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%)
North Carolina 3,539 168 5.5 4.4- 6.8 305 9.4 8.1-10.7 269 8.1 6.9- 9.6 2,797 77.1 75.0-79.0
Non-Hispanic White 2,223 90 4.9 3.7- 6.4 112 5.6 4.5- 6.9 131 6.0 4.8- 7.3 1,890 83.5 81.4-85.5
GENDER
Male 1,041 38 4.0 2.7- 5.9 36 3.7 2.6- 5.3 52 5.1 3.8- 6.9 915 87.2 84.5-89.5
Female 1,182 52 5.8 4.0- 8.3 76 7.3 5.6- 9.5 79 6.8 5.1- 9.0 975 80.1 76.8-83.1
AGE
18-34 369 17 5.2 3.0- 8.8 32 8.7 6.0-12.6 42 11.3 7.9-15.9 278 74.8 69.1-79.7
35-44 283 *** *** *** 16 6.9 4.0-11.7 15 6.4 3.7-11.1 240 82.7 76.7-87.5
45-54 349 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 7.0 4.5-10.5 294 84.4 79.2-88.5
55-64 455 *** *** *** 25 6.2 3.7-10.2 18 2.2 1.3- 3.7 394 85.9 80.0-90.2
65-74 430 *** *** *** 22 5.2 3.2- 8.2 21 5.8 3.3- 9.8 370 85.0 80.1-88.9
75+ 298 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 279 92.4 86.9-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 21 4.5 2.7- 7.4 33 7.2 4.9-10.5 43 9.9 7.0-13.8 346 78.4 73.5-82.7
Some Post-H.S. 672 33 4.8 3.2- 7.1 49 7.2 5.1- 9.9 43 5.5 3.7- 7.9 547 82.6 78.9-85.8
College Graduate 1,014 21 2.4 1.5- 4.0 16 1.8 1.0- 3.1 35 3.1 2.1- 4.5 942 92.7 90.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 18 17.7 10.5-28.2 24 15.6 9.8-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** 20 11.1 6.8-17.8 20 11.0 6.6-17.9 131 70.1 61.2-77.7
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 11.4 6.9-18.4 172 77.7 69.6-84.1
$50,000- 74,999 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 269 91.2 86.6-94.3
$75,000+ 867 16 1.5 0.9- 2.6 *** *** *** 22 2.4 1.4- 3.8 823 95.2 93.3-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 723 50 8.6 5.8-12.4 77 10.5 8.1-13.6 58 6.9 5.0- 9.3 538 74.0 69.5-78.1
No 1,477 39 3.0 2.1- 4.2 35 2.9 2.0- 4.2 71 5.5 4.1- 7.3 1,332 88.6 86.4-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 91.1 86.6-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,938 77 5.1 3.8- 6.9 106 6.0 4.8- 7.4 121 6.3 5.0- 7.8 1,634 82.6 80.2-84.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 643 20 3.1 1.8- 5.4 21 3.5 2.2- 5.7 31 4.2 2.8- 6.1 571 89.2 86.1-91.7
Regional City or Suburban County 637 24 4.2 2.6- 6.6 32 6.3 4.3- 9.3 41 6.7 4.6- 9.7 540 82.7 78.6-86.2
Rural 943 46 6.7 4.5-10.0 59 6.4 4.8- 8.6 59 6.6 4.8- 9.0 779 80.3 76.4-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,219 35 3.2 2.2- 4.7 53 4.9 3.6- 6.6 73 6.6 5.0- 8.7 1,058 85.3 82.6-87.6
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 698 22 3.6 2.1- 6.0 21 3.7 2.2- 6.1 24 3.1 1.8- 5.2 631 89.7 86.2-92.4
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** 27 15.8 9.9-24.3 19 9.4 5.7-15.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 81.1 69.3-89.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** 20 14.9 8.8-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 15 11.4 6.3-19.8 18 16.0 9.7-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 163 *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.3-16.6 16 10.8 6.3-18.1 119 71.7 62.2-79.6
More than 200% 1,352 28 2.1 1.4- 3.2 28 2.2 1.4- 3.4 50 3.4 2.4- 4.6 1,246 92.4 90.5-93.8
HOUSING
Own 1,724 56 4.2 2.9- 6.0 62 4.1 3.0- 5.4 67 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,539 87.7 85.3-89.7
Rent 357 27 8.6 5.6-13.1 30 9.9 6.6-14.6 51 15.1 11.3-20.0 249 66.3 60.2-72.0
Other arrangement 124 *** *** *** 17 15.4 9.1-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 434 28 8.2 4.6-14.4 27 6.6 4.2-10.1 30 6.5 4.0-10.4 349 78.7 72.2-83.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 813 28 4.0 2.6- 6.2 49 6.6 4.8- 8.9 55 7.5 5.5-10.2 681 81.9 78.4-85.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 976 34 4.2 2.8- 6.2 36 4.3 2.9- 6.3 46 4.4 3.2- 6.2 860 87.1 84.2-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 27 3.3 2.1- 5.1 35 5.1 3.4- 7.6 41 5.2 3.6- 7.5 712 86.4 83.1-89.1
2nd Quartile 628 25 4.9 3.2- 7.4 27 4.7 3.1- 7.0 37 5.4 3.8- 7.6 539 85.1 81.5-88.1
3rd Quartile 536 *** *** *** 31 5.9 3.9- 8.8 36 7.6 4.9-11.5 449 81.0 75.5-85.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 244 *** *** *** 19 10.3 6.1-16.7 *** *** *** 190 73.0 64.2-80.2

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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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