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 4,375 580 14.9 13.4-16.7 3,795 85.1 83.3-86.6
MALES 2,051 262 12.9 11.1-14.9 1,789 87.1 85.1-88.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,296 166 14.2 11.8-17.0 1,130 85.8 83.0-88.2
Non-Hispanic Black 301 38 11.0 7.4-16.0 263 89.0 84.0-92.6
Other 402 53 11.2 8.0-15.3 349 88.8 84.7-92.0
AGE
18-34 527 80 14.5 11.4-18.3 447 85.5 81.7-88.6
35-44 299 48 17.0 12.3-23.1 251 83.0 76.9-87.7
45-54 327 36 10.0 6.7-14.8 291 90.0 85.2-93.3
55-64 348 35 10.3 6.3-16.4 313 89.7 83.6-93.7
65-74 334 40 11.2 7.7-15.9 294 88.8 84.1-92.3
75+ 175 20 13.4 6.9-24.3 155 86.6 75.7-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 45 23.2 16.7-31.2 160 76.8 68.8-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 507 82 15.2 11.5-19.8 425 84.8 80.2-88.5
Some Post-H.S. 553 71 11.8 9.0-15.2 482 88.2 84.8-91.0
College Graduate 775 63 6.9 5.1- 9.1 712 93.1 90.9-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 32 23.3 15.7-33.2 118 76.7 66.8-84.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 31 20.0 13.0-29.4 148 80.0 70.6-87.0
$35,000- 49,999 211 31 12.6 7.5-20.3 180 87.4 79.7-92.5
$50,000- 74,999 264 21 8.0 4.7-13.1 243 92.0 86.9-95.3
$75,000+ 735 56 7.4 5.4-10.1 679 92.6 89.9-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 262 43.3 38.2-48.5 351 56.7 51.5-61.8
No 1,418 *** *** *** 1,418 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 484 68 13.8 10.3-18.2 416 86.2 81.8-89.7
Non-Veteran 1,556 193 12.7 10.7-15.0 1,363 87.3 85.0-89.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 720 81 11.1 8.7-14.0 639 88.9 86.0-91.3
Regional City or Suburban County 534 66 12.5 9.5-16.4 468 87.5 83.6-90.5
Rural 797 115 14.9 11.7-18.9 682 85.1 81.1-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,328 134 10.0 8.3-12.2 1,194 90.0 87.8-91.7
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 456 51 11.3 7.7-16.1 405 88.7 83.9-92.3
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 38 29.3 20.4-40.1 110 70.7 59.9-79.6
101% to 150% 116 20 17.3 10.6-27.1 96 82.7 72.9-89.4
151% to 200% 147 21 15.2 9.3-23.8 126 84.8 76.2-90.7
More than 200% 1,160 104 8.8 6.8-11.3 1,056 91.2 88.7-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 497 81 18.4 13.7-24.4 416 81.6 75.6-86.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 645 81 12.0 9.3-15.3 564 88.0 84.7-90.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 909 100 10.9 8.7-13.6 809 89.1 86.4-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 668 75 11.8 9.0-15.2 593 88.2 84.8-91.0
2nd Quartile 558 71 11.9 9.0-15.6 487 88.1 84.4-91.0
3rd Quartile 521 69 14.6 11.0-19.1 452 85.4 80.9-89.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 304 47 15.3 10.2-22.3 257 84.7 77.7-89.8

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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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