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%)
TOTAL 3,522 1,986 55.3 53.0-57.5 819 22.1 20.3-23.9 435 12.9 11.5-14.5 153 5.4 4.2- 6.8 129 4.3 3.3- 5.6
GENDER
Male 1,615 937 58.3 55.0-61.5 346 20.5 18.0-23.4 177 11.1 9.2-13.3 68 4.5 3.4- 6.0 87 5.6 4.2- 7.3
Female 1,907 1,049 52.6 49.5-55.7 473 23.5 21.2-26.0 258 14.6 12.5-16.9 85 6.2 4.3- 8.7 42 3.2 1.9- 5.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,214 1,268 57.6 54.8-60.2 582 24.6 22.5-26.9 226 9.8 8.4-11.5 84 4.3 3.3- 5.6 54 3.7 2.4- 5.6
Non-Hispanic Black 640 355 52.4 47.5-57.3 112 18.0 14.6-22.0 113 20.0 16.1-24.5 36 5.4 3.7- 8.0 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 136 *** *** *** 24 8.5 5.2-13.7 22 16.6 9.3-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 344 190 54.5 47.5-61.3 66 17.7 13.3-23.0 44 15.3 10.5-21.6 14 4.1 2.2- 7.4 30 8.4 5.5-12.7
AGE
18-34 676 306 45.2 40.6-50.0 207 28.9 24.7-33.6 98 15.4 12.1-19.4 37 5.5 3.9- 7.7 28 4.9 3.2- 7.5
35-44 546 273 46.6 41.5-51.9 143 26.0 21.7-30.7 85 16.7 13.0-21.2 25 6.5 3.6-11.5 20 4.2 2.5- 7.0
45-54 578 320 58.6 53.5-63.6 146 21.6 18.0-25.8 63 12.0 8.8-16.2 24 4.6 2.8- 7.4 25 3.1 1.9- 5.0
55-64 677 395 59.3 54.1-64.3 146 18.8 15.4-22.8 86 12.3 9.5-15.9 24 4.6 2.8- 7.5 26 5.0 2.5- 9.7
65-74 612 395 64.3 58.7-69.5 105 16.7 13.3-20.8 65 10.0 7.4-13.4 28 4.7 2.8- 7.6 19 4.3 1.6-11.1
75+ 366 256 72.1 65.0-78.3 60 14.5 10.1-20.3 30 7.2 4.3-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 284 156 52.2 43.8-60.5 42 11.8 8.3-16.6 41 15.4 10.4-22.2 14 7.6 3.7-15.0 31 12.9 7.2-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 783 452 57.1 52.3-61.7 143 19.6 15.8-24.0 123 15.7 12.6-19.4 29 3.3 2.2- 5.1 36 4.3 2.8- 6.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,031 561 52.0 48.0-56.0 230 22.9 19.9-26.3 149 14.1 11.6-17.0 59 7.4 4.9-11.1 32 3.5 2.3- 5.4
College Graduate 1,411 811 58.5 55.4-61.6 403 27.6 24.8-30.5 119 8.0 6.5- 9.9 50 4.1 2.9- 5.8 28 1.8 1.2- 2.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,138 537 46.2 42.0-50.4 243 18.5 15.8-21.5 212 18.8 15.9-22.1 87 10.1 7.2-13.9 59 6.4 4.2- 9.7
No 2,348 1,428 59.8 57.2-62.4 572 24.2 22.0-26.5 216 9.9 8.4-11.6 63 2.9 2.1- 3.9 69 3.2 2.4- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 259 60.7 54.7-66.4 78 17.6 13.7-22.4 51 10.9 7.9-14.9 22 5.8 3.4- 9.8 19 5.0 2.7- 9.0
Non-Veteran 3,085 1,723 54.6 52.2-57.0 740 22.7 20.8-24.7 383 13.2 11.7-14.9 130 5.3 4.0- 6.9 109 4.2 3.1- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,988 1,081 54.7 51.9-57.4 540 25.6 23.3-28.0 226 12.1 10.4-14.1 73 3.9 3.0- 5.1 68 3.7 2.7- 5.1
Unemployed 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 933 628 67.5 62.8-72.0 154 15.7 12.8-19.2 87 7.4 5.7- 9.6 37 6.3 3.4-11.4 27 3.1 1.8- 5.3
Unable to Work 257 115 40.6 31.6-50.3 37 10.0 6.6-14.8 60 24.3 17.4-33.0 27 13.2 7.5-22.4 18 11.9 5.4-24.1
Other not in Labor Force 192 94 45.6 37.0-54.5 55 30.0 22.6-38.7 29 17.6 11.4-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 79 34.9 25.9-45.2 27 14.0 8.8-21.7 36 22.4 14.8-32.4 19 10.3 5.8-17.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 296 148 53.3 45.3-61.1 56 15.1 11.0-20.3 54 16.9 12.2-22.9 19 10.2 5.0-19.6 19 4.5 2.4- 8.4
$25,000- 34,999 358 186 51.2 44.2-58.2 79 22.8 17.5-29.1 55 15.8 10.9-22.4 20 5.3 3.1- 8.9 18 4.9 2.3-10.2
$35,000- 49,999 351 192 54.1 47.1-60.9 85 22.6 17.7-28.4 45 11.9 8.1-17.1 22 8.3 5.3-12.9 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 426 239 58.7 52.8-64.5 112 24.4 19.7-29.7 52 12.1 8.5-16.8 12 2.6 1.3- 5.0 11 2.3 1.2- 4.4
$75,000-100,000 392 229 58.0 51.8-63.9 109 27.5 22.4-33.1 30 8.3 5.3-12.6 14 3.6 1.9- 6.6 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 365 231 64.3 58.0-70.2 87 22.3 17.4-28.0 31 10.0 6.7-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 380 215 57.6 51.5-63.5 117 27.8 22.9-33.3 32 9.7 6.4-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 776 467 55.5 50.2-60.6 147 19.8 15.8-24.5 100 13.7 10.8-17.3 31 6.2 3.3-11.3 31 4.9 3.1- 7.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 83 *** *** *** 12 11.2 5.7-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 310 145 47.9 40.2-55.7 63 17.3 12.8-22.9 52 17.1 12.1-23.7 22 7.4 4.3-12.6 28 10.3 5.5-18.5
101% to 150% 225 124 53.1 44.9-61.2 39 19.1 13.4-26.5 35 13.8 9.1-20.4 16 9.0 5.1-15.5 11 5.0 2.5- 9.5
151% to 200% 272 142 51.7 43.8-59.5 58 19.4 14.3-25.7 45 19.5 13.4-27.5 19 6.7 4.0-11.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,840 1,057 58.6 55.8-61.4 498 25.8 23.4-28.3 184 9.8 8.3-11.7 58 3.3 2.5- 4.5 43 2.5 1.6- 3.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 776 467 55.5 50.2-60.6 147 19.8 15.8-24.5 100 13.7 10.8-17.3 31 6.2 3.3-11.3 31 4.9 3.1- 7.5
HOUSING
Own 2,427 1,480 60.0 57.3-62.6 542 20.9 19.0-23.0 242 10.2 8.7-11.9 85 4.8 3.4- 6.7 78 4.2 2.9- 5.9
Rent 826 390 46.6 42.2-51.0 207 24.3 20.9-28.0 142 18.0 14.8-21.6 52 7.1 5.2- 9.7 35 4.0 2.7- 6.1
Other arrangement 233 97 33.8 26.2-42.3 59 27.7 19.1-38.2 48 25.7 18.3-34.8 16 7.3 4.2-12.4 13 5.7 2.9-10.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,119 598 53.1 49.3-56.8 288 22.7 20.0-25.7 143 14.5 12.0-17.5 49 5.5 3.4- 8.9 41 4.1 2.9- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 919 501 52.5 48.1-56.8 237 26.5 22.7-30.7 115 12.8 10.2-15.9 39 4.9 3.4- 7.1 27 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Rural 1,484 887 59.4 55.7-63.0 294 18.1 15.8-20.8 177 11.6 9.5-14.1 65 5.6 3.9- 8.0 61 5.3 3.3- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 915 541 58.7 53.5-63.8 154 13.6 10.9-16.8 128 13.1 10.2-16.7 45 7.3 4.7-11.2 47 7.3 4.2-12.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,148 641 54.5 50.7-58.2 276 24.4 21.2-28.0 149 14.0 11.6-16.7 52 4.7 3.5- 6.4 30 2.4 1.6- 3.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,459 804 54.1 50.8-57.5 389 24.6 22.0-27.4 158 12.0 9.9-14.4 56 4.9 3.1- 7.7 52 4.4 3.1- 6.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,091 610 54.2 50.4-57.9 290 26.1 23.1-29.4 109 11.4 9.1-14.2 41 3.9 2.7- 5.8 41 4.3 2.9- 6.3
2nd Quartile 926 523 54.2 49.9-58.5 222 23.7 20.2-27.6 118 13.9 11.2-17.1 42 5.8 3.5- 9.4 21 2.4 1.5- 3.8
3rd Quartile 902 492 56.4 52.0-60.7 212 19.8 16.9-23.1 118 12.1 9.8-14.8 43 5.2 3.6- 7.4 37 6.5 3.9-10.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 603 361 58.7 52.0-65.1 95 12.1 9.1-15.8 90 16.1 11.7-21.8 27 8.6 4.6-15.4 30 4.5 2.2- 9.1

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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 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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