2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
MALES 2,059 108 5.7 4.3- 7.5 1,951 94.3 92.5-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 53 4.7 3.2- 6.9 1,246 95.3 93.1-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 301 22 6.0 3.7- 9.5 279 94.0 90.5-96.3
Other 407 30 9.0 4.9-16.0 377 91.0 84.0-95.1
AGE
18-34 529 18 3.3 2.0- 5.6 511 96.7 94.4-98.0
35-44 302 *** *** *** 292 96.5 93.2-98.2
45-54 327 17 5.9 3.2-10.7 310 94.1 89.3-96.8
55-64 347 21 6.9 3.4-13.5 326 93.1 86.5-96.6
65-74 336 25 7.0 4.4-10.9 311 93.0 89.1-95.6
75+ 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 25 14.7 8.5-24.2 181 85.3 75.8-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 512 28 4.9 2.8- 8.5 484 95.1 91.5-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 552 29 5.5 3.5- 8.4 523 94.5 91.6-96.5
College Graduate 778 24 2.4 1.4- 3.8 754 97.6 96.2-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 19 18.0 10.6-28.9 70 82.0 71.1-89.4
$15,000- 24,999 151 19 10.7 6.1-18.1 132 89.3 81.9-93.9
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** 170 92.2 83.8-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 212 *** *** *** 204 94.6 85.3-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 263 15 6.1 3.4-10.8 248 93.9 89.2-96.6
$75,000+ 739 18 2.3 1.2- 4.3 721 97.7 95.7-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 108 19.0 14.8-24.1 510 81.0 75.9-85.2
No 1,418 *** *** *** 1,418 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 29 5.5 3.5- 8.6 461 94.5 91.4-96.5
Non-Veteran 1,558 79 5.8 4.2- 8.0 1,479 94.2 92.0-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 727 30 4.0 2.6- 6.1 697 96.0 93.9-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 535 30 6.4 3.7-11.0 505 93.6 89.0-96.3
Rural 797 48 6.8 4.4-10.3 749 93.2 89.7-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,335 42 3.2 2.2- 4.6 1,293 96.8 95.4-97.8
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 64 94.1 86.9-97.5
Retired 457 33 7.6 4.9-11.6 424 92.4 88.4-95.1
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 29 16.6 10.8-24.6 118 83.4 75.4-89.2
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** 113 95.6 87.8-98.5
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 139 92.6 83.2-96.9
More than 200% 1,163 40 3.8 2.5- 5.9 1,123 96.2 94.1-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 31 7.8 4.5-13.0 468 92.2 87.0-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 644 34 5.6 3.7- 8.4 610 94.4 91.6-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 916 43 4.8 3.0- 7.7 873 95.2 92.3-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 669 38 6.6 4.0-10.9 631 93.4 89.1-96.0
2nd Quartile 563 25 5.4 3.2- 8.7 538 94.6 91.3-96.8
3rd Quartile 522 28 4.8 3.0- 7.4 494 95.2 92.6-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 305 17 6.4 2.9-13.5 288 93.6 86.5-97.1

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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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