2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,475 136 4.6 3.7- 5.7 3,339 95.4 94.3-96.3
MALES 1,604 108 7.7 6.1- 9.8 1,496 92.3 90.2-93.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,025 56 5.7 4.1- 7.7 969 94.3 92.3-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 242 28 15.1 9.7-22.7 214 84.9 77.3-90.3
Other 300 19 4.9 2.8- 8.7 281 95.1 91.3-97.2
AGE
18-34 345 34 12.2 7.9-18.2 311 87.8 81.8-92.1
35-44 244 21 10.5 6.5-16.6 223 89.5 83.4-93.5
45-54 271 19 7.0 4.1-11.9 252 93.0 88.1-95.9
55-64 297 21 5.8 3.4- 9.7 276 94.2 90.3-96.6
65-74 273 11 4.4 1.9-10.3 262 95.6 89.7-98.1
75+ 145 *** *** *** 143 99.3 96.5-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 15 9.7 5.1-17.6 150 90.3 82.4-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 27 8.3 5.2-13.2 366 91.7 86.8-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 442 36 9.4 6.2-14.0 406 90.6 86.0-93.8
College Graduate 595 28 4.1 2.7- 6.1 567 95.9 93.9-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** 100 92.0 81.8-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 132 *** *** *** 122 93.4 87.2-96.7
$35,000- 49,999 156 14 9.3 5.1-16.6 142 90.7 83.4-94.9
$50,000- 74,999 210 12 7.8 3.5-16.5 198 92.2 83.5-96.5
$75,000+ 605 34 6.1 3.9- 9.2 571 93.9 90.8-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 41 9.6 6.6-13.9 464 90.4 86.1-93.4
No 1,081 66 6.9 5.0- 9.4 1,015 93.1 90.6-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 22 5.9 3.5- 9.8 345 94.1 90.2-96.5
Non-Veteran 1,231 84 8.0 6.1-10.5 1,147 92.0 89.5-93.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 531 35 7.7 5.3-11.0 496 92.3 89.0-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 416 29 8.2 5.2-12.6 387 91.8 87.4-94.8
Rural 657 44 7.5 4.8-11.4 613 92.5 88.6-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,040 73 8.0 6.0-10.6 967 92.0 89.4-94.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 14 3.8 1.8- 7.9 357 96.2 92.1-98.2
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** 91 92.0 82.1-96.7
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 13 12.8 6.7-23.1 101 87.2 76.9-93.3
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** 80 89.8 79.2-95.3
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** 100 92.0 82.6-96.5
More than 200% 929 54 6.4 4.5- 9.1 875 93.6 90.9-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 36 10.4 6.3-16.8 368 89.6 83.2-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 521 34 7.1 4.8-10.5 487 92.9 89.5-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 679 38 6.9 4.7- 9.9 641 93.1 90.1-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 511 26 5.9 3.8- 9.1 485 94.1 90.9-96.2
2nd Quartile 410 26 7.2 4.6-11.2 384 92.8 88.8-95.4
3rd Quartile 427 36 9.2 5.9-13.8 391 90.8 86.2-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 256 20 10.9 5.2-21.2 236 89.1 78.8-94.8

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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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