2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,490 508 11.9 10.6-13.3 3,982 88.1 86.7-89.4
MALES 2,121 209 9.8 8.4-11.5 1,912 90.2 88.5-91.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,329 100 8.1 6.5-10.1 1,229 91.9 89.9-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 310 33 9.1 6.1-13.5 277 90.9 86.5-93.9
Other 425 72 17.1 12.8-22.4 353 82.9 77.6-87.2
AGE
18-34 542 75 13.4 10.3-17.3 467 86.6 82.7-89.7
35-44 314 46 14.1 10.2-19.2 268 85.9 80.8-89.8
45-54 338 38 11.0 7.5-15.7 300 89.0 84.3-92.5
55-64 356 30 6.7 4.3-10.2 326 93.3 89.8-95.7
65-74 345 13 3.3 1.7- 6.3 332 96.7 93.7-98.3
75+ 180 *** *** *** 174 94.8 86.1-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 51 22.2 16.2-29.8 163 77.8 70.2-83.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 526 60 8.4 6.2-11.4 466 91.6 88.6-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 570 59 10.8 8.1-14.3 511 89.2 85.7-91.9
College Graduate 798 38 4.4 3.0- 6.4 760 95.6 93.6-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 35 28.4 19.4-39.6 85 71.6 60.4-80.6
$15,000- 24,999 153 28 17.5 10.5-27.7 125 82.5 72.3-89.5
$25,000- 34,999 180 40 22.3 15.6-30.7 140 77.7 69.3-84.4
$35,000- 49,999 215 25 11.1 7.2-16.9 190 88.9 83.1-92.8
$50,000- 74,999 268 14 3.8 2.2- 6.7 254 96.2 93.3-97.8
$75,000+ 744 24 3.2 2.1- 5.1 720 96.8 94.9-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 619 99 15.6 12.4-19.5 520 84.4 80.5-87.6
No 1,415 100 7.3 5.8- 9.2 1,315 92.7 90.8-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 23 3.2 1.9- 5.2 474 96.8 94.8-98.1
Non-Veteran 1,600 184 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,416 88.2 86.1-90.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 746 83 11.4 9.0-14.3 663 88.6 85.7-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 555 47 9.2 6.5-12.9 508 90.8 87.1-93.5
Rural 820 79 8.8 6.6-11.6 741 91.2 88.4-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 131 9.5 7.8-11.7 1,231 90.5 88.3-92.2
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 464 11 3.0 1.4- 6.1 453 97.0 93.9-98.6
Unable to Work 130 31 20.0 12.7-30.2 99 80.0 69.8-87.3
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 38 25.8 17.8-35.9 111 74.2 64.1-82.2
101% to 150% 118 27 22.5 14.7-32.9 91 77.5 67.1-85.3
151% to 200% 149 23 14.0 8.2-23.0 126 86.0 77.0-91.8
More than 200% 1,175 58 5.0 3.7- 6.7 1,117 95.0 93.3-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 511 57 10.5 7.4-14.6 454 89.5 85.4-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 665 62 9.2 6.9-12.2 603 90.8 87.8-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 90 10.0 7.9-12.6 855 90.0 87.4-92.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 58 9.4 6.9-12.7 632 90.6 87.3-93.1
2nd Quartile 580 55 9.0 6.7-11.9 525 91.0 88.1-93.3
3rd Quartile 537 59 11.6 8.6-15.4 478 88.4 84.6-91.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 37 9.9 6.3-15.2 277 90.1 84.8-93.7

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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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