2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,527 241 7.2 6.0- 8.5 238 7.1 6.0- 8.4 824 23.1 21.3-25.0 809 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,415 40.1 37.9-42.3
Non-Hispanic Black 640 47 8.0 5.7-11.2 47 8.1 5.8-11.1 143 21.2 17.6-25.4 140 23.7 19.7-28.1 263 39.0 34.3-43.9
GENDER
Male 247 18 8.8 5.2-14.4 16 6.4 3.6-11.2 47 18.2 12.9-25.1 47 21.0 15.2-28.3 119 45.6 37.8-53.6
Female 393 29 7.5 4.7-11.6 31 9.4 6.3-13.8 96 23.6 18.9-29.0 93 25.8 20.7-31.6 144 33.7 28.2-39.7
AGE
18-34 100 *** *** *** 12 12.8 7.0-22.3 20 13.5 8.2-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 112 15 12.0 6.6-20.9 14 13.0 7.3-22.2 26 24.6 16.0-35.7 27 25.2 16.7-36.1 30 25.2 17.2-35.4
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 23.1 14.9-34.0 *** *** ***
55-64 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 19.0 12.6-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.9 9.4-28.5 *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 21.2 14.7-29.6 35 26.0 18.4-35.3 72 41.6 32.4-51.4
Some Post-H.S. 211 20 11.8 7.2-18.8 20 11.2 6.9-17.6 49 20.9 15.3-27.9 40 19.7 13.9-27.3 82 36.4 28.8-44.6
College Graduate 223 15 5.6 3.1- 9.8 *** *** *** 45 20.8 14.9-28.2 55 26.5 19.9-34.4 97 42.2 34.5-50.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.8 13.8-30.1 34 25.1 17.3-35.0 68 41.7 32.5-51.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 23 11.9 7.2-19.0 21 9.9 6.0-16.0 61 28.8 21.7-37.2 41 20.1 14.0-28.1 73 29.2 22.4-37.1
No 416 24 6.2 3.8- 9.8 25 7.1 4.5-10.9 81 17.5 13.6-22.2 98 25.4 20.5-31.0 188 43.9 37.9-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.5 9.8-29.2 18 16.9 9.6-28.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 537 39 8.2 5.6-11.9 36 6.9 4.7-10.0 123 21.9 18.0-26.5 122 24.9 20.5-29.9 217 38.0 33.0-43.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 259 17 6.4 3.7-11.0 18 7.3 4.3-12.0 58 22.5 17.2-28.9 69 27.9 21.9-34.7 97 35.9 29.5-42.9
Regional City or Suburban County 130 14 14.0 7.7-24.1 *** *** *** 26 16.7 10.0-26.4 27 23.0 14.7-34.2 52 36.7 27.0-47.6
Rural 251 *** *** *** 18 8.2 4.6-14.0 59 22.0 16.0-29.5 44 18.8 13.0-26.5 114 44.1 35.7-52.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 352 28 7.6 4.9-11.5 28 8.7 5.7-13.1 74 20.1 15.4-25.7 88 26.5 21.2-32.5 134 37.2 31.3-43.5
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 23.6 16.0-33.5 27 19.6 12.0-30.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.1 9.5-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 17 6.6 3.8-11.1 *** *** *** 57 21.4 15.9-28.2 70 26.6 20.5-33.6 119 39.5 32.7-46.7
HOUSING
Own 344 *** *** *** 16 5.5 3.2- 9.4 72 21.0 16.2-26.8 72 22.7 17.6-28.7 170 46.3 39.8-52.8
Rent 232 24 10.3 6.2-16.6 28 14.6 9.6-21.7 52 19.0 14.0-25.2 52 26.5 19.8-34.5 76 29.6 23.0-37.1
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 22 13.2 7.9-21.2 *** *** *** 49 19.2 13.4-26.9 41 19.8 13.4-28.1 106 40.8 32.1-50.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 25.8 18.8-34.2 43 22.9 16.3-31.0 70 40.8 32.5-49.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 223 15 7.1 3.9-12.5 19 10.4 6.3-16.5 46 18.9 13.8-25.3 56 27.6 21.0-35.2 87 36.1 29.2-43.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 19.8 13.0-28.9 *** *** *** 49 33.6 24.9-43.5
2nd Quartile 159 13 7.4 4.1-13.0 *** *** *** 35 20.2 14.0-28.2 42 28.4 21.0-37.3 56 36.7 28.4-45.8
3rd Quartile 204 18 11.8 6.9-19.6 *** *** *** 47 22.2 15.8-30.2 41 18.0 12.3-25.5 83 41.4 33.1-50.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 22.8 14.9-33.3 24 16.9 10.1-27.1 *** *** ***

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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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