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 4,380 662 15.7 14.1-17.4 3,718 84.3 82.6-85.9
MALES 2,053 263 12.3 10.5-14.3 1,790 87.7 85.7-89.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,298 151 11.3 9.3-13.6 1,147 88.7 86.4-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 301 59 18.3 13.4-24.5 242 81.7 75.5-86.6
Other 402 49 10.5 6.1-17.3 353 89.5 82.7-93.9
AGE
18-34 530 14 2.3 1.2- 4.4 516 97.7 95.6-98.8
35-44 299 23 8.0 4.8-13.2 276 92.0 86.8-95.2
45-54 326 39 12.0 8.1-17.2 287 88.0 82.8-91.9
55-64 346 69 20.8 15.6-27.1 277 79.2 72.9-84.4
65-74 336 62 17.9 13.3-23.6 274 82.1 76.4-86.7
75+ 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 59 30.5 22.5-39.9 147 69.5 60.1-77.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 508 70 9.5 7.0-12.9 438 90.5 87.1-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 550 73 12.0 9.1-15.6 477 88.0 84.4-90.9
College Graduate 778 59 6.7 4.9- 9.0 719 93.3 91.0-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 37 24.0 16.5-33.7 114 76.0 66.3-83.5
$25,000- 34,999 180 20 11.1 6.7-17.9 160 88.9 82.1-93.3
$35,000- 49,999 212 30 9.1 5.7-14.1 182 90.9 85.9-94.3
$50,000- 74,999 261 27 10.7 6.7-16.6 234 89.3 83.4-93.3
$75,000+ 734 45 6.2 4.2- 9.1 689 93.8 90.9-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 263 40.9 35.8-46.2 352 59.1 53.8-64.2
No 1,418 *** *** *** 1,418 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 486 90 17.8 13.9-22.6 396 82.2 77.4-86.1
Non-Veteran 1,556 172 10.8 8.8-13.2 1,384 89.2 86.8-91.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 726 62 8.9 6.7-11.7 664 91.1 88.3-93.3
Regional City or Suburban County 534 69 12.4 8.8-17.2 465 87.6 82.8-91.2
Rural 793 132 15.5 12.4-19.3 661 84.5 80.7-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,330 77 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,253 95.0 93.4-96.3
Unemployed 73 12 9.8 5.0-18.3 61 90.2 81.7-95.0
Retired 456 94 23.7 18.7-29.6 362 76.3 70.4-81.3
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** 51 98.9 92.8-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 42 27.1 18.7-37.4 105 72.9 62.6-81.3
101% to 150% 117 21 19.3 11.6-30.2 96 80.7 69.8-88.4
151% to 200% 148 22 12.8 7.7-20.6 126 87.2 79.4-92.3
More than 200% 1,157 94 7.7 5.9- 9.9 1,063 92.3 90.1-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 98 18.7 14.3-24.0 393 81.3 76.0-85.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 645 80 11.3 8.6-14.6 565 88.7 85.4-91.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 917 85 10.0 7.5-13.3 832 90.0 86.7-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 671 63 10.7 7.5-15.0 608 89.3 85.0-92.5
2nd Quartile 560 61 9.9 7.4-13.3 499 90.1 86.7-92.6
3rd Quartile 520 72 12.8 9.7-16.9 448 87.2 83.1-90.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 302 67 23.8 17.2-31.8 235 76.2 68.2-82.8

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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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