2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,420 3,999 90.0 88.7-91.1 421 10.0 8.9-11.3
MALES 2,088 1,840 87.4 85.3-89.2 248 12.6 10.8-14.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 1,247 93.1 91.1-94.8 71 6.9 5.2- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 302 276 90.5 84.7-94.3 26 9.5 5.7-15.3
Other 415 272 65.5 58.5-71.9 143 34.5 28.1-41.5
AGE
18-34 525 428 79.7 75.1-83.7 97 20.3 16.3-24.9
35-44 312 251 84.4 79.3-88.4 61 15.6 11.6-20.7
45-54 336 282 86.2 81.0-90.1 54 13.8 9.9-19.0
55-64 349 325 92.9 87.5-96.1 24 7.1 3.9-12.5
65-74 344 341 99.4 97.9-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 119 58.5 49.4-67.1 91 41.5 32.9-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 520 438 85.5 81.3-88.8 82 14.5 11.2-18.7
Some Post-H.S. 554 511 93.3 90.5-95.3 43 6.7 4.7- 9.5
College Graduate 792 765 97.5 96.2-98.4 27 2.5 1.6- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 107 71.7 61.2-80.3 41 28.3 19.7-38.8
$25,000- 34,999 180 141 78.1 69.0-85.1 39 21.9 14.9-31.0
$35,000- 49,999 213 181 84.2 77.4-89.3 32 15.8 10.7-22.6
$50,000- 74,999 266 247 93.2 88.1-96.2 19 6.8 3.8-11.9
$75,000+ 742 716 95.8 93.6-97.3 26 4.2 2.7- 6.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 533 86.3 81.6-89.9 76 13.7 10.1-18.4
No 1,395 1,239 88.1 85.7-90.2 156 11.9 9.8-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 474 97.0 94.7-98.3 16 3.0 1.7- 5.3
Non-Veteran 1,575 1,346 84.7 82.1-87.0 229 15.3 13.0-17.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 734 638 86.5 83.4-89.1 96 13.5 10.9-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 547 481 87.0 82.2-90.7 66 13.0 9.3-17.8
Rural 807 721 88.5 84.7-91.4 86 11.5 8.6-15.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,346 1,153 85.6 83.1-87.8 193 14.4 12.2-16.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 460 458 99.6 98.4-99.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 100 72.3 62.6-80.2 44 27.7 19.8-37.4
101% to 150% 115 85 73.1 62.3-81.7 30 26.9 18.3-37.7
151% to 200% 148 128 85.8 76.3-91.9 20 14.2 8.1-23.7
More than 200% 1,171 1,108 93.5 91.3-95.2 63 6.5 4.8- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 435 87.1 81.6-91.1 64 12.9 8.9-18.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 656 596 90.3 87.1-92.7 60 9.7 7.3-12.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 933 809 85.4 82.0-88.2 124 14.6 11.8-18.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 680 607 86.4 81.9-89.9 73 13.6 10.1-18.1
2nd Quartile 572 511 90.2 87.2-92.6 61 9.8 7.4-12.8
3rd Quartile 527 462 86.5 82.5-89.8 65 13.5 10.2-17.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 309 260 82.8 73.5-89.4 49 17.2 10.6-26.5

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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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