2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the last 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage, rent or utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,545 447 13.0 11.5-14.6 3,098 87.0 85.4-88.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,228 174 8.5 7.0-10.2 2,054 91.5 89.8-93.0
GENDER
Male 1,044 58 6.1 4.4- 8.3 986 93.9 91.7-95.6
Female 1,184 116 10.7 8.4-13.5 1,068 89.3 86.5-91.6
AGE
18-34 369 50 13.7 10.0-18.5 319 86.3 81.5-90.0
35-44 287 39 15.5 11.1-21.4 248 84.5 78.6-88.9
45-54 349 23 5.2 3.3- 8.1 326 94.8 91.9-96.7
55-64 454 39 8.9 5.3-14.7 415 91.1 85.3-94.7
65-74 431 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 300 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 445 42 10.7 7.4-15.2 403 89.3 84.8-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 672 71 9.1 7.0-11.8 601 90.9 88.2-93.0
College Graduate 1,014 37 3.3 2.2- 4.8 977 96.7 95.2-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 29 23.6 15.5-34.4 100 76.4 65.6-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 42 21.6 15.4-29.4 143 78.4 70.6-84.6
$35,000- 49,999 221 26 12.6 7.3-20.8 195 87.4 79.2-92.7
$50,000- 74,999 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 869 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 726 103 13.7 10.5-17.6 623 86.3 82.4-89.5
No 1,479 70 5.7 4.3- 7.6 1,409 94.3 92.4-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,938 164 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,774 90.8 88.8-92.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 644 36 5.9 3.9- 8.8 608 94.1 91.2-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 638 56 10.0 7.3-13.6 582 90.0 86.4-92.7
Rural 946 82 9.0 6.6-12.1 864 91.0 87.9-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 98 8.7 6.9-11.1 1,123 91.3 88.9-93.1
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 699 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 34 29.3 20.2-40.4 75 70.7 59.6-79.8
151% to 200% 163 25 17.3 10.6-27.0 138 82.7 73.0-89.4
More than 200% 1,352 47 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,305 96.9 95.7-97.8
HOUSING
Own 1,728 82 5.7 4.2- 7.7 1,646 94.3 92.3-95.8
Rent 359 70 21.5 16.8-27.1 289 78.5 72.9-83.2
Other arrangement 124 22 19.8 12.4-30.1 102 80.2 69.9-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 49 11.8 7.6-17.7 387 88.2 82.3-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 813 56 7.2 5.3- 9.8 757 92.8 90.2-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 979 69 8.0 6.0-10.7 910 92.0 89.3-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 817 60 8.0 5.8-10.9 757 92.0 89.1-94.2
2nd Quartile 627 40 6.9 4.8- 9.7 587 93.1 90.3-95.2
3rd Quartile 539 42 9.8 6.3-14.9 497 90.2 85.1-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 245 32 12.6 8.3-18.8 213 87.4 81.2-91.7

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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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