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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
Non-Hispanic White 2,731 197 8.9 7.3-10.9 2,534 91.1 89.1-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,296 64 5.8 4.2- 8.1 1,232 94.2 91.9-95.8
Female 1,435 133 11.9 9.2-15.1 1,302 88.1 84.9-90.8
AGE
18-34 541 33 7.7 4.8-11.9 508 92.3 88.1-95.2
35-44 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 412 29 8.3 5.4-12.4 383 91.7 87.6-94.6
55-64 521 34 10.1 6.1-16.2 487 89.9 83.8-93.9
65-74 516 41 6.0 4.2- 8.4 475 94.0 91.6-95.8
75+ 348 43 18.0 11.4-27.3 305 82.0 72.7-88.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 548 59 11.5 8.3-15.8 489 88.5 84.2-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 812 69 7.3 5.5- 9.7 743 92.7 90.3-94.5
College Graduate 1,253 45 3.1 2.1- 4.4 1,208 96.9 95.6-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 31 22.7 14.6-33.5 133 77.3 66.5-85.4
$25,000- 34,999 238 30 15.2 9.4-23.6 208 84.8 76.4-90.6
$35,000- 49,999 283 18 6.7 3.7-11.7 265 93.3 88.3-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,028 27 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,001 98.0 96.9-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 864 197 25.9 21.6-30.6 667 74.1 69.4-78.4
No 1,843 *** *** *** 1,843 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 30 8.6 5.4-13.3 340 91.4 86.7-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,356 167 9.0 7.2-11.2 2,189 91.0 88.8-92.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 832 43 5.7 3.8- 8.5 789 94.3 91.5-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 781 59 10.6 7.3-15.0 722 89.4 85.0-92.7
Rural 1,118 95 10.1 7.5-13.4 1,023 89.9 86.6-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,504 39 2.9 1.9- 4.2 1,465 97.1 95.8-98.1
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 817 69 9.8 6.7-14.1 748 90.2 85.9-93.3
Unable to Work 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 19 14.6 8.5-24.0 182 85.4 76.0-91.5
More than 200% 1,641 65 3.0 2.3- 4.0 1,576 97.0 96.0-97.7
HOUSING
Own 2,001 128 8.8 6.9-11.3 1,873 91.2 88.7-93.1
Rent 554 46 8.0 5.6-11.3 508 92.0 88.7-94.4
Other arrangement 154 22 13.1 7.8-21.3 132 86.9 78.7-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 57 12.8 8.5-18.8 477 87.2 81.2-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 957 78 11.4 8.3-15.5 879 88.6 84.5-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,240 62 5.2 3.8- 7.1 1,178 94.8 92.9-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,007 51 5.4 3.8- 7.7 956 94.6 92.3-96.2
2nd Quartile 786 62 9.0 6.2-12.9 724 91.0 87.1-93.8
3rd Quartile 650 51 12.1 8.3-17.5 599 87.9 82.5-91.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 33 14.4 8.8-22.6 255 85.6 77.4-91.2

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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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