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 3,549 371 11.9 10.4-13.6 3,178 88.1 86.4-89.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,226 161 8.0 6.6- 9.6 2,065 92.0 90.4-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,042 76 7.6 5.7-10.1 966 92.4 89.9-94.3
Female 1,184 85 8.3 6.5-10.6 1,099 91.7 89.4-93.5
AGE
18-34 368 60 17.2 12.9-22.6 308 82.8 77.4-87.1
35-44 286 21 7.3 4.6-11.4 265 92.7 88.6-95.4
45-54 349 29 9.9 6.3-15.2 320 90.1 84.8-93.7
55-64 452 34 6.9 4.7-10.0 418 93.1 90.0-95.3
65-74 433 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 300 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 444 40 9.5 6.5-13.8 404 90.5 86.2-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 671 55 8.9 6.6-12.0 616 91.1 88.0-93.4
College Graduate 1,015 55 5.5 4.0- 7.5 960 94.5 92.5-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 13 15.1 8.2-26.0 76 84.9 74.0-91.8
$15,000- 24,999 129 18 11.1 6.6-17.9 111 88.9 82.1-93.4
$25,000- 34,999 186 24 16.5 10.8-24.5 162 83.5 75.5-89.2
$35,000- 49,999 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 294 23 7.2 4.3-11.9 271 92.8 88.1-95.7
$75,000+ 868 37 5.5 3.7- 7.9 831 94.5 92.1-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 727 60 7.4 5.5- 9.9 667 92.6 90.1-94.5
No 1,476 100 8.3 6.5-10.5 1,376 91.7 89.5-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,938 147 8.4 6.9-10.1 1,791 91.6 89.9-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 643 55 8.5 6.2-11.6 588 91.5 88.4-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 638 49 8.5 6.0-11.7 589 91.5 88.3-94.0
Rural 945 57 7.2 5.3- 9.8 888 92.8 90.2-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,218 103 9.4 7.5-11.9 1,115 90.6 88.1-92.5
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 698 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 17 13.2 7.8-21.5 95 86.8 78.5-92.2
101% to 150% 109 19 21.8 13.4-33.4 90 78.2 66.6-86.6
151% to 200% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,351 66 5.6 4.2- 7.5 1,285 94.4 92.5-95.8
HOUSING
Own 1,726 93 6.4 5.0- 8.2 1,633 93.6 91.8-95.0
Rent 359 53 16.9 12.3-22.7 306 83.1 77.3-87.7
Other arrangement 124 14 10.6 6.0-18.1 110 89.4 81.9-94.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 434 22 5.7 3.3- 9.7 412 94.3 90.3-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 815 55 7.6 5.6-10.2 760 92.4 89.8-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 977 84 9.4 7.2-12.0 893 90.6 88.0-92.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 817 72 10.0 7.6-13.1 745 90.0 86.9-92.4
2nd Quartile 628 40 7.7 5.4-10.8 588 92.3 89.2-94.6
3rd Quartile 537 36 6.4 4.2- 9.6 501 93.6 90.4-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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