BRFSS 2022 - Eastern North Carolina: (During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,546	238	7.8	6.5- 9.4	3,308	92.2	90.6-93.5
Eastern NC	1,306	104	9.0	6.8-11.6	1,202	91.0	88.4-93.2
GENDER
Male	593	45	10.0	6.6-14.9	548	90.0	85.1-93.4
Female	713	59	8.0	5.8-10.9	654	92.0	89.1-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	720	34	5.1	3.2- 8.0	686	94.9	92.0-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black	284	34	14.9	9.6-22.5	250	85.1	77.5-90.4
Other	272	36	15.7	10.2-23.4	236	84.3	76.6-89.8
AGE
18-34	221	29	15.1	9.8-22.6	192	84.9	77.4-90.2
35-44	201	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	198	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	261	23	5.7	3.3- 9.7	238	94.3	90.3-96.7
65-74	256	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	146	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	138	26	18.4	10.5-30.3	112	81.6	69.7-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	323	29	7.8	4.8-12.5	294	92.2	87.5-95.2
Some Post-H.S.	429	32	10.2	6.6-15.4	397	89.8	84.6-93.4
College Graduate	414	***	***	***	***	***	***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	490	65	13.3	9.4-18.4	425	86.7	81.6-90.6
No	802	38	6.1	3.9- 9.3	764	93.9	90.7-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	219	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,083	88	9.3	6.9-12.3	995	90.7	87.7-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	675	45	7.6	5.0-11.4	630	92.4	88.6-95.0
Unemployed	50	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	376	***	***	***	***	***	***
Unable to Work	126	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	72	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	132	19	16.6	9.3-27.9	113	83.4	72.1-90.7
$25,000- 34,999	147	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	137	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	160	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	352	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	291	27	9.3	5.3-15.6	264	90.7	84.4-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	39	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	146	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	89	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	118	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	617	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	291	27	9.3	5.3-15.6	264	90.7	84.4-94.7
HOUSING
Own	929	43	5.1	3.4- 7.7	886	94.9	92.3-96.6
Rent	283	45	17.2	11.7-24.6	238	82.8	75.4-88.3
Other arrangement	81	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	93	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	314	31	12.8	8.2-19.4	283	87.2	80.6-91.8
Rural	899	69	7.8	5.5-10.8	830	92.2	89.2-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	728	70	11.4	8.1-15.8	658	88.6	84.2-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	282	21	8.2	4.6-14.2	261	91.8	85.8-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	296	***	***	***	***	***	***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	237	***	***	***	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	155	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	356	30	10.6	6.7-16.3	326	89.4	83.7-93.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	558	53	9.9	6.6-14.7	505	90.1	85.3-93.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,546

238

7.8

6.5- 9.4

3,308

92.2

90.6-93.5

Eastern NC

1,306

104

9.0

6.8-11.6

1,202

91.0

88.4-93.2

GENDER

Male

593

10.0

6.6-14.9

548

90.0

85.1-93.4

Female

713

8.0

5.8-10.9

654

92.0

89.1-94.2

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

720

5.1

3.2- 8.0

686

94.9

92.0-96.8

Non-Hispanic Black

284

14.9

9.6-22.5

250

85.1

77.5-90.4

Other

272

15.7

10.2-23.4

236

84.3

76.6-89.8

AGE

18-34

221

15.1

9.8-22.6

192

84.9

77.4-90.2

35-44

201

***

45-54

198

***

55-64

261

5.7

3.3- 9.7

238

94.3

90.3-96.7

65-74

256

***

75+

146

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

138

18.4

10.5-30.3

112

81.6

69.7-89.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

323

7.8

4.8-12.5

294

92.2

87.5-95.2

Some Post-H.S.

429

10.2

6.6-15.4

397

89.8

84.6-93.4

College Graduate

414

***

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

490

13.3

9.4-18.4

425

86.7

81.6-90.6

802

6.1

3.9- 9.3

764

93.9

90.7-96.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

219

***

Non-Veteran

1,083

9.3

6.9-12.3

995

90.7

87.7-93.1

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

675

7.6

5.0-11.4

630

92.4

88.6-95.0

Unemployed

***

Retired

376

***

Unable to Work

126

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

132

16.6

9.3-27.9

113

83.4

72.1-90.7

$25,000- 34,999

147

***

$35,000- 49,999

137

***

$50,000- 74,999

160

***

$75,000+

352

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

291

9.3

5.3-15.6

264

90.7

84.4-94.7

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

146

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

118

***

More than 200%

617

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

291

9.3

5.3-15.6

264

90.7

84.4-94.7

HOUSING

Own

929

5.1

3.4- 7.7

886

94.9

92.3-96.6

Rent

283

17.2

11.7-24.6

238

82.8

75.4-88.3

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

314

12.8

8.2-19.4

283

87.2

80.6-91.8

Rural

899

7.8

5.5-10.8

830

92.2

89.2-94.5

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

728

11.4

8.1-15.8

658

88.6

84.2-91.9

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

282

8.2

4.6-14.2

261

91.8

85.8-95.4

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

296

***

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

237

***

2nd Quartile

155

***

3rd Quartile

356

10.6

6.7-16.3

326

89.4

83.7-93.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

558

9.9

6.6-14.7

505

90.1

85.3-93.4

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?