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 3,549 371 11.9 10.4-13.6 3,178 88.1 86.4-89.6
MALES 1,636 169 12.0 9.7-14.9 1,467 88.0 85.1-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 76 7.6 5.7-10.1 966 92.4 89.9-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 249 36 18.6 12.6-26.7 213 81.4 73.3-87.4
Other 306 56 20.6 13.0-31.1 250 79.4 68.9-87.0
AGE
18-34 352 64 23.5 17.0-31.6 288 76.5 68.4-83.0
35-44 251 33 11.0 7.4-15.9 218 89.0 84.1-92.6
45-54 273 30 9.3 5.8-14.7 243 90.7 85.3-94.2
55-64 297 30 10.5 6.6-16.4 267 89.5 83.6-93.4
65-74 285 *** *** *** 277 95.8 87.9-98.6
75+ 149 *** *** *** 147 98.9 95.5-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 35 19.5 12.7-28.7 133 80.5 71.3-87.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 54 16.8 11.2-24.4 348 83.2 75.6-88.8
Some Post-H.S. 448 43 10.7 7.3-15.3 405 89.3 84.7-92.7
College Graduate 609 35 4.6 3.2- 6.5 574 95.4 93.5-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 18 18.1 10.6-29.1 94 81.9 70.9-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 136 22 16.2 10.1-24.7 114 83.8 75.3-89.9
$35,000- 49,999 155 20 18.6 10.8-30.2 135 81.4 69.8-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 213 22 10.3 5.6-18.0 191 89.7 82.0-94.4
$75,000+ 615 40 7.4 4.9-10.8 575 92.6 89.2-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 514 61 10.2 7.4-14.0 453 89.8 86.0-92.6
No 1,105 106 12.9 9.8-16.8 999 87.1 83.2-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 24 7.1 3.9-12.3 350 92.9 87.7-96.1
Non-Veteran 1,257 145 13.4 10.6-16.7 1,112 86.6 83.3-89.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 544 68 13.5 10.3-17.5 476 86.5 82.5-89.7
Regional City or Suburban County 421 43 11.8 7.1-19.2 378 88.2 80.8-92.9
Rural 671 58 10.9 7.5-15.7 613 89.1 84.3-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,061 125 11.9 9.5-14.7 936 88.1 85.3-90.5
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 *** *** *** 375 96.0 89.0-98.6
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** 91 94.2 88.1-97.3
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 16 15.5 8.1-27.7 93 84.5 72.3-91.9
More than 200% 943 68 8.3 6.1-11.2 875 91.7 88.8-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 46 15.6 10.2-23.1 368 84.4 76.9-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 530 45 10.6 6.6-16.5 485 89.4 83.5-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 692 78 11.4 8.7-14.8 614 88.6 85.2-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 524 55 10.9 7.9-14.8 469 89.1 85.2-92.1
2nd Quartile 419 31 9.0 5.0-15.6 388 91.0 84.4-95.0
3rd Quartile 429 54 17.3 12.5-23.6 375 82.7 76.4-87.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 264 29 11.5 6.0-20.9 235 88.5 79.1-94.0

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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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