2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,432 2,915 65.5 63.5-67.4 373 8.2 7.3- 9.3 443 9.2 8.2-10.3 378 9.2 8.0-10.5 323 7.9 6.7- 9.3
MALES 2,095 1,445 70.1 67.5-72.5 163 7.8 6.4- 9.4 182 7.6 6.4- 9.1 151 7.4 6.1- 8.9 154 7.1 5.8- 8.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,316 892 69.0 65.8-72.0 112 8.2 6.4-10.3 124 8.4 6.9-10.3 90 6.7 5.2- 8.6 98 7.8 6.1- 9.8
Non-Hispanic Black 304 198 66.5 59.6-72.7 27 8.9 5.7-13.7 29 8.0 5.2-12.1 28 10.2 6.6-15.6 22 6.3 3.7-10.6
Other 419 310 74.6 68.7-79.7 23 6.3 4.0- 9.9 24 5.3 3.2- 8.6 30 7.3 4.7-11.0 32 6.5 3.9-10.7
AGE
18-34 539 379 71.6 66.7-76.0 65 10.6 8.0-14.1 47 7.9 5.7-10.9 29 6.1 4.0- 9.3 19 3.8 2.1- 6.7
35-44 312 218 70.2 63.8-75.9 25 8.1 5.1-12.4 33 8.7 5.8-12.8 16 7.3 4.2-12.5 20 5.7 3.4- 9.3
45-54 334 245 76.5 70.8-81.5 20 5.0 3.0- 8.3 27 6.8 4.4-10.3 23 6.6 4.1-10.5 19 5.0 2.9- 8.5
55-64 351 230 63.8 56.7-70.3 17 6.4 3.2-12.6 34 9.6 6.5-14.0 39 11.1 7.4-16.2 31 9.1 5.8-13.9
65-74 337 222 66.5 59.8-72.6 27 8.9 5.5-14.2 21 4.6 2.8- 7.4 28 8.3 5.3-12.8 39 11.6 7.8-16.8
75+ 175 113 67.1 57.0-75.9 *** *** *** 16 7.2 3.7-13.7 16 7.1 4.0-12.2 23 15.6 9.3-25.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 135 63.5 54.8-71.4 11 5.7 2.9-10.7 *** *** *** 29 14.8 9.6-22.2 25 11.7 7.1-18.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 364 72.7 67.6-77.3 27 6.0 3.6- 9.7 47 7.9 5.7-10.9 30 5.5 3.7- 8.3 50 7.9 5.5-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 561 377 67.8 62.9-72.3 45 9.2 6.6-12.7 44 7.5 5.4-10.5 52 8.6 6.2-11.8 43 6.9 4.8- 9.8
College Graduate 794 557 72.1 68.3-75.6 80 9.4 7.3-12.0 81 9.2 7.2-11.7 40 4.8 3.3- 6.8 36 4.5 3.0- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** 11 10.1 5.3-18.6 *** *** *** 19 15.8 9.5-25.0 13 10.6 5.2-20.5
$15,000- 24,999 149 96 66.2 55.3-75.6 *** *** *** 11 5.9 2.7-12.4 13 9.0 4.7-16.7 22 14.5 8.0-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 178 111 59.6 50.0-68.6 14 8.4 4.6-14.7 17 9.8 5.6-16.6 19 12.1 6.9-20.5 17 10.1 5.7-17.0
$35,000- 49,999 211 149 73.9 65.3-80.9 16 8.4 3.9-17.1 17 5.9 3.4-10.0 12 4.6 2.4- 8.7 17 7.3 4.0-12.9
$50,000- 74,999 265 187 71.3 63.8-77.7 27 11.3 7.0-17.9 21 6.3 3.8-10.3 17 5.9 3.4-10.0 13 5.2 2.6-10.3
$75,000+ 742 539 74.3 70.4-77.8 60 7.8 5.8-10.4 80 9.9 7.8-12.5 34 4.8 3.1- 7.3 29 3.2 2.1- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 307 51.4 46.1-56.7 35 6.3 4.0- 9.8 52 7.7 5.6-10.5 92 16.2 12.7-20.5 119 18.4 14.8-22.7
No 1,406 1,079 78.5 75.8-81.0 116 8.0 6.4- 9.9 123 7.4 6.0- 9.1 56 3.8 2.8- 5.1 32 2.3 1.5- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 488 322 67.7 62.3-72.7 27 4.8 2.9- 7.9 47 8.1 5.8-11.1 40 7.8 5.4-11.2 52 11.5 8.2-16.0
Non-Veteran 1,584 1,110 71.2 68.3-73.9 135 8.6 7.0-10.6 133 7.5 6.1- 9.1 108 7.0 5.6- 8.7 98 5.8 4.5- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 739 535 73.6 69.8-77.1 67 8.0 6.1-10.4 57 6.7 5.0- 8.9 43 5.9 4.2- 8.2 37 5.8 4.0- 8.3
Regional City or Suburban County 547 378 71.6 66.7-76.1 38 6.6 4.4- 9.9 56 8.3 6.1-11.2 35 6.0 4.0- 8.8 40 7.5 5.1-10.9
Rural 809 532 65.3 60.6-69.6 58 8.5 6.1-11.7 69 8.1 6.0-10.7 73 10.0 7.5-13.3 77 8.2 6.0-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,353 1,008 75.6 72.8-78.3 115 7.7 6.3- 9.5 116 7.8 6.3- 9.5 67 5.5 4.1- 7.3 47 3.4 2.3- 5.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 454 294 65.5 59.6-71.0 28 6.3 3.8-10.4 37 6.0 4.1- 8.7 38 7.1 4.9-10.2 57 15.0 11.0-20.2
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.0 4.4-13.9 *** *** *** 39 24.8 16.2-35.8
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 95 66.8 56.0-76.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.7 8.0-22.4 17 10.0 5.1-18.7
101% to 150% 115 71 67.3 56.5-76.6 11 9.6 5.0-17.8 *** *** *** 12 9.4 4.7-18.0 11 6.3 2.9-13.2
151% to 200% 148 97 62.8 52.0-72.5 *** *** *** 17 9.3 5.3-15.7 *** *** *** 17 15.5 8.9-25.6
More than 200% 1,167 829 72.3 69.0-75.4 103 9.1 7.1-11.6 113 8.7 7.0-10.6 65 5.6 4.2- 7.5 57 4.3 3.1- 5.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 322 63.3 57.0-69.2 36 9.6 6.1-14.8 50 9.6 6.8-13.5 46 9.8 6.6-14.4 48 7.6 5.0-11.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 658 460 73.2 69.0-77.0 47 6.1 4.4- 8.4 48 5.7 4.1- 7.9 48 7.2 5.1-10.0 55 7.8 5.8-10.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 935 663 70.9 67.2-74.3 80 8.2 6.3-10.6 84 8.1 6.4-10.4 57 6.4 4.8- 8.5 51 6.4 4.5- 8.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 686 475 68.6 64.1-72.8 57 7.5 5.5-10.1 65 8.6 6.5-11.3 45 7.6 5.4-10.5 44 7.7 5.3-11.2
2nd Quartile 573 416 74.2 69.6-78.3 42 8.3 5.7-11.9 43 6.1 4.4- 8.5 39 6.1 4.2- 8.9 33 5.3 3.5- 7.8
3rd Quartile 528 353 69.5 64.5-74.0 43 6.7 4.7- 9.5 52 9.0 6.5-12.3 36 7.1 4.9-10.2 44 7.7 5.4-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 201 61.9 53.2-69.8 21 9.4 5.4-15.9 22 6.8 3.9-11.3 31 11.9 7.2-19.1 33 10.0 5.9-16.4

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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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