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 3,551 256 8.1 6.8- 9.5 3,295 91.9 90.5-93.2
Females 1,915 170 9.5 7.8-11.6 1,745 90.5 88.4-92.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,186 66 6.6 4.7- 9.3 1,120 93.4 90.7-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 399 62 16.9 12.8-22.1 337 83.1 77.9-87.2
Other 295 37 10.2 6.5-15.8 258 89.8 84.2-93.5
AGE
18-34 329 38 9.9 6.8-14.4 291 90.1 85.6-93.2
35-44 299 40 14.6 10.1-20.7 259 85.4 79.3-89.9
45-54 308 31 8.8 5.6-13.7 277 91.2 86.3-94.4
55-64 380 34 11.7 7.0-19.1 346 88.3 80.9-93.0
65-74 336 22 7.1 4.2-11.7 314 92.9 88.3-95.8
75+ 221 *** *** *** 217 96.8 89.1-99.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 387 44 11.2 7.8-15.9 343 88.8 84.1-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 593 67 10.6 7.9-13.9 526 89.4 86.1-92.1
College Graduate 808 34 3.8 2.5- 5.7 774 96.2 94.3-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 42 21.3 14.5-30.1 150 78.7 69.9-85.5
$25,000- 34,999 222 36 16.6 11.2-23.9 186 83.4 76.1-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 198 29 16.2 10.7-23.8 169 83.8 76.2-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 216 *** *** *** 208 96.6 92.7-98.4
$75,000+ 524 *** *** *** 514 98.0 95.6-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 642 86 13.8 10.2-18.3 556 86.2 81.7-89.8
No 1,256 83 7.0 5.4- 9.0 1,173 93.0 91.0-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** 57 90.4 78.7-96.1
Non-Veteran 1,850 165 9.5 7.8-11.6 1,685 90.5 88.4-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 585 50 10.3 7.4-14.0 535 89.7 86.0-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 503 36 7.9 5.3-11.8 467 92.1 88.2-94.7
Rural 827 84 10.0 7.3-13.7 743 90.0 86.3-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 944 82 9.2 7.1-11.8 862 90.8 88.2-92.9
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 559 21 4.5 2.6- 7.8 538 95.5 92.2-97.4
Unable to Work 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 12 4.8 2.5- 8.8 149 95.2 91.2-97.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 194 40 23.4 15.1-34.5 154 76.6 65.5-84.9
101% to 150% 138 31 22.0 14.7-31.6 107 78.0 68.4-85.3
151% to 200% 164 27 18.8 12.1-28.2 137 81.2 71.8-87.9
More than 200% 905 34 3.9 2.6- 5.8 871 96.1 94.2-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 64 12.7 8.5-18.6 444 87.3 81.4-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 630 52 10.0 7.2-13.7 578 90.0 86.3-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 777 54 7.5 5.4-10.2 723 92.5 89.8-94.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 573 36 5.8 4.0- 8.4 537 94.2 91.6-96.0
2nd Quartile 516 42 9.8 7.0-13.8 474 90.2 86.2-93.0
3rd Quartile 480 44 11.6 7.5-17.3 436 88.4 82.7-92.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 346 48 13.7 9.3-19.7 298 86.3 80.3-90.7

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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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