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%)
North Carolina 3,539 168 5.5 4.4- 6.8 305 9.4 8.1-10.7 269 8.1 6.9- 9.6 2,797 77.1 75.0-79.0
Females 1,908 104 6.3 4.8- 8.2 190 10.9 9.2-12.8 166 9.5 7.5-11.9 1,448 73.4 70.4-76.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,182 52 5.8 4.0- 8.3 76 7.3 5.6- 9.5 79 6.8 5.1- 9.0 975 80.1 76.8-83.1
Non-Hispanic Black 396 24 4.8 2.9- 7.8 58 17.5 13.2-22.9 49 12.3 8.7-17.1 265 65.3 59.3-71.0
Other 294 27 11.1 6.2-19.0 54 16.1 11.6-22.0 31 10.5 6.7-15.9 182 62.3 54.0-69.9
AGE
18-34 328 23 7.9 4.9-12.4 37 11.1 7.8-15.5 50 13.8 9.9-18.9 218 67.3 60.9-73.0
35-44 295 16 5.5 2.6-11.3 44 15.8 11.2-21.9 29 11.3 7.3-17.1 206 67.4 59.9-74.1
45-54 308 23 8.3 4.9-13.8 27 8.0 4.9-12.7 29 9.1 5.8-14.0 229 74.6 67.8-80.3
55-64 380 19 6.5 2.8-14.1 44 13.8 9.6-19.4 23 4.1 2.5- 6.8 294 75.7 68.5-81.6
65-74 336 *** *** *** 28 9.3 6.0-14.1 22 7.1 4.0-12.2 276 81.6 75.6-86.5
75+ 219 13 8.1 4.0-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 189 84.1 75.8-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** 33 22.1 14.2-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 26 6.5 3.9-10.6 58 14.3 10.7-18.9 50 13.8 10.0-18.8 251 65.5 59.3-71.1
Some Post-H.S. 590 37 6.1 4.1- 9.0 72 12.1 9.2-15.9 55 11.4 7.2-17.4 426 70.4 64.6-75.6
College Graduate 808 20 2.5 1.5- 4.3 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7 50 5.1 3.6- 7.1 711 88.7 85.8-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.4 8.9-28.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 24 14.7 8.9-23.2 52 26.4 19.2-35.1 22 10.4 6.2-17.1 94 48.5 38.6-58.6
$25,000- 34,999 220 23 9.6 5.1-17.4 27 15.5 10.1-22.9 32 12.8 8.4-19.0 138 62.1 53.3-70.3
$35,000- 49,999 198 11 6.5 3.2-12.7 18 9.4 5.3-16.2 30 19.4 12.7-28.4 139 64.7 55.4-73.1
$50,000- 74,999 217 *** *** *** 16 7.9 4.7-13.0 14 5.4 3.0- 9.4 185 85.7 79.8-90.1
$75,000+ 523 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 2.7 1.4- 5.0 493 94.2 91.2-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 61 11.0 7.6-15.6 104 16.2 12.8-20.3 70 11.9 7.8-17.6 402 61.0 55.0-66.6
No 1,254 42 3.7 2.5- 5.4 86 8.0 6.3-10.1 95 8.2 6.4-10.5 1,031 80.1 77.0-82.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,844 99 6.2 4.6- 8.1 184 10.8 9.1-12.8 164 9.7 7.7-12.2 1,397 73.3 70.2-76.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 26 4.7 2.7- 7.9 58 11.4 8.5-15.1 47 9.4 5.6-15.4 453 74.5 68.7-79.6
Regional City or Suburban County 501 25 6.5 4.0-10.5 43 9.8 6.9-13.7 53 10.6 7.5-14.6 380 73.1 67.7-77.9
Rural 823 53 7.6 5.0-11.4 89 11.2 8.7-14.3 66 8.7 6.3-11.9 615 72.5 67.9-76.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 942 42 4.7 3.2- 6.9 77 8.8 6.8-11.3 91 10.8 8.4-13.8 732 75.7 71.9-79.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.2 6.2-22.8 *** *** ***
Retired 558 18 3.4 1.8- 6.4 34 7.5 5.0-11.1 31 7.1 3.0-15.8 475 82.0 74.8-87.5
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** 43 27.3 18.3-38.5 16 9.2 4.9-16.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 158 *** *** *** 17 9.7 5.7-16.2 15 8.0 4.4-14.1 118 76.6 68.3-83.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 *** *** *** 53 26.5 19.2-35.4 28 11.9 7.4-18.4 88 44.0 34.6-53.8
101% to 150% 136 16 10.1 5.5-17.8 22 19.1 12.0-29.1 21 16.6 9.8-26.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 165 13 6.8 3.1-14.2 26 16.0 10.2-24.2 19 12.4 7.3-20.1 107 64.8 55.0-73.5
More than 200% 905 18 2.3 1.3- 3.9 34 4.1 2.8- 6.0 54 5.5 3.9- 7.7 799 88.1 85.2-90.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 38 8.9 5.1-15.2 64 12.9 9.4-17.4 52 10.9 7.5-15.6 351 67.3 60.6-73.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 628 32 5.4 3.5- 8.3 62 11.0 8.3-14.5 59 10.5 7.7-14.1 475 73.1 68.4-77.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 775 34 5.6 3.6- 8.6 64 9.7 7.3-12.8 55 8.0 4.9-12.9 622 76.6 71.7-81.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 571 20 3.6 2.2- 5.8 41 8.7 6.0-12.3 42 7.2 5.0-10.4 468 80.5 76.1-84.3
2nd Quartile 516 26 7.0 4.3-11.0 47 9.4 6.8-12.7 46 11.3 7.0-17.7 397 72.3 66.1-77.8
3rd Quartile 477 34 8.8 5.3-14.4 48 11.7 8.4-16.0 51 10.8 7.6-15.2 344 68.7 62.5-74.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 344 24 5.9 3.1-10.8 54 18.6 13.2-25.7 27 7.5 4.1-13.3 239 68.0 59.8-75.2

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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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