-10.9 349 93.4 89.1-96.1
55-64 434 29 7.8 4.1-14.3 405 92.2 85.7-95.9
65-74 392 25 5.9 3.5- 9.6 367 94.1 90.4-96.5
75+ 260 14 7.7 3.3-16.9 246 92.3 83.1-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** 132 86.3 73.0-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 29 5.2 3.3- 8.2 438 94.8 91.8-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 703 40 5.2 3.5- 7.7 663 94.8 92.3-96.5
College Graduate 1,004 23 2.2 1.3- 3.9 981 97.8 96.1-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 23 9.2 5.4-15.1 202 90.8 84.9-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 261 *** *** *** 254 94.8 86.5-98.1
$35,000- 49,999 246 13 7.5 3.9-13.9 233 92.5 86.1-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 277 *** *** *** 271 98.6 96.5-99.5
$75,000+ 642 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5 630 98.7 97.5-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 764 109 14.3 10.9-18.6 655 85.7 81.4-89.1
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 80 95.3 87.8-98.3
Non-Veteran 2,239 104 5.2 3.9- 6.9 2,135 94.8 93.1-96.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 759 24 3.7 2.1- 6.3 735 96.3 93.7-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 609 23 4.6 2.6- 8.1 586 95.4 91.9-97.4
Rural 959 62 7.1 4.7-10.5 897 92.9 89.5-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 12 0.9 0.5- 1.7 1,158 99.1 98.3-99.5
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 86 90.4 80.0-95.7
Retired 634 30 3.7 2.4- 5.7 604 96.3 94.3-97.6
Unable to Work 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 216 *** *** *** 213 99.1 96.4-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 59 93.1 84.3-97.1
50% to 100% 224 28 14.6 7.7-25.9 196 85.4 74.1-92.3
101% to 150% 170 *** *** *** 163 97.1 93.7-98.7
151% to 200% 200 12 7.1 3.6-13.7 188 92.9 86.3-96.4
More than 200% 1,114 27 2.4 1.5- 4.0 1,087 97.6 96.0-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 604 45 7.6 4.3-12.9 559 92.4 87.1-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 732 34 5.5 3.5- 8.5 698 94.5 91.5-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 991 30 3.7 2.3- 5.9 961 96.3 94.1-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 697 21 3.1 1.8- 5.3 676 96.9 94.7-98.2
2nd Quartile 656 28 5.2 3.3- 8.0 628 94.8 92.0-96.7
3rd Quartile 576 29 6.5 3.5-11.7 547 93.5 88.3-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 398 31 7.6 4.2-13.5 367 92.4 86.5-95.8

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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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