2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,529 141 4.9 3.9- 6.0 135 4.0 3.1- 5.0 700 20.5 18.7-22.4 871 24.1 22.3-26.1 1,682 46.6 44.4-48.8
Non-Hispanic White 2,221 80 4.4 3.2- 6.0 64 2.8 2.1- 3.7 412 18.2 16.2-20.3 603 26.9 24.6-29.3 1,062 47.7 45.0-50.5
GENDER
Male 1,042 34 4.2 2.7- 6.4 27 2.3 1.5- 3.7 172 17.5 14.6-20.8 261 25.7 22.4-29.3 548 50.3 46.5-54.2
Female 1,179 46 4.6 3.0- 7.1 37 3.2 2.2- 4.7 240 18.8 16.3-21.7 342 28.0 24.8-31.4 514 45.4 41.6-49.2
AGE
18-34 367 13 3.3 1.8- 5.9 17 4.1 2.4- 6.7 103 25.4 20.7-30.7 128 35.1 29.3-41.3 106 32.2 26.6-38.4
35-44 286 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 19.8 15.0-25.6 85 28.9 23.2-35.4 120 41.3 34.9-48.1
45-54 347 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 15.0 11.1-19.9 107 27.9 22.6-34.0 165 50.2 43.6-56.8
55-64 455 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 17.3 12.9-22.9 118 25.5 20.5-31.2 230 49.6 43.3-55.8
65-74 429 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 13.4 10.0-17.6 91 21.6 16.9-27.0 248 59.4 53.2-65.3
75+ 299 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 13.5 8.7-20.3 61 18.8 13.5-25.6 179 61.7 53.5-69.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 19 3.8 2.2- 6.6 *** *** *** 86 20.8 16.3-26.1 99 24.2 19.3-30.0 222 49.0 43.1-55.0
Some Post-H.S. 670 32 4.6 3.1- 6.7 26 3.9 2.5- 6.0 124 16.9 13.8-20.4 168 26.9 22.9-31.4 320 47.8 43.2-52.4
College Graduate 1,014 21 2.1 1.2- 3.6 20 2.1 1.2- 3.4 176 16.6 14.1-19.4 328 33.0 29.6-36.5 469 46.3 42.6-50.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 24.6 16.8-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 21.8 14.4-31.5 48 25.7 18.5-34.3 74 35.5 27.1-44.9
$35,000- 49,999 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 20.0 13.6-28.5 69 32.3 24.5-41.3 89 43.2 34.7-52.2
$50,000- 74,999 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 17.7 13.2-23.3 87 30.6 24.3-37.8 138 48.3 41.4-55.3
$75,000+ 868 19 2.6 1.6- 4.5 *** *** *** 134 15.0 12.4-18.0 261 28.5 25.1-32.2 442 52.2 48.2-56.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 723 50 8.2 5.5-11.9 37 5.0 3.4- 7.4 184 25.2 21.2-29.6 170 24.3 20.3-28.7 282 37.4 32.6-42.5
No 1,475 28 2.3 1.4- 3.8 26 1.5 0.9- 2.3 223 14.4 12.4-16.6 426 28.3 25.5-31.3 772 53.6 50.4-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 15.9 11.3-22.0 61 23.5 17.8-30.5 158 52.0 44.6-59.3
Non-Veteran 1,934 68 4.5 3.2- 6.3 55 2.5 1.8- 3.4 366 18.5 16.4-20.8 542 27.3 24.9-30.0 903 47.2 44.3-50.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 642 19 3.8 2.2- 6.5 15 2.1 1.2- 3.6 119 16.7 13.6-20.3 207 32.0 27.9-36.4 282 45.4 40.8-50.2
Regional City or Suburban County 634 22 3.7 2.2- 5.9 22 3.4 2.1- 5.7 130 18.1 14.9-21.7 162 25.0 20.9-29.7 298 49.8 44.9-54.8
Rural 945 39 5.4 3.3- 8.8 27 2.8 1.7- 4.4 163 19.3 16.0-23.1 234 24.8 21.2-28.8 482 47.7 43.4-52.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,218 37 3.8 2.5- 5.7 24 1.9 1.2- 3.0 224 17.2 14.9-19.8 384 30.5 27.4-33.8 549 46.6 43.1-50.1
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 694 *** *** *** 20 2.2 1.3- 3.7 106 14.1 11.0-17.9 151 22.2 18.4-26.6 402 59.2 54.2-64.0
Unable to Work 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 31.6 22.4-42.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 24.4 16.1-35.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.8 13.3-31.1 *** *** *** 42 29.3 20.1-40.6
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.4 14.4-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 22.7 15.6-31.8 39 26.0 17.9-36.2 70 41.9 32.5-51.9
More than 200% 1,351 37 3.2 2.1- 5.0 25 1.9 1.2- 3.0 230 16.5 14.2-19.2 408 28.9 26.0-31.9 651 49.4 46.1-52.8
HOUSING
Own 1,724 55 4.3 3.0- 6.2 40 2.4 1.6- 3.5 271 15.1 13.1-17.4 458 26.1 23.5-28.8 900 52.1 49.0-55.2
Rent 358 *** *** *** 18 4.7 2.7- 7.9 111 35.1 29.2-41.4 104 27.9 22.7-33.7 109 27.7 22.6-33.4
Other arrangement 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.6 14.9-32.7 *** *** *** 47 31.6 22.4-42.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 20.2 15.1-26.6 90 21.0 15.7-27.4 235 49.4 42.3-56.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 34 3.5 2.4- 5.1 28 3.3 2.2- 5.1 151 19.2 16.1-22.7 203 25.4 21.9-29.2 394 48.6 44.3-52.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 975 28 3.9 2.5- 6.0 26 2.6 1.6- 4.1 178 16.4 13.9-19.2 310 30.9 27.4-34.6 433 46.3 42.4-50.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 814 26 4.4 2.7- 6.9 23 2.8 1.7- 4.6 145 17.2 14.3-20.6 249 29.5 25.8-33.5 371 46.1 41.9-50.4
2nd Quartile 627 25 3.4 2.2- 5.3 19 3.0 1.8- 5.0 117 17.9 14.6-21.9 161 26.2 22.1-30.7 305 49.5 44.6-54.3
3rd Quartile 535 *** *** *** 17 3.0 1.7- 5.2 102 18.5 14.6-23.1 141 26.8 21.9-32.3 257 47.8 41.9-53.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 22.3 15.3-31.3 52 18.9 13.2-26.2 129 47.9 39.0-57.0

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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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