2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

Stress means a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous, or anxious, or is unable to sleep at night because his/her mind is troubled all the time.
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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 3,527 241 7.2 6.0- 8.5 238 7.1 6.0- 8.4 824 23.1 21.3-25.0 809 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,415 40.1 37.9-42.3
Females 1,903 148 7.7 6.2- 9.6 148 8.7 7.0-10.8 495 25.6 23.0-28.4 460 24.2 21.8-26.8 652 33.7 30.8-36.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,180 91 8.5 6.4-11.1 93 7.6 6.0- 9.6 304 24.7 21.8-27.9 301 25.5 22.5-28.8 391 33.7 30.1-37.4
Non-Hispanic Black 393 29 7.5 4.7-11.6 31 9.4 6.3-13.8 96 23.6 18.9-29.0 93 25.8 20.7-31.6 144 33.7 28.2-39.7
Other 295 26 6.0 3.5-10.0 24 14.0 7.5-24.7 83 26.5 20.1-34.0 57 18.1 13.0-24.5 105 35.5 28.0-43.7
AGE
18-34 326 36 8.7 6.1-12.3 43 13.4 9.4-18.7 89 25.6 20.6-31.5 76 23.7 18.6-29.6 82 28.6 22.8-35.2
35-44 298 26 9.5 6.0-14.7 34 16.2 10.2-24.7 86 26.5 20.7-33.2 75 24.4 19.0-30.9 77 23.3 17.9-29.8
45-54 304 25 8.6 5.2-13.8 23 7.3 4.2-12.2 84 25.5 19.9-32.1 81 28.8 22.9-35.4 91 29.9 23.6-37.0
55-64 379 30 8.1 4.1-15.5 30 6.8 4.3-10.8 99 24.7 19.7-30.6 95 25.5 20.1-31.6 125 34.9 28.8-41.5
65-74 334 18 5.7 3.0-10.6 *** *** *** 82 27.6 21.8-34.4 73 20.8 15.8-26.8 151 43.6 37.0-50.5
75+ 220 11 5.6 2.5-12.2 *** *** *** 40 13.7 9.1-20.0 53 25.0 17.6-34.1 108 52.9 43.2-62.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.1 5.0-16.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 384 28 6.5 4.0-10.4 19 4.6 2.5- 8.3 108 25.5 20.7-31.1 96 28.1 22.7-34.2 133 35.3 29.4-41.6
Some Post-H.S. 589 59 9.7 7.1-13.0 64 11.5 8.6-15.3 150 26.3 21.3-32.0 125 20.5 16.8-24.8 191 32.0 27.2-37.2
College Graduate 804 45 5.2 3.7- 7.2 53 6.6 4.8- 9.0 195 24.2 20.7-28.0 224 29.6 25.8-33.7 287 34.5 30.6-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** 19 16.6 10.0-26.3 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.6-18.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 191 21 10.1 5.8-16.9 *** *** *** 53 23.4 17.0-31.3 39 22.7 15.5-31.9 60 28.2 20.8-37.1
$25,000- 34,999 222 25 9.4 5.9-14.7 17 8.0 3.8-15.8 58 26.2 19.4-34.3 48 21.5 15.3-29.3 74 34.9 26.8-44.1
$35,000- 49,999 197 21 13.4 8.0-21.7 18 8.9 5.0-15.3 46 22.7 16.4-30.6 54 29.5 21.8-38.6 58 25.5 18.5-34.0
$50,000- 74,999 214 11 4.5 2.3- 8.6 19 11.6 6.3-20.5 53 22.7 16.9-29.8 56 26.7 20.1-34.4 75 34.5 27.1-42.8
$75,000+ 520 21 3.7 2.2- 6.1 32 7.0 4.7-10.4 126 23.1 18.9-27.8 145 29.1 24.5-34.2 196 37.2 32.1-42.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 89 14.4 10.8-18.9 72 12.7 9.0-17.6 204 31.3 26.1-37.1 118 17.7 14.1-21.9 154 23.9 19.4-29.1
No 1,250 58 3.9 2.9- 5.3 75 6.5 4.9- 8.4 287 22.5 19.8-25.5 338 28.1 25.1-31.4 492 39.0 35.6-42.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,838 141 7.4 5.9- 9.3 139 8.6 6.9-10.8 475 25.5 22.8-28.4 447 24.5 22.0-27.1 636 34.0 31.1-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 581 33 4.9 3.2- 7.5 51 9.4 6.6-13.3 157 27.9 22.9-33.6 156 27.8 23.5-32.6 184 30.0 25.5-34.9
Regional City or Suburban County 500 47 9.6 6.9-13.2 45 9.9 7.0-13.8 124 22.9 18.7-27.7 127 23.3 19.0-28.1 157 34.3 28.9-40.2
Rural 822 68 9.0 6.2-12.9 52 7.2 4.6-11.2 214 25.6 21.8-29.8 177 21.6 18.1-25.6 311 36.6 32.1-41.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 938 64 6.4 4.8- 8.4 77 8.9 6.8-11.5 260 26.2 22.9-29.8 249 27.3 23.9-31.0 288 31.2 27.5-35.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 26 4.6 2.6- 7.9 22 2.8 1.7- 4.7 120 25.0 19.1-31.9 133 23.3 18.8-28.4 256 44.4 38.3-50.6
Unable to Work 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 24.0 15.9-34.6 24 11.8 6.9-19.3 37 22.1 14.5-32.0
Other not in Labor Force 159 *** *** *** 16 12.1 6.5-21.4 44 25.0 18.1-33.5 35 23.6 16.4-32.9 55 33.9 25.7-43.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 193 24 13.3 6.5-25.2 24 16.3 9.8-25.8 58 26.6 19.2-35.6 38 19.4 13.3-27.5 49 24.4 17.3-33.3
101% to 150% 137 16 13.4 7.4-23.2 13 7.9 4.1-14.6 32 22.9 15.5-32.4 31 27.3 18.6-38.3 45 28.5 20.3-38.4
151% to 200% 164 22 10.8 6.6-17.1 14 7.9 3.3-17.5 42 23.8 16.6-32.8 38 26.2 18.3-35.9 48 31.4 22.5-41.9
More than 200% 899 49 5.4 3.8- 7.6 60 7.4 5.5-10.0 220 23.9 20.7-27.5 243 27.7 24.2-31.5 327 35.5 31.7-39.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 49 11.9 7.5-18.4 33 8.2 4.4-14.9 122 20.7 16.2-26.1 107 22.3 17.6-27.9 195 36.8 30.7-43.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 625 46 6.2 4.5- 8.6 53 8.7 6.3-11.9 159 25.5 21.6-29.7 154 25.5 21.5-30.1 213 34.1 29.4-39.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 772 53 6.9 5.0- 9.5 62 9.0 6.6-12.3 214 28.2 23.8-33.0 199 24.1 20.6-28.0 244 31.7 27.7-36.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 570 39 7.2 4.9-10.5 39 6.6 4.6- 9.4 170 30.6 26.1-35.5 150 24.4 20.4-28.9 172 31.2 26.6-36.3
2nd Quartile 511 35 6.2 4.2- 9.0 42 10.3 7.0-14.8 118 23.0 18.0-28.8 132 27.1 22.5-32.3 184 33.4 28.2-39.0
3rd Quartile 478 43 10.1 6.4-15.4 42 7.8 5.4-11.0 126 24.9 20.3-30.2 110 21.9 17.7-26.8 157 35.4 29.8-41.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 344 31 8.3 4.8-13.9 25 12.0 5.8-23.3 81 21.7 15.9-29.0 68 21.0 15.2-28.3 139 36.9 29.3-45.3

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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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