2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,420 3,999 90.0 88.7-91.1 421 10.0 8.9-11.3
Females 2,332 2,159 92.4 90.8-93.6 173 7.6 6.4- 9.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 1,398 96.0 94.3-97.2 47 4.0 2.8- 5.7
Non-Hispanic Black 475 457 97.2 95.3-98.4 18 2.8 1.6- 4.7
Other 368 265 73.3 66.7-78.9 103 26.7 21.1-33.3
AGE
18-34 464 391 85.2 80.9-88.7 73 14.8 11.3-19.1
35-44 359 324 91.5 87.4-94.4 35 8.5 5.6-12.6
45-54 374 339 92.5 89.0-94.9 35 7.5 5.1-11.0
55-64 435 410 93.8 89.9-96.2 25 6.2 3.8-10.1
65-74 393 391 99.4 97.4-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 260 259 100 99.9- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 88 74.0 64.5-81.7 57 26.0 18.3-35.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 412 88.6 84.5-91.7 56 11.4 8.3-15.5
Some Post-H.S. 703 670 95.1 92.6-96.9 33 4.9 3.1- 7.4
College Graduate 1,011 985 97.8 96.5-98.7 26 2.2 1.3- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 127 88.1 81.3-92.7 24 11.9 7.3-18.7
$15,000- 24,999 224 185 83.7 77.1-88.6 39 16.3 11.4-22.9
$25,000- 34,999 261 233 89.7 84.7-93.2 28 10.3 6.8-15.3
$35,000- 49,999 246 238 94.8 87.7-97.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 277 271 97.7 94.2-99.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 643 630 98.1 95.9-99.1 13 1.9 0.9- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 755 701 92.2 89.1-94.4 54 7.8 5.6-10.9
No 1,516 1,402 92.4 90.5-93.9 114 7.6 6.1- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 84 99.3 95.2-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,237 2,066 92.1 90.6-93.5 171 7.9 6.5- 9.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 755 699 92.7 90.2-94.6 56 7.3 5.4- 9.8
Regional City or Suburban County 613 568 92.2 88.9-94.6 45 7.8 5.4-11.1
Rural 964 892 92.2 89.5-94.2 72 7.8 5.8-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 1,095 92.1 89.7-94.1 78 7.9 5.9-10.3
Unemployed 93 73 87.0 78.7-92.4 20 13.0 7.6-21.3
Retired 635 630 99.5 98.7-99.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 186 172 94.4 89.9-97.0 14 5.6 3.0-10.1
Other not in Labor Force 215 164 81.1 74.5-86.3 51 18.9 13.7-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 53 86.0 74.6-92.8 14 14.0 7.2-25.4
50% to 100% 224 184 83.7 77.1-88.6 40 16.3 11.4-22.9
101% to 150% 170 150 89.6 83.3-93.7 20 10.4 6.3-16.7
151% to 200% 199 180 89.9 82.6-94.4 19 10.1 5.6-17.4
More than 200% 1,116 1,095 98.0 96.6-98.9 21 2.0 1.1- 3.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 606 556 91.2 86.9-94.2 50 8.8 5.8-13.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 725 665 90.9 87.8-93.3 60 9.1 6.7-12.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,001 938 94.0 92.2-95.4 63 6.0 4.6- 7.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 702 672 95.8 93.8-97.2 30 4.2 2.8- 6.2
2nd Quartile 655 601 91.3 88.4-93.6 54 8.7 6.4-11.6
3rd Quartile 580 528 89.6 85.5-92.7 52 10.4 7.3-14.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 395 358 92.2 87.9-95.0 37 7.8 5.0-12.1

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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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