2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,490 508 11.9 10.6-13.3 3,982 88.1 86.7-89.4
Females 2,369 299 13.7 11.8-16.0 2,070 86.3 84.0-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 154 12.7 10.2-15.6 1,307 87.3 84.4-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 485 68 14.3 10.8-18.7 417 85.7 81.3-89.2
Other 375 71 18.4 13.0-25.4 304 81.6 74.6-87.0
AGE
18-34 475 89 17.4 13.7-21.9 386 82.6 78.1-86.3
35-44 361 64 19.2 13.9-26.0 297 80.8 74.0-86.1
45-54 379 53 13.0 9.1-18.3 326 87.0 81.7-90.9
55-64 437 57 16.2 11.2-22.7 380 83.8 77.3-88.8
65-74 397 26 8.8 4.0-18.2 371 91.2 81.8-96.0
75+ 266 *** *** *** 258 97.4 93.9-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 69 14.2 10.6-18.7 407 85.8 81.3-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 711 100 14.0 11.1-17.6 611 86.0 82.4-88.9
College Graduate 1,025 86 7.9 6.1-10.0 939 92.1 90.0-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 226 52 24.0 16.7-33.3 174 76.0 66.7-83.3
$25,000- 34,999 261 64 25.0 18.7-32.5 197 75.0 67.5-81.3
$35,000- 49,999 250 34 18.6 12.5-26.6 216 81.4 73.4-87.5
$50,000- 74,999 280 31 11.1 7.2-16.7 249 88.9 83.3-92.8
$75,000+ 644 32 3.9 2.6- 5.8 612 96.1 94.2-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 148 21.5 17.2-26.5 618 78.5 73.5-82.8
No 1,535 146 10.1 8.2-12.3 1,389 89.9 87.7-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 78 91.8 81.9-96.5
Non-Veteran 2,273 291 13.9 11.9-16.3 1,982 86.1 83.7-88.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 98 11.0 8.7-13.9 675 89.0 86.1-91.3
Regional City or Suburban County 623 84 15.2 11.6-19.8 539 84.8 80.2-88.4
Rural 973 117 15.2 11.6-19.7 856 84.8 80.3-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,186 167 13.9 11.5-16.6 1,019 86.1 83.4-88.5
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 642 29 4.9 3.0- 8.0 613 95.1 92.0-97.0
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 219 27 10.6 6.7-16.2 192 89.4 83.8-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 59 26.5 18.5-36.5 167 73.5 63.5-81.5
101% to 150% 171 38 24.8 16.5-35.7 133 75.2 64.3-83.5
151% to 200% 199 45 22.2 15.7-30.4 154 77.8 69.6-84.3
More than 200% 1,124 89 7.7 6.0- 9.9 1,035 92.3 90.1-94.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 85 19.0 13.6-26.1 528 81.0 73.9-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 734 88 11.7 8.9-15.2 646 88.3 84.8-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 126 12.8 10.4-15.7 896 87.2 84.3-89.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 77 11.0 8.5-14.2 641 89.0 85.8-91.5
2nd Quartile 666 86 14.1 10.9-18.1 580 85.9 81.9-89.1
3rd Quartile 585 79 15.2 10.7-21.2 506 84.8 78.8-89.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 400 57 16.9 11.8-23.6 343 83.1 76.4-88.2

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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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