2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,545 447 13.0 11.5-14.6 3,098 87.0 85.4-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 644 132 20.7 17.0-25.0 512 79.3 75.0-83.0
GENDER
Male 245 38 17.3 11.9-24.7 207 82.7 75.3-88.1
Female 399 94 23.4 18.7-28.9 305 76.6 71.1-81.3
AGE
18-34 103 25 23.6 15.4-34.4 78 76.4 65.6-84.6
35-44 113 32 27.4 18.5-38.5 81 72.6 61.5-81.5
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 28 16.0 10.5-23.7 106 84.0 76.3-89.5
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 166 43 20.9 14.7-28.9 123 79.1 71.1-85.3
Some Post-H.S. 214 55 26.8 20.1-34.7 159 73.2 65.3-79.9
College Graduate 223 23 8.0 4.9-12.8 200 92.0 87.2-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 48 22.4 16.0-30.4 172 77.6 69.6-84.0
No 419 83 19.9 15.5-25.2 336 80.1 74.8-84.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 541 120 21.6 17.6-26.2 421 78.4 73.8-82.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 261 46 17.3 12.6-23.3 215 82.7 76.7-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 252 54 20.6 14.5-28.3 198 79.4 71.7-85.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 353 74 20.8 16.1-26.6 279 79.2 73.4-83.9
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 34 12.5 8.3-18.5 243 87.5 81.5-91.7
HOUSING
Own 345 39 13.5 9.4-19.2 306 86.5 80.8-90.6
Rent 236 79 33.4 26.4-41.3 157 66.6 58.7-73.6
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 52 24.0 16.8-33.0 181 76.0 67.0-83.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 42 22.5 16.0-30.7 144 77.5 69.3-84.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 225 38 16.5 11.7-22.8 187 83.5 77.2-88.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 123 16 14.5 8.6-23.6 107 85.5 76.4-91.4
2nd Quartile 161 34 21.9 15.3-30.4 127 78.1 69.6-84.7
3rd Quartile 205 49 23.7 16.9-32.2 156 76.3 67.8-83.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 33 20.4 12.8-31.0 122 79.6 69.0-87.2

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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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