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 3,522 1,986 55.3 53.0-57.5 819 22.1 20.3-23.9 435 12.9 11.5-14.5 153 5.4 4.2- 6.8 129 4.3 3.3- 5.6
MALES 1,615 937 58.3 55.0-61.5 346 20.5 18.0-23.4 177 11.1 9.2-13.3 68 4.5 3.4- 6.0 87 5.6 4.2- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 615 59.8 55.9-63.5 247 22.5 19.6-25.8 101 9.9 7.8-12.5 36 4.0 2.7- 5.9 35 3.8 2.3- 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black 245 131 53.5 45.5-61.3 41 17.5 12.4-24.0 40 16.8 11.4-24.2 16 4.7 2.5- 8.7 17 7.5 4.3-12.9
Other 298 167 55.9 46.6-64.8 52 17.3 9.9-28.4 32 9.9 6.4-15.0 16 6.9 3.9-11.9 31 10.1 6.5-15.3
AGE
18-34 347 151 43.4 36.8-50.3 114 31.1 24.7-38.3 45 12.8 8.7-18.3 18 5.5 3.4- 9.0 19 7.2 4.4-11.5
35-44 248 132 51.3 43.8-58.7 57 23.5 17.7-30.4 36 15.6 10.7-22.1 *** *** *** 14 5.4 2.9- 9.7
45-54 272 149 61.3 53.9-68.2 62 17.8 13.3-23.3 28 10.3 6.4-16.2 14 5.6 2.8-10.9 19 5.0 2.9- 8.4
55-64 298 187 65.1 57.6-71.9 56 15.2 11.2-20.4 31 10.8 6.9-16.6 *** *** *** 15 5.9 2.7-12.2
65-74 276 190 73.8 67.1-79.5 39 12.2 8.4-17.3 23 7.6 4.6-12.3 11 3.2 1.5- 6.9 13 3.2 1.6- 6.4
75+ 147 *** *** *** 16 14.6 7.5-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 91 59.1 48.8-68.6 28 13.8 8.9-20.8 16 10.7 5.6-19.3 *** *** *** 21 11.2 6.0-20.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 224 55.8 48.8-62.5 73 19.5 14.0-26.6 64 15.6 11.4-21.1 16 3.2 1.8- 5.4 23 5.9 3.7- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 441 263 58.7 53.0-64.2 87 21.4 17.1-26.4 49 10.0 7.2-13.7 18 4.5 2.6- 7.8 24 5.4 3.3- 8.7
College Graduate 602 357 60.8 56.0-65.4 157 24.2 20.4-28.5 45 7.3 5.2-10.1 26 5.4 3.4- 8.6 17 2.3 1.4- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** 16 12.7 7.2-21.2 18 13.5 7.6-22.7 *** *** *** 12 8.7 3.9-18.1
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 26 18.5 10.9-29.5 17 14.0 7.2-25.6 *** *** *** 13 9.7 4.0-21.7
$35,000- 49,999 154 85 57.6 47.2-67.3 33 19.7 13.2-28.5 22 12.8 7.2-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 209 123 64.0 55.6-71.6 50 21.8 15.7-29.4 23 8.8 5.3-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 614 376 62.6 57.8-67.1 153 22.4 18.8-26.4 51 9.6 7.0-13.0 16 2.7 1.5- 4.8 18 2.8 1.6- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 499 247 51.8 45.8-57.7 92 16.8 13.0-21.3 85 16.7 12.9-21.4 40 8.8 6.1-12.6 35 5.9 3.9- 8.9
No 1,098 681 61.3 57.3-65.1 252 22.4 19.2-26.0 88 8.4 6.4-11.0 26 2.5 1.6- 3.9 51 5.4 3.8- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 229 63.9 57.4-69.9 66 17.6 13.4-22.8 40 9.4 6.4-13.5 15 3.9 2.1- 7.4 17 5.2 2.7- 9.9
Non-Veteran 1,243 705 56.8 53.0-60.4 280 21.4 18.4-24.7 136 11.6 9.4-14.2 53 4.7 3.4- 6.4 69 5.6 4.1- 7.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 534 295 57.4 52.5-62.2 124 19.6 16.1-23.6 65 12.8 9.8-16.5 20 4.2 2.6- 6.8 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8
Regional City or Suburban County 416 235 53.7 46.9-60.3 98 25.2 19.3-32.1 43 10.3 7.0-14.9 23 5.7 3.5- 9.1 17 5.2 3.0- 9.0
Rural 665 407 62.4 57.1-67.4 124 17.9 14.4-22.1 69 10.3 7.4-14.2 25 3.9 2.3- 6.4 40 5.5 3.4- 8.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,047 581 56.4 52.7-60.1 265 23.0 20.1-26.1 113 11.7 9.4-14.5 36 3.4 2.3- 5.0 52 5.5 3.8- 7.8
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 271 72.8 66.3-78.5 47 13.0 8.9-18.5 30 6.3 4.0- 9.8 13 3.8 2.0- 7.1 17 4.1 2.0- 8.5
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** 14 10.6 5.5-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** 15 11.1 6.0-19.4 14 8.8 4.7-16.0 *** *** *** 20 13.4 7.5-22.6
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** 13 14.0 6.8-26.5 13 15.0 8.1-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** 22 16.4 9.7-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 937 554 61.4 57.4-65.2 231 22.7 19.6-26.1 91 9.1 7.1-11.6 29 3.4 2.2- 5.1 32 3.5 2.1- 5.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 410 248 62.9 55.6-69.7 66 14.0 10.0-19.2 46 10.6 6.8-16.3 17 4.8 2.4- 9.3 33 7.7 4.4-13.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 519 287 53.8 48.2-59.4 125 24.0 19.1-29.8 62 12.8 9.6-16.9 29 6.2 4.1- 9.1 16 3.2 1.9- 5.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 686 402 59.4 54.7-63.8 155 21.2 17.8-25.1 69 10.0 7.5-13.2 22 3.0 1.9- 4.9 38 6.4 4.4- 9.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 520 306 58.0 52.6-63.3 118 22.9 18.8-27.6 52 10.4 7.4-14.3 15 2.2 1.2- 3.9 29 6.5 4.1-10.1
2nd Quartile 413 246 57.9 51.5-64.0 87 21.6 16.3-28.0 47 11.8 8.5-16.2 20 5.2 3.2- 8.3 13 3.5 2.0- 6.1
3rd Quartile 421 229 58.8 52.8-64.6 102 19.8 15.6-24.6 44 9.2 6.6-12.8 23 6.1 3.8- 9.7 23 6.1 3.8- 9.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 261 156 58.7 48.5-68.2 39 12.6 8.2-18.8 34 15.7 8.9-26.1 *** *** *** 22 8.0 3.4-17.6

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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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