2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,432 2,915 65.5 63.5-67.4 373 8.2 7.3- 9.3 443 9.2 8.2-10.3 378 9.2 8.0-10.5 323 7.9 6.7- 9.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,759 1,757 63.5 61.1-65.9 261 9.1 7.8-10.5 303 10.1 8.8-11.4 234 9.0 7.5-10.7 204 8.3 7.0- 9.9
GENDER
Male 1,316 892 69.0 65.8-72.0 112 8.2 6.4-10.3 124 8.4 6.9-10.3 90 6.7 5.2- 8.6 98 7.8 6.1- 9.8
Female 1,443 865 58.5 54.9-62.0 149 10.0 8.2-12.0 179 11.6 9.7-13.7 144 11.1 8.8-14.0 106 8.9 6.8-11.4
AGE
18-34 549 342 63.0 57.9-67.8 77 12.2 9.4-15.7 72 12.5 9.7-16.0 42 9.4 6.3-13.9 16 2.9 1.6- 5.1
35-44 355 231 66.8 60.9-72.3 38 10.2 7.0-14.5 45 11.1 8.1-15.2 21 5.3 3.2- 8.6 20 6.6 3.9-11.0
45-54 426 281 69.5 63.7-74.7 45 8.3 5.9-11.6 38 7.7 5.3-11.1 32 8.1 5.5-11.9 30 6.3 4.2- 9.3
55-64 516 303 54.7 48.8-60.5 52 11.8 8.2-16.6 61 11.1 8.3-14.7 55 9.9 7.0-13.6 45 12.5 8.4-18.2
65-74 520 339 64.6 58.6-70.1 32 5.3 3.5- 7.8 46 7.3 5.0-10.6 55 13.3 8.8-19.5 48 9.6 6.9-13.3
75+ 344 222 63.5 55.8-70.5 *** *** *** 38 9.4 6.3-13.8 27 6.5 3.8-11.0 42 16.5 11.2-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 354 65.8 60.7-70.5 31 5.8 3.6- 9.1 58 10.4 7.7-13.9 48 8.1 5.7-11.2 61 10.0 7.4-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 818 512 64.2 60.0-68.1 63 8.4 6.3-11.1 91 10.5 8.3-13.0 77 8.1 6.2-10.6 75 8.8 6.8-11.5
College Graduate 1,271 831 65.6 62.5-68.7 162 13.3 11.2-15.7 148 10.8 9.0-12.8 84 7.1 5.5- 9.1 46 3.2 2.3- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 82 50.7 40.9-60.3 *** *** *** 19 10.6 6.3-17.3 *** *** *** 29 20.5 13.7-29.6
$25,000- 34,999 240 130 50.8 42.6-59.0 18 7.6 4.4-12.8 33 18.5 12.7-26.2 32 12.8 8.2-19.3 27 10.3 6.5-15.9
$35,000- 49,999 285 175 62.5 54.7-69.7 28 9.6 5.4-16.5 34 10.6 7.2-15.4 29 9.8 6.0-15.5 19 7.6 4.5-12.5
$50,000- 74,999 365 234 63.4 56.6-69.8 46 12.3 8.6-17.3 42 9.4 6.7-13.1 30 10.7 6.3-17.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,034 728 71.9 68.6-75.0 100 9.6 7.7-12.0 117 10.4 8.5-12.6 54 5.3 3.9- 7.3 35 2.7 1.8- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 852 393 44.7 40.2-49.3 65 7.3 5.3- 9.8 95 10.0 7.9-12.7 138 17.4 13.9-21.7 161 20.6 17.0-24.7
No 1,829 1,315 73.4 70.9-75.8 187 10.1 8.5-12.0 200 10.0 8.6-11.7 89 4.6 3.6- 5.9 38 1.9 1.3- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 376 250 68.4 62.4-73.9 21 4.4 2.7- 7.0 41 9.2 6.5-12.9 28 5.8 3.8- 8.9 36 12.2 8.2-17.7
Non-Veteran 2,371 1,499 62.8 60.2-65.4 240 9.8 8.4-11.4 262 10.2 8.9-11.8 205 9.4 7.8-11.4 165 7.7 6.3- 9.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 842 533 64.7 60.7-68.4 105 11.7 9.4-14.4 103 11.2 9.0-13.8 62 7.8 5.8-10.4 39 4.7 3.3- 6.8
Regional City or Suburban County 787 508 65.0 60.4-69.3 71 8.9 6.7-11.7 85 9.4 7.3-12.0 61 7.5 5.2-10.5 62 9.2 6.7-12.6
Rural 1,130 716 61.5 57.5-65.4 85 7.3 5.5- 9.7 115 9.7 7.8-12.1 111 11.1 8.5-14.4 103 10.3 8.0-13.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,520 1,032 70.3 67.5-73.0 180 10.5 8.8-12.4 174 10.9 9.2-12.9 91 5.8 4.5- 7.3 43 2.6 1.8- 3.7
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 815 542 66.5 62.1-70.6 38 4.5 3.0- 6.7 84 8.8 6.8-11.4 71 8.8 6.6-11.7 80 11.4 8.7-14.7
Unable to Work 176 36 19.9 12.8-29.6 *** *** *** 18 6.2 3.5-10.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** 23 19.1 11.5-30.2 18 11.5 6.9-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.6 6.1-17.7 20 13.0 7.6-21.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** 17 9.1 5.2-15.3 24 18.6 11.8-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 116 55.9 47.0-64.4 *** *** *** 28 13.3 8.6-19.9 21 13.1 7.6-21.5 24 12.6 8.0-19.3
More than 200% 1,650 1,116 68.7 65.8-71.3 170 10.5 8.7-12.6 185 10.4 8.8-12.2 108 6.3 5.1- 7.9 71 4.1 3.1- 5.4
HOUSING
Own 2,017 1,342 65.6 62.7-68.4 180 8.5 7.1-10.2 212 9.8 8.3-11.4 150 8.3 6.6-10.4 133 7.8 6.3- 9.7
Rent 563 303 54.6 49.7-59.4 70 12.8 9.8-16.5 74 12.6 9.8-16.0 65 11.2 8.5-14.5 51 8.8 6.2-12.3
Other arrangement 156 96 58.6 48.8-67.7 *** *** *** 16 8.0 4.5-13.9 17 12.9 7.7-20.8 17 12.8 7.3-21.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 537 336 59.0 52.7-65.1 38 7.1 4.5-11.2 61 11.2 8.2-15.1 54 12.3 8.1-18.4 48 10.3 6.8-15.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 618 65.9 61.9-69.7 88 8.6 6.8-10.9 85 7.7 6.0- 9.9 88 9.2 7.0-12.2 81 8.5 6.4-11.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 803 63.6 60.2-66.8 135 10.3 8.5-12.6 157 11.5 9.6-13.6 92 7.3 5.8- 9.2 75 7.3 5.6- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,027 666 64.8 61.1-68.3 99 9.1 7.3-11.5 124 11.2 9.2-13.6 72 7.0 5.4- 9.1 66 7.8 5.8-10.5
2nd Quartile 792 512 65.5 61.2-69.5 74 10.4 7.9-13.7 76 8.3 6.4-10.6 70 8.6 6.3-11.7 60 7.2 5.4- 9.5
3rd Quartile 652 398 60.0 54.4-65.5 67 8.1 6.1-10.7 75 11.0 8.3-14.5 58 10.6 7.2-15.5 54 10.2 7.0-14.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 181 61.0 52.8-68.6 21 6.5 3.9-10.6 28 9.3 5.9-14.2 34 13.9 8.6-21.6 24 9.4 5.7-15.2

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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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