2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
Females 2,374 1,943 80.3 77.6-82.7 431 19.7 17.3-22.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,465 1,225 82.2 79.1-85.0 240 17.8 15.0-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 484 393 81.0 76.1-85.1 91 19.0 14.9-23.9
Other 377 288 76.0 68.0-82.5 89 24.0 17.5-32.0
AGE
18-34 478 426 90.7 87.2-93.3 52 9.3 6.7-12.8
35-44 362 297 75.3 67.2-81.9 65 24.7 18.1-32.8
45-54 380 314 83.3 77.9-87.7 66 16.7 12.3-22.1
55-64 438 336 73.1 66.5-78.8 102 26.9 21.2-33.5
65-74 396 318 75.0 66.8-81.7 78 25.0 18.3-33.2
75+ 266 202 76.2 67.4-83.3 64 23.8 16.7-32.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 359 77.4 72.3-81.8 117 22.6 18.2-27.7
Some Post-H.S. 715 569 80.3 75.3-84.4 146 19.7 15.6-24.7
College Graduate 1,026 925 91.6 89.5-93.4 101 8.4 6.6-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 226 148 59.4 49.2-68.8 78 40.6 31.2-50.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 210 82.3 75.2-87.7 53 17.7 12.3-24.8
$35,000- 49,999 249 195 72.2 63.8-79.3 54 27.8 20.7-36.2
$50,000- 74,999 280 241 87.8 82.8-91.5 39 12.2 8.5-17.2
$75,000+ 646 604 93.8 91.0-95.8 42 6.2 4.2- 9.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 471 60.3 54.7-65.6 297 39.7 34.4-45.3
No 1,539 1,416 91.5 89.3-93.3 123 8.5 6.7-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 74 87.3 74.3-94.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,279 1,859 80.1 77.3-82.6 420 19.9 17.4-22.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 775 664 83.5 78.6-87.4 111 16.5 12.6-21.4
Regional City or Suburban County 624 516 81.7 77.0-85.7 108 18.3 14.3-23.0
Rural 975 763 75.8 71.0-80.0 212 24.2 20.0-29.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 1,062 89.5 87.1-91.6 126 10.5 8.4-12.9
Unemployed 95 68 75.6 64.3-84.2 27 24.4 15.8-35.7
Retired 641 518 78.8 72.3-84.0 123 21.2 16.0-27.7
Unable to Work 192 71 25.3 18.1-34.0 121 74.7 66.0-81.9
Other not in Labor Force 221 192 89.3 83.3-93.4 29 10.7 6.6-16.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 146 64.4 54.3-73.4 79 35.6 26.6-45.7
101% to 150% 172 127 72.8 62.1-81.3 45 27.2 18.7-37.9
151% to 200% 200 154 77.7 69.0-84.5 46 22.3 15.5-31.0
More than 200% 1,124 994 88.5 86.0-90.7 130 11.5 9.3-14.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 477 72.6 65.5-78.8 137 27.4 21.2-34.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 596 82.2 78.2-85.6 142 17.8 14.4-21.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 870 82.5 78.3-85.9 152 17.5 14.1-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 612 84.0 80.1-87.3 106 16.0 12.7-19.9
2nd Quartile 670 555 81.8 76.6-86.0 115 18.2 14.0-23.4
3rd Quartile 585 461 76.2 69.9-81.5 124 23.8 18.5-30.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 401 315 75.1 66.5-82.1 86 24.9 17.9-33.5

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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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