2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,538 1,829 47.8 45.6-50.0 1,552 47.2 45.0-49.5 157 5.0 4.0- 6.1
Non-Hispanic White 2,223 1,216 51.2 48.5-53.9 912 44.2 41.5-46.9 95 4.6 3.5- 5.9
GENDER
Male 1,043 561 50.5 46.6-54.4 441 45.5 41.6-49.4 41 4.0 2.8- 5.7
Female 1,180 655 51.8 48.0-55.6 471 43.0 39.3-46.9 54 5.1 3.6- 7.4
AGE
18-34 367 148 41.4 35.5-47.6 191 51.7 45.5-57.8 28 6.9 4.6-10.1
35-44 284 159 55.5 48.6-62.1 121 42.8 36.2-49.7 *** *** ***
45-54 348 196 56.4 49.7-62.8 138 39.3 33.1-45.9 *** *** ***
55-64 451 257 51.4 45.3-57.5 173 44.5 38.4-50.8 21 4.1 2.4- 6.6
65-74 433 260 54.6 48.0-60.9 158 42.2 35.8-48.9 *** *** ***
75+ 302 175 52.3 43.8-60.7 116 41.0 32.8-49.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 444 211 44.2 38.5-50.1 207 49.8 43.8-55.7 26 6.0 3.8- 9.4
Some Post-H.S. 670 336 49.2 44.6-53.9 293 45.2 40.6-49.8 41 5.6 3.9- 8.0
College Graduate 1,016 639 64.0 60.5-67.4 354 33.9 30.6-37.4 23 2.1 1.3- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 46 31.9 22.9-42.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 88 43.6 34.5-53.1 86 52.1 42.5-61.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 96 38.2 30.2-46.9 110 57.3 48.4-65.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 294 146 50.3 43.4-57.3 140 45.8 38.9-52.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 869 571 65.6 61.7-69.3 282 32.2 28.6-36.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 718 273 34.4 30.0-39.1 379 56.1 51.1-60.9 66 9.5 6.9-12.9
No 1,483 934 60.3 57.1-63.5 520 37.7 34.6-40.9 29 2.0 1.3- 3.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 149 48.6 41.4-56.0 126 46.8 39.5-54.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,934 1,065 51.5 48.6-54.4 786 43.9 41.0-46.9 83 4.6 3.5- 6.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 642 350 54.6 49.9-59.2 264 40.5 36.0-45.2 28 4.9 3.2- 7.4
Regional City or Suburban County 635 352 50.5 45.5-55.5 259 44.6 39.7-49.7 24 4.9 2.8- 8.3
Rural 946 514 49.5 45.2-53.8 389 46.4 42.0-50.7 43 4.2 2.9- 6.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 681 54.4 50.9-57.8 505 42.8 39.4-46.2 35 2.9 1.9- 4.3
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 697 418 55.3 50.1-60.3 260 41.1 36.1-46.3 19 3.6 2.0- 6.4
Unable to Work 143 36 20.1 13.2-29.3 *** *** *** 27 17.0 9.8-27.8
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 38 30.4 21.2-41.5 *** *** *** 14 12.7 7.1-21.7
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 161 74 43.7 34.2-53.6 81 53.7 43.8-63.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,352 798 58.3 55.0-61.6 515 38.6 35.4-41.9 39 3.1 2.1- 4.7
HOUSING
Own 1,729 1,037 55.6 52.5-58.7 643 41.0 37.9-44.1 49 3.4 2.3- 5.0
Rent 357 127 31.4 26.0-37.3 200 60.0 53.8-65.8 30 8.7 5.9-12.5
Other arrangement 122 41 30.4 21.1-41.7 *** *** *** 15 11.6 6.6-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 229 45.4 38.8-52.2 193 51.2 44.3-58.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 813 423 50.5 46.1-54.8 351 44.6 40.4-49.0 39 4.9 3.2- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 974 564 54.4 50.5-58.3 368 40.7 36.9-44.7 42 4.8 3.3- 7.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 813 462 52.4 48.1-56.7 315 42.9 38.7-47.3 36 4.6 3.1- 7.0
2nd Quartile 627 336 52.3 47.4-57.2 258 42.6 37.8-47.6 33 5.1 3.4- 7.5
3rd Quartile 537 274 48.1 42.4-53.9 243 47.5 41.7-53.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 246 144 51.1 42.1-60.0 96 46.0 37.1-55.1 *** *** ***

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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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