2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,538 1,829 47.8 45.6-50.0 1,552 47.2 45.0-49.5 157 5.0 4.0- 6.1
GENDER
Male 1,633 843 48.5 45.3-51.7 711 46.6 43.3-49.8 79 5.0 3.8- 6.5
Female 1,905 986 47.2 44.2-50.3 841 47.8 44.7-50.9 78 5.0 3.7- 6.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,223 1,216 51.2 48.5-53.9 912 44.2 41.5-46.9 95 4.6 3.5- 5.9
Non-Hispanic Black 641 297 43.3 38.6-48.2 314 51.9 47.0-56.8 30 4.8 3.1- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 350 151 40.8 34.4-47.6 182 52.8 45.9-59.6 17 6.4 3.4-11.7
AGE
18-34 675 267 38.7 34.3-43.3 360 53.7 48.9-58.4 48 7.6 5.5-10.5
35-44 545 265 46.9 41.7-52.2 265 49.6 44.3-54.8 15 3.5 1.8- 6.9
45-54 582 319 53.1 47.8-58.3 241 42.9 37.7-48.1 22 4.0 2.4- 6.8
55-64 673 369 51.1 46.1-56.1 266 44.0 39.0-49.1 38 4.9 3.3- 7.3
65-74 622 354 53.8 48.3-59.1 249 43.2 37.9-48.8 19 3.0 1.7- 5.1
75+ 370 217 51.7 43.9-59.4 141 42.7 35.0-50.7 12 5.6 2.4-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 284 101 31.3 24.8-38.7 165 60.9 52.8-68.4 18 7.8 4.0-14.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 787 367 43.4 38.9-48.0 376 51.0 46.3-55.6 44 5.6 3.8- 8.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,037 494 45.3 41.5-49.3 487 49.3 45.3-53.2 56 5.4 3.9- 7.3
College Graduate 1,417 863 61.0 57.9-64.1 517 36.2 33.2-39.3 37 2.8 1.9- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,139 414 31.8 28.3-35.5 622 58.3 54.2-62.2 103 9.9 7.7-12.7
No 2,364 1,401 56.1 53.5-58.7 909 41.4 38.8-44.1 54 2.5 1.8- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 435 228 51.1 45.0-57.0 189 44.0 38.1-50.0 18 5.0 2.8- 8.9
Non-Veteran 3,095 1,597 47.4 45.0-49.8 1,360 47.7 45.2-50.1 138 4.9 4.0- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,999 1,064 51.4 48.7-54.2 877 45.5 42.8-48.3 58 3.1 2.2- 4.2
Unemployed 129 37 24.7 16.4-35.5 *** *** *** 26 21.8 13.6-33.0
Retired 938 554 55.1 50.2-59.8 360 41.8 37.1-46.7 24 3.1 1.8- 5.3
Unable to Work 256 75 19.6 14.3-26.3 142 65.2 56.2-73.3 39 15.2 9.5-23.4
Other not in Labor Force 189 87 40.2 32.1-48.8 92 54.3 45.5-62.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 55 27.0 19.0-36.9 99 63.0 52.7-72.2 22 10.0 6.1-15.9
$15,000- 24,999 301 117 32.7 26.2-39.8 163 58.3 50.6-65.7 21 9.0 5.0-15.5
$25,000- 34,999 356 155 39.0 32.5-45.8 183 55.9 48.9-62.6 18 5.2 2.5-10.3
$35,000- 49,999 349 157 40.0 33.5-46.8 170 53.7 46.8-60.5 22 6.3 3.9- 9.9
$50,000-74,999 430 211 49.2 43.3-55.2 208 47.7 41.8-53.7 11 3.1 1.4- 6.4
$75,000-100,000 393 232 58.8 52.7-64.7 154 40.0 34.2-46.2 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 365 231 60.3 53.9-66.4 127 36.4 30.5-42.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 381 276 72.3 66.3-77.6 97 24.3 19.3-30.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 787 395 43.4 38.6-48.3 351 50.7 45.7-55.8 41 5.9 3.8- 8.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 307 126 38.3 31.4-45.8 150 50.8 43.3-58.4 31 10.9 6.6-17.4
101% to 150% 225 90 34.9 27.7-42.8 124 59.6 51.5-67.2 11 5.5 3.0-10.1
151% to 200% 273 123 42.5 35.1-50.3 139 53.0 45.2-60.7 11 4.5 1.9-10.0
More than 200% 1,845 1,062 56.1 53.2-59.0 729 40.5 37.6-43.4 54 3.4 2.4- 4.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 787 395 43.4 38.6-48.3 351 50.7 45.7-55.8 41 5.9 3.8- 8.9
HOUSING
Own 2,445 1,415 52.9 50.2-55.6 961 43.5 40.8-46.2 69 3.6 2.6- 4.9
Rent 828 317 35.9 31.9-40.1 456 58.0 53.7-62.1 55 6.2 4.5- 8.3
Other arrangement 230 78 29.7 22.4-38.1 120 55.6 46.3-64.5 32 14.8 9.6-21.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,124 563 47.5 43.8-51.2 516 47.7 44.0-51.5 45 4.8 3.3- 6.8
Regional City or Suburban County 922 483 47.7 43.4-52.0 396 46.2 41.9-50.6 43 6.1 4.1- 9.0
Rural 1,492 783 48.2 44.7-51.8 640 47.5 43.9-51.1 69 4.3 3.2- 5.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 916 462 44.5 39.7-49.5 417 51.3 46.3-56.3 37 4.1 2.7- 6.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,158 579 47.4 43.7-51.1 522 47.7 43.9-51.4 57 4.9 3.5- 7.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,464 788 49.9 46.5-53.2 613 44.7 41.4-48.1 63 5.4 3.9- 7.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,091 592 50.3 46.6-54.1 450 44.5 40.8-48.2 49 5.2 3.6- 7.4
2nd Quartile 934 473 46.9 42.8-51.1 418 48.1 43.8-52.3 43 5.0 3.4- 7.2
3rd Quartile 908 442 45.6 41.4-49.9 421 48.8 44.5-53.2 45 5.6 3.8- 8.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 605 322 48.8 42.4-55.2 263 48.3 41.8-54.8 20 2.9 1.6- 5.4

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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 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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