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 3,551 256 8.1 6.8- 9.5 3,295 91.9 90.5-93.2
MALES 1,636 86 6.5 4.9- 8.6 1,550 93.5 91.4-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,046 37 4.2 2.9- 6.0 1,009 95.8 94.0-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 246 29 12.6 8.0-19.3 217 87.4 80.7-92.0
Other 306 19 8.9 4.0-18.8 287 91.1 81.2-96.0
AGE
18-34 350 22 7.9 4.9-12.5 328 92.1 87.5-95.1
35-44 251 25 10.1 6.5-15.4 226 89.9 84.6-93.5
45-54 273 13 4.8 2.5- 8.9 260 95.2 91.1-97.5
55-64 300 11 3.6 1.7- 7.5 289 96.4 92.5-98.3
65-74 283 12 5.2 2.0-12.7 271 94.8 87.3-98.0
75+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 16 15.6 8.4-27.3 151 84.4 72.7-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 33 7.2 4.7-10.7 369 92.8 89.3-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 450 22 5.4 3.3- 8.8 428 94.6 91.2-96.7
College Graduate 608 14 2.1 1.1- 4.2 594 97.9 95.8-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 15 14.8 7.8-26.4 97 85.2 73.6-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 137 18 13.4 7.9-21.8 119 86.6 78.2-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 156 12 9.7 4.7-19.0 144 90.3 81.0-95.3
$50,000- 74,999 213 *** *** *** 210 98.4 94.0-99.6
$75,000+ 615 14 3.1 1.6- 5.8 601 96.9 94.2-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 49 11.3 7.5-16.6 462 88.7 83.4-92.5
No 1,107 37 4.3 2.9- 6.4 1,070 95.7 93.6-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 11 4.7 2.0-10.2 363 95.3 89.8-98.0
Non-Veteran 1,256 74 6.9 5.0- 9.4 1,182 93.1 90.6-95.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 544 33 6.3 4.3- 9.1 511 93.7 90.9-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 421 22 7.6 4.1-13.7 399 92.4 86.3-95.9
Rural 671 31 5.8 3.6- 9.3 640 94.2 90.7-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,060 52 5.7 4.2- 7.8 1,008 94.3 92.2-95.8
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 382 *** *** *** 373 96.8 91.3-98.9
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 13 17.1 9.3-29.3 76 82.9 70.7-90.7
151% to 200% 110 12 8.6 4.5-15.9 98 91.4 84.1-95.5
More than 200% 944 25 3.4 2.1- 5.3 919 96.6 94.7-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 29 9.7 6.0-15.4 385 90.3 84.6-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 527 20 3.7 2.2- 6.1 507 96.3 93.9-97.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 695 37 7.1 4.4-11.1 658 92.9 88.9-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 526 25 7.0 3.8-12.4 501 93.0 87.6-96.2
2nd Quartile 416 14 3.1 1.7- 5.4 402 96.9 94.6-98.3
3rd Quartile 431 31 10.0 6.5-15.1 400 90.0 84.9-93.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 16 6.7 3.6-12.2 247 93.3 87.8-96.4

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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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