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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
MALES 2,052 115 6.2 4.8- 8.1 1,937 93.8 91.9-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,296 64 5.8 4.2- 8.1 1,232 94.2 91.9-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 300 23 7.1 4.3-11.7 277 92.9 88.3-95.7
Other 405 26 7.2 3.4-14.4 379 92.8 85.6-96.6
AGE
18-34 529 20 3.1 1.9- 5.0 509 96.9 95.0-98.1
35-44 298 17 7.0 3.9-12.3 281 93.0 87.7-96.1
45-54 325 19 7.4 4.3-12.3 306 92.6 87.7-95.7
55-64 350 22 8.7 4.7-15.6 328 91.3 84.4-95.3
65-74 335 21 4.3 2.6- 6.9 314 95.7 93.1-97.4
75+ 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 28 17.9 10.9-27.9 177 82.1 72.1-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 507 34 6.2 3.8- 9.8 473 93.8 90.2-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 553 29 4.3 2.7- 6.8 524 95.7 93.2-97.3
College Graduate 776 24 2.9 1.7- 4.8 752 97.1 95.2-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 18 15.9 8.4-28.2 133 84.1 71.8-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 177 15 12.5 7.0-21.6 162 87.5 78.4-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 211 *** *** *** 201 96.6 93.2-98.3
$50,000- 74,999 262 *** *** *** 255 98.5 96.7-99.3
$75,000+ 736 17 2.2 1.1- 4.4 719 97.8 95.6-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 115 20.8 16.3-26.1 500 79.2 73.9-83.7
No 1,418 *** *** *** 1,418 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 485 38 7.7 5.2-11.3 447 92.3 88.7-94.8
Non-Veteran 1,556 77 5.9 4.2- 8.2 1,479 94.1 91.8-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 722 25 3.0 1.9- 4.6 697 97.0 95.4-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 34 7.8 4.7-12.7 502 92.2 87.3-95.3
Rural 794 56 8.2 5.6-11.9 738 91.8 88.1-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,331 34 2.5 1.6- 3.8 1,297 97.5 96.2-98.4
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 67 94.2 85.5-97.8
Retired 455 27 5.2 3.1- 8.6 428 94.8 91.4-96.9
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** 51 98.6 90.4-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 11 9.7 4.8-18.9 106 90.3 81.1-95.2
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** 138 91.6 81.5-96.4
More than 200% 1,159 35 2.5 1.6- 3.9 1,124 97.5 96.1-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 495 44 9.9 6.2-15.3 451 90.1 84.7-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 642 37 6.5 4.4- 9.5 605 93.5 90.5-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 915 34 4.3 2.5- 7.3 881 95.7 92.7-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 670 27 5.2 2.8- 9.7 643 94.8 90.3-97.2
2nd Quartile 558 29 4.9 3.2- 7.4 529 95.1 92.6-96.8
3rd Quartile 521 34 7.7 4.9-12.0 487 92.3 88.0-95.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 303 25 10.1 5.4-18.1 278 89.9 81.9-94.6

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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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