2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
Non-Hispanic Black 793 413 52.5 48.0-56.8 276 33.0 29.0-37.2 104 14.5 11.6-18.0
GENDER
Male 306 163 51.8 44.7-58.8 87 28.0 22.0-34.8 56 20.2 15.1-26.5
Female 487 250 53.0 47.4-58.5 189 37.1 32.0-42.6 48 9.9 7.1-13.7
AGE
18-34 160 77 47.3 38.2-56.6 38 23.4 16.6-31.8 45 29.4 21.4-38.8
35-44 126 *** *** *** 35 28.2 19.7-38.7 19 15.4 9.5-24.0
45-54 134 78 60.2 49.6-69.9 40 30.4 21.7-40.7 16 9.4 5.2-16.3
55-64 156 81 52.2 42.3-61.9 63 40.1 30.9-50.1 *** *** ***
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 111 57.4 48.8-65.6 54 20.9 15.2-28.1 40 21.7 15.4-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 253 132 49.3 41.7-57.0 91 38.5 31.4-46.3 30 12.1 7.6-18.9
College Graduate 285 140 48.9 41.9-55.9 119 41.3 34.6-48.4 26 9.8 6.4-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** 29 27.1 18.1-38.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 89 51.3 42.3-60.1 79 42.7 34.1-51.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 122 46.2 38.6-54.1 106 37.7 30.6-45.4 31 16.0 10.9-23.0
No 508 279 55.4 49.9-60.8 160 30.6 25.8-35.8 69 14.0 10.6-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.7 8.1-25.1
Non-Veteran 669 356 54.3 49.5-59.0 222 30.9 26.8-35.4 91 14.8 11.6-18.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 179 51.8 45.4-58.1 110 31.8 26.3-37.9 49 16.4 11.9-22.2
Regional City or Suburban County 168 86 52.3 42.8-61.6 58 34.0 25.5-43.7 24 13.7 8.6-21.1
Rural 287 148 53.6 45.6-61.3 108 34.1 27.1-41.9 31 12.3 8.1-18.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 441 248 54.6 48.8-60.3 124 27.8 23.0-33.1 69 17.6 13.4-22.7
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 91 48.4 38.7-58.3 87 46.0 36.4-55.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 181 52.4 45.8-58.9 129 38.3 32.2-44.9 30 9.3 6.3-13.4
HOUSING
Own 401 211 53.6 47.4-59.6 162 38.0 32.3-44.0 28 8.5 5.4-13.0
Rent 306 160 51.4 44.4-58.3 88 25.7 20.4-31.9 58 22.9 17.3-29.6
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 142 53.0 44.7-61.1 99 33.5 26.3-41.6 33 13.5 8.9-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 119 54.7 46.5-62.6 76 33.2 26.0-41.2 24 12.2 7.7-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 300 152 50.4 43.6-57.1 101 32.5 26.6-39.1 47 17.1 12.3-23.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 147 81 56.5 46.9-65.6 49 29.4 21.6-38.6 17 14.1 8.5-22.4
2nd Quartile 221 109 52.4 44.6-60.2 80 32.1 25.5-39.5 32 15.5 10.3-22.6
3rd Quartile 248 129 49.4 41.6-57.4 86 36.1 28.7-44.3 33 14.4 9.8-20.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 *** *** *** 61 33.8 24.7-44.2 22 13.2 7.8-21.4

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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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