2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,538 1,829 47.8 45.6-50.0 1,552 47.2 45.0-49.5 157 5.0 4.0- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 641 297 43.3 38.6-48.2 314 51.9 47.0-56.8 30 4.8 3.1- 7.5
GENDER
Male 247 115 46.7 39.0-54.6 113 46.8 39.0-54.8 19 6.5 3.6-11.4
Female 394 182 40.5 34.8-46.5 201 56.0 50.0-61.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 113 42 35.8 26.1-46.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 75 41.5 32.6-50.9 80 54.5 45.0-63.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 212 81 36.5 29.0-44.8 120 57.2 48.9-65.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 224 128 56.9 48.8-64.7 90 39.7 32.1-47.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 90 54.6 44.7-64.2 54 40.3 31.0-50.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 71 28.0 21.6-35.5 130 63.6 55.4-71.0 18 8.4 4.6-14.8
No 416 224 50.9 44.9-57.0 180 46.0 40.0-52.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 537 248 41.8 36.8-47.1 264 53.5 48.2-58.7 25 4.7 2.8- 7.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 259 110 40.0 33.4-47.0 141 55.8 48.7-62.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 251 124 45.6 37.3-54.1 113 50.2 41.7-58.7 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 351 172 45.6 39.3-51.9 170 52.0 45.7-58.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 145 48.2 41.0-55.4 125 47.5 40.2-54.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 345 182 47.4 41.0-53.9 155 49.9 43.4-56.4 *** *** ***
Rent 234 93 38.8 31.4-46.7 128 56.5 48.6-64.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 232 120 47.2 38.2-56.3 101 48.1 39.0-57.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 83 42.4 34.2-51.0 95 55.2 46.6-63.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 223 94 40.9 33.6-48.6 118 52.1 44.4-59.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 121 51 40.2 30.4-50.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 162 69 40.6 32.4-49.4 88 56.3 47.4-64.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 204 94 43.2 34.9-52.0 100 51.6 42.9-60.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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