2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,788 2,340 83.0 80.9-84.9 448 17.0 15.1-19.1
GENDER
Male 1,323 1,115 83.8 80.9-86.2 208 16.2 13.8-19.1
Female 1,465 1,225 82.2 79.1-85.0 240 17.8 15.0-20.9
AGE
18-34 553 496 91.1 88.1-93.4 57 8.9 6.6-11.9
35-44 356 320 89.5 84.6-92.9 36 10.5 7.1-15.4
45-54 428 366 85.6 80.9-89.2 62 14.4 10.8-19.1
55-64 522 423 76.7 70.7-81.8 99 23.3 18.2-29.3
65-74 526 422 77.0 70.7-82.2 104 23.0 17.8-29.3
75+ 354 268 71.9 64.3-78.5 86 28.1 21.5-35.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 432 78.8 74.2-82.7 128 21.2 17.3-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 830 670 82.5 79.2-85.4 160 17.5 14.6-20.8
College Graduate 1,278 1,164 92.0 90.3-93.5 114 8.0 6.5- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 106 60.9 50.6-70.3 58 39.1 29.7-49.4
$25,000- 34,999 241 189 78.6 71.0-84.6 52 21.4 15.4-29.0
$35,000- 49,999 287 233 80.5 73.7-85.9 54 19.5 14.1-26.3
$50,000- 74,999 370 314 85.5 80.6-89.3 56 14.5 10.7-19.4
$75,000+ 1,036 963 93.6 91.6-95.1 73 6.4 4.9- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 867 548 62.5 57.9-67.0 319 37.5 33.0-42.1
No 1,841 1,724 93.7 92.2-95.0 117 6.3 5.0- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 304 80.4 74.6-85.1 73 19.6 14.9-25.4
Non-Veteran 2,399 2,028 83.4 81.2-85.5 371 16.6 14.5-18.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 851 746 87.3 84.2-89.9 105 12.7 10.1-15.8
Regional City or Suburban County 798 675 84.0 80.3-87.2 123 16.0 12.8-19.7
Rural 1,139 919 78.8 74.9-82.2 220 21.2 17.8-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,528 1,398 92.1 90.3-93.6 130 7.9 6.4- 9.7
Unemployed 82 65 79.1 67.2-87.4 17 20.9 12.6-32.8
Retired 829 666 78.3 74.1-81.9 163 21.7 18.1-25.9
Unable to Work 179 58 28.1 20.4-37.3 121 71.9 62.7-79.6
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 102 74.2 64.2-82.2 38 25.8 17.8-35.8
151% to 200% 204 161 76.0 67.2-83.0 43 24.0 17.0-32.8
More than 200% 1,660 1,475 89.5 87.5-91.1 185 10.5 8.9-12.5
HOUSING
Own 2,038 1,753 84.0 81.4-86.2 285 16.0 13.8-18.6
Rent 568 451 81.1 77.0-84.6 117 18.9 15.4-23.0
Other arrangement 158 118 75.5 66.6-82.6 40 24.5 17.4-33.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 435 76.3 69.6-81.9 107 23.7 18.1-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 969 794 83.5 80.5-86.2 175 16.5 13.8-19.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 1,111 85.4 82.5-87.8 166 14.6 12.2-17.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,035 896 85.6 82.4-88.2 139 14.4 11.8-17.6
2nd Quartile 805 671 84.4 81.2-87.2 134 15.6 12.8-18.8
3rd Quartile 657 542 78.6 72.8-83.4 115 21.4 16.6-27.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 231 78.8 71.2-84.9 60 21.2 15.1-28.8

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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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