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 3,529 141 4.9 3.9- 6.0 135 4.0 3.1- 5.0 700 20.5 18.7-22.4 871 24.1 22.3-26.1 1,682 46.6 44.4-48.8
Females 1,901 76 4.7 3.4- 6.4 73 4.2 3.0- 5.9 411 22.4 19.8-25.2 495 24.4 22.0-27.0 846 44.2 41.2-47.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,179 46 4.6 3.0- 7.1 37 3.2 2.2- 4.7 240 18.8 16.3-21.7 342 28.0 24.8-31.4 514 45.4 41.6-49.2
Non-Hispanic Black 393 *** *** *** 17 3.6 2.0- 6.4 86 24.2 19.3-29.9 97 23.2 18.5-28.7 183 45.3 39.3-51.5
Other 293 20 7.4 4.0-13.1 18 9.8 4.6-19.6 76 29.0 22.0-37.3 47 13.4 9.1-19.2 132 40.5 32.7-48.8
AGE
18-34 327 17 6.0 3.5-10.2 21 6.7 4.1-10.8 98 29.1 23.7-35.2 90 26.6 21.2-32.9 101 31.5 25.7-38.1
35-44 297 *** *** *** 13 8.1 3.6-17.2 87 28.0 21.9-35.0 82 22.5 17.5-28.4 105 38.2 31.3-45.5
45-54 305 *** *** *** 12 3.1 1.4- 6.5 43 14.7 10.4-20.4 93 27.3 21.6-33.8 147 49.6 42.5-56.7
55-64 380 18 5.7 2.3-13.6 14 2.5 1.4- 4.6 77 19.3 14.7-25.0 105 29.6 23.8-36.0 166 42.9 36.5-49.6
65-74 331 11 3.3 1.7- 6.3 *** *** *** 63 18.0 13.2-24.0 69 23.1 17.4-30.0 179 53.5 45.9-61.0
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 14.5 9.5-21.5 43 13.5 9.0-19.8 126 66.1 57.2-74.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 16 5.3 2.9- 9.5 12 3.6 1.8- 7.1 89 24.0 19.2-29.7 77 20.5 15.8-26.2 188 46.6 40.4-52.9
Some Post-H.S. 590 33 5.6 3.7- 8.5 28 4.5 2.9- 6.9 135 22.8 18.0-28.4 142 24.4 20.1-29.1 252 42.7 37.5-48.1
College Graduate 803 16 1.7 0.9- 2.9 20 2.2 1.2- 3.9 150 18.9 15.8-22.5 266 32.9 29.0-36.9 351 44.3 40.1-48.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.0 6.4-21.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 25.7 18.5-34.4 44 24.0 17.0-32.8 73 35.4 26.9-45.0
$25,000- 34,999 222 15 6.5 3.6-11.7 15 7.9 4.3-14.3 56 25.4 18.2-34.2 48 21.1 14.8-29.2 88 39.0 30.9-47.9
$35,000- 49,999 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 21.5 15.3-29.3 53 27.4 19.9-36.5 79 40.8 32.3-49.9
$50,000- 74,999 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 18.6 13.4-25.3 68 31.5 24.4-39.6 97 46.7 38.5-55.0
$75,000+ 521 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 17.1 13.3-21.6 176 31.6 26.9-36.7 244 48.1 42.8-53.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 49 9.6 6.5-14.0 39 7.3 4.5-11.5 174 26.5 21.5-32.2 146 20.9 17.0-25.4 227 35.7 30.3-41.5
No 1,249 26 1.9 1.2- 3.0 33 2.4 1.6- 3.7 233 20.2 17.5-23.2 344 26.3 23.3-29.4 613 49.2 45.7-52.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,837 72 4.7 3.4- 6.5 66 3.8 2.6- 5.5 396 22.4 19.7-25.2 478 24.5 22.1-27.2 825 44.6 41.5-47.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 17 3.4 1.9- 6.1 17 2.3 1.3- 3.8 145 28.6 23.4-34.4 172 26.5 22.4-31.1 233 39.3 34.2-44.5
Regional City or Suburban County 500 20 4.3 2.5- 7.4 17 4.1 2.3- 7.2 108 20.0 16.1-24.5 120 21.9 17.7-26.8 235 49.7 44.1-55.4
Rural 817 39 6.3 3.8-10.1 39 6.2 3.7-10.4 158 18.5 15.2-22.3 203 24.5 20.6-28.8 378 44.6 39.7-49.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 939 24 2.8 1.8- 4.5 28 3.2 2.0- 5.1 197 21.1 18.0-24.5 290 29.1 25.6-32.8 400 43.8 39.8-47.9
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 17 3.2 1.7- 6.0 14 1.8 1.0- 3.3 106 19.6 14.1-26.6 120 20.8 16.6-25.8 295 54.7 48.2-61.0
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 10.8 6.2-18.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 157 *** *** *** 12 8.3 4.2-15.6 40 25.0 18.1-33.6 41 27.6 19.7-37.2 58 36.4 27.6-46.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 15 11.3 4.9-24.2 14 7.9 4.0-15.0 47 26.9 18.8-36.9 39 22.8 16.0-31.3 76 31.1 23.3-40.2
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 25.6 17.7-35.4 30 20.2 13.1-29.8 55 40.0 30.3-50.6
151% to 200% 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 25.1 18.0-33.9 38 24.8 16.8-34.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 899 24 2.7 1.6- 4.7 20 2.3 1.4- 3.9 163 18.3 15.3-21.7 287 30.3 26.7-34.2 405 46.3 42.2-50.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 500 26 8.3 4.5-14.6 24 7.0 3.4-13.8 97 16.2 12.3-21.1 109 20.4 15.4-26.4 244 48.2 41.1-55.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 629 28 4.5 2.7- 7.2 29 4.9 3.2- 7.6 131 20.9 17.3-25.0 157 23.9 20.1-28.1 284 45.8 40.9-50.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 772 22 3.1 1.9- 5.2 20 2.3 1.3- 4.0 183 26.7 22.3-31.6 229 27.0 23.3-31.0 318 40.9 36.5-45.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 568 20 4.2 2.4- 7.1 19 3.0 1.7- 5.3 131 25.4 21.1-30.2 168 27.1 23.0-31.7 230 40.3 35.4-45.4
2nd Quartile 515 16 2.8 1.5- 5.4 17 3.8 2.2- 6.4 113 23.8 18.6-29.9 134 24.4 20.1-29.1 235 45.2 39.6-50.9
3rd Quartile 478 24 6.3 3.3-11.7 17 3.0 1.7- 5.3 98 18.7 14.8-23.4 123 25.5 20.6-31.2 216 46.4 40.3-52.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 340 16 7.8 4.2-14.0 20 11.1 5.0-22.9 69 18.9 13.4-26.0 70 15.6 10.9-21.8 165 46.6 38.2-55.3

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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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