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%)
TOTAL 3,539 168 5.5 4.4- 6.8 305 9.4 8.1-10.7 269 8.1 6.9- 9.6 2,797 77.1 75.0-79.0
GENDER
Male 1,631 64 4.6 3.1- 6.6 115 7.7 6.1- 9.8 103 6.6 5.3- 8.3 1,349 81.1 78.2-83.6
Female 1,908 104 6.3 4.8- 8.2 190 10.9 9.2-12.8 166 9.5 7.5-11.9 1,448 73.4 70.4-76.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,223 90 4.9 3.7- 6.4 112 5.6 4.5- 6.9 131 6.0 4.8- 7.3 1,890 83.5 81.4-85.5
Non-Hispanic Black 641 34 4.7 3.0- 7.1 101 18.1 14.3-22.5 71 11.2 8.5-14.7 435 66.0 61.2-70.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 137 16 8.1 4.5-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 350 19 8.9 4.3-17.7 64 17.0 12.8-22.2 42 11.0 7.7-15.6 225 63.1 55.8-69.8
AGE
18-34 679 35 6.5 4.4- 9.5 73 11.5 8.7-14.9 91 12.6 9.9-16.0 480 69.4 64.8-73.6
35-44 544 24 4.2 2.3- 7.4 67 13.0 9.8-17.1 48 9.4 6.7-13.1 405 73.3 68.3-77.9
45-54 580 37 6.8 4.4-10.4 44 7.0 4.8- 9.9 48 8.2 5.9-11.4 451 77.9 73.3-82.0
55-64 680 30 5.0 2.7- 9.0 62 9.5 6.9-12.8 31 3.3 2.1- 5.0 557 82.3 77.8-86.0
65-74 617 25 3.2 1.9- 5.5 44 7.9 5.3-11.7 34 6.1 4.0- 9.3 514 82.7 78.2-86.5
75+ 367 17 8.2 3.8-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 331 86.6 78.6-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 287 35 17.0 10.8-25.9 64 19.2 14.1-25.8 30 8.3 5.4-12.5 158 55.4 47.1-63.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 786 43 4.4 2.9- 6.7 95 11.2 8.8-14.2 88 11.5 9.0-14.6 560 72.9 68.8-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,038 58 5.2 3.7- 7.1 103 10.2 8.0-12.9 84 9.3 6.6-12.9 793 75.4 71.4-79.0
College Graduate 1,415 32 2.4 1.6- 3.6 40 2.9 2.0- 4.2 66 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,277 90.8 88.9-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,146 89 9.2 6.7-12.5 162 14.0 11.6-16.8 109 9.5 7.0-12.9 786 67.3 63.0-71.2
No 2,359 78 3.6 2.7- 4.8 141 7.0 5.7- 8.6 158 7.4 6.1- 9.0 1,982 81.9 79.7-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 20 3.4 2.0- 5.9 17 4.8 2.4- 9.3 21 5.2 3.2- 8.3 372 86.6 81.8-90.3
Non-Veteran 3,100 148 5.7 4.5- 7.2 285 9.8 8.5-11.3 247 8.4 7.1-10.1 2,420 76.0 73.8-78.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,001 72 3.9 2.9- 5.2 154 8.2 6.8- 9.9 161 9.0 7.5-10.7 1,614 78.9 76.5-81.2
Unemployed 126 16 12.8 6.7-23.0 *** *** *** 20 12.9 7.6-21.1 *** *** ***
Retired 938 33 3.2 2.0- 5.2 45 6.0 4.1- 8.7 41 5.1 2.4-10.2 819 85.7 81.0-89.4
Unable to Work 256 38 20.2 12.2-31.4 61 21.5 15.4-29.2 28 8.4 5.2-13.4 129 49.9 40.5-59.3
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 18 8.6 5.0-14.3 17 8.2 4.6-14.0 146 77.5 69.6-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 24 17.1 9.2-29.6 39 24.8 16.6-35.3 28 14.5 8.8-23.0 83 43.6 33.8-53.9
$15,000- 24,999 303 33 14.3 9.3-21.3 75 21.9 16.6-28.2 32 9.8 6.4-14.8 163 54.0 46.2-61.7
$25,000- 34,999 356 31 8.3 5.0-13.5 45 13.3 9.5-18.4 49 13.8 9.8-19.0 231 64.6 57.8-70.9
$35,000- 49,999 353 21 5.6 3.3- 9.2 31 10.0 6.4-15.4 43 14.0 9.8-19.5 258 70.4 63.7-76.4
$50,000-74,999 429 *** *** *** 28 8.4 5.3-13.1 22 4.5 2.9- 7.1 374 85.9 81.0-89.7
$75,000-100,000 393 *** *** *** 12 4.4 2.3- 8.0 18 3.9 2.1- 7.1 359 91.2 87.0-94.2
$100,000-150,000 365 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 4.1 2.1- 7.8 340 92.5 88.4-95.2
$150,000+ 380 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 367 95.7 91.6-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 786 34 5.9 3.5- 9.8 69 9.3 7.0-12.3 61 9.4 6.2-14.1 622 75.3 70.1-79.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 81 11 10.0 4.8-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 38 16.1 10.0-24.8 77 23.8 18.0-30.8 45 12.7 8.8-17.9 149 47.4 39.7-55.2
101% to 150% 225 23 9.6 5.8-15.3 38 17.8 12.4-24.8 31 15.3 10.0-22.8 133 57.4 49.1-65.3
151% to 200% 274 21 8.4 4.6-14.7 37 12.5 8.5-18.0 32 12.1 8.1-17.6 184 67.1 59.5-73.8
More than 200% 1,848 41 2.1 1.5- 3.1 63 4.3 3.1- 5.8 87 4.7 3.7- 6.0 1,657 88.9 86.9-90.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 786 34 5.9 3.5- 9.8 69 9.3 7.0-12.3 61 9.4 6.2-14.1 622 75.3 70.1-79.9
HOUSING
Own 2,440 86 4.1 3.0- 5.6 136 6.6 5.4- 8.1 122 5.7 4.3- 7.5 2,096 83.5 81.1-85.7
Rent 829 68 9.6 6.7-13.6 131 16.1 13.2-19.5 120 15.9 13.0-19.3 510 58.4 54.0-62.8
Other arrangement 233 13 7.9 4.1-14.7 35 17.7 11.7-25.8 25 11.1 6.8-17.7 160 63.3 54.1-71.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,126 39 3.4 2.2- 5.2 98 10.1 8.1-12.5 75 7.5 5.2-10.8 914 79.0 75.3-82.2
Regional City or Suburban County 923 41 6.6 4.3-10.0 67 7.9 5.9-10.4 82 9.0 6.9-11.7 733 76.5 72.4-80.1
Rural 1,490 88 6.4 4.7- 8.7 140 9.9 7.8-12.3 112 8.0 6.3-10.0 1,150 75.8 72.4-78.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 917 66 7.5 5.0-11.1 102 12.7 9.6-16.7 84 9.4 7.1-12.5 665 70.4 65.5-74.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,154 44 4.1 2.8- 5.8 100 9.3 7.4-11.6 89 8.3 6.5-10.6 921 78.3 75.2-81.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,468 58 5.6 3.9- 8.0 103 7.7 6.2- 9.6 96 7.3 5.3-10.0 1,211 79.4 76.1-82.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,096 38 4.9 3.1- 7.8 69 6.7 5.1- 8.9 69 6.5 4.9- 8.6 920 81.8 78.4-84.8
2nd Quartile 932 38 5.2 3.5- 7.6 67 7.6 5.8- 9.8 71 8.5 5.9-12.1 756 78.7 74.7-82.2
3rd Quartile 905 47 5.8 3.7- 8.8 88 12.0 9.3-15.3 80 9.4 7.2-12.2 690 72.8 68.6-76.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 606 45 6.9 4.3-10.8 81 15.5 11.3-20.9 49 8.3 5.6-12.2 431 69.3 63.1-74.9

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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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