2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,999 1,842 46.5 44.5-48.6 433 11.8 10.5-13.4 1,138 25.7 23.9-27.5 216 7.0 5.8- 8.3 256 6.5 5.6- 7.5 114 2.5 2.0- 3.2
Females 2,159 963 45.3 42.4-48.2 231 10.9 9.3-12.7 650 27.0 24.5-29.7 152 9.3 7.4-11.5 93 4.7 3.7- 5.9 70 2.9 2.1- 3.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 617 45.3 41.7-48.9 152 11.1 9.1-13.3 463 30.8 27.5-34.3 63 5.5 3.9- 7.7 61 4.6 3.3- 6.2 42 2.8 1.9- 4.0
Non-Hispanic Black 457 203 44.8 39.2-50.5 48 11.0 7.9-15.1 128 24.4 19.9-29.5 48 13.5 9.6-18.7 18 3.7 2.3- 6.1 12 2.6 1.3- 5.2
Other 265 125 46.1 36.9-55.6 27 9.5 5.3-16.4 48 13.9 8.0-23.0 37 19.5 11.8-30.5 13 7.3 4.0-13.0 15 3.7 1.9- 7.2
AGE
18-34 391 216 53.0 46.7-59.2 51 11.5 8.2-15.9 16 3.9 2.2- 6.6 64 20.2 14.8-26.8 34 9.1 6.3-13.2 *** *** ***
35-44 324 211 60.1 52.3-67.4 31 11.6 7.4-17.8 16 7.4 3.3-15.8 38 13.3 8.5-20.1 15 4.7 2.5- 8.6 13 2.8 1.5- 5.2
45-54 339 208 64.8 57.5-71.5 48 14.4 10.2-20.1 29 8.2 5.5-12.2 26 6.1 3.5-10.4 16 3.3 1.9- 5.6 12 3.2 1.6- 6.0
55-64 410 241 58.4 51.7-64.7 64 14.5 11.0-19.1 64 16.1 11.1-22.8 14 4.9 2.5- 9.3 *** *** *** 19 4.5 2.5- 8.0
65-74 391 39 9.6 6.5-14.0 18 5.4 3.0- 9.6 308 77.9 71.9-82.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 259 25 8.4 5.3-13.2 *** *** *** 207 81.9 75.4-87.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 116 30.9 25.6-36.8 44 10.0 7.2-13.8 163 34.5 29.0-40.4 57 16.6 12.3-22.0 19 5.1 3.1- 8.1 13 2.9 1.5- 5.5
Some Post-H.S. 670 275 47.6 42.4-52.9 80 12.5 9.6-16.2 209 23.6 20.0-27.7 51 7.4 4.8-11.3 38 6.4 4.4- 9.2 17 2.4 1.4- 4.2
College Graduate 985 563 61.3 57.6-64.9 98 10.3 8.2-13.0 234 20.1 17.3-23.2 21 1.9 1.2- 3.1 34 3.2 2.2- 4.6 35 3.2 2.1- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 22 19.5 11.4-31.4 17 10.9 6.1-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 30 15.2 9.8-22.8 20 9.3 5.1-16.2 *** *** *** 28 17.8 10.3-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 233 71 33.7 26.2-42.0 30 12.9 7.9-20.2 85 31.8 24.3-40.3 34 16.0 10.6-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 238 106 45.2 37.3-53.3 28 13.8 9.0-20.5 67 24.4 18.2-32.0 13 7.8 3.9-14.8 13 6.0 3.3-10.9 11 2.8 1.4- 5.5
$50,000- 74,999 271 162 60.9 52.7-68.5 23 8.9 5.4-14.3 55 16.0 11.7-21.5 *** *** *** 18 6.6 3.8-11.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 630 428 70.1 65.6-74.2 50 8.7 6.2-12.2 104 14.2 11.3-17.7 *** *** *** 28 4.5 3.0- 6.7 18 2.4 1.4- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 701 195 27.0 22.8-31.6 49 7.5 5.2-10.6 329 44.7 39.3-50.2 67 12.1 8.4-17.1 35 5.7 3.9- 8.2 26 3.1 1.9- 5.0
No 1,402 737 54.1 50.7-57.3 176 13.0 10.9-15.4 308 17.9 15.7-20.4 82 7.8 5.9-10.2 56 4.4 3.2- 6.0 43 2.9 2.0- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,066 928 45.6 42.7-48.6 228 11.3 9.6-13.2 639 27.8 25.2-30.5 147 9.2 7.4-11.5 56 3.1 2.3- 4.3 68 3.0 2.2- 4.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 699 384 52.8 48.2-57.4 75 11.4 8.8-14.8 155 21.5 17.8-25.7 48 9.2 6.6-12.8 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2
Regional City or Suburban County 568 251 45.8 39.9-51.7 52 8.6 6.2-11.8 172 25.1 20.6-30.1 41 10.9 7.2-16.1 36 7.0 4.7-10.4 16 2.7 1.5- 4.9
Rural 892 328 37.5 33.1-42.2 104 12.2 9.5-15.6 323 34.2 29.6-39.1 63 7.9 5.3-11.8 39 4.9 3.4- 6.9 35 3.3 2.2- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,095 759 69.1 65.4-72.5 128 12.1 9.8-14.9 71 5.6 4.3- 7.4 62 6.3 4.6- 8.6 44 4.6 3.2- 6.5 31 2.3 1.5- 3.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** 13 17.4 9.5-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 630 92 14.3 11.2-18.2 43 6.6 4.7- 9.3 448 70.7 65.9-75.1 *** *** *** 19 3.4 2.0- 5.8 18 3.3 1.9- 5.9
Unable to Work 172 *** *** *** 16 11.9 6.1-22.0 *** *** *** 32 20.0 12.0-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 164 71 48.2 38.0-58.6 25 9.8 6.0-15.4 15 6.0 3.2-10.7 *** *** *** 18 10.0 5.9-16.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 31 16.6 10.8-24.7 25 15.2 8.8-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.1 2.2-11.5
101% to 150% 150 45 29.9 21.2-40.2 17 8.9 5.0-15.2 53 30.3 21.6-40.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 180 73 41.7 32.7-51.3 16 6.9 3.8-12.2 67 37.1 28.1-47.0 15 8.3 4.4-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,095 649 62.5 59.0-65.9 98 10.1 8.0-12.8 247 18.5 16.0-21.4 12 0.8 0.4- 1.5 55 5.5 4.1- 7.3 34 2.5 1.7- 3.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 556 200 34.4 28.8-40.5 61 12.4 8.7-17.3 191 36.0 29.5-43.1 53 8.6 6.0-12.2 29 6.2 4.1- 9.3 22 2.4 1.3- 4.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 665 272 42.3 37.0-47.7 62 8.4 6.2-11.1 229 28.4 24.1-33.1 50 12.7 8.9-17.8 27 4.9 3.1- 7.7 25 3.3 2.1- 5.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 938 491 52.7 48.6-56.7 108 12.0 9.6-14.9 230 21.8 18.7-25.3 49 7.0 4.7-10.3 37 3.8 2.6- 5.5 23 2.7 1.7- 4.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 323 48.6 43.7-53.5 83 12.7 9.9-16.2 192 25.4 21.5-29.7 26 6.0 3.4-10.5 26 3.5 2.2- 5.6 22 3.8 2.3- 6.1
2nd Quartile 601 284 48.7 43.6-53.8 66 10.6 8.0-14.0 163 21.4 17.6-25.7 48 12.4 8.6-17.4 24 4.4 2.9- 6.8 16 2.5 1.4- 4.2
3rd Quartile 528 224 42.3 36.1-48.8 40 7.6 5.0-11.4 171 32.4 26.5-38.9 43 8.8 6.1-12.6 34 7.0 4.6-10.6 16 1.8 1.0- 3.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 358 132 33.1 26.1-40.8 42 13.5 8.8-20.1 124 36.0 28.0-44.8 35 10.4 6.4-16.5 *** *** *** 16 3.7 1.9- 7.2

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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