2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months, have you received food stamps, also called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on an EBT card?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 488 13.1 11.7-14.7 3,065 86.9 85.3-88.3
Non-Hispanic Black 646 162 21.7 18.0-25.8 484 78.3 74.2-82.0
GENDER
Male 249 42 11.1 7.5-16.1 207 88.9 83.9-92.5
Female 397 120 30.2 24.8-36.2 277 69.8 63.8-75.2
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 113 *** *** *** 78 70.0 59.0-79.1
45-54 109 21 12.4 7.5-19.7 88 87.6 80.3-92.5
55-64 134 32 18.2 12.0-26.8 102 81.8 73.2-88.0
65-74 126 29 11.6 7.1-18.6 97 88.4 81.4-92.9
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 55 29.4 21.5-38.7 114 70.6 61.3-78.5
Some Post-H.S. 213 59 20.9 15.5-27.7 154 79.1 72.3-84.5
College Graduate 223 26 7.1 4.4-11.2 197 92.9 88.8-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 79 28.5 21.9-36.1 140 71.5 63.9-78.1
No 421 81 18.2 14.0-23.3 340 81.8 76.7-86.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 146 23.8 19.7-28.5 396 76.2 71.5-80.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 261 50 18.6 13.6-24.8 211 81.4 75.2-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 131 34 26.1 17.8-36.7 97 73.9 63.3-82.2
Rural 254 78 23.0 17.2-30.1 176 77.0 69.9-82.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 356 60 16.1 11.9-21.3 296 83.9 78.7-88.1
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 39 16.9 11.1-24.9 127 83.1 75.1-88.9
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 20 4.8 2.8- 8.2 259 95.2 91.8-97.2
HOUSING
Own 346 36 8.8 5.9-13.1 310 91.2 86.9-94.1
Rent 235 104 45.2 37.3-53.3 131 54.8 46.7-62.7
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 235 73 26.0 19.2-34.1 162 74.0 65.9-80.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 185 41 19.8 13.8-27.5 144 80.2 72.5-86.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 48 19.7 14.4-26.3 178 80.3 73.7-85.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 123 24 19.1 12.2-28.6 99 80.9 71.4-87.8
2nd Quartile 161 31 18.1 12.2-26.2 130 81.9 73.8-87.8
3rd Quartile 205 59 26.2 19.5-34.2 146 73.8 65.8-80.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 157 48 23.0 15.4-33.0 109 77.0 67.0-84.6

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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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