2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
MALES 2,109 420 20.5 18.4-22.8 689 31.4 28.9-34.1 625 30.8 28.3-33.4 276 13.0 11.1-15.2 99 4.2 3.3- 5.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,323 255 20.0 17.5-22.9 490 34.7 31.6-37.9 370 29.0 26.0-32.3 144 11.3 9.2-13.8 64 5.0 3.7- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Black 305 51 19.0 14.0-25.4 86 26.5 20.7-33.3 104 34.7 28.4-41.5 50 16.4 11.7-22.7 14 3.3 1.7- 6.3
Other 425 104 24.9 19.8-30.8 92 24.6 18.2-32.3 135 31.4 25.9-37.6 75 16.0 11.1-22.6 19 3.0 1.7- 5.4
AGE
18-34 540 145 27.9 23.4-32.8 200 34.7 29.7-40.1 141 28.5 24.0-33.5 49 8.2 5.7-11.7 *** *** ***
35-44 314 71 25.5 20.0-31.9 104 31.8 25.9-38.3 97 29.9 24.3-36.0 32 9.1 5.9-13.8 *** *** ***
45-54 337 69 18.9 14.3-24.5 110 34.3 27.9-41.3 92 30.1 24.0-37.1 53 12.5 8.9-17.4 13 4.2 2.2- 7.6
55-64 350 64 16.9 12.5-22.5 96 24.0 18.9-30.0 122 36.9 30.3-44.1 47 17.7 12.4-24.6 21 4.5 2.5- 7.9
65-74 344 48 12.3 8.8-16.8 109 33.7 27.4-40.5 101 29.8 23.9-36.4 53 15.4 10.9-21.2 33 8.9 5.7-13.6
75+ 178 15 7.1 3.9-12.5 50 20.0 13.9-28.0 62 34.5 25.3-45.0 *** *** *** 16 10.9 5.8-19.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 24 11.2 7.0-17.5 28 15.1 9.6-23.0 83 40.1 32.0-48.8 48 22.7 15.3-32.4 27 10.9 6.9-16.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 519 106 20.9 16.8-25.7 139 29.2 23.9-35.1 164 31.0 26.0-36.4 77 14.5 10.7-19.2 33 4.4 2.8- 6.9
Some Post-H.S. 569 100 19.1 15.4-23.6 186 31.4 27.1-36.1 179 33.7 29.0-38.7 85 13.2 10.3-16.8 19 2.6 1.4- 4.7
College Graduate 798 190 26.7 23.0-30.8 333 41.4 37.4-45.6 190 22.2 19.0-25.7 65 6.9 5.3- 9.0 20 2.8 1.6- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 21 14.1 8.2-23.0 20 20.2 12.2-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.0 8.1-23.0
$15,000- 24,999 150 22 12.9 7.8-20.4 30 20.2 13.4-29.2 45 33.5 24.4-44.0 *** *** *** 13 7.4 3.5-15.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 25 12.2 7.9-18.4 48 24.5 17.4-33.2 64 38.1 29.1-48.1 30 16.9 10.9-25.4 12 8.3 4.2-15.8
$35,000- 49,999 216 36 20.8 13.9-29.9 76 32.2 24.6-40.9 62 32.3 24.5-41.2 33 12.3 8.4-17.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 268 48 18.5 13.4-25.0 81 26.4 20.5-33.4 90 37.5 30.4-45.2 39 14.0 9.5-20.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 744 183 25.9 22.2-29.9 307 40.4 36.1-44.8 187 24.5 20.9-28.5 54 7.9 5.7-10.9 13 1.3 0.7- 2.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 69 11.3 8.5-14.9 129 19.7 16.0-23.9 181 31.3 26.5-36.5 146 25.2 20.5-30.5 87 12.5 9.6-16.2
No 1,411 334 24.9 22.1-27.9 540 36.8 33.6-40.2 407 29.7 26.7-32.8 119 7.9 6.2-10.0 11 0.7 0.4- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 493 95 20.5 16.3-25.5 157 31.8 26.8-37.2 138 27.1 22.4-32.3 74 16.1 12.1-21.0 29 4.6 2.9- 7.1
Non-Veteran 1,592 323 20.8 18.3-23.4 526 31.5 28.5-34.6 478 31.5 28.6-34.5 195 12.0 9.9-14.6 70 4.2 3.1- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 163 23.8 20.3-27.8 274 34.5 30.6-38.6 197 28.0 24.4-32.0 92 11.4 9.0-14.3 17 2.2 1.3- 3.8
Regional City or Suburban County 554 116 19.3 15.6-23.6 166 29.7 24.5-35.4 178 33.3 28.5-38.4 72 13.9 10.0-19.0 22 3.9 2.4- 6.2
Rural 812 141 18.3 14.9-22.2 249 29.7 25.7-34.1 250 31.5 27.1-36.2 112 14.0 10.8-17.9 60 6.6 4.6- 9.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,355 323 25.8 23.0-28.9 496 34.6 31.6-37.7 384 29.7 26.7-32.8 131 8.4 6.8-10.3 21 1.5 0.9- 2.6
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 61 10.6 7.9-14.2 139 29.6 24.3-35.4 147 32.7 27.1-38.7 84 20.4 15.7-26.0 31 6.8 4.3-10.4
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 27.0 18.0-38.3
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 25 15.3 9.7-23.4 27 21.6 13.3-33.0 40 30.8 21.6-41.9 32 20.0 11.9-31.5 20 12.3 7.0-20.7
101% to 150% 115 18 16.7 10.0-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 20.9 13.6-30.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 22 16.7 9.3-28.0 44 26.5 18.9-35.7 50 31.7 23.0-41.8 27 18.4 11.2-28.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,176 252 22.4 19.6-25.5 447 35.4 32.1-38.9 326 29.6 26.3-33.1 117 10.0 8.0-12.4 34 2.5 1.7- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 87 17.5 13.4-22.4 144 27.6 22.4-33.5 157 32.1 26.2-38.7 77 16.0 11.4-21.9 40 6.9 4.5-10.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 120 19.6 16.0-23.8 203 29.5 25.0-34.4 223 35.3 30.9-40.0 83 11.1 8.6-14.1 32 4.5 2.9- 6.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 213 22.7 19.5-26.2 342 34.6 31.0-38.4 245 26.8 23.5-30.3 116 13.1 10.3-16.6 27 2.9 1.8- 4.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 144 20.3 16.9-24.2 250 34.8 30.6-39.3 193 28.7 24.8-33.0 83 12.8 9.4-17.2 20 3.4 1.9- 5.8
2nd Quartile 579 123 22.0 18.1-26.6 188 31.7 26.9-36.9 175 31.7 27.2-36.6 70 11.1 8.4-14.5 23 3.5 2.2- 5.6
3rd Quartile 532 110 21.9 17.8-26.7 168 29.6 25.0-34.7 150 30.1 25.3-35.4 74 13.4 10.0-17.6 30 4.9 3.2- 7.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 43 12.7 8.6-18.4 83 24.5 18.4-31.8 107 35.4 27.5-44.2 49 19.7 12.7-29.2 26 7.7 4.3-13.3

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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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