2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
Females 2,374 406 17.2 15.3-19.4 807 33.0 30.4-35.7 730 30.1 27.7-32.6 315 13.1 11.3-15.2 116 6.6 4.9- 8.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,465 253 17.0 14.6-19.7 571 37.6 34.2-41.1 401 27.7 24.7-30.8 170 11.3 9.2-13.8 70 6.5 4.6- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 484 74 17.0 13.0-21.9 133 27.9 23.3-33.1 186 36.1 31.0-41.6 74 14.7 11.1-19.0 17 4.3 2.3- 8.0
Other 377 69 18.7 13.7-25.0 91 25.5 19.1-33.1 128 31.8 25.5-38.8 62 17.1 11.7-24.3 27 6.9 3.4-13.6
AGE
18-34 478 112 24.1 19.6-29.3 166 33.4 28.2-39.1 148 33.2 28.2-38.6 40 7.3 5.0-10.7 12 1.9 1.1- 3.5
35-44 362 69 19.5 14.9-25.2 128 31.5 25.9-37.7 100 24.3 19.5-29.9 52 16.7 11.4-23.8 13 8.0 3.9-15.6
45-54 380 67 15.8 11.9-20.8 136 40.4 32.6-48.7 111 27.1 21.6-33.3 50 12.8 9.2-17.6 16 3.8 1.9- 7.6
55-64 438 64 14.7 10.9-19.4 147 33.9 28.4-39.9 125 24.5 19.9-29.8 75 20.5 15.2-27.1 27 6.4 4.1-10.0
65-74 396 53 9.9 7.0-14.0 132 32.9 27.1-39.2 133 32.2 26.4-38.5 55 15.6 11.1-21.6 23 9.4 4.5-18.5
75+ 266 32 10.3 6.4-16.2 75 24.6 18.7-31.5 95 41.3 32.7-50.5 41 10.6 6.8-16.3 23 13.1 7.4-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** 20 14.9 8.1-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 54 14.6 10.9-19.4 116 25.2 20.6-30.3 189 37.6 32.3-43.2 85 16.0 12.3-20.6 32 6.6 4.3-10.0
Some Post-H.S. 715 112 16.3 12.9-20.4 222 33.9 28.9-39.3 235 30.0 25.9-34.5 103 12.4 9.7-15.7 43 7.4 4.3-12.4
College Graduate 1,026 231 24.5 21.3-28.1 447 43.8 40.1-47.5 247 23.4 20.3-26.7 84 7.0 5.4- 9.0 17 1.4 0.8- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 16 14.6 7.8-25.7 *** *** *** 42 22.5 15.3-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 226 17 7.1 3.9-12.6 43 21.1 15.0-28.7 88 31.2 24.1-39.5 58 29.2 20.6-39.6 20 11.4 5.8-21.2
$25,000- 34,999 263 32 13.9 9.1-20.8 79 28.9 22.5-36.4 99 39.5 31.9-47.6 44 12.5 8.5-18.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 249 34 14.9 9.9-21.8 85 29.6 23.2-36.8 76 27.8 21.3-35.3 43 21.7 15.4-29.7 11 6.0 2.8-12.6
$50,000- 74,999 280 57 22.2 16.2-29.6 104 40.2 32.6-48.3 80 25.4 19.8-31.9 33 9.4 6.4-13.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 646 162 24.8 20.8-29.2 297 44.7 40.0-49.4 145 24.4 20.4-28.8 36 5.5 3.6- 8.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 59 8.3 5.8-11.6 154 19.9 16.0-24.4 258 32.1 27.7-37.0 200 23.4 19.3-28.2 97 16.3 11.9-21.9
No 1,539 334 22.3 19.7-25.1 630 40.2 37.1-43.3 452 29.1 26.3-32.0 104 7.0 5.5- 8.8 19 1.5 0.7- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 21 23.0 14.5-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,279 384 17.1 15.1-19.3 772 32.8 30.1-35.6 703 30.2 27.7-32.8 306 13.2 11.3-15.3 114 6.7 4.9- 9.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 775 144 19.1 15.8-22.8 283 32.3 28.5-36.4 237 32.1 28.0-36.5 91 11.4 8.9-14.6 20 5.0 2.3-10.6
Regional City or Suburban County 624 110 18.2 14.5-22.6 225 38.1 32.6-43.9 181 25.5 21.2-30.2 74 11.3 8.5-14.9 34 6.9 4.3-11.1
Rural 975 152 14.6 11.7-18.0 299 29.3 25.4-33.6 312 31.9 28.0-36.1 150 16.3 12.8-20.5 62 8.0 5.3-11.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 256 22.2 19.2-25.4 472 39.6 35.9-43.4 334 27.8 24.6-31.1 112 9.4 7.5-11.8 14 1.0 0.6- 1.9
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 18 20.3 12.0-32.2 *** *** *** 23 18.7 11.5-29.0 *** *** ***
Retired 641 79 10.9 8.0-14.6 223 32.9 28.2-37.9 216 35.0 29.9-40.6 86 12.5 9.3-16.5 37 8.8 4.7-15.9
Unable to Work 192 *** *** *** 14 4.7 2.5- 8.8 54 19.4 13.3-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 221 43 20.2 14.1-28.2 65 31.1 22.7-40.9 84 38.0 30.2-46.6 24 8.5 5.1-13.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 14 14.7 7.6-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 22 10.8 6.4-17.7 47 24.4 16.2-35.0 77 29.2 22.1-37.5 50 21.6 14.2-31.5 29 14.0 8.5-22.2
101% to 150% 172 20 11.7 6.7-19.6 43 26.8 18.0-38.0 64 34.3 25.7-44.0 36 19.6 12.9-28.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 200 25 14.8 8.9-23.6 68 33.1 25.5-41.6 61 29.9 22.2-38.9 38 18.0 11.8-26.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,124 235 21.7 18.8-25.0 458 40.0 36.6-43.6 301 26.8 23.7-30.1 108 9.3 7.4-11.6 22 2.2 1.3- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 100 15.2 11.5-19.9 165 23.8 19.4-28.7 212 33.6 28.4-39.3 94 18.9 13.7-25.4 43 8.5 4.8-14.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 120 17.1 13.8-21.0 247 34.5 29.6-39.7 229 30.6 26.3-35.3 106 11.7 9.3-14.7 36 6.1 3.8- 9.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 186 18.3 15.4-21.5 395 36.2 32.5-40.1 289 28.0 24.7-31.6 115 11.4 9.1-14.2 37 6.2 3.6-10.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 132 18.1 14.7-22.0 285 37.1 32.6-41.7 195 28.9 24.8-33.3 79 11.2 8.6-14.6 27 4.8 3.0- 7.6
2nd Quartile 670 122 19.1 15.6-23.2 234 35.6 30.9-40.5 199 27.1 23.0-31.5 81 10.3 7.9-13.2 34 8.0 4.5-13.7
3rd Quartile 585 90 15.9 12.1-20.5 190 29.5 24.1-35.5 181 30.8 25.9-36.3 96 16.9 12.7-22.2 28 6.9 3.7-12.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 401 62 12.5 8.7-17.6 98 22.1 16.6-28.8 155 40.5 33.3-48.1 59 17.9 11.7-26.5 27 7.0 3.7-12.8

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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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