2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,511 503 14.6 13.1-16.1 3,008 85.4 83.9-86.9
Females 1,899 213 11.0 9.3-13.0 1,686 89.0 87.0-90.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,176 142 12.2 10.0-14.7 1,034 87.8 85.3-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 396 47 10.5 7.4-14.7 349 89.5 85.3-92.6
Other 291 19 6.6 3.0-14.0 272 93.4 86.0-97.0
AGE
18-34 324 35 10.9 7.4-15.8 289 89.1 84.2-92.6
35-44 298 39 14.1 9.4-20.8 259 85.9 79.2-90.6
45-54 304 40 12.8 8.9-18.1 264 87.2 81.9-91.1
55-64 375 44 12.2 8.5-17.3 331 87.8 82.7-91.5
65-74 336 35 9.4 6.2-14.0 301 90.6 86.0-93.8
75+ 221 17 5.6 3.0-10.0 204 94.4 90.0-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 43 11.8 8.3-16.5 338 88.2 83.5-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 589 58 8.7 6.3-11.9 531 91.3 88.1-93.7
College Graduate 803 100 12.1 9.7-15.0 703 87.9 85.0-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 16 14.9 8.1-25.9 94 85.1 74.1-91.9
$15,000- 24,999 190 26 13.1 8.2-20.2 164 86.9 79.8-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 220 16 9.5 4.7-18.1 204 90.5 81.9-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 197 19 9.0 5.2-15.0 178 91.0 85.0-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 214 20 7.7 4.7-12.4 194 92.3 87.6-95.3
$75,000+ 520 75 14.1 10.8-18.2 445 85.9 81.8-89.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 72 11.7 8.6-15.8 562 88.3 84.2-91.4
No 1,248 140 10.7 8.8-13.0 1,108 89.3 87.0-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,835 205 10.8 9.1-12.8 1,630 89.2 87.2-90.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 578 74 11.9 8.9-15.8 504 88.1 84.2-91.1
Regional City or Suburban County 499 57 10.5 7.6-14.3 442 89.5 85.7-92.4
Rural 822 82 10.5 8.0-13.7 740 89.5 86.3-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 935 106 10.9 8.7-13.6 829 89.1 86.4-91.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 558 49 7.4 5.2-10.3 509 92.6 89.7-94.8
Unable to Work 157 25 20.5 12.4-31.9 132 79.5 68.1-87.6
Other not in Labor Force 157 14 8.3 4.3-15.5 143 91.7 84.5-95.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** 50 90.2 78.9-95.8
50% to 100% 189 23 15.0 8.4-25.3 166 85.0 74.7-91.6
101% to 150% 137 20 14.0 8.3-22.7 117 86.0 77.3-91.7
151% to 200% 163 20 10.3 6.2-16.7 143 89.7 83.3-93.8
More than 200% 899 99 10.8 8.5-13.6 800 89.2 86.4-91.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 504 57 10.2 7.1-14.5 447 89.8 85.5-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 625 73 12.1 9.2-15.9 552 87.9 84.1-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 770 83 10.4 8.0-13.5 687 89.6 86.5-92.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 567 59 10.1 7.5-13.5 508 89.9 86.5-92.5
2nd Quartile 513 59 12.4 9.0-16.7 454 87.6 83.3-91.0
3rd Quartile 476 62 11.0 8.0-15.0 414 89.0 85.0-92.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 343 33 9.5 5.8-15.1 310 90.5 84.9-94.2

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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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