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 3,529 141 4.9 3.9- 6.0 135 4.0 3.1- 5.0 700 20.5 18.7-22.4 871 24.1 22.3-26.1 1,682 46.6 44.4-48.8
GENDER
Male 1,628 65 5.0 3.7- 6.8 62 3.7 2.7- 4.9 289 18.4 16.0-21.0 376 23.8 21.0-26.8 836 49.2 45.9-52.4
Female 1,901 76 4.7 3.4- 6.4 73 4.2 3.0- 5.9 411 22.4 19.8-25.2 495 24.4 22.0-27.0 846 44.2 41.2-47.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,221 80 4.4 3.2- 6.0 64 2.8 2.1- 3.7 412 18.2 16.2-20.3 603 26.9 24.6-29.3 1,062 47.7 45.0-50.5
Non-Hispanic Black 636 26 5.9 3.9- 8.9 28 3.9 2.4- 6.1 139 23.3 19.4-27.8 141 20.6 17.0-24.6 302 46.3 41.5-51.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 12.5 7.6-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 19.4 11.1-31.8 *** *** ***
Hispanic 346 21 6.6 3.9-10.9 26 8.1 5.1-12.8 85 24.9 19.4-31.5 56 15.7 11.6-21.0 158 44.6 37.8-51.6
AGE
18-34 676 31 5.3 3.5- 7.9 43 6.3 4.5- 8.8 197 28.2 24.2-32.5 200 30.0 25.6-34.9 205 30.2 26.1-34.7
35-44 547 25 5.2 3.3- 8.0 22 6.1 3.3-11.0 137 23.9 19.7-28.7 140 23.3 19.4-27.7 223 41.5 36.5-46.7
45-54 578 25 6.1 3.8- 9.7 16 2.0 1.0- 3.7 86 14.2 11.1-18.1 164 25.0 21.0-29.5 287 52.8 47.5-57.9
55-64 677 26 5.4 2.8-10.1 24 2.9 1.8- 4.8 127 18.7 15.0-23.2 159 23.7 19.7-28.2 341 49.3 44.2-54.3
65-74 613 20 3.3 1.9- 5.6 18 2.7 1.5- 4.7 91 13.7 10.6-17.5 118 19.9 16.1-24.5 366 60.4 55.1-65.5
75+ 367 13 3.7 1.7- 7.8 *** *** *** 49 13.3 9.0-19.1 70 16.4 11.9-22.1 226 65.0 57.7-71.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 286 23 11.6 6.8-19.2 23 7.0 3.4-13.8 64 23.1 17.2-30.3 35 10.7 7.0-16.0 141 47.6 39.3-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 781 36 4.7 3.2- 7.1 30 3.6 2.3- 5.5 173 22.6 19.0-26.6 163 23.1 19.0-27.8 379 46.0 41.4-50.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,038 49 4.9 3.5- 6.8 47 4.7 3.4- 6.6 209 20.3 17.0-24.1 237 23.8 20.7-27.3 496 46.2 42.3-50.2
College Graduate 1,411 31 2.1 1.4- 3.3 35 2.3 1.5- 3.5 251 17.9 15.6-20.5 434 30.7 27.8-33.6 660 47.0 43.8-50.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,141 84 9.2 7.0-12.1 71 6.8 4.9- 9.4 303 26.1 22.5-30.1 235 19.9 17.0-23.1 448 38.0 34.0-42.2
No 2,353 54 2.6 1.8- 3.6 63 2.5 1.8- 3.3 387 17.6 15.6-19.6 627 26.3 24.0-28.7 1,222 51.1 48.5-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 19 4.1 2.5- 6.6 20 6.7 3.9-11.1 74 16.8 12.9-21.6 83 20.6 16.1-25.9 235 51.9 45.9-57.9
Non-Veteran 3,090 121 4.9 3.9- 6.2 114 3.6 2.8- 4.7 625 20.9 19.0-23.0 786 24.6 22.6-26.7 1,444 45.9 43.5-48.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,998 67 4.0 3.0- 5.4 64 3.3 2.4- 4.3 386 19.3 17.2-21.5 572 27.7 25.4-30.2 909 45.7 43.0-48.5
Unemployed 127 12 12.0 6.1-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 28.5 19.7-39.4
Retired 931 21 2.3 1.3- 4.0 28 2.4 1.5- 3.8 146 16.1 12.3-20.7 182 19.0 15.8-22.6 554 60.2 55.5-64.8
Unable to Work 257 33 16.0 9.8-25.0 18 8.4 3.7-18.1 79 30.7 23.1-39.6 34 11.0 6.5-18.0 93 33.9 25.1-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 189 *** *** *** 13 7.6 4.0-14.1 52 28.2 20.8-37.0 52 29.7 22.1-38.7 64 31.1 23.5-39.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 19 15.5 8.1-27.6 14 6.0 3.2-10.9 46 31.0 21.9-41.8 25 12.5 7.6-19.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 299 15 6.4 3.4-11.9 19 8.7 4.0-18.1 77 23.6 18.1-30.3 63 22.9 16.7-30.7 125 38.3 31.2-45.9
$25,000- 34,999 359 28 9.6 5.8-15.3 26 8.6 5.4-13.3 78 23.1 17.4-30.0 81 21.5 16.4-27.5 146 37.3 31.0-44.1
$35,000- 49,999 349 13 3.8 1.9- 7.6 17 4.8 2.8- 8.1 75 19.9 14.9-26.0 91 27.1 21.3-33.9 153 44.3 37.6-51.3
$50,000-74,999 427 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 17.8 13.7-22.9 116 26.8 21.8-32.5 214 51.5 45.5-57.4
$75,000-100,000 391 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 16.1 12.1-21.1 116 29.1 23.9-34.9 193 50.6 44.4-56.7
$100,000-150,000 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 15.7 11.5-21.1 101 25.8 20.7-31.7 198 53.8 47.4-60.2
$150,000+ 382 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 18.4 13.9-23.9 124 30.0 24.9-35.6 183 49.3 43.3-55.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 783 32 4.9 3.2- 7.6 32 3.9 2.5- 6.2 166 22.2 18.0-26.9 154 20.4 16.4-25.1 399 48.6 43.5-53.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.3 7.6-25.5 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 306 26 14.3 8.6-23.0 24 7.5 4.6-12.2 69 23.0 17.2-30.2 56 20.5 14.8-27.6 131 34.6 27.9-42.0
101% to 150% 225 11 4.7 2.3- 9.1 13 6.7 3.5-12.4 56 24.5 18.3-32.0 50 22.7 16.3-30.7 95 41.4 33.7-49.6
151% to 200% 274 11 4.0 1.9- 8.0 13 4.2 2.2- 7.8 69 22.8 17.2-29.6 60 23.8 17.4-31.7 121 45.2 37.5-53.1
More than 200% 1,842 55 3.4 2.4- 4.7 45 2.3 1.6- 3.3 312 17.7 15.5-20.2 531 27.5 25.0-30.1 899 49.1 46.2-52.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 783 32 4.9 3.2- 7.6 32 3.9 2.5- 6.2 166 22.2 18.0-26.9 154 20.4 16.4-25.1 399 48.6 43.5-53.6
HOUSING
Own 2,436 83 4.2 3.1- 5.6 64 3.0 2.1- 4.2 400 16.8 14.7-19.0 611 24.3 22.2-26.6 1,278 51.7 49.0-54.3
Rent 827 39 5.6 3.8- 8.1 56 6.3 4.5- 8.7 234 30.7 26.8-34.8 193 22.0 18.7-25.6 305 35.5 31.3-39.9
Other arrangement 230 19 9.6 5.5-16.3 15 7.6 4.2-13.3 57 28.0 20.6-36.8 56 27.3 18.7-38.0 83 27.5 20.6-35.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,127 39 4.2 2.9- 6.0 34 2.4 1.7- 3.5 244 23.7 20.3-27.4 314 26.0 23.1-29.1 496 43.7 40.1-47.4
Regional City or Suburban County 918 36 4.4 3.0- 6.5 38 4.4 3.0- 6.4 188 18.5 15.7-21.7 218 24.2 20.4-28.4 438 48.5 44.1-52.8
Rural 1,484 66 5.8 4.0- 8.3 63 5.0 3.4- 7.3 268 19.1 16.3-22.3 339 22.4 19.6-25.5 748 47.7 44.1-51.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 912 44 7.7 4.9-11.7 38 5.4 3.1- 9.1 174 19.4 15.6-23.9 179 18.4 14.9-22.6 477 49.2 44.1-54.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,155 48 4.2 3.0- 6.0 51 4.7 3.4- 6.5 226 19.9 17.2-22.8 272 23.8 20.6-27.3 558 47.4 43.7-51.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,462 49 4.0 2.8- 5.5 46 2.6 1.8- 3.7 300 21.5 18.7-24.7 420 27.3 24.5-30.2 647 44.6 41.3-47.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,090 38 4.3 2.9- 6.3 34 2.8 1.8- 4.3 214 20.6 17.7-23.8 315 28.0 24.8-31.4 489 44.3 40.6-48.0
2nd Quartile 934 37 3.6 2.4- 5.3 34 3.5 2.4- 5.1 186 20.9 17.5-24.9 233 25.1 21.5-29.0 444 46.8 42.7-51.0
3rd Quartile 905 39 5.7 3.7- 8.8 38 4.3 3.0- 6.3 181 19.7 16.5-23.3 208 22.2 18.9-26.0 439 48.0 43.7-52.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 600 27 7.9 4.5-13.4 29 7.5 3.7-14.4 119 20.8 15.8-26.7 115 15.3 11.7-19.8 310 48.6 42.2-55.1

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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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