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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,180 653 55.5 51.7-59.3 335 26.6 23.5-29.8 125 9.8 7.9-11.9 48 4.6 3.2- 6.5 19 3.6 1.7- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 395 224 51.5 45.4-57.6 71 18.4 14.1-23.7 73 22.5 17.4-28.6 20 6.0 3.6- 9.8 *** *** ***
Other 295 153 45.5 37.5-53.8 59 19.9 14.3-27.0 55 23.7 16.7-32.4 14 7.9 3.3-17.7 14 3.0 1.5- 5.7
AGE
18-34 329 155 47.0 40.6-53.6 93 26.8 21.6-32.7 53 18.0 13.2-24.1 19 5.4 3.3- 8.7 *** *** ***
35-44 298 141 42.5 35.6-49.7 86 28.2 22.2-35.0 49 17.7 12.6-24.4 16 8.5 3.9-17.5 *** *** ***
45-54 306 171 56.0 48.8-62.9 84 25.5 20.0-31.9 35 13.8 9.1-20.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 379 208 54.0 47.1-60.8 90 22.1 17.0-28.1 55 13.7 10.0-18.5 15 6.1 3.2-11.1 11 4.2 1.2-13.4
65-74 336 205 56.1 48.1-63.8 66 20.7 15.5-27.0 42 12.0 8.2-17.3 17 5.9 3.1-10.9 *** *** ***
75+ 219 144 71.0 62.1-78.6 44 14.4 9.7-20.9 21 9.6 5.3-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** 14 9.2 5.0-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 383 228 58.5 52.1-64.6 70 19.7 15.1-25.3 59 15.8 11.6-21.2 13 3.5 1.8- 6.7 13 2.5 1.1- 5.5
Some Post-H.S. 590 298 47.0 41.7-52.4 143 24.1 20.0-28.8 100 17.2 13.6-21.5 41 9.6 5.7-15.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 809 454 56.8 52.5-60.9 246 30.2 26.5-34.2 74 8.6 6.5-11.4 24 3.0 1.9- 4.9 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** 21 16.8 9.8-27.3 28 25.1 16.1-36.9 11 7.6 3.8-14.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 190 96 51.0 40.9-60.9 40 16.7 11.4-23.8 36 19.1 12.8-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 222 115 51.4 42.6-60.1 53 25.7 19.0-33.9 38 17.1 10.9-25.8 11 4.2 2.1- 8.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 197 107 50.7 41.8-59.7 52 25.4 18.6-33.5 23 11.0 6.6-17.7 14 10.6 5.9-18.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 217 116 53.1 44.8-61.2 62 27.1 20.6-34.9 29 15.6 9.9-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 523 299 56.4 51.1-61.7 160 30.5 25.8-35.6 42 8.9 6.1-12.7 14 2.7 1.4- 5.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 290 41.8 36.3-47.5 151 19.9 16.2-24.1 127 20.4 16.3-25.2 47 11.1 6.8-17.6 24 6.9 3.6-12.7
No 1,250 747 58.4 54.9-61.8 320 25.9 23.0-29.1 128 11.3 9.2-13.9 37 3.2 2.2- 4.8 18 1.1 0.6- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,842 1,018 53.0 49.8-56.2 460 23.7 21.3-26.3 247 14.4 12.3-16.8 77 5.7 3.9- 8.3 40 3.2 1.8- 5.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 585 303 49.4 44.0-54.8 164 25.4 21.4-29.9 78 16.0 12.2-20.7 29 6.6 3.2-13.1 11 2.6 1.2- 5.3
Regional City or Suburban County 503 266 51.5 45.8-57.1 139 27.7 23.0-33.0 72 15.1 11.4-19.6 16 4.2 2.3- 7.6 *** *** ***
Rural 819 480 56.5 51.4-61.5 170 18.4 15.3-22.0 108 12.8 10.1-16.2 40 7.2 4.5-11.4 21 5.0 2.2-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 941 500 52.6 48.6-56.6 275 28.6 25.2-32.3 113 12.7 10.2-15.7 37 4.4 3.0- 6.4 16 1.6 0.8- 3.3
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 16 12.8 7.1-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 357 63.8 57.2-70.0 107 17.7 13.8-22.3 57 8.2 5.9-11.4 24 8.0 3.6-16.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 160 *** *** *** 23 9.6 5.6-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 79 44.7 35.6-54.1 46 30.1 22.1-39.5 24 19.7 12.5-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 87 42.3 33.1-52.0 48 21.3 15.0-29.3 38 22.5 15.1-32.2 12 5.6 2.9-10.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 74 50.6 40.2-60.9 26 22.4 14.9-32.3 22 13.0 7.3-22.0 11 10.8 5.4-20.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 163 86 52.6 42.4-62.5 36 21.4 14.6-30.2 28 17.4 10.7-27.1 11 6.0 3.1-11.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 903 503 55.3 51.2-59.3 267 29.5 25.9-33.3 93 10.7 8.4-13.6 29 3.3 2.1- 5.1 11 1.2 0.6- 2.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 293 54.8 47.5-61.8 88 13.3 10.0-17.4 82 15.4 11.5-20.4 28 9.6 5.5-16.4 14 6.9 2.6-17.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 354 55.1 50.1-60.0 151 24.8 20.7-29.3 87 15.0 11.7-19.0 23 3.4 2.2- 5.4 14 1.7 0.9- 3.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 773 402 49.4 44.8-54.1 234 27.7 23.9-31.7 89 13.7 10.7-17.5 34 6.6 3.6-11.9 14 2.6 1.3- 4.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 571 304 50.7 45.6-55.8 172 29.0 24.7-33.7 57 12.4 9.2-16.6 26 5.5 3.4- 8.8 12 2.4 1.2- 4.9
2nd Quartile 513 277 50.8 45.0-56.7 135 25.6 21.1-30.7 71 15.8 11.9-20.7 22 6.3 2.8-13.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 481 263 54.2 47.9-60.4 110 19.9 15.9-24.5 74 14.7 11.2-19.0 20 4.3 2.4- 7.6 14 6.9 2.9-15.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 342 205 58.7 49.7-67.1 56 11.7 8.1-16.5 56 16.5 11.3-23.4 17 11.4 5.3-22.9 *** *** ***

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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