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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 1,905 986 47.2 44.2-50.3 841 47.8 44.7-50.9 78 5.0 3.7- 6.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,180 655 51.8 48.0-55.6 471 43.0 39.3-46.9 54 5.1 3.6- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 394 182 40.5 34.8-46.5 201 56.0 50.0-61.9 11 3.5 1.7- 6.9
Other 295 133 40.1 32.5-48.4 149 52.7 44.3-60.9 13 7.2 3.4-14.7
AGE
18-34 324 130 40.6 34.4-47.2 174 53.3 46.7-59.8 20 6.1 3.6-10.0
35-44 298 142 44.5 37.4-51.8 150 51.8 44.4-59.1 *** *** ***
45-54 307 171 49.3 42.2-56.3 125 45.1 38.1-52.3 11 5.6 2.8-11.1
55-64 377 198 49.4 43.0-55.8 155 44.4 38.0-51.0 24 6.2 3.7-10.2
65-74 335 196 55.5 47.5-63.2 131 42.7 35.0-50.8 *** *** ***
75+ 221 124 51.4 41.3-61.3 89 41.6 32.0-52.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 37 25.7 17.0-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 180 43.1 37.1-49.4 190 51.3 45.0-57.6 15 5.6 3.0-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 588 272 43.0 37.9-48.4 285 52.2 46.7-57.5 31 4.8 3.2- 7.1
College Graduate 807 495 61.6 57.4-65.6 288 35.2 31.3-39.3 24 3.2 1.9- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.2 4.8-16.7
$15,000- 24,999 190 74 34.6 26.2-44.0 103 57.8 48.0-67.0 13 7.6 4.0-14.2
$25,000- 34,999 220 98 41.7 33.3-50.7 113 52.8 43.8-61.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 194 85 37.7 29.7-46.4 98 56.7 47.9-65.2 11 5.6 2.7-10.9
$50,000- 74,999 217 115 54.3 46.0-62.3 97 44.0 36.0-52.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 523 349 64.0 58.6-69.0 165 33.3 28.4-38.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 223 30.6 26.0-35.6 357 59.1 53.5-64.6 55 10.3 7.2-14.5
No 1,253 755 56.8 53.2-60.2 475 41.2 37.8-44.8 23 2.0 1.2- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,840 958 47.5 44.4-50.7 809 47.6 44.5-50.8 73 4.8 3.5- 6.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 582 288 44.4 39.2-49.7 272 50.9 45.5-56.3 22 4.7 2.7- 8.1
Regional City or Suburban County 502 265 48.3 42.7-54.0 215 45.3 39.6-51.0 22 6.4 3.6-11.1
Rural 821 433 49.1 44.2-54.0 354 46.9 42.0-51.8 34 4.0 2.7- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 941 503 49.8 45.8-53.8 412 47.1 43.1-51.1 26 3.1 2.0- 5.0
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 325 55.8 49.2-62.3 216 41.4 35.0-48.2 14 2.7 1.3- 5.5
Unable to Work 159 48 17.1 11.4-25.0 *** *** *** 20 16.4 8.6-28.8
Other not in Labor Force 157 78 45.8 36.6-55.2 73 51.0 41.6-60.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 80 38.1 29.7-47.3 95 50.6 41.3-59.8 16 11.3 5.8-21.1
101% to 150% 137 53 34.7 25.8-44.8 77 60.7 50.5-70.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 163 69 44.0 34.3-54.3 88 53.7 43.6-63.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 901 532 57.0 52.9-61.0 344 39.6 35.7-43.7 25 3.4 2.1- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 260 47.0 40.3-53.9 230 49.9 43.0-56.7 13 3.1 1.6- 6.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 313 45.3 40.5-50.3 288 49.6 44.6-54.5 29 5.1 3.0- 8.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 772 413 48.9 44.3-53.6 323 45.3 40.6-50.1 36 5.8 3.8- 8.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 567 305 49.4 44.3-54.5 232 44.7 39.6-49.8 30 5.9 3.8- 9.2
2nd Quartile 516 260 45.6 40.1-51.2 234 48.9 43.2-54.7 22 5.4 3.2- 9.2
3rd Quartile 480 230 45.5 39.5-51.6 228 49.7 43.6-55.8 22 4.8 2.5- 9.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 342 191 49.9 41.3-58.5 147 48.5 39.8-57.2 *** *** ***

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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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