2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
Non-Hispanic White 2,745 131 6.0 4.6- 7.7 2,614 94.0 92.3-95.4
GENDER
Male 1,299 53 4.7 3.2- 6.9 1,246 95.3 93.1-96.8
Female 1,446 78 7.1 5.0-10.0 1,368 92.9 90.0-95.0
AGE
18-34 542 15 2.9 1.7- 5.0 527 97.1 95.0-98.3
35-44 350 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 416 17 4.9 2.7- 8.8 399 95.1 91.2-97.3
55-64 521 35 9.4 5.5-15.4 486 90.6 84.6-94.5
65-74 519 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 349 30 11.3 6.6-18.9 319 88.7 81.1-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 33 6.2 3.8-10.0 518 93.8 90.0-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 816 51 6.0 4.3- 8.3 765 94.0 91.7-95.7
College Graduate 1,259 32 2.5 1.7- 3.8 1,227 97.5 96.2-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 16 7.0 3.8-12.3 149 93.0 87.7-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 364 24 6.9 4.3-10.8 340 93.1 89.2-95.7
$75,000+ 1,030 21 2.3 1.3- 3.9 1,009 97.7 96.1-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 872 131 17.2 13.4-21.7 741 82.8 78.3-86.6
No 1,843 *** *** *** 1,843 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 21 5.3 3.0- 9.1 354 94.7 90.9-97.0
Non-Veteran 2,365 110 6.1 4.6- 8.0 2,255 93.9 92.0-95.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 838 32 4.7 3.0- 7.3 806 95.3 92.7-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 786 30 4.4 2.7- 6.9 756 95.6 93.1-97.3
Rural 1,121 69 8.2 5.5-12.1 1,052 91.8 87.9-94.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,510 39 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,471 97.5 96.3-98.3
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 821 47 7.0 4.8-10.2 774 93.0 89.8-95.2
Unable to Work 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,646 56 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,590 96.0 94.3-97.2
HOUSING
Own 2,007 91 6.2 4.5- 8.4 1,916 93.8 91.6-95.5
Rent 559 30 5.5 3.7- 8.1 529 94.5 91.9-96.3
Other arrangement 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 537 31 9.8 5.4-17.2 506 90.2 82.8-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 59 7.3 5.2-10.2 901 92.7 89.8-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,248 41 3.2 2.2- 4.5 1,207 96.8 95.5-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,012 39 3.9 2.6- 5.6 973 96.1 94.4-97.4
2nd Quartile 792 39 5.9 3.9- 8.7 753 94.1 91.3-96.1
3rd Quartile 652 33 8.9 5.1-15.0 619 91.1 85.0-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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