2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,529 141 4.9 3.9- 6.0 135 4.0 3.1- 5.0 700 20.5 18.7-22.4 871 24.1 22.3-26.1 1,682 46.6 44.4-48.8
MALES 1,628 65 5.0 3.7- 6.8 62 3.7 2.7- 4.9 289 18.4 16.0-21.0 376 23.8 21.0-26.8 836 49.2 45.9-52.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 34 4.2 2.7- 6.4 27 2.3 1.5- 3.7 172 17.5 14.6-20.8 261 25.7 22.4-29.3 548 50.3 46.5-54.2
Non-Hispanic Black 243 16 8.8 5.2-14.5 11 4.2 2.0- 8.5 53 22.1 16.1-29.6 44 17.3 12.3-23.6 119 47.6 39.8-55.6
Other 304 12 4.0 1.7- 8.9 20 7.3 4.5-11.8 61 16.8 12.1-22.9 61 24.6 16.3-35.2 150 47.3 38.5-56.2
AGE
18-34 349 14 4.6 2.5- 8.5 22 5.8 3.6- 9.3 99 27.2 21.7-33.6 110 33.4 26.7-40.9 104 28.9 23.5-35.1
35-44 250 15 7.3 4.1-12.7 *** *** *** 50 19.4 14.0-26.1 58 24.2 18.3-31.1 118 45.2 38.0-52.7
45-54 273 15 6.8 3.6-12.3 *** *** *** 43 13.7 9.5-19.3 71 22.8 17.4-29.2 140 55.9 48.3-63.2
55-64 297 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 18.1 12.4-25.5 54 17.1 12.0-23.8 175 56.4 48.5-64.1
65-74 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 8.8 5.5-13.8 49 16.3 11.7-22.4 187 68.3 61.0-74.8
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.5 5.2-23.3 27 20.5 12.6-31.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 12 12.8 6.8-22.9 *** *** *** 28 19.0 12.3-28.2 25 12.8 7.7-20.6 89 51.8 41.6-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 20 4.2 2.5- 7.0 18 3.6 2.1- 6.0 84 21.2 16.1-27.2 86 25.5 19.3-33.0 191 45.5 38.9-52.2
Some Post-H.S. 448 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 19 5.0 2.9- 8.4 74 17.1 13.1-22.0 95 23.1 18.6-28.4 244 50.8 45.1-56.5
College Graduate 608 15 2.8 1.5- 5.0 15 2.5 1.3- 4.5 101 16.6 13.3-20.6 168 27.9 23.8-32.4 309 50.2 45.4-55.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.4 12.5-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 137 13 13.9 6.8-26.3 11 9.6 4.8-18.1 22 19.8 11.6-31.9 33 21.9 14.5-31.7 58 34.8 25.4-45.5
$35,000- 49,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 18.3 11.2-28.4 38 26.8 18.5-37.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 17.1 11.1-25.2 48 22.5 15.9-30.7 117 56.0 47.2-64.3
$75,000+ 616 17 2.9 1.7- 5.0 *** *** *** 95 16.6 13.2-20.6 165 25.9 22.0-30.2 330 53.5 48.7-58.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 506 35 8.7 5.9-12.8 32 6.2 4.1- 9.3 129 25.6 20.7-31.2 89 18.5 14.4-23.6 221 41.0 35.3-46.9
No 1,104 28 3.2 2.0- 5.2 30 2.5 1.6- 3.8 154 14.9 12.3-17.9 283 26.3 22.8-30.1 609 53.1 49.2-57.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 15 3.8 2.2- 6.7 14 4.8 2.5- 9.0 59 15.4 11.3-20.7 67 20.3 15.5-26.1 215 55.7 49.1-62.1
Non-Veteran 1,253 49 5.3 3.7- 7.4 48 3.4 2.4- 4.7 229 19.0 16.3-22.2 308 24.7 21.5-28.2 619 47.6 43.9-51.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 543 22 5.1 3.2- 8.0 17 2.6 1.6- 4.4 99 18.0 14.5-22.1 142 25.4 21.4-29.8 263 48.9 44.0-53.8
Regional City or Suburban County 418 16 4.6 2.6- 7.9 21 4.8 2.9- 7.8 80 16.9 13.1-21.5 98 26.7 20.5-33.9 203 47.1 40.5-53.8
Rural 667 27 5.3 3.1- 9.0 24 3.7 2.2- 6.1 110 19.8 15.4-25.0 136 20.1 16.2-24.7 370 51.0 45.7-56.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,059 43 5.0 3.4- 7.3 36 3.3 2.3- 4.7 189 17.7 15.0-20.8 282 26.6 23.4-30.0 509 47.3 43.6-51.1
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 *** *** *** 14 3.4 1.8- 6.3 40 11.1 7.3-16.5 62 16.4 12.0-22.0 259 68.3 61.6-74.3
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 17.1 10.2-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.5 11.4-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 943 31 3.9 2.5- 6.1 25 2.3 1.5- 3.6 149 17.2 14.2-20.8 244 25.1 21.9-28.6 494 51.4 47.4-55.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 412 18 7.0 3.6-13.1 14 3.6 1.8- 7.2 77 22.8 16.6-30.6 70 16.3 11.6-22.6 233 50.3 42.9-57.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 20 3.9 2.4- 6.5 22 4.5 2.8- 7.1 95 18.7 14.9-23.2 115 23.7 18.7-29.5 274 49.2 43.7-54.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 690 27 4.9 3.2- 7.5 26 3.0 1.9- 4.7 117 15.8 12.9-19.3 191 27.6 23.6-32.0 329 48.7 44.0-53.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 522 18 4.5 2.6- 7.7 15 2.6 1.4- 4.9 83 15.3 12.0-19.3 147 28.9 24.2-34.2 259 48.7 43.2-54.2
2nd Quartile 419 21 4.5 2.7- 7.2 17 3.3 1.9- 5.5 73 17.8 13.7-22.8 99 25.9 20.3-32.4 209 48.6 42.5-54.7
3rd Quartile 427 15 5.1 2.9- 9.0 21 5.7 3.5- 9.2 83 20.7 16.0-26.4 85 18.7 14.4-23.9 223 49.7 43.7-55.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 260 11 8.0 2.9-19.8 *** *** *** 50 23.2 15.1-33.8 45 14.9 9.7-22.2 145 51.2 41.3-60.9

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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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