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 3,551 256 8.1 6.8- 9.5 3,295 91.9 90.5-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 645 91 15.0 11.8-18.9 554 85.0 81.1-88.2
GENDER
Male 246 29 12.6 8.0-19.3 217 87.4 80.7-92.0
Female 399 62 16.9 12.8-22.1 337 83.1 77.9-87.2
AGE
18-34 103 17 17.8 10.4-28.8 86 82.2 71.2-89.6
35-44 113 19 17.9 11.1-27.8 94 82.1 72.2-88.9
45-54 108 16 14.5 8.0-24.7 92 85.5 75.3-92.0
55-64 134 20 11.3 6.7-18.2 114 88.7 81.8-93.3
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 31 16.2 10.7-23.9 136 83.8 76.1-89.3
Some Post-H.S. 214 29 15.6 10.4-22.9 185 84.4 77.1-89.6
College Graduate 224 22 9.1 5.4-14.8 202 90.9 85.2-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 33 15.6 10.5-22.4 187 84.4 77.6-89.5
No 419 58 14.9 10.9-19.9 361 85.1 80.1-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 82 15.4 12.0-19.6 460 84.6 80.4-88.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 262 35 14.4 10.1-20.1 227 85.6 79.9-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 131 19 15.9 9.2-26.0 112 84.1 74.0-90.8
Rural 252 37 15.3 9.9-22.8 215 84.7 77.2-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 355 45 13.2 9.4-18.2 310 86.8 81.8-90.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 18 14.5 7.9-25.0 149 85.5 75.0-92.1
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 25 9.8 6.3-15.1 252 90.2 84.9-93.7
HOUSING
Own 345 31 10.6 6.9-15.8 314 89.4 84.2-93.1
Rent 236 47 21.7 15.7-29.1 189 78.3 70.9-84.3
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 39 18.6 12.2-27.3 194 81.4 72.7-87.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 25 13.7 8.8-20.7 161 86.3 79.3-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 27 13.2 8.8-19.3 199 86.8 80.7-91.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 123 13 13.0 7.2-22.3 110 87.0 77.7-92.8
2nd Quartile 162 24 14.4 9.3-21.7 138 85.6 78.3-90.7
3rd Quartile 205 31 17.7 11.4-26.4 174 82.3 73.6-88.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 23 13.8 8.0-22.7 132 86.2 77.3-92.0

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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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