2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
MALES 2,108 1,084 50.6 47.8-53.4 559 25.9 23.4-28.4 465 23.5 21.3-25.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,322 743 55.5 52.1-58.8 365 26.1 23.3-29.2 214 18.4 15.9-21.2
Non-Hispanic Black 306 163 51.8 44.7-58.8 87 28.0 22.0-34.8 56 20.2 15.1-26.5
Other 422 157 36.2 29.4-43.6 87 20.5 15.1-27.2 178 43.3 36.8-50.0
AGE
18-34 534 216 40.2 34.9-45.8 99 17.8 14.1-22.4 219 41.9 36.8-47.3
35-44 311 163 53.6 46.9-60.2 59 20.2 15.1-26.4 89 26.2 20.9-32.4
45-54 339 201 60.8 53.9-67.3 70 19.6 14.8-25.5 68 19.6 14.8-25.6
55-64 356 202 57.7 50.6-64.5 110 30.6 24.4-37.4 44 11.7 7.9-17.2
65-74 344 194 51.2 44.4-58.0 128 41.6 34.9-48.6 22 7.2 4.3-11.7
75+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 83 37.5 29.6-46.2 36 22.0 14.6-31.6 93 40.5 32.3-49.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 246 49.8 44.0-55.7 115 20.4 16.2-25.4 160 29.7 25.1-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 567 304 52.2 47.1-57.2 170 30.3 25.8-35.2 93 17.6 14.0-21.8
College Graduate 795 446 56.4 52.2-60.5 235 28.5 24.9-32.4 114 15.1 12.3-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** 27 19.6 12.6-29.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 56 27.5 20.0-36.6 *** *** *** 59 40.3 30.6-50.9
$25,000- 34,999 180 76 42.2 33.0-52.0 50 27.8 20.4-36.6 54 30.0 22.1-39.3
$35,000- 49,999 214 107 46.1 37.5-54.9 52 23.9 16.8-32.7 55 30.0 22.4-39.0
$50,000- 74,999 265 151 57.6 50.0-64.9 70 26.5 20.1-34.0 44 15.9 11.5-21.6
$75,000+ 744 425 57.2 52.8-61.5 213 27.0 23.3-31.0 106 15.9 12.9-19.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 617 283 43.8 38.7-49.1 211 35.4 30.4-40.8 123 20.8 17.0-25.1
No 1,406 762 53.9 50.5-57.3 323 21.3 18.7-24.2 321 24.8 21.9-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 492 217 41.0 35.7-46.6 202 40.6 35.2-46.3 73 18.4 14.2-23.4
Non-Veteran 1,593 854 52.9 49.7-56.2 352 22.0 19.3-24.9 387 25.1 22.5-27.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 740 377 50.3 46.0-54.6 183 24.2 20.7-28.1 180 25.5 21.9-29.4
Regional City or Suburban County 550 269 47.8 42.2-53.5 152 28.2 23.2-33.7 129 24.0 19.9-28.8
Rural 818 438 53.1 48.3-57.8 224 25.7 21.7-30.0 156 21.2 17.6-25.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,355 714 52.0 48.7-55.3 283 19.9 17.4-22.7 358 28.0 25.1-31.2
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 16 14.5 7.7-25.8 *** *** ***
Retired 461 247 51.0 44.9-57.1 188 42.8 36.8-48.9 26 6.3 3.9-10.0
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.9 10.5-28.6
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 55 30.1 21.7-40.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 *** *** *** 29 25.4 16.8-36.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** 30 24.0 16.0-34.4 42 30.0 21.0-40.9
More than 200% 1,173 658 56.0 52.4-59.5 334 26.9 23.8-30.2 181 17.1 14.6-20.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 509 258 49.2 42.8-55.6 138 26.5 21.2-32.7 113 24.3 19.2-30.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 356 54.1 49.3-58.9 165 24.2 20.4-28.6 139 21.6 18.1-25.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 939 470 48.6 44.7-52.6 256 26.7 23.2-30.6 213 24.6 21.3-28.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 688 353 48.8 44.2-53.5 187 26.5 22.3-31.2 148 24.6 20.8-28.9
2nd Quartile 575 296 52.8 47.7-57.9 150 24.5 20.5-29.0 129 22.7 18.8-27.1
3rd Quartile 532 261 47.9 42.6-53.3 149 28.9 24.0-34.4 122 23.1 19.1-27.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 174 55.0 46.2-63.4 73 20.8 14.9-28.3 66 24.2 17.2-33.0

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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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