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 4,380 662 15.7 14.1-17.4 3,718 84.3 82.6-85.9
Females 2,327 399 18.8 16.3-21.5 1,928 81.2 78.5-83.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 249 20.0 17.0-23.5 1,189 80.0 76.5-83.0
Non-Hispanic Black 475 89 17.1 13.4-21.7 386 82.9 78.3-86.6
Other 369 53 13.5 8.4-20.9 316 86.5 79.1-91.6
AGE
18-34 468 20 4.9 2.9- 7.9 448 95.1 92.1-97.1
35-44 358 28 11.6 6.6-19.5 330 88.4 80.5-93.4
45-54 371 59 17.6 13.3-23.1 312 82.4 76.9-86.7
55-64 430 102 24.8 19.3-31.4 328 75.2 68.6-80.7
65-74 393 101 29.4 22.7-37.2 292 70.6 62.8-77.3
75+ 259 82 41.0 31.8-50.9 177 59.0 49.1-68.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 104 22.2 17.7-27.4 362 77.8 72.6-82.3
Some Post-H.S. 704 147 18.6 14.5-23.5 557 81.4 76.5-85.5
College Graduate 1,005 102 9.2 7.3-11.7 903 90.8 88.3-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 224 77 35.6 26.7-45.6 147 64.4 54.4-73.3
$25,000- 34,999 263 44 19.1 12.7-27.7 219 80.9 72.3-87.3
$35,000- 49,999 247 39 19.9 13.7-28.1 208 80.1 71.9-86.3
$50,000- 74,999 278 39 11.4 7.9-16.1 239 88.6 83.9-92.1
$75,000+ 643 47 6.9 4.9- 9.7 596 93.1 90.3-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 399 52.0 46.6-57.2 367 48.0 42.8-53.4
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 13 14.4 7.2-26.8 72 85.6 73.2-92.8
Non-Veteran 2,239 384 18.9 16.4-21.8 1,855 81.1 78.2-83.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 759 110 15.7 11.8-20.7 649 84.3 79.3-88.2
Regional City or Suburban County 610 89 16.3 12.4-21.2 521 83.7 78.8-87.6
Rural 958 200 24.0 19.7-28.8 758 76.0 71.2-80.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,171 72 5.9 4.4- 7.8 1,099 94.1 92.2-95.6
Unemployed 92 15 15.6 8.9-25.9 77 84.4 74.1-91.1
Retired 635 160 30.3 24.4-37.0 475 69.7 63.0-75.6
Unable to Work 189 134 74.1 63.8-82.4 55 25.9 17.6-36.2
Other not in Labor Force 216 16 6.5 3.6-11.5 200 93.5 88.5-96.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 69 28.7 20.5-38.7 156 71.3 61.3-79.5
101% to 150% 172 36 19.1 12.7-27.8 136 80.9 72.2-87.3
151% to 200% 197 46 27.0 19.1-36.8 151 73.0 63.2-80.9
More than 200% 1,118 121 10.2 8.2-12.6 997 89.8 87.4-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 604 129 26.3 20.2-33.5 475 73.7 66.5-79.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 139 19.9 16.1-24.3 592 80.1 75.7-83.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 992 131 14.4 11.1-18.4 861 85.6 81.6-88.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 701 94 13.2 10.2-16.9 607 86.8 83.1-89.8
2nd Quartile 654 106 17.5 13.1-22.9 548 82.5 77.1-86.9
3rd Quartile 575 121 25.4 20.0-31.7 454 74.6 68.3-80.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 397 78 23.0 16.0-31.8 319 77.0 68.2-84.0

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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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