2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
MALES 2,109 1,734 82.7 80.4-84.8 375 17.3 15.2-19.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,323 1,115 83.8 80.9-86.2 208 16.2 13.8-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 305 241 80.2 73.9-85.4 64 19.8 14.6-26.1
Other 425 331 80.9 74.4-86.2 94 19.1 13.8-25.6
AGE
18-34 540 486 91.1 87.5-93.7 54 8.9 6.3-12.5
35-44 314 272 87.1 81.9-91.0 42 12.9 9.0-18.1
45-54 337 271 83.3 78.0-87.5 66 16.7 12.5-22.0
55-64 350 282 77.9 70.9-83.6 68 22.1 16.4-29.1
65-74 344 258 75.7 69.3-81.2 86 24.3 18.8-30.7
75+ 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 135 66.4 57.0-74.6 75 33.6 25.4-43.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 519 409 81.1 76.1-85.2 110 18.9 14.8-23.9
Some Post-H.S. 569 465 84.2 80.4-87.4 104 15.8 12.6-19.6
College Graduate 798 713 90.3 87.7-92.4 85 9.7 7.6-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 137 74.8 65.5-82.3 42 25.2 17.7-34.5
$35,000- 49,999 216 174 85.3 79.5-89.7 42 14.7 10.3-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 268 219 82.5 76.0-87.5 49 17.5 12.5-24.0
$75,000+ 744 677 90.8 87.8-93.2 67 9.2 6.8-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 379 62.3 56.9-67.4 233 37.7 32.6-43.1
No 1,411 1,281 91.4 89.2-93.2 130 8.6 6.8-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 493 390 79.4 74.3-83.7 103 20.6 16.3-25.7
Non-Veteran 1,592 1,327 83.7 81.0-86.1 265 16.3 13.9-19.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 634 86.4 83.3-89.0 109 13.6 11.0-16.7
Regional City or Suburban County 554 460 82.2 77.0-86.5 94 17.8 13.5-23.0
Rural 812 640 79.5 75.2-83.2 172 20.5 16.8-24.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,355 1,203 90.1 88.0-91.8 152 9.9 8.2-12.0
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 347 72.9 67.0-78.1 115 27.1 21.9-33.0
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 47 92.8 83.7-97.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 79 75.0 64.8-83.0 36 25.0 17.0-35.2
151% to 200% 149 116 74.8 64.1-83.2 33 25.2 16.8-35.9
More than 200% 1,176 1,025 87.5 84.9-89.7 151 12.5 10.3-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 388 77.2 71.0-82.3 117 22.8 17.7-29.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 546 84.4 80.9-87.4 115 15.6 12.6-19.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 800 84.0 80.5-87.1 143 16.0 12.9-19.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 587 83.8 79.3-87.6 103 16.2 12.4-20.7
2nd Quartile 579 486 85.4 81.6-88.5 93 14.6 11.5-18.4
3rd Quartile 532 428 81.7 77.2-85.5 104 18.3 14.5-22.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 233 72.6 63.2-80.3 75 27.4 19.7-36.8

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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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