2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
Non-Hispanic White 2,788 508 18.4 16.7-20.4 1,061 36.2 33.9-38.6 771 28.3 26.2-30.6 314 11.3 9.8-13.0 134 5.8 4.5- 7.3
GENDER
Male 1,323 255 20.0 17.5-22.9 490 34.7 31.6-37.9 370 29.0 26.0-32.3 144 11.3 9.2-13.8 64 5.0 3.7- 6.7
Female 1,465 253 17.0 14.6-19.7 571 37.6 34.2-41.1 401 27.7 24.7-30.8 170 11.3 9.2-13.8 70 6.5 4.6- 9.1
AGE
18-34 553 125 23.9 19.7-28.6 238 41.0 36.1-46.1 133 26.3 22.0-31.0 47 7.4 5.3-10.2 *** *** ***
35-44 356 82 26.1 20.9-32.1 145 37.1 31.5-43.1 93 26.2 21.5-31.7 26 5.7 3.6- 8.9 *** *** ***
45-54 428 79 16.8 13.0-21.6 171 39.7 32.8-47.1 116 29.0 23.4-35.3 43 10.3 7.1-14.5 19 4.2 2.6- 6.7
55-64 522 96 18.0 14.2-22.6 180 31.7 26.9-37.0 147 27.0 22.2-32.3 71 17.3 12.6-23.4 28 5.9 3.8- 9.1
65-74 526 84 12.9 9.9-16.5 190 36.6 31.5-42.0 148 27.5 23.0-32.6 69 13.9 10.3-18.3 35 9.2 5.2-15.8
75+ 354 35 8.3 5.2-12.8 111 25.9 20.6-32.0 122 37.8 30.5-45.7 55 14.9 10.3-21.0 31 13.2 8.3-20.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** 20 16.9 9.1-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 81 16.3 12.8-20.5 160 28.6 24.3-33.4 191 33.9 29.1-39.0 84 13.9 10.5-18.0 44 7.4 5.2-10.4
Some Post-H.S. 830 133 17.7 14.5-21.4 288 36.2 32.0-40.7 249 28.6 25.0-32.4 118 12.8 10.3-15.9 42 4.6 3.2- 6.6
College Graduate 1,278 286 24.2 21.4-27.2 590 46.2 43.0-49.4 288 21.7 19.1-24.5 87 5.7 4.6- 7.2 27 2.2 1.4- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 *** *** *** 27 19.9 12.8-29.6 32 23.8 15.7-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 *** *** *** 47 28.1 20.6-37.0 51 29.0 21.4-38.1 41 28.7 19.9-39.4 17 10.5 6.0-17.6
$25,000- 34,999 241 26 10.4 6.8-15.8 76 26.2 20.2-33.2 87 42.0 33.8-50.6 38 14.9 9.9-21.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 287 41 16.0 11.0-22.6 109 34.9 28.1-42.3 83 29.6 23.0-37.2 44 15.6 10.8-22.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 370 67 17.9 13.6-23.1 140 39.3 32.9-46.1 107 28.4 23.1-34.3 44 10.4 7.3-14.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,036 258 26.3 23.1-29.7 467 43.6 40.0-47.2 238 23.8 20.7-27.1 57 5.2 3.8- 7.1 16 1.2 0.7- 2.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 867 77 8.1 6.2-10.5 211 23.3 19.8-27.3 260 31.2 27.1-35.6 200 22.2 18.6-26.3 119 15.3 12.0-19.3
No 1,841 418 24.1 21.7-26.7 821 42.7 40.0-45.5 485 26.8 24.4-29.4 103 5.5 4.3- 7.0 14 0.8 0.4- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 74 21.3 16.5-26.9 130 33.9 28.4-40.0 100 25.2 20.2-30.9 46 12.8 8.9-18.0 27 6.9 4.2-11.0
Non-Veteran 2,399 434 18.1 16.2-20.2 925 36.5 34.0-39.1 669 28.8 26.5-31.3 264 10.9 9.3-12.8 107 5.6 4.3- 7.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 851 168 21.0 18.0-24.5 368 40.2 36.4-44.2 210 26.1 22.6-29.9 80 9.4 7.2-12.2 25 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Regional City or Suburban County 798 144 17.5 14.4-21.2 290 37.1 32.4-42.0 241 29.4 25.5-33.8 86 10.4 8.0-13.4 37 5.6 3.6- 8.4
Rural 1,139 196 17.3 14.5-20.4 403 32.4 29.1-36.0 320 29.1 25.6-32.8 148 13.5 10.7-16.7 72 7.8 5.5-10.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,528 342 23.8 21.2-26.6 654 40.6 37.4-43.8 402 27.7 25.0-30.7 114 6.6 5.3- 8.3 16 1.3 0.7- 2.2
Unemployed 82 12 16.7 9.2-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.1 6.7-21.0 *** *** ***
Retired 829 114 11.4 9.0-14.3 301 35.2 31.1-39.4 251 31.7 27.4-36.3 116 15.1 12.0-18.9 47 6.6 4.6- 9.4
Unable to Work 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 21.0 14.4-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 32 23.2 15.5-33.2 *** *** *** 38 28.6 19.9-39.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** 29 20.1 13.2-29.5 39 28.9 20.1-39.7 *** *** *** 25 18.6 11.8-28.0
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 31.3 22.6-41.7 28 20.7 13.4-30.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 204 23 13.1 7.9-20.9 72 30.5 23.6-38.4 66 32.4 24.8-41.1 34 17.6 11.5-26.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,660 357 22.5 20.1-25.1 694 40.2 37.3-43.1 424 26.8 24.1-29.6 145 8.0 6.6- 9.7 40 2.5 1.7- 3.7
HOUSING
Own 2,038 401 19.6 17.5-21.9 799 36.8 34.1-39.7 553 27.5 25.0-30.2 207 10.8 9.0-12.8 78 5.3 3.9- 7.2
Rent 568 78 14.5 11.3-18.4 207 35.4 30.9-40.1 166 31.3 26.9-36.0 79 11.8 9.3-14.9 38 7.1 4.8-10.5
Other arrangement 158 25 14.4 8.8-22.6 50 32.7 24.2-42.4 43 28.4 20.4-37.9 24 16.4 10.5-24.8 16 8.1 4.5-14.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 95 16.2 12.4-20.8 180 29.1 24.3-34.5 160 31.0 25.6-36.9 68 14.8 10.3-20.7 39 9.0 5.3-14.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 969 157 17.7 14.8-21.1 347 35.8 31.7-40.2 290 30.0 26.3-34.0 127 10.9 9.0-13.2 48 5.6 3.8- 8.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 256 20.0 17.4-22.9 534 39.5 36.3-42.8 321 25.8 23.0-28.8 119 10.1 8.1-12.6 47 4.5 3.2- 6.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,035 208 20.8 17.8-24.1 425 38.4 34.9-42.0 263 26.4 23.2-29.9 104 10.0 7.9-12.6 35 4.4 2.9- 6.7
2nd Quartile 805 142 18.4 15.3-21.8 296 36.8 32.7-41.1 233 29.3 25.4-33.5 90 9.9 7.7-12.5 44 5.7 4.1- 7.9
3rd Quartile 657 115 17.3 13.7-21.6 248 35.0 29.8-40.6 179 26.2 21.9-31.1 79 14.2 10.4-19.0 36 7.2 4.1-12.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 43 12.1 8.4-17.2 92 27.6 21.2-35.1 96 39.1 31.2-47.5 41 13.8 8.9-20.8 19 7.4 4.1-13.1

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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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