2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,549 371 11.9 10.4-13.6 3,178 88.1 86.4-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black 646 95 17.5 13.8-21.9 551 82.5 78.1-86.2
GENDER
Male 249 36 18.6 12.6-26.7 213 81.4 73.3-87.4
Female 397 59 16.5 12.5-21.6 338 83.5 78.4-87.5
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 114 29 21.4 14.3-30.7 85 78.6 69.3-85.7
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 133 21 15.9 8.9-26.7 112 84.1 73.3-91.1
65-74 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 33 23.0 15.6-32.5 135 77.0 67.5-84.4
Some Post-H.S. 213 29 15.0 10.0-21.8 184 85.0 78.2-90.0
College Graduate 225 24 8.9 5.6-13.9 201 91.1 86.1-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 16 18.4 10.3-30.9 63 81.6 69.1-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 26 12.8 7.8-20.2 194 87.2 79.8-92.2
No 421 68 19.8 15.1-25.5 353 80.2 74.5-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 83 18.4 14.4-23.2 459 81.6 76.8-85.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 263 40 16.5 11.9-22.3 223 83.5 77.7-88.1
Regional City or Suburban County 131 19 14.2 8.2-23.4 112 85.8 76.6-91.8
Rural 252 36 20.6 13.6-29.9 216 79.4 70.1-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 354 59 17.9 13.6-23.3 295 82.1 76.7-86.4
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 278 34 14.2 9.7-20.5 244 85.8 79.5-90.3
HOUSING
Own 346 31 12.2 8.1-17.9 315 87.8 82.1-91.9
Rent 236 53 25.5 19.0-33.2 183 74.5 66.8-81.0
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 35 22.5 14.7-33.0 198 77.5 67.0-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 187 27 14.3 9.5-21.1 160 85.7 78.9-90.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 33 16.1 11.3-22.6 193 83.9 77.4-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 123 14 13.1 7.5-21.9 109 86.9 78.1-92.5
2nd Quartile 164 29 16.5 11.3-23.5 135 83.5 76.5-88.7
3rd Quartile 204 35 22.1 14.8-31.7 169 77.9 68.3-85.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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