2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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 3,522 1,986 55.3 53.0-57.5 819 22.1 20.3-23.9 435 12.9 11.5-14.5 153 5.4 4.2- 6.8 129 4.3 3.3- 5.6
Eastern NC 1,288 751 57.9 54.1-61.6 251 18.0 15.4-20.8 179 14.8 12.1-18.0 56 5.7 4.1- 8.0 51 3.6 2.4- 5.4
GENDER
Male 578 348 58.1 52.2-63.7 101 16.4 12.9-20.7 73 14.8 10.6-20.1 26 5.9 3.5- 9.9 30 4.8 2.8- 8.2
Female 710 403 57.8 52.8-62.6 150 19.4 16.0-23.3 106 14.8 11.6-18.7 30 5.5 3.6- 8.4 21 2.5 1.4- 4.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 434 60.4 55.5-65.0 153 20.4 16.9-24.3 80 11.4 8.7-14.9 25 5.0 3.0- 8.1 22 2.9 1.6- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 282 166 57.5 49.2-65.4 37 10.7 7.2-15.6 52 20.9 14.5-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 262 136 48.4 39.3-57.7 52 20.2 13.7-28.7 45 19.1 12.8-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 217 98 45.2 36.7-54.0 60 25.3 19.1-32.8 32 14.1 8.7-22.1 15 7.7 4.3-13.5 *** *** ***
35-44 198 106 49.5 40.5-58.5 41 18.1 12.2-26.0 34 22.0 14.6-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 195 114 61.5 51.8-70.3 39 17.4 11.8-24.8 26 12.5 7.8-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 259 160 66.1 57.6-73.6 44 14.0 9.5-20.0 37 14.8 9.4-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 255 163 66.8 58.8-73.9 38 13.6 9.2-19.6 34 12.6 8.3-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** 24 12.6 7.4-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** 19 12.6 7.4-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 191 57.5 49.7-65.0 51 17.6 12.5-24.2 55 17.8 12.3-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 422 238 55.6 49.3-61.8 83 18.7 14.7-23.6 66 14.3 10.6-19.1 22 7.5 4.5-12.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 412 252 63.9 57.8-69.5 98 20.6 16.3-25.6 37 8.2 5.6-11.9 19 5.9 3.3-10.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 478 226 48.7 42.5-55.0 100 17.2 13.5-21.7 91 19.5 14.8-25.2 33 9.4 6.1-14.1 28 5.2 3.1- 8.6
No 796 519 64.0 59.1-68.5 149 18.5 15.2-22.3 83 11.6 8.5-15.5 22 3.3 1.9- 5.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 133 63.0 54.0-71.2 34 17.9 11.8-26.2 28 11.1 7.1-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,072 616 56.8 52.6-61.0 216 17.9 15.2-21.0 151 15.6 12.5-19.2 45 5.7 3.9- 8.3 44 3.9 2.5- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 664 391 58.2 53.1-63.2 145 21.2 17.5-25.5 79 13.1 9.9-17.0 24 4.6 2.9- 7.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 244 70.1 63.7-75.7 57 11.9 8.5-16.5 46 10.4 7.2-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** 21 14.7 8.3-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 16.6 9.7-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** 26 18.6 11.4-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 135 *** *** *** 29 19.6 12.5-29.3 21 15.0 9.0-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 158 94 62.5 52.6-71.4 38 22.3 15.5-31.0 19 11.8 6.9-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 352 229 64.8 58.0-71.1 71 17.8 13.6-22.9 29 11.2 7.0-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 282 165 57.0 48.6-64.9 56 20.5 14.8-27.8 39 13.3 8.9-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 *** *** *** 27 14.9 9.0-23.7 25 14.5 8.6-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** 23 17.2 10.1-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 612 379 63.3 58.2-68.1 129 19.2 15.7-23.2 64 11.5 8.4-15.7 22 3.6 2.3- 5.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 282 165 57.0 48.6-64.9 56 20.5 14.8-27.8 39 13.3 8.9-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 918 570 63.5 59.1-67.6 170 16.5 13.8-19.8 116 13.1 10.4-16.5 33 4.5 2.9- 7.1 29 2.3 1.4- 3.8
Rent 279 143 49.9 42.3-57.5 59 24.2 18.2-31.4 44 12.7 8.9-17.8 18 8.1 4.6-13.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 310 164 51.3 44.4-58.2 71 22.7 17.5-28.9 45 14.1 9.8-20.0 18 7.4 4.2-12.8 *** *** ***
Rural 887 539 61.8 57.0-66.4 154 14.7 12.0-17.9 124 15.2 11.8-19.4 33 5.0 3.2- 7.8 37 3.3 2.0- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 719 420 58.3 52.6-63.7 121 13.4 10.6-16.9 111 17.0 12.9-22.1 33 7.2 4.6-11.2 34 4.1 2.3- 7.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 280 158 56.8 49.4-63.9 67 24.9 19.0-31.9 40 13.8 9.3-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 289 173 58.3 51.2-65.0 63 20.5 15.6-26.4 28 11.0 7.2-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 232 140 58.8 50.9-66.3 53 22.4 16.6-29.5 21 11.0 6.7-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 153 87 54.8 44.9-64.4 32 22.0 14.8-31.5 22 13.8 8.0-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 351 200 59.2 52.6-65.5 76 18.9 14.7-24.0 49 13.0 9.4-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 552 324 57.7 50.7-64.3 90 12.8 9.6-17.0 87 19.0 13.6-25.8 23 7.1 4.0-12.1 28 3.5 1.9- 6.2

Back to Social Determinants and Health Equity.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 02MAY24.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts