2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,511 503 14.6 13.1-16.1 3,008 85.4 83.9-86.9
MALES 1,612 290 18.5 16.2-21.0 1,322 81.5 79.0-83.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,029 207 20.0 17.1-23.1 822 80.0 76.9-82.9
Non-Hispanic Black 244 50 22.0 16.1-29.1 194 78.0 70.9-83.9
Other 301 26 9.8 6.0-15.7 275 90.2 84.3-94.0
AGE
18-34 346 55 15.5 11.4-20.7 291 84.5 79.3-88.6
35-44 248 55 26.8 20.6-34.1 193 73.2 65.9-79.4
45-54 272 44 17.7 12.6-24.3 228 82.3 75.7-87.4
55-64 296 60 19.0 14.2-25.1 236 81.0 74.9-85.8
65-74 273 42 17.1 11.8-24.0 231 82.9 76.0-88.2
75+ 148 29 16.6 10.2-26.0 119 83.4 74.0-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 25 15.2 9.6-23.2 140 84.8 76.8-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 54 14.4 10.5-19.4 343 85.6 80.6-89.5
Some Post-H.S. 447 91 21.9 17.5-27.0 356 78.1 73.0-82.5
College Graduate 594 116 20.5 16.8-24.8 478 79.5 75.2-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 20 20.8 12.6-32.4 88 79.2 67.6-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 135 19 16.2 9.6-26.0 116 83.8 74.0-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 156 28 17.0 10.8-25.8 128 83.0 74.2-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 211 37 21.8 15.3-30.1 174 78.2 69.9-84.7
$75,000+ 607 126 22.0 18.3-26.3 481 78.0 73.7-81.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 95 18.8 14.8-23.7 413 81.2 76.3-85.2
No 1,086 193 18.4 15.7-21.5 893 81.6 78.5-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 66 20.3 15.2-26.5 305 79.7 73.5-84.8
Non-Veteran 1,235 223 18.1 15.6-20.9 1,012 81.9 79.1-84.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 533 109 22.7 18.6-27.5 424 77.3 72.5-81.4
Regional City or Suburban County 416 64 13.6 10.1-18.0 352 86.4 82.0-89.9
Rural 663 117 18.6 15.0-22.8 546 81.4 77.2-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,044 186 19.2 16.4-22.3 858 80.8 77.7-83.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 376 66 16.5 12.2-22.0 310 83.5 78.0-87.8
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 13 16.5 8.8-28.6 104 83.5 71.4-91.2
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 107 16 13.9 7.8-23.8 91 86.1 76.2-92.2
More than 200% 934 187 21.7 18.5-25.2 747 78.3 74.8-81.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 409 68 18.1 13.5-23.9 341 81.9 76.1-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 520 96 18.6 14.9-23.0 424 81.4 77.0-85.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 126 18.7 15.3-22.5 557 81.3 77.5-84.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 515 95 18.4 14.7-22.9 420 81.6 77.1-85.3
2nd Quartile 409 74 18.4 14.4-23.3 335 81.6 76.7-85.6
3rd Quartile 427 81 19.1 14.9-24.2 346 80.9 75.8-85.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 261 40 17.6 11.6-25.7 221 82.4 74.3-88.4

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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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