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 3,545 447 13.0 11.5-14.6 3,098 87.0 85.4-88.5
MALES 1,632 148 10.0 8.0-12.4 1,484 90.0 87.6-92.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,044 58 6.1 4.4- 8.3 986 93.9 91.7-95.6
Non-Hispanic Black 245 38 17.3 11.9-24.7 207 82.7 75.3-88.1
Other 305 49 17.1 10.7-26.1 256 82.9 73.9-89.3
AGE
18-34 349 49 15.0 10.7-20.6 300 85.0 79.4-89.3
35-44 251 36 14.7 10.0-21.2 215 85.3 78.8-90.0
45-54 273 28 9.1 5.8-13.9 245 90.9 86.1-94.2
55-64 300 21 5.3 3.2- 8.6 279 94.7 91.4-96.8
65-74 281 11 4.6 1.6-12.5 270 95.4 87.5-98.4
75+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 40 25.8 17.2-36.8 128 74.2 63.2-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 45 10.8 7.4-15.5 354 89.2 84.5-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 450 42 8.4 5.8-11.8 408 91.6 88.2-94.2
College Graduate 606 20 2.8 1.6- 4.9 586 97.2 95.1-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 135 29 17.7 11.4-26.6 106 82.3 73.4-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 156 24 18.0 10.6-28.8 132 82.0 71.2-89.4
$50,000- 74,999 213 *** *** *** 204 95.8 91.4-98.0
$75,000+ 615 14 3.4 1.8- 6.6 601 96.6 93.4-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 510 71 14.6 10.5-20.0 439 85.4 80.0-89.5
No 1,105 76 7.9 5.9-10.4 1,029 92.1 89.6-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 18 6.5 3.5-11.7 356 93.5 88.3-96.5
Non-Veteran 1,252 129 10.9 8.6-13.7 1,123 89.1 86.3-91.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 543 49 10.0 7.3-13.5 494 90.0 86.5-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 420 40 13.3 8.8-19.7 380 86.7 80.3-91.2
Rural 669 59 7.5 5.2-10.8 610 92.5 89.2-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,058 102 10.1 7.9-12.8 956 89.9 87.2-92.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 382 *** *** *** 373 97.2 91.4-99.1
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 16 14.4 7.2-26.7 93 85.6 73.3-92.8
More than 200% 943 40 4.9 3.4- 7.2 903 95.1 92.8-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 412 52 12.9 8.8-18.6 360 87.1 81.4-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 38 7.8 5.4-11.3 488 92.2 88.7-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 694 58 10.2 7.1-14.5 636 89.8 85.5-92.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 526 39 9.7 6.0-15.3 487 90.3 84.7-94.0
2nd Quartile 414 26 7.1 4.6-11.0 388 92.9 89.0-95.4
3rd Quartile 430 47 13.3 9.5-18.3 383 86.7 81.7-90.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 262 36 11.2 7.0-17.5 226 88.8 82.5-93.0

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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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