2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,538 1,829 47.8 45.6-50.0 1,552 47.2 45.0-49.5 157 5.0 4.0- 6.1
MALES 1,633 843 48.5 45.3-51.7 711 46.6 43.3-49.8 79 5.0 3.8- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,043 561 50.5 46.6-54.4 441 45.5 41.6-49.4 41 4.0 2.8- 5.7
Non-Hispanic Black 247 115 46.7 39.0-54.6 113 46.8 39.0-54.8 19 6.5 3.6-11.4
Other 305 144 42.8 35.0-51.1 144 50.2 41.7-58.8 17 6.9 3.6-12.9
AGE
18-34 351 137 36.8 30.8-43.3 186 54.0 47.2-60.7 28 9.2 5.9-13.9
35-44 247 123 49.7 42.2-57.2 115 47.0 39.6-54.5 *** *** ***
45-54 275 148 56.9 49.3-64.3 116 40.6 33.4-48.3 11 2.5 1.2- 4.9
55-64 296 171 53.0 45.2-60.7 111 43.5 35.7-51.5 14 3.5 1.8- 6.7
65-74 287 158 51.9 44.3-59.4 118 43.8 36.4-51.4 11 4.3 2.1- 8.7
75+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 64 35.6 26.9-45.4 89 58.3 48.2-67.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 187 43.7 37.2-50.3 186 50.7 43.9-57.4 29 5.6 3.6- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 449 222 48.3 42.7-54.0 202 45.6 39.9-51.3 25 6.1 3.8- 9.7
College Graduate 610 368 60.3 55.5-64.9 229 37.4 32.9-42.2 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 57 34.9 25.6-45.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 155 72 42.3 32.6-52.7 *** *** *** 11 7.0 3.7-12.8
$50,000- 74,999 213 96 44.6 36.4-53.3 111 51.1 42.6-59.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 616 390 63.9 59.2-68.4 213 33.6 29.2-38.3 13 2.4 1.3- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 504 191 33.4 28.3-38.8 265 57.2 51.4-62.8 48 9.5 6.7-13.2
No 1,111 646 55.5 51.5-59.4 434 41.6 37.7-45.5 31 3.0 1.9- 4.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 373 202 53.6 47.0-60.0 158 42.2 35.9-48.8 13 4.2 2.0- 8.4
Non-Veteran 1,255 639 47.2 43.6-50.9 551 47.7 44.0-51.4 65 5.1 3.8- 6.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 542 275 51.1 46.2-56.0 244 44.1 39.3-49.1 23 4.8 3.1- 7.5
Regional City or Suburban County 420 218 47.0 40.6-53.5 181 47.3 40.7-53.9 21 5.7 3.3- 9.8
Rural 671 350 47.3 42.1-52.6 286 48.2 42.9-53.5 35 4.5 2.9- 6.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,058 561 52.8 49.1-56.6 465 44.2 40.4-47.9 32 3.0 1.9- 4.7
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 383 229 53.9 47.0-60.7 144 42.4 35.7-49.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.2 7.1-23.1
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.2 4.9-19.8
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 944 530 55.4 51.4-59.4 385 41.2 37.2-45.3 29 3.4 2.2- 5.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 413 202 41.9 35.1-49.0 187 52.9 45.7-60.0 24 5.2 3.0- 8.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 528 266 49.7 44.2-55.2 234 45.5 40.0-51.2 28 4.7 3.1- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 692 375 50.9 46.2-55.5 290 44.1 39.5-48.9 27 5.0 3.1- 7.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 524 287 51.4 45.9-56.8 218 44.3 38.8-49.8 19 4.4 2.4- 7.8
2nd Quartile 418 213 48.4 42.3-54.5 184 47.1 41.0-53.4 21 4.5 2.7- 7.4
3rd Quartile 428 212 45.7 39.8-51.8 193 47.9 41.9-54.1 23 6.3 4.0-10.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 131 47.3 38.0-56.9 116 48.0 38.5-57.7 16 4.6 2.3- 9.0

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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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