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 3,553 488 13.1 11.7-14.7 3,065 86.9 85.3-88.3
MALES 1,639 139 7.4 6.0- 9.1 1,500 92.6 90.9-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,046 57 6.1 4.5- 8.3 989 93.9 91.7-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 249 42 11.1 7.5-16.1 207 88.9 83.9-92.5
Other 305 39 8.9 5.7-13.7 266 91.1 86.3-94.3
AGE
18-34 349 20 6.1 3.7-10.0 329 93.9 90.0-96.3
35-44 251 23 6.2 3.4-11.0 228 93.8 89.0-96.6
45-54 275 31 11.9 7.7-18.0 244 88.1 82.0-92.3
55-64 300 31 7.9 5.2-11.8 269 92.1 88.2-94.8
65-74 285 28 7.6 4.5-12.7 257 92.4 87.3-95.5
75+ 149 *** *** *** 143 94.5 87.2-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 47 24.9 17.8-33.8 121 75.1 66.2-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 40 7.0 4.7-10.5 363 93.0 89.5-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 450 35 4.9 3.3- 7.2 415 95.1 92.8-96.7
College Graduate 609 16 1.5 0.9- 2.8 593 98.5 97.2-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 29 21.6 13.7-32.3 83 78.4 67.7-86.3
$25,000- 34,999 137 26 18.0 11.0-27.9 111 82.0 72.1-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 155 *** *** *** 151 98.0 91.3-99.6
$50,000- 74,999 214 *** *** *** 205 96.9 93.4-98.6
$75,000+ 616 *** *** *** 611 99.3 98.3-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 514 93 16.1 12.5-20.5 421 83.9 79.5-87.5
No 1,107 45 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,062 96.6 95.0-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 25 5.0 3.0- 8.2 349 95.0 91.8-97.0
Non-Veteran 1,259 114 8.0 6.4-10.1 1,145 92.0 89.9-93.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 545 30 4.4 3.0- 6.6 515 95.6 93.4-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 420 29 5.7 3.7- 8.8 391 94.3 91.2-96.3
Rural 674 80 11.2 8.3-14.9 594 88.8 85.1-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,061 52 4.5 3.1- 6.4 1,009 95.5 93.6-96.9
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 383 21 5.3 3.2- 8.7 362 94.7 91.3-96.8
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** 104 93.7 83.6-97.7
More than 200% 946 22 1.9 1.1- 3.1 924 98.1 96.9-98.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 416 63 14.2 10.0-19.8 353 85.8 80.2-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 527 38 5.9 4.0- 8.5 489 94.1 91.5-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 696 38 5.0 3.5- 7.3 658 95.0 92.7-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 526 23 4.3 2.6- 7.0 503 95.7 93.0-97.4
2nd Quartile 418 30 5.9 3.9- 8.9 388 94.1 91.1-96.1
3rd Quartile 430 40 8.9 6.1-12.7 390 91.1 87.3-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 265 46 17.1 11.0-25.5 219 82.9 74.5-89.0

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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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