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 3,522 1,986 55.3 53.0-57.5 819 22.1 20.3-23.9 435 12.9 11.5-14.5 153 5.4 4.2- 6.8 129 4.3 3.3- 5.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,214 1,268 57.6 54.8-60.2 582 24.6 22.5-26.9 226 9.8 8.4-11.5 84 4.3 3.3- 5.6 54 3.7 2.4- 5.6
GENDER
Male 1,034 615 59.8 55.9-63.5 247 22.5 19.6-25.8 101 9.9 7.8-12.5 36 4.0 2.7- 5.9 35 3.8 2.3- 6.0
Female 1,180 653 55.5 51.7-59.3 335 26.6 23.5-29.8 125 9.8 7.9-11.9 48 4.6 3.2- 6.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 368 163 48.0 41.9-54.2 136 33.3 27.9-39.1 46 11.5 8.2-16.0 15 3.9 2.3- 6.5 *** *** ***
35-44 284 135 46.0 39.3-52.8 92 31.6 25.7-38.2 39 15.1 10.8-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 348 189 58.1 51.6-64.4 108 26.3 21.3-32.1 32 9.3 6.2-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 453 268 59.0 52.5-65.1 109 21.4 17.1-26.6 44 8.6 5.8-12.6 18 5.2 2.9- 9.1 *** *** ***
65-74 427 281 65.5 58.8-71.7 78 17.3 13.4-21.9 42 9.1 6.4-12.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 298 210 72.7 64.7-79.4 52 16.0 10.9-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 264 62.9 57.0-68.3 90 19.9 15.7-24.9 57 11.7 8.6-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 666 371 55.0 50.3-59.6 161 24.7 20.9-28.9 80 11.0 8.6-14.0 34 5.9 4.0- 8.7 20 3.3 1.9- 5.7
College Graduate 1,012 581 58.6 55.0-62.2 318 31.1 27.9-34.6 74 6.4 5.0- 8.3 27 2.8 1.8- 4.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** 17 14.2 7.9-24.2 15 13.5 7.5-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 29 17.6 11.6-25.8 23 15.3 9.4-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 100 52.7 43.0-62.2 41 22.2 15.3-31.0 27 14.3 8.7-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 220 115 51.9 42.9-60.7 64 27.1 20.5-34.9 27 11.3 6.6-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 294 161 57.5 50.5-64.3 89 28.5 22.6-35.3 31 9.4 6.3-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 867 515 61.0 57.0-64.8 254 27.7 24.3-31.3 61 7.7 5.8-10.2 20 2.0 1.2- 3.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 720 355 49.5 44.4-54.5 161 19.7 16.3-23.6 125 16.2 13.2-19.8 54 8.7 6.3-11.9 *** *** ***
No 1,471 899 61.9 58.7-64.9 418 27.6 24.9-30.5 97 6.3 5.0- 8.0 29 1.8 1.2- 2.8 28 2.4 1.4- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 283 176 61.3 53.9-68.3 56 19.9 14.8-26.1 32 10.2 6.8-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,929 1,090 57.0 54.1-59.9 526 25.3 23.0-27.7 194 9.8 8.3-11.6 75 4.3 3.2- 5.6 44 3.6 2.2- 5.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 637 338 56.3 51.6-60.8 190 27.0 23.1-31.1 76 10.8 8.4-13.9 22 3.3 2.1- 5.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 635 350 54.2 49.3-59.1 185 28.1 24.0-32.7 63 10.2 7.5-13.6 27 5.3 3.4- 8.2 *** *** ***
Rural 942 580 61.0 56.5-65.3 207 20.3 17.3-23.8 87 8.9 6.9-11.5 35 4.2 2.7- 6.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,213 652 55.1 51.6-58.5 385 29.2 26.3-32.3 114 9.9 8.0-12.3 38 3.2 2.2- 4.6 24 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 694 474 69.2 64.4-73.7 122 17.3 13.8-21.4 57 6.4 4.7- 8.7 24 4.2 2.5- 7.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** 24 11.9 7.4-18.7 33 20.1 12.9-30.0 17 13.2 7.5-22.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.3 6.2-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** 27 18.6 11.8-28.0 17 12.4 7.1-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** 19 17.5 10.7-27.2 19 15.5 9.1-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 162 83 52.4 42.5-62.1 44 23.3 16.6-31.7 19 14.1 7.8-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,350 775 59.0 55.7-62.2 394 27.9 25.1-30.9 121 8.6 7.0-10.5 37 2.6 1.8- 3.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,718 1,059 61.4 58.3-64.4 420 23.0 20.7-25.6 141 7.7 6.3- 9.5 55 3.9 2.8- 5.4 43 4.0 2.4- 6.4
Rent 357 151 40.2 34.2-46.5 119 33.3 27.8-39.3 60 18.7 14.2-24.1 22 6.9 4.3-10.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 123 *** *** *** 39 30.5 21.2-41.7 23 18.2 11.9-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 274 62.1 54.7-69.0 79 15.0 11.1-19.8 45 7.9 5.3-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 802 463 58.2 54.0-62.4 206 24.9 21.4-28.7 90 11.6 9.2-14.4 32 4.1 2.8- 6.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 973 531 54.9 51.0-58.7 297 29.0 25.7-32.5 91 9.2 7.2-11.8 34 3.9 2.6- 6.0 20 3.0 1.8- 5.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 814 451 54.3 50.0-58.5 237 28.1 24.5-31.9 76 10.1 7.6-13.1 32 4.6 3.0- 7.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 621 362 59.7 54.8-64.3 158 24.8 20.8-29.2 68 10.4 8.0-13.4 25 3.8 2.4- 5.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 534 297 57.7 51.7-63.5 149 23.5 19.4-28.2 51 7.8 5.6-10.6 21 4.4 2.6- 7.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 245 158 62.7 53.1-71.3 38 13.2 9.0-19.0 31 12.7 7.5-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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