2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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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 3,527 241 7.2 6.0- 8.5 238 7.1 6.0- 8.4 824 23.1 21.3-25.0 809 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,415 40.1 37.9-42.3
Eastern NC 1,301 106 9.2 7.2-11.8 93 7.3 5.6- 9.4 299 22.1 19.2-25.4 273 22.0 19.0-25.3 530 39.4 35.7-43.1
GENDER
Male 591 38 8.3 5.5-12.4 36 5.4 3.5- 8.2 121 21.2 16.9-26.3 122 22.1 17.7-27.3 274 42.9 37.5-48.6
Female 710 68 10.1 7.4-13.6 57 9.1 6.6-12.4 178 23.0 19.1-27.5 151 21.9 18.0-26.3 256 36.0 31.2-41.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 717 56 8.0 5.8-10.8 51 7.1 5.1- 9.8 163 22.8 19.0-27.1 157 23.1 19.2-27.5 290 39.1 34.6-43.9
Non-Hispanic Black 282 25 12.5 7.7-19.7 20 7.7 4.5-12.9 61 21.2 15.3-28.8 50 18.8 13.3-25.8 126 39.8 32.2-48.0
Other 272 *** *** *** 22 8.8 4.9-15.4 71 23.8 17.4-31.7 58 24.8 17.7-33.8 99 34.7 26.4-44.1
AGE
18-34 220 27 13.2 8.4-20.1 19 8.4 5.0-13.8 57 21.4 15.6-28.6 59 27.8 21.0-35.7 58 29.3 21.6-38.4
35-44 201 19 14.0 8.3-22.6 20 12.2 7.3-19.8 53 23.0 16.0-31.9 44 19.8 13.5-27.9 65 31.1 23.8-39.4
45-54 197 *** *** *** 17 7.5 4.2-13.2 56 26.5 18.8-35.9 33 22.1 14.9-31.5 76 33.6 25.3-43.1
55-64 261 24 5.1 2.9- 8.8 23 7.1 4.0-12.5 55 23.8 17.1-32.2 58 22.2 15.5-30.7 101 41.8 33.4-50.7
65-74 255 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 19.5 13.3-27.5 53 18.8 13.3-25.9 136 55.7 47.4-63.8
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 15.0 8.8-24.3 24 17.9 10.3-29.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 323 *** *** *** 25 6.6 4.0-10.6 78 26.4 20.3-33.5 69 24.2 18.3-31.4 131 38.4 31.2-46.2
Some Post-H.S. 427 51 16.5 12.0-22.4 35 9.1 6.1-13.4 96 19.4 15.1-24.6 82 17.9 13.8-22.8 163 37.1 31.2-43.5
College Graduate 412 22 5.7 3.5- 9.3 22 4.5 2.6- 7.7 84 19.7 15.3-25.1 100 25.6 20.2-31.7 184 44.5 38.5-50.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 487 60 13.8 10.0-18.8 61 11.4 8.3-15.5 138 28.4 23.1-34.5 89 19.7 15.0-25.4 139 26.6 21.7-32.3
No 801 46 6.3 4.2- 9.3 30 4.4 2.8- 6.9 159 18.2 14.9-22.0 181 23.6 19.8-27.8 385 47.5 42.7-52.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 20.7 14.5-28.7 40 22.0 14.9-31.3 105 40.7 32.6-49.5
Non-Veteran 1,079 91 9.2 6.9-12.0 76 7.3 5.5- 9.6 256 22.5 19.2-26.2 232 22.0 18.7-25.5 424 39.1 35.1-43.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 674 51 8.0 5.7-11.1 42 6.9 4.7-10.0 171 24.3 20.1-28.9 149 22.8 18.9-27.3 261 38.0 33.2-43.1
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 *** *** *** 20 4.5 2.5- 7.7 64 18.5 13.3-25.1 73 20.9 15.1-28.1 201 51.7 44.5-58.8
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** 21 19.5 11.5-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 20.2 12.4-31.0 23 19.6 11.4-31.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 22.9 14.6-34.1 55 27.8 19.5-37.9
$35,000- 49,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 19.9 13.2-28.9 28 19.8 12.6-29.9 52 35.9 26.4-46.7
$50,000- 74,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 26.0 17.5-36.8 37 25.5 17.5-35.7 69 39.3 30.0-49.4
$75,000+ 350 25 8.2 5.1-12.9 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8 72 20.6 15.3-27.1 89 26.5 20.6-33.3 148 40.3 33.9-47.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 *** *** *** 23 7.5 4.5-12.2 65 19.8 14.3-26.7 58 19.8 14.2-27.0 129 45.9 37.8-54.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** 19 16.1 9.4-26.3 39 20.3 13.1-30.0 22 17.8 9.9-29.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 27.7 19.0-38.5
More than 200% 615 44 8.3 5.7-11.9 29 4.3 2.8- 6.6 129 21.8 17.5-26.7 153 26.0 21.5-31.1 260 39.6 34.7-44.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 289 *** *** *** 23 7.5 4.5-12.2 65 19.8 14.3-26.7 58 19.8 14.2-27.0 129 45.9 37.8-54.3
HOUSING
Own 926 57 6.4 4.5- 9.0 56 6.7 4.8- 9.2 199 21.2 17.7-25.1 200 22.4 18.8-26.3 414 43.4 39.0-47.8
Rent 282 29 11.9 7.5-18.4 29 11.1 7.0-17.1 81 25.4 19.7-32.1 51 23.7 17.4-31.4 92 27.9 21.7-35.0
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 22.5 14.6-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 314 34 12.8 8.6-18.8 26 8.2 5.3-12.4 69 19.4 14.5-25.3 58 19.7 14.6-26.0 127 40.0 33.5-46.8
Rural 894 66 7.2 5.1-10.0 61 7.3 5.2-10.1 206 23.4 19.5-27.9 189 22.3 18.6-26.6 372 39.8 35.1-44.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 725 62 10.6 7.4-14.9 48 6.7 4.5- 9.8 165 21.5 17.3-26.3 144 20.9 16.7-25.8 306 40.4 35.0-46.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 22 6.6 4.1-10.4 28 10.4 6.7-15.6 64 23.6 17.5-30.9 57 21.7 16.1-28.6 111 37.7 31.1-44.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 294 22 9.1 5.7-14.3 17 5.3 3.1- 9.0 70 22.1 17.1-28.1 72 24.6 19.1-31.2 113 38.8 32.2-45.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 235 19 10.0 6.0-16.2 *** *** *** 59 25.4 19.1-32.8 57 23.3 17.5-30.2 88 37.0 29.8-44.9
2nd Quartile 155 *** *** *** 16 10.4 6.1-17.2 30 17.9 11.4-27.0 31 24.9 16.9-35.0 65 39.9 31.1-49.5
3rd Quartile 356 33 11.9 7.9-17.7 28 7.1 4.6-11.0 84 22.0 17.1-27.8 74 19.9 15.2-25.6 137 39.1 32.7-45.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 555 41 7.2 4.4-11.5 37 7.4 4.6-11.7 126 22.7 17.4-29.0 111 22.0 16.8-28.2 240 40.6 34.1-47.5

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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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