2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,490 508 11.9 10.6-13.3 3,982 88.1 86.7-89.4
Non-Hispanic Black 795 101 12.0 9.5-15.0 694 88.0 85.0-90.5
GENDER
Male 310 33 9.1 6.1-13.5 277 90.9 86.5-93.9
Female 485 68 14.3 10.8-18.7 417 85.7 81.3-89.2
AGE
18-34 160 22 13.2 8.3-20.4 138 86.8 79.6-91.7
35-44 127 21 16.3 10.1-25.3 106 83.7 74.7-89.9
45-54 134 20 13.8 7.9-23.0 114 86.2 77.0-92.1
55-64 155 21 12.1 7.1-19.9 134 87.9 80.1-92.9
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 203 31 12.2 8.0-18.3 172 87.8 81.7-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 254 38 16.4 11.5-23.0 216 83.6 77.0-88.5
College Graduate 288 24 7.8 4.8-12.3 264 92.2 87.7-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 25 21.0 13.0-32.2 63 79.0 67.8-87.0
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** 78 81.2 69.0-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 42 15.8 11.0-22.0 218 84.2 78.0-89.0
No 509 57 10.6 7.7-14.3 452 89.4 85.7-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 669 90 13.0 10.1-16.4 579 87.0 83.6-89.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 340 45 12.0 8.7-16.3 295 88.0 83.7-91.3
Regional City or Suburban County 169 17 11.1 6.2-19.0 152 88.9 81.0-93.8
Rural 286 39 12.4 8.2-18.4 247 87.6 81.6-91.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 58 12.0 8.9-16.0 385 88.0 84.0-91.1
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 20 17.4 10.0-28.4 63 82.6 71.6-90.0
More than 200% 342 30 8.2 5.4-12.4 312 91.8 87.6-94.6
HOUSING
Own 403 28 7.6 4.9-11.7 375 92.4 88.3-95.1
Rent 306 60 18.0 13.6-23.5 246 82.0 76.5-86.4
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 41 17.1 11.6-24.5 232 82.9 75.5-88.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 22 8.0 4.8-12.9 196 92.0 87.1-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 38 11.2 7.9-15.7 266 88.8 84.3-92.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 222 30 11.9 8.1-17.2 192 88.1 82.8-91.9
3rd Quartile 248 30 12.0 7.7-18.2 218 88.0 81.8-92.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 29 17.9 11.0-27.7 147 82.1 72.3-89.0

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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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