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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,108 1,084 50.6 47.8-53.4 559 25.9 23.4-28.4 465 23.5 21.3-25.9
Female 2,375 1,299 54.2 51.3-57.0 792 33.1 30.5-35.9 284 12.7 10.8-14.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,784 1,557 55.4 52.9-57.8 878 30.7 28.5-33.0 349 14.0 12.3-15.8
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 168 *** *** *** 50 26.1 17.9-36.5 17 11.1 6.0-19.8
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 100 *** *** *** 27 27.3 18.5-38.3 *** *** ***
Hispanic 458 188 43.1 37.4-49.1 59 13.7 9.2-19.9 211 43.2 37.5-49.0
AGE
18-34 1,012 477 48.4 44.5-52.3 202 19.8 16.8-23.1 333 31.8 28.4-35.5
35-44 673 355 52.7 47.8-57.4 168 25.4 21.4-29.8 150 22.0 18.1-26.4
45-54 718 404 58.5 53.5-63.3 198 26.3 22.4-30.7 116 15.2 12.1-18.9
55-64 795 456 56.8 52.1-61.5 269 33.3 29.1-37.9 70 9.8 6.9-13.7
65-74 742 412 50.6 45.7-55.5 292 43.9 39.0-48.9 38 5.5 3.7- 8.0
75+ 444 228 50.3 43.5-57.1 192 45.6 38.9-52.6 24 4.1 2.3- 6.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 363 155 42.3 35.4-49.6 66 21.2 15.2-28.6 142 36.5 29.8-43.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 997 514 52.7 48.7-56.8 258 24.7 21.4-28.3 225 22.6 19.6-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,283 714 53.8 50.1-57.5 408 33.2 29.7-36.8 161 13.0 10.8-15.6
College Graduate 1,821 992 55.0 52.2-57.7 614 33.5 30.9-36.2 215 11.6 9.9-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,385 670 46.0 42.3-49.8 511 37.6 33.9-41.5 204 16.3 13.6-19.5
No 2,945 1,642 55.9 53.5-58.1 791 25.6 23.6-27.6 512 18.6 16.8-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 577 260 43.6 38.6-48.8 237 39.4 34.5-44.6 80 16.9 13.3-21.4
Non-Veteran 3,872 2,103 53.5 51.4-55.7 1,106 28.4 26.5-30.4 663 18.0 16.5-19.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,543 1,395 54.7 52.2-57.1 628 23.6 21.6-25.7 520 21.8 19.8-23.9
Unemployed 170 *** *** *** 47 20.3 14.1-28.2 56 30.0 21.9-39.6
Retired 1,103 597 51.3 47.1-55.6 455 44.5 40.2-48.8 51 4.2 2.9- 5.9
Unable to Work 319 148 39.3 31.6-47.5 137 45.1 36.7-53.9 34 15.6 9.5-24.5
Other not in Labor Force 276 139 52.9 45.0-60.7 61 23.6 17.2-31.4 76 23.5 17.4-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 273 135 47.3 38.7-56.1 74 27.7 19.7-37.4 64 25.0 18.0-33.5
$15,000- 24,999 379 163 39.0 32.5-45.8 111 31.2 25.0-38.1 105 29.9 23.6-37.0
$25,000- 34,999 443 217 47.6 41.5-53.7 138 32.6 27.0-38.6 88 19.9 15.6-25.0
$35,000- 49,999 464 249 50.7 44.8-56.6 139 30.4 25.1-36.2 76 18.9 14.4-24.4
$50,000-74,999 545 308 55.6 50.1-60.9 156 28.9 24.3-34.1 81 15.5 11.6-20.3
$75,000-100,000 473 266 56.6 50.9-62.2 152 29.6 24.7-35.0 55 13.8 10.2-18.3
$100,000-150,000 450 246 55.0 49.2-60.6 159 33.9 28.7-39.5 45 11.1 7.9-15.4
$150,000+ 467 271 58.5 53.0-63.7 150 31.8 27.0-37.1 46 9.7 6.9-13.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 989 528 54.6 50.0-59.1 272 26.0 22.1-30.4 189 19.4 16.4-22.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 374 163 39.0 32.4-46.0 102 29.9 23.0-37.8 109 31.2 24.9-38.2
101% to 150% 288 135 44.1 36.6-51.9 85 30.2 23.8-37.5 68 25.7 19.1-33.6
151% to 200% 349 195 54.0 47.0-60.8 92 28.9 22.9-35.7 62 17.2 12.5-23.1
More than 200% 2,298 1,281 55.4 52.9-58.0 752 31.9 29.5-34.3 265 12.7 11.0-14.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 989 528 54.6 50.0-59.1 272 26.0 22.1-30.4 189 19.4 16.4-22.8
HOUSING
Own 2,891 1,623 54.2 51.7-56.7 956 32.6 30.3-35.0 312 13.2 11.5-15.2
Rent 1,225 562 46.0 42.6-49.5 300 22.7 19.8-25.9 363 31.2 28.1-34.6
Other arrangement 311 167 55.7 47.6-63.4 81 24.6 18.0-32.5 63 19.8 14.8-25.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,517 797 51.7 48.5-54.8 434 29.6 26.6-32.8 286 18.7 16.5-21.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,172 600 50.7 46.7-54.6 370 30.6 27.1-34.2 202 18.8 15.9-21.9
Rural 1,794 986 54.7 51.4-58.0 547 28.9 26.0-32.1 261 16.4 13.9-19.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,124 592 51.5 47.1-56.0 343 29.2 25.3-33.5 189 19.2 15.7-23.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,397 757 55.1 51.6-58.5 416 28.2 25.3-31.2 224 16.7 14.4-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,962 1,034 51.0 48.1-53.8 592 30.9 28.2-33.8 336 18.1 16.1-20.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,406 753 52.0 48.7-55.4 425 30.1 27.0-33.5 228 17.9 15.5-20.5
2nd Quartile 1,244 661 53.6 50.0-57.2 380 29.3 26.1-32.7 203 17.1 14.6-20.0
3rd Quartile 1,118 575 50.7 46.6-54.7 343 30.8 27.2-34.8 200 18.5 15.6-21.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 715 394 54.3 48.5-60.0 203 26.7 22.1-31.8 118 19.0 14.2-24.9

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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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