2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
Females 2,375 1,299 54.2 51.3-57.0 792 33.1 30.5-35.9 284 12.7 10.8-14.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,462 814 55.3 51.8-58.8 513 34.8 31.6-38.2 135 9.9 7.7-12.5
Non-Hispanic Black 487 250 53.0 47.4-58.5 189 37.1 32.0-42.6 48 9.9 7.1-13.7
Other 378 209 53.7 46.0-61.3 76 19.1 13.4-26.6 93 27.2 20.9-34.5
AGE
18-34 478 261 56.8 51.1-62.3 103 21.7 17.3-26.9 114 21.5 17.2-26.5
35-44 362 192 51.8 44.9-58.7 109 30.2 24.4-36.6 61 18.0 12.7-24.9
45-54 379 203 56.3 48.9-63.4 128 32.7 26.6-39.5 48 11.0 7.5-15.7
55-64 439 254 56.1 49.7-62.3 159 35.8 30.2-41.9 26 8.1 4.4-14.4
65-74 398 218 50.0 43.2-56.9 164 46.0 39.1-53.1 16 4.0 2.3- 6.7
75+ 265 139 51.1 42.3-59.7 112 46.5 38.0-55.3 14 2.4 1.3- 4.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 268 55.9 50.2-61.5 143 29.3 24.4-34.8 65 14.8 11.1-19.3
Some Post-H.S. 716 410 55.1 49.8-60.3 238 35.4 30.4-40.8 68 9.5 7.0-12.7
College Graduate 1,026 546 53.8 50.1-57.6 379 37.4 33.9-41.1 101 8.7 7.0-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 227 107 47.2 38.0-56.5 74 30.5 23.0-39.2 46 22.3 14.7-32.5
$25,000- 34,999 263 141 51.7 43.7-59.6 88 36.2 28.6-44.5 34 12.2 8.2-17.6
$35,000- 49,999 250 142 55.4 47.4-63.2 87 36.9 29.5-45.0 21 7.6 4.2-13.4
$50,000- 74,999 280 157 53.5 45.6-61.1 86 31.5 25.0-38.8 37 15.0 9.1-23.7
$75,000+ 646 358 56.3 51.5-60.9 248 37.6 33.1-42.3 40 6.2 4.1- 9.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 387 47.8 42.5-53.0 300 39.3 34.0-44.8 81 13.0 9.3-17.7
No 1,539 880 57.8 54.7-60.9 468 29.9 27.1-32.8 191 12.3 10.4-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,279 1,249 54.0 51.1-56.9 754 33.2 30.5-36.0 276 12.8 10.9-15.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 777 420 53.0 48.3-57.6 251 34.6 30.0-39.4 106 12.5 10.0-15.5
Regional City or Suburban County 622 331 53.2 47.7-58.7 218 32.7 28.0-37.7 73 14.1 10.5-18.7
Rural 976 548 56.2 51.5-60.9 323 32.0 27.8-36.6 105 11.7 8.6-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 681 57.8 54.1-61.4 345 27.9 24.9-31.2 162 14.2 11.8-17.1
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 31 25.9 17.1-37.2 23 20.3 12.7-30.9
Retired 642 350 51.6 45.8-57.4 267 45.7 40.0-51.6 25 2.7 1.7- 4.2
Unable to Work 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 223 115 53.3 44.3-62.0 52 23.7 16.6-32.8 56 23.0 16.1-31.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 108 44.8 35.6-54.4 71 31.0 22.1-41.5 47 24.2 16.6-33.9
101% to 150% 172 *** *** *** 56 33.2 24.5-43.2 30 18.8 10.8-30.6
151% to 200% 200 118 60.3 51.1-68.9 62 32.7 24.6-42.1 20 6.9 4.0-11.5
More than 200% 1,125 623 54.8 51.2-58.4 418 37.7 34.3-41.3 84 7.4 5.7- 9.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 615 334 53.7 47.4-59.9 205 31.7 26.3-37.7 76 14.6 9.9-20.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 401 55.9 51.0-60.7 251 31.8 27.6-36.2 85 12.3 9.3-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,023 564 53.1 49.0-57.2 336 34.7 30.7-39.0 123 12.2 9.8-14.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 400 55.0 50.2-59.7 238 33.4 29.0-38.2 80 11.6 8.9-14.9
2nd Quartile 669 365 54.4 49.3-59.4 230 33.8 29.0-38.8 74 11.9 8.8-15.9
3rd Quartile 586 314 53.2 47.1-59.1 194 32.6 27.3-38.4 78 14.3 10.5-19.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 220 53.8 45.9-61.5 130 31.5 25.1-38.7 52 14.7 8.8-23.5

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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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