2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,545 447 13.0 11.5-14.6 3,098 87.0 85.4-88.5
Females 1,913 299 15.7 13.6-18.1 1,614 84.3 81.9-86.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,184 116 10.7 8.4-13.5 1,068 89.3 86.5-91.6
Non-Hispanic Black 399 94 23.4 18.7-28.9 305 76.6 71.1-81.3
Other 295 83 25.3 18.9-32.9 212 74.7 67.1-81.1
AGE
18-34 329 77 20.7 16.2-26.1 252 79.3 73.9-83.8
35-44 299 75 26.0 19.9-33.1 224 74.0 66.9-80.1
45-54 308 46 13.9 9.6-19.5 262 86.1 80.5-90.4
55-64 379 60 15.9 10.7-22.9 319 84.1 77.1-89.3
65-74 335 35 9.4 5.8-14.8 300 90.6 85.2-94.2
75+ 221 *** *** *** 215 96.7 89.4-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 387 82 19.8 15.3-25.2 305 80.2 74.8-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 592 116 17.9 14.4-22.0 476 82.1 78.0-85.6
College Graduate 807 59 5.9 4.4- 7.9 748 94.1 92.1-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 71 34.5 26.0-44.1 121 65.5 55.9-74.0
$25,000- 34,999 222 67 30.5 23.0-39.2 155 69.5 60.8-77.0
$35,000- 49,999 198 34 21.7 14.8-30.8 164 78.3 69.2-85.2
$50,000- 74,999 215 27 12.3 8.3-18.0 188 87.7 82.0-91.7
$75,000+ 524 11 1.7 0.8- 3.6 513 98.3 96.4-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 147 22.0 17.7-27.1 493 78.0 72.9-82.3
No 1,256 151 12.3 10.2-14.8 1,105 87.7 85.2-89.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,848 290 15.7 13.5-18.1 1,558 84.3 81.9-86.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 78 14.3 10.9-18.5 506 85.7 81.5-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 503 81 16.1 12.5-20.6 422 83.9 79.4-87.5
Rural 826 140 16.7 13.3-20.8 686 83.3 79.2-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 944 152 15.9 13.2-18.9 792 84.1 81.1-86.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 558 31 5.7 3.4- 9.4 527 94.3 90.6-96.6
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 26 12.6 8.1-19.1 135 87.4 80.9-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 79 40.3 30.5-50.9 114 59.7 49.1-69.5
101% to 150% 138 55 40.0 30.4-50.5 83 60.0 49.5-69.6
151% to 200% 164 39 24.6 17.0-34.1 125 75.4 65.9-83.0
More than 200% 904 57 6.3 4.6- 8.5 847 93.7 91.5-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 107 20.5 15.4-26.8 401 79.5 73.2-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 93 15.3 12.0-19.2 536 84.7 80.8-88.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 776 99 13.7 10.8-17.1 677 86.3 82.9-89.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 572 67 11.3 8.6-14.7 505 88.7 85.3-91.4
2nd Quartile 515 73 16.1 12.4-20.7 442 83.9 79.3-87.6
3rd Quartile 480 83 17.9 13.3-23.7 397 82.1 76.3-86.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 346 76 21.2 15.5-28.4 270 78.8 71.6-84.5

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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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