BRFSS 2022 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months how often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more? Was that…)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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	Total Respond.^	Always/Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	3,539	168	5.5	4.4- 6.8	305	9.4	8.1-10.7	269	8.1	6.9- 9.6	2,797	77.1	75.0-79.0
Non-Hispanic Black	641	34	4.7	3.0- 7.1	101	18.1	14.3-22.5	71	11.2	8.5-14.7	435	66.0	61.2-70.6
GENDER
Male	245	***	***	***	43	18.7	12.8-26.6	22	9.9	6.1-15.6	170	66.9	58.8-74.2
Female	396	24	4.8	2.9- 7.8	58	17.5	13.2-22.9	49	12.3	8.7-17.1	265	65.3	59.3-71.0
AGE
18-34	102	***	***	***	***	***	***	21	20.2	12.6-30.9	***	***	***
35-44	112	***	***	***	22	22.5	14.3-33.6	18	15.5	8.9-25.9	***	***	***
45-54	107	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	134	***	***	***	20	15.6	9.5-24.6	***	***	***	96	75.0	65.4-82.6
65-74	124	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	166	***	***	***	39	22.6	15.3-32.0	23	14.6	9.1-22.7	95	58.8	49.2-67.9
Some Post-H.S.	212	***	***	***	35	17.5	12.1-24.7	24	13.2	8.3-20.4	141	65.1	56.8-72.6
College Graduate	223	***	***	***	14	7.1	3.9-12.5	19	6.2	3.5-10.8	182	83.6	77.0-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	74	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	70	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	78	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	149	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	131	86.5	77.7-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	218	***	***	***	45	23.3	16.6-31.5	27	11.6	7.3-17.9	131	58.9	50.4-66.9
No	418	***	***	***	54	15.5	11.2-21.0	44	11.1	7.8-15.6	301	69.5	63.4-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	101	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	538	29	4.9	3.1- 7.7	89	19.1	15.0-23.9	64	12.1	9.0-16.0	356	64.0	58.6-69.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	260	***	***	***	47	20.7	15.4-27.1	22	7.4	4.6-11.7	180	68.7	61.9-74.8
Regional City or Suburban County	130	***	***	***	20	17.3	10.1-28.2	22	19.5	11.8-30.6	***	***	***
Rural	251	19	7.5	4.3-12.9	34	15.2	9.3-24.0	27	11.5	7.2-18.0	171	65.7	56.9-73.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	354	18	4.8	2.7- 8.3	45	13.5	9.6-18.8	44	13.3	9.5-18.4	247	68.4	62.1-74.1
Unemployed	39	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	166	***	***	***	22	17.3	10.3-27.7	***	***	***	127	75.5	65.2-83.5
Unable to Work	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	22	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	12	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	74	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	14.1	7.6-24.5	***	***	***
101% to 150%	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	66	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	278	***	***	***	27	11.3	7.3-17.2	20	6.7	3.8-11.5	224	80.0	73.4-85.3
HOUSING
Own	345	***	***	***	40	14.7	10.4-20.4	24	7.3	4.5-11.6	275	76.5	70.3-81.8
Rent	234	25	10.3	6.3-16.3	47	19.9	14.3-27.0	37	17.1	11.8-24.0	125	52.8	44.9-60.6
Other arrangement	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	231	***	***	***	33	18.4	11.2-28.6	28	13.9	8.7-21.5	157	61.7	52.0-70.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	185	***	***	***	30	16.7	11.1-24.4	19	9.7	5.6-16.1	126	69.5	61.0-76.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	225	***	***	***	38	19.0	13.7-25.8	24	10.4	6.5-16.3	152	66.5	58.9-73.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	123	***	***	***	20	18.4	11.6-28.1	***	***	***	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	160	***	***	***	25	15.7	10.1-23.5	15	9.2	5.1-15.8	112	71.7	63.1-79.0
3rd Quartile	204	***	***	***	31	20.6	13.9-29.5	30	13.7	9.0-20.4	129	60.2	51.2-68.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	154	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Always/Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,539

168

5.5

4.4- 6.8

305

9.4

8.1-10.7

269

8.1

6.9- 9.6

2,797

77.1

75.0-79.0

Non-Hispanic Black

641

4.7

3.0- 7.1

101

18.1

14.3-22.5

11.2

8.5-14.7

435

66.0

61.2-70.6

GENDER

Male

245

***

18.7

12.8-26.6

9.9

6.1-15.6

170

66.9

58.8-74.2

Female

396

4.8

2.9- 7.8

17.5

13.2-22.9

12.3

8.7-17.1

265

65.3

59.3-71.0

AGE

18-34

102

***

20.2

12.6-30.9

***

35-44

112

***

22.5

14.3-33.6

15.5

8.9-25.9

***

45-54

107

***

55-64

134

***

15.6

9.5-24.6

***

75.0

65.4-82.6

65-74

124

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

166

***

22.6

15.3-32.0

14.6

9.1-22.7

58.8

49.2-67.9

Some Post-H.S.

212

***

17.5

12.1-24.7

13.2

8.3-20.4

141

65.1

56.8-72.6

College Graduate

223

***

7.1

3.9-12.5

6.2

3.5-10.8

182

83.6

77.0-88.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

149

***

131

86.5

77.7-92.2

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

218

***

23.3

16.6-31.5

11.6

7.3-17.9

131

58.9

50.4-66.9

418

***

15.5

11.2-21.0

11.1

7.8-15.6

301

69.5

63.4-75.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

101

***

Non-Veteran

538

4.9

3.1- 7.7

19.1

15.0-23.9

12.1

9.0-16.0

356

64.0

58.6-69.0

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

260

***

20.7

15.4-27.1

7.4

4.6-11.7

180

68.7

61.9-74.8

Regional City or Suburban County

130

***

17.3

10.1-28.2

19.5

11.8-30.6

***

Rural

251

7.5

4.3-12.9

15.2

9.3-24.0

11.5

7.2-18.0

171

65.7

56.9-73.6

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

354

4.8

2.7- 8.3

13.5

9.6-18.8

13.3

9.5-18.4

247

68.4

62.1-74.1

Unemployed

***

Retired

166

***

17.3

10.3-27.7

***

127

75.5

65.2-83.5

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

14.1

7.6-24.5

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

278

***

11.3

7.3-17.2

6.7

3.8-11.5

224

80.0

73.4-85.3

HOUSING

Own

345

***

14.7

10.4-20.4

7.3

4.5-11.6

275

76.5

70.3-81.8

Rent

234

10.3

6.3-16.3

19.9

14.3-27.0

17.1

11.8-24.0

125

52.8

44.9-60.6

Other arrangement

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

231

***

18.4

11.2-28.6

13.9

8.7-21.5

157

61.7

52.0-70.6

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

185

***

16.7

11.1-24.4

9.7

5.6-16.1

126

69.5

61.0-76.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

225

***

19.0

13.7-25.8

10.4

6.5-16.3

152

66.5

58.9-73.4

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

123

***

18.4

11.6-28.1

***

2nd Quartile

160

***

15.7

10.1-23.5

9.2

5.1-15.8

112

71.7

63.1-79.0

3rd Quartile

204

***

20.6

13.9-29.5

13.7

9.0-20.4

129

60.2

51.2-68.5

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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months how often did the food that you bought not last, and you didn’t have money to get more? Was that…