2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,420 3,999 90.0 88.7-91.1 421 10.0 8.9-11.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,763 2,645 94.6 93.3-95.7 118 5.4 4.3- 6.7
GENDER
Male 1,318 1,247 93.1 91.1-94.8 71 6.9 5.2- 8.9
Female 1,445 1,398 96.0 94.3-97.2 47 4.0 2.8- 5.7
AGE
18-34 544 493 89.0 85.3-91.9 51 11.0 8.1-14.7
35-44 354 337 94.4 90.8-96.6 17 5.6 3.4- 9.2
45-54 426 400 94.6 91.6-96.6 26 5.4 3.4- 8.4
55-64 520 500 94.2 89.8-96.8 20 5.8 3.2-10.2
65-74 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 351 351 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 97 83.0 71.9-90.3 15 17.0 9.7-28.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 515 92.2 89.3-94.3 44 7.8 5.7-10.7
Some Post-H.S. 816 777 95.1 92.8-96.6 39 4.9 3.4- 7.2
College Graduate 1,270 1,252 98.7 97.8-99.2 18 1.3 0.8- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 146 92.5 87.4-95.7 16 7.5 4.3-12.6
$25,000- 34,999 239 220 88.9 81.2-93.6 19 11.1 6.4-18.8
$35,000- 49,999 286 267 90.4 84.1-94.3 19 9.6 5.7-15.9
$50,000- 74,999 368 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,035 1,015 97.9 96.6-98.7 20 2.1 1.3- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 863 820 93.9 91.3-95.7 43 6.1 4.3- 8.7
No 1,826 1,753 94.8 93.2-96.1 73 5.2 3.9- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,376 2,267 94.1 92.7-95.3 109 5.9 4.7- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 842 803 94.4 92.1-96.1 39 5.6 3.9- 7.9
Regional City or Suburban County 789 753 95.3 93.2-96.7 36 4.7 3.3- 6.8
Rural 1,132 1,089 94.2 91.7-96.0 43 5.8 4.0- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,517 1,444 93.3 91.2-94.9 73 6.7 5.1- 8.8
Unemployed 82 62 76.4 65.1-84.9 20 23.6 15.1-34.9
Retired 823 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 123 89.2 82.2-93.6 17 10.8 6.4-17.8
151% to 200% 203 185 89.6 82.2-94.1 18 10.4 5.9-17.8
More than 200% 1,656 1,613 96.5 95.0-97.6 43 3.5 2.4- 5.0
HOUSING
Own 2,027 1,976 96.2 94.8-97.3 51 3.8 2.7- 5.2
Rent 561 511 90.2 86.9-92.7 50 9.8 7.3-13.1
Other arrangement 154 138 83.9 74.7-90.2 16 16.1 9.8-25.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 518 93.4 88.9-96.2 22 6.6 3.8-11.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 961 914 94.2 92.0-95.8 47 5.8 4.2- 8.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 1,213 95.5 93.8-96.7 49 4.5 3.3- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,022 985 95.8 94.1-97.1 37 4.2 2.9- 5.9
2nd Quartile 794 753 94.2 91.9-95.9 41 5.8 4.1- 8.1
3rd Quartile 655 624 93.7 90.4-95.9 31 6.3 4.1- 9.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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