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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,527 241 7.2 6.0- 8.5 238 7.1 6.0- 8.4 824 23.1 21.3-25.0 809 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,415 40.1 37.9-42.3
MALES 1,624 93 6.6 5.0- 8.6 90 5.3 4.1- 6.8 329 20.3 17.9-23.0 349 20.7 18.3-23.3 763 47.1 43.9-50.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 51 5.0 3.6- 6.8 49 4.3 3.1- 6.1 209 21.1 18.1-24.6 246 23.1 20.1-26.5 479 46.4 42.6-50.3
Non-Hispanic Black 247 18 8.8 5.2-14.4 16 6.4 3.6-11.2 47 18.2 12.9-25.1 47 21.0 15.2-28.3 119 45.6 37.8-53.6
Other 304 20 10.1 4.8-19.9 25 8.5 5.2-13.5 71 20.3 15.2-26.7 47 12.7 8.5-18.6 141 48.4 39.5-57.4
AGE
18-34 348 30 9.4 6.2-13.9 24 6.9 4.4-10.6 91 24.3 19.0-30.5 90 23.0 18.0-28.8 113 36.5 29.8-43.8
35-44 249 21 9.4 5.8-14.7 18 5.7 3.2- 9.9 61 22.7 17.1-29.4 54 22.8 17.0-29.9 95 39.5 32.5-47.0
45-54 272 17 6.6 3.8-11.2 18 6.5 3.8-10.9 68 24.1 18.3-31.1 54 20.6 15.0-27.6 115 42.1 34.7-49.9
55-64 297 12 2.9 1.5- 5.8 20 5.8 3.2-10.1 49 18.4 12.8-25.8 70 21.6 16.1-28.2 146 51.3 43.6-59.0
65-74 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 15.2 10.3-21.8 50 16.2 11.7-22.0 172 62.8 55.2-69.8
75+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.2-18.9 25 16.4 9.7-26.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 13 12.9 6.4-24.5 15 8.0 4.3-14.3 39 18.1 11.9-26.7 32 22.7 15.2-32.6 67 38.2 29.1-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 26 5.2 3.2- 8.2 26 4.9 3.1- 7.7 86 21.8 16.9-27.8 71 15.7 11.9-20.4 190 52.3 45.6-59.0
Some Post-H.S. 448 34 8.5 5.8-12.3 21 5.3 3.2- 8.7 100 22.4 17.9-27.6 88 21.0 16.6-26.2 205 42.8 37.3-48.5
College Graduate 602 18 2.4 1.4- 4.1 28 4.5 2.9- 6.9 102 17.7 14.3-21.9 155 24.2 20.4-28.5 299 51.1 46.3-55.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.0 9.2-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.4 12.6-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 13 8.6 4.4-16.2 12 11.8 6.2-21.4 29 23.5 15.3-34.2 24 16.1 9.7-25.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 156 *** *** *** 11 5.1 2.5-10.0 32 23.1 14.8-34.3 31 21.7 14.5-31.1 72 45.3 35.2-55.7
$50,000- 74,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 22.4 15.0-32.0 54 24.9 18.5-32.7 104 47.1 38.6-55.7
$75,000+ 609 24 4.1 2.6- 6.5 29 4.4 2.8- 6.8 123 20.0 16.4-24.2 155 24.1 20.1-28.5 278 47.3 42.5-52.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 53 13.3 9.2-18.7 51 8.9 6.3-12.5 127 26.1 21.3-31.7 94 17.3 13.4-22.0 184 34.3 29.0-40.1
No 1,097 39 3.5 2.4- 5.0 37 3.6 2.5- 5.2 198 17.6 14.9-20.6 252 22.4 19.4-25.7 571 53.0 49.1-56.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 18 5.1 3.0- 8.4 25 7.4 4.5-11.9 64 18.1 13.6-23.7 66 17.7 13.2-23.2 199 51.7 45.2-58.2
Non-Veteran 1,245 74 6.9 5.0- 9.4 64 4.6 3.5- 6.2 265 21.0 18.2-24.1 281 21.5 18.7-24.5 561 46.0 42.3-49.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 537 34 7.8 5.4-11.1 31 5.9 3.9- 8.7 115 21.5 17.7-25.8 123 22.1 18.3-26.5 234 42.8 37.9-47.7
Regional City or Suburban County 421 19 6.4 3.2-12.5 28 5.8 3.7- 9.0 85 18.9 14.6-24.1 84 19.3 14.9-24.5 205 49.6 42.9-56.3
Rural 666 40 5.6 3.8- 8.2 31 4.4 2.8- 7.0 129 20.4 16.3-25.3 142 20.6 16.7-25.1 324 48.9 43.6-54.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,053 55 5.8 4.3- 7.8 60 5.2 3.8- 7.0 227 20.8 17.9-24.1 248 22.7 19.7-26.0 463 45.5 41.8-49.3
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 14.4 10.3-19.8 68 18.6 13.7-24.6 245 63.3 56.6-69.6
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.1 4.9-23.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 12 9.0 4.0-19.1 *** *** *** 28 20.7 13.2-31.1 16 14.1 7.5-24.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 936 41 4.1 2.9- 5.7 43 4.3 3.0- 6.1 181 20.7 17.4-24.4 236 23.9 20.8-27.5 435 47.0 43.1-51.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 413 27 8.3 5.1-13.3 20 3.4 2.0- 5.9 81 19.8 14.3-26.8 81 19.5 14.5-25.8 204 48.9 41.6-56.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 524 29 5.2 3.5- 7.6 26 4.7 3.0- 7.5 110 22.2 18.1-26.9 109 17.9 14.4-22.0 250 50.0 44.5-55.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 687 37 6.8 4.2-10.7 44 6.8 4.8- 9.5 138 19.1 15.7-22.9 159 23.6 19.9-27.8 309 43.8 39.2-48.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 516 25 6.7 3.6-12.2 31 7.2 4.8-10.7 101 18.3 14.6-22.7 118 23.0 18.7-27.8 241 44.8 39.5-50.3
2nd Quartile 414 22 4.4 2.8- 6.8 22 4.6 2.8- 7.3 79 20.6 16.1-26.0 91 21.1 16.7-26.2 200 49.4 43.2-55.5
3rd Quartile 431 34 10.3 7.1-14.8 23 4.6 2.7- 7.5 92 21.5 16.9-26.8 89 18.2 14.1-23.0 193 45.5 39.5-51.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 12 3.4 1.6- 7.4 14 4.1 2.1- 7.6 57 22.4 15.2-31.7 51 19.5 13.0-28.3 129 50.6 40.9-60.2

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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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