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%)
North Carolina 3,539 168 5.5 4.4- 6.8 305 9.4 8.1-10.7 269 8.1 6.9- 9.6 2,797 77.1 75.0-79.0
MALES 1,631 64 4.6 3.1- 6.6 115 7.7 6.1- 9.8 103 6.6 5.3- 8.3 1,349 81.1 78.2-83.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,041 38 4.0 2.7- 5.9 36 3.7 2.6- 5.3 52 5.1 3.8- 6.9 915 87.2 84.5-89.5
Non-Hispanic Black 245 *** *** *** 43 18.7 12.8-26.6 22 9.9 6.1-15.6 170 66.9 58.8-74.2
Other 306 16 7.6 2.8-18.8 32 8.6 5.5-13.1 27 9.1 5.6-14.6 231 74.7 65.6-82.1
AGE
18-34 351 12 5.2 2.7- 9.8 36 11.8 7.8-17.7 41 11.5 8.1-16.2 262 71.5 64.7-77.4
35-44 249 *** *** *** 23 10.0 6.1-15.9 19 7.4 4.3-12.4 199 79.9 73.0-85.4
45-54 272 14 5.3 2.5-10.8 17 5.9 3.4-10.2 19 7.4 4.4-12.1 222 81.4 74.7-86.5
55-64 300 11 3.3 1.6- 6.5 18 4.7 2.7- 8.3 *** *** *** 263 89.7 85.1-93.0
65-74 281 15 4.7 2.2- 9.6 16 6.4 2.9-13.4 12 5.1 2.6- 9.6 238 83.9 76.5-89.2
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 14 14.9 7.7-27.1 31 17.2 11.0-26.1 20 10.0 5.9-16.4 101 57.8 47.2-67.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 17 2.6 1.3- 5.0 37 8.3 5.4-12.7 38 9.3 6.4-13.3 309 79.8 74.3-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 448 21 3.9 2.2- 6.8 31 7.7 4.8-11.9 29 6.5 4.3- 9.9 367 81.9 76.8-86.0
College Graduate 607 12 2.2 1.1- 4.3 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 16 2.3 1.4- 4.0 566 93.5 90.8-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** 23 14.9 8.7-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 18 10.2 5.8-17.4 17 15.2 8.7-25.3 93 68.2 57.2-77.4
$35,000- 49,999 155 *** *** *** 13 10.7 5.3-20.3 13 8.3 4.6-14.5 119 76.4 66.7-83.9
$50,000- 74,999 212 *** *** *** 12 8.8 4.3-17.5 *** *** *** 189 86.0 77.6-91.6
$75,000+ 615 13 1.6 0.9- 3.0 11 2.8 1.3- 5.6 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7 573 92.3 89.0-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 28 7.0 3.8-12.6 58 11.3 8.2-15.3 39 6.7 4.6- 9.5 384 75.1 69.4-80.1
No 1,105 36 3.5 2.3- 5.4 55 6.1 4.2- 8.7 63 6.6 5.0- 8.8 951 83.8 80.5-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 369 15 2.3 1.2- 4.2 12 4.1 1.7- 9.6 19 5.7 3.4- 9.2 323 87.9 82.6-91.8
Non-Veteran 1,256 49 5.2 3.4- 7.7 101 8.5 6.6-10.9 83 6.7 5.2- 8.7 1,023 79.6 76.2-82.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 542 13 2.0 1.0- 3.8 40 8.5 6.1-11.9 28 5.4 3.5- 8.1 461 84.1 80.1-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 422 16 6.7 3.3-13.2 24 5.8 3.5- 9.4 29 7.4 4.8-11.1 353 80.1 73.7-85.2
Rural 667 35 5.2 3.2- 8.2 51 8.5 5.5-12.7 46 7.1 5.0-10.1 535 79.2 74.3-83.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,059 30 3.2 2.0- 5.0 77 7.7 5.8-10.2 70 7.4 5.6- 9.7 882 81.7 78.5-84.6
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 380 15 2.9 1.5- 5.7 11 3.8 1.5- 9.0 *** *** *** 344 91.2 86.2-94.5
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** 18 12.8 7.2-21.7 12 7.2 3.5-14.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 14 13.7 6.8-25.6 *** *** *** 17 14.0 7.8-23.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** 16 15.8 8.9-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** 11 7.3 3.6-14.5 13 11.7 6.3-20.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 943 23 2.0 1.2- 3.2 29 4.4 2.8- 7.0 33 4.0 2.8- 5.9 858 89.6 86.6-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 412 28 5.9 3.4-10.2 38 12.6 7.8-19.7 32 7.9 5.1-12.1 314 73.6 66.3-79.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 12 2.5 1.2- 5.0 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8 446 84.2 80.0-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 693 24 5.6 3.1- 9.8 39 5.5 3.8- 7.8 41 6.5 4.6- 9.2 589 82.4 78.0-86.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 525 18 6.4 3.2-12.5 28 4.6 3.1- 6.9 27 5.8 3.7- 9.0 452 83.2 77.6-87.6
2nd Quartile 416 12 3.3 1.7- 6.2 20 5.6 3.4- 9.1 25 5.5 3.5- 8.4 359 85.6 81.1-89.2
3rd Quartile 428 13 2.6 1.3- 5.2 40 12.4 8.4-17.8 29 7.9 5.2-11.9 346 77.1 71.2-82.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 262 21 8.2 4.1-15.5 27 11.5 5.8-21.4 22 9.4 5.5-15.7 192 71.0 61.0-79.3

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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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