2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,350 1,392 33.6 31.7-35.6 2,958 66.4 64.4-68.3
Females 2,311 771 36.7 33.8-39.6 1,540 63.3 60.4-66.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,429 478 37.7 34.2-41.3 951 62.3 58.7-65.8
Non-Hispanic Black 472 158 32.5 27.5-38.0 314 67.5 62.0-72.5
Other 365 119 35.7 28.0-44.2 246 64.3 55.8-72.0
AGE
18-34 462 127 32.7 27.1-38.7 335 67.3 61.3-72.9
35-44 355 84 26.2 19.9-33.7 271 73.8 66.3-80.1
45-54 369 104 28.8 23.4-34.8 265 71.2 65.2-76.6
55-64 430 151 37.0 30.9-43.5 279 63.0 56.5-69.1
65-74 390 160 45.4 38.5-52.6 230 54.6 47.4-61.5
75+ 257 134 58.7 49.9-67.0 123 41.3 33.0-50.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 186 41.1 35.5-46.9 277 58.9 53.1-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 699 279 39.0 34.1-44.3 420 61.0 55.7-65.9
College Graduate 998 223 21.8 18.8-25.2 775 78.2 74.8-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 224 116 51.0 41.7-60.3 108 49.0 39.7-58.3
$25,000- 34,999 261 103 40.5 32.7-48.7 158 59.5 51.3-67.3
$35,000- 49,999 244 74 36.6 28.9-45.1 170 63.4 54.9-71.1
$50,000- 74,999 277 78 30.2 22.8-38.9 199 69.8 61.1-77.2
$75,000+ 639 117 18.7 15.2-22.8 522 81.3 77.2-84.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 771 771 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 1,540 *** *** *** 1,540 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,223 739 36.6 33.7-39.6 1,484 63.4 60.4-66.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 748 234 33.8 29.1-38.9 514 66.2 61.1-70.9
Regional City or Suburban County 608 187 34.2 29.1-39.8 421 65.8 60.2-70.9
Rural 955 350 41.5 36.8-46.4 605 58.5 53.6-63.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,166 226 20.3 17.5-23.4 940 79.7 76.6-82.5
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 629 267 48.7 42.8-54.7 362 51.3 45.3-57.2
Unable to Work 189 165 86.7 76.8-92.7 24 13.3 7.3-23.2
Other not in Labor Force 212 67 37.8 28.7-47.7 145 62.2 52.3-71.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 224 115 52.8 43.2-62.3 109 47.2 37.7-56.8
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 198 82 48.2 39.2-57.4 116 51.8 42.6-60.8
More than 200% 1,111 272 24.5 21.4-27.7 839 75.5 72.3-78.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 601 230 44.2 37.9-50.8 371 55.8 49.2-62.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 254 37.9 33.2-42.9 474 62.1 57.1-66.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 982 287 32.1 27.9-36.5 695 67.9 63.5-72.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 697 211 32.3 27.8-37.2 486 67.7 62.8-72.2
2nd Quartile 650 203 34.7 29.5-40.3 447 65.3 59.7-70.5
3rd Quartile 569 213 42.9 37.1-48.8 356 57.1 51.2-62.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 395 144 40.3 32.6-48.5 251 59.7 51.5-67.4

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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