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 4,380 662 15.7 14.1-17.4 3,718 84.3 82.6-85.9
Non-Hispanic White 2,736 400 15.8 13.9-18.0 2,336 84.2 82.0-86.1
GENDER
Male 1,298 151 11.3 9.3-13.6 1,147 88.7 86.4-90.7
Female 1,438 249 20.0 17.0-23.5 1,189 80.0 76.5-83.0
AGE
18-34 543 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1 522 95.6 92.9-97.3
35-44 349 20 6.4 3.7-10.8 329 93.6 89.2-96.3
45-54 415 55 14.0 10.4-18.6 360 86.0 81.4-89.6
55-64 518 95 20.6 15.9-26.2 423 79.4 73.8-84.1
65-74 518 104 22.6 17.4-28.8 414 77.4 71.2-82.6
75+ 346 100 36.4 28.7-44.9 246 63.6 55.1-71.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 548 107 19.2 15.3-23.7 441 80.8 76.3-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 813 141 15.6 12.8-18.8 672 84.4 81.2-87.2
College Graduate 1,256 107 7.6 6.1- 9.5 1,149 92.4 90.5-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 58 38.2 29.2-48.0 105 61.8 52.0-70.8
$25,000- 34,999 240 41 16.9 11.1-24.8 199 83.1 75.2-88.9
$35,000- 49,999 284 43 15.4 10.5-22.0 241 84.6 78.0-89.5
$50,000- 74,999 362 42 10.5 7.2-15.1 320 89.5 84.9-92.8
$75,000+ 1,029 60 5.2 3.9- 7.0 969 94.8 93.0-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 867 400 45.5 41.0-50.2 467 54.5 49.8-59.0
No 1,843 *** *** *** 1,843 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 61 15.8 11.6-21.2 311 84.2 78.8-88.4
Non-Veteran 2,359 337 15.8 13.7-18.2 2,022 84.2 81.8-86.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 837 93 11.2 8.6-14.4 744 88.8 85.6-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 784 102 14.8 11.5-18.9 682 85.2 81.1-88.5
Rural 1,115 205 20.2 16.9-24.0 910 79.8 76.0-83.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,505 76 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,429 95.4 94.0-96.5
Unemployed 78 15 16.0 9.1-26.6 63 84.0 73.4-90.9
Retired 818 173 25.4 21.2-30.2 645 74.6 69.8-78.8
Unable to Work 180 123 68.9 58.6-77.6 57 31.1 22.4-41.4
Other not in Labor Force 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 36 26.1 17.8-36.4 105 73.9 63.6-82.2
151% to 200% 201 42 24.7 17.3-33.9 159 75.3 66.1-82.7
More than 200% 1,643 141 7.6 6.2- 9.3 1,502 92.4 90.7-93.8
HOUSING
Own 2,001 274 16.1 13.8-18.7 1,727 83.9 81.3-86.2
Rent 557 85 13.5 10.5-17.1 472 86.5 82.9-89.5
Other arrangement 155 35 17.6 11.9-25.2 120 82.4 74.8-88.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 107 23.6 18.1-30.1 423 76.4 69.9-81.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 961 154 16.7 13.6-20.4 807 83.3 79.6-86.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,245 139 11.7 9.5-14.3 1,106 88.3 85.7-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,011 112 11.4 9.0-14.2 899 88.6 85.8-91.0
2nd Quartile 789 114 14.1 11.2-17.7 675 85.9 82.3-88.8
3rd Quartile 651 114 22.3 17.4-28.1 537 77.7 71.9-82.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 60 22.9 16.8-30.4 225 77.1 69.6-83.2

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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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