2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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  Total
Respond.^
White Black or African American Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Other* Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,584 2,239 60.8 58.6-63.1 612 18.9 17.2-20.8 291 8.0 6.9- 9.2 117 1.3 0.9- 1.8 151 5.5 4.5- 6.8 174 5.5 4.2- 7.1
GENDER
Male 1,657 1,056 63.0 59.9-66.1 245 17.6 15.3-20.2 154 8.7 7.0-10.7 *** *** *** 73 5.2 3.9- 6.8 83 4.5 3.4- 5.9
Female 1,927 1,183 58.9 55.6-62.0 367 20.1 17.6-22.8 137 7.3 6.0- 9.0 71 1.4 0.9- 2.2 78 5.9 4.3- 7.9 91 6.4 4.4- 9.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,198 2,118 64.4 62.1-66.7 569 19.3 17.6-21.2 128 4.0 3.2- 5.0 105 1.3 0.8- 1.9 129 5.6 4.4- 6.9 149 5.4 4.0- 7.1
No 333 100 36.8 30.0-44.1 30 11.1 6.9-17.4 156 42.0 35.1-49.2 *** *** *** 20 5.2 3.0- 9.0 18 4.1 2.4- 7.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 914 632 68.0 63.8-71.9 99 12.4 9.9-15.5 56 5.6 3.9- 8.0 *** *** *** 57 8.9 6.5-12.0 44 4.4 3.0- 6.3
Overweight 1,184 774 64.4 60.7-68.0 193 18.0 15.2-21.1 90 7.6 5.6-10.2 35 1.0 0.6- 1.8 45 4.9 3.5- 7.0 47 4.0 2.8- 5.6
Obese 1,115 645 57.7 53.6-61.7 261 26.0 22.4-30.0 86 7.4 5.8- 9.5 *** *** *** 36 4.2 2.5- 6.9 43 3.2 2.2- 4.6
Current Smoker
Yes 465 278 58.6 51.8-65.1 97 21.9 17.3-27.3 27 4.6 3.0- 7.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,076 1,936 61.6 59.3-64.0 512 18.6 16.8-20.7 260 8.5 7.2- 9.9 91 1.3 0.8- 1.9 134 5.5 4.5- 6.7 143 4.5 3.6- 5.6
History of CVD**
Yes 400 263 68.8 61.0-75.6 67 14.5 10.7-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,153 1,959 60.1 57.7-62.4 538 19.5 17.6-21.5 275 8.5 7.3- 9.9 95 1.3 0.8- 1.9 133 5.4 4.4- 6.6 153 5.2 4.0- 6.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 500 320 61.4 55.9-66.7 77 18.0 14.1-22.8 54 10.3 7.4-14.3 *** *** *** 23 6.7 4.1-10.8 16 2.9 1.6- 5.1
No 2,890 1,823 61.6 59.1-64.1 508 19.6 17.6-21.7 205 6.9 5.7- 8.3 102 1.4 0.9- 2.1 119 5.3 4.2- 6.7 133 5.2 4.0- 6.8
Heavy Drinker
Yes 210 147 70.6 62.0-78.0 25 12.1 7.8-18.2 15 6.8 3.8-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,192 2,002 61.0 58.6-63.3 563 19.8 17.9-21.8 245 7.5 6.4- 8.9 107 1.3 0.9- 1.9 132 5.3 4.3- 6.6 143 5.0 3.9- 6.4
COPD
Yes 298 214 69.3 59.6-77.6 37 14.8 9.7-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,278 2,020 60.1 57.7-62.4 574 19.3 17.5-21.2 280 8.3 7.1- 9.7 101 1.2 0.8- 1.8 143 5.9 4.8- 7.3 160 5.2 4.0- 6.7
Current Asthma
Yes 320 205 58.6 50.3-66.5 61 21.3 15.8-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,246 2,022 61.1 58.8-63.4 551 18.8 17.0-20.8 277 8.5 7.3- 9.9 104 1.3 0.9- 1.9 131 5.1 4.2- 6.2 161 5.1 4.0- 6.7
Diabetes
Yes 508 289 58.4 52.3-64.2 125 25.0 20.4-30.2 *** *** *** 24 1.6 0.9- 2.9 18 3.5 2.1- 5.9 21 3.9 2.3- 6.3
No 3,065 1,946 61.6 59.2-63.9 483 17.5 15.8-19.4 260 8.1 7.0- 9.3 93 1.2 0.8- 1.9 132 5.9 4.7- 7.3 151 5.7 4.3- 7.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,166 727 61.4 57.0-65.5 203 18.6 15.4-22.3 81 6.8 5.0- 9.4 53 1.7 0.9- 3.0 48 6.0 4.0- 8.9 54 5.5 3.5- 8.7
No 2,375 1,485 61.0 58.4-63.5 403 19.3 17.3-21.5 207 8.5 7.2-10.0 63 1.0 0.6- 1.7 102 5.4 4.3- 6.7 115 4.8 3.8- 6.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,117 773 67.9 63.4-72.0 183 17.1 14.3-20.2 *** *** *** 49 1.4 0.9- 2.1 31 4.1 2.3- 7.1 51 6.2 3.8-10.0
No 2,467 1,466 57.9 55.2-60.5 429 19.7 17.6-22.0 261 9.9 8.5-11.4 68 1.2 0.7- 2.0 120 6.2 5.0- 7.6 123 5.2 3.9- 7.0

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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