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 3,527 241 7.2 6.0- 8.5 238 7.1 6.0- 8.4 824 23.1 21.3-25.0 809 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,415 40.1 37.9-42.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,214 142 6.8 5.5- 8.4 142 6.0 4.9- 7.3 513 23.0 20.9-25.3 547 24.4 22.2-26.7 870 39.8 37.2-42.5
GENDER
Male 1,034 51 5.0 3.6- 6.8 49 4.3 3.1- 6.1 209 21.1 18.1-24.6 246 23.1 20.1-26.5 479 46.4 42.6-50.3
Female 1,180 91 8.5 6.4-11.1 93 7.6 6.0- 9.6 304 24.7 21.8-27.9 301 25.5 22.5-28.8 391 33.7 30.1-37.4
AGE
18-34 366 39 9.6 6.9-13.3 36 8.7 6.1-12.3 99 27.4 22.2-33.3 97 24.8 19.9-30.4 95 29.5 23.9-35.7
35-44 285 20 8.4 5.1-13.6 25 7.7 4.9-11.9 76 24.9 19.6-31.0 74 27.3 21.5-33.9 90 31.7 25.8-38.3
45-54 346 24 7.3 4.6-11.2 24 6.8 4.1-10.9 98 26.0 20.8-31.8 91 26.9 21.5-33.2 109 33.1 26.9-39.9
55-64 452 *** *** *** 36 6.8 4.5-10.2 103 23.3 18.4-29.1 112 23.4 18.9-28.6 177 40.9 34.9-47.2
65-74 427 22 5.1 2.9- 8.8 *** *** *** 83 20.2 15.8-25.4 93 19.9 15.9-24.6 217 51.7 45.8-57.6
75+ 298 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 10.9 7.4-15.9 68 23.9 17.7-31.4 168 59.1 51.0-66.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 443 34 7.0 4.6-10.4 22 3.3 2.0- 5.3 120 26.5 21.7-32.0 96 21.5 17.2-26.5 171 41.7 35.9-47.8
Some Post-H.S. 670 58 8.6 6.5-11.4 52 7.5 5.5-10.3 157 23.0 19.4-27.1 145 22.3 18.7-26.4 258 38.5 34.0-43.1
College Graduate 1,007 39 3.3 2.4- 4.7 59 5.7 4.3- 7.5 218 22.2 19.3-25.5 286 29.2 25.9-32.7 405 39.5 36.0-43.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 15 15.7 8.7-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 17 13.2 7.7-21.8 *** *** *** 35 24.1 16.5-33.9 25 21.7 13.9-32.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 19 10.9 6.5-17.8 16 8.5 4.8-14.7 48 28.3 20.4-37.8 39 17.2 11.8-24.5 63 35.0 25.9-45.5
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** 16 5.4 3.0- 9.6 52 26.8 19.3-36.0 58 27.7 20.6-36.0 80 33.5 25.7-42.3
$50,000- 74,999 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 22.0 16.6-28.5 72 25.1 19.6-31.7 127 44.8 37.9-51.9
$75,000+ 861 36 4.4 3.0- 6.4 47 5.0 3.5- 6.9 189 21.0 18.0-24.3 243 28.0 24.5-31.8 346 41.6 37.7-45.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 723 85 13.4 10.2-17.4 76 9.1 6.9-11.9 204 27.9 23.9-32.4 137 18.2 14.9-22.2 221 31.4 26.8-36.3
No 1,468 55 3.1 2.3- 4.2 64 4.3 3.2- 5.7 303 20.3 17.9-23.0 404 27.8 25.0-30.7 642 44.5 41.3-47.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 285 *** *** *** 21 6.1 3.5-10.3 56 22.0 16.6-28.6 53 18.6 13.4-25.1 143 47.3 40.0-54.6
Non-Veteran 1,925 129 6.9 5.5- 8.6 121 6.0 4.9- 7.4 457 23.2 20.9-25.6 493 25.2 22.8-27.7 725 38.8 36.0-41.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 638 34 6.0 4.0- 8.9 48 7.0 5.1- 9.6 152 22.8 19.2-26.9 172 29.0 24.8-33.6 232 35.1 30.7-39.7
Regional City or Suburban County 637 41 6.6 4.6- 9.2 50 7.7 5.6-10.6 146 22.0 18.3-26.2 155 22.0 18.4-26.2 245 41.7 36.8-46.8
Rural 939 67 7.5 5.3-10.6 44 3.9 2.7- 5.7 215 23.9 20.4-27.7 220 23.1 19.8-26.7 393 41.6 37.4-45.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 71 5.8 4.4- 7.6 80 6.5 5.0- 8.3 302 23.4 20.6-26.3 340 27.6 24.6-30.8 419 36.7 33.4-40.3
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 695 27 4.0 2.4- 6.7 22 2.5 1.5- 3.9 119 18.0 14.5-22.0 153 21.9 18.1-26.1 374 53.7 48.7-58.7
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** 28 15.1 9.4-23.4 41 29.5 20.5-40.3 20 12.9 7.2-22.0 27 20.0 12.1-31.2
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** 15 12.3 6.9-20.9 31 24.1 15.8-35.0 17 17.7 10.2-29.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 14 15.9 8.8-27.0 *** *** *** 25 22.1 14.3-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 162 16 9.5 5.4-16.0 *** *** *** 46 29.3 20.9-39.5 37 23.3 16.0-32.6 53 34.0 25.1-44.1
More than 200% 1,342 60 4.2 3.1- 5.6 75 5.3 4.1- 6.9 297 22.1 19.5-25.0 361 26.4 23.7-29.4 549 42.0 38.7-45.3
HOUSING
Own 1,717 85 5.6 4.2- 7.4 92 5.1 4.0- 6.5 376 21.8 19.4-24.4 429 24.5 22.1-27.2 735 43.0 40.0-46.1
Rent 356 40 11.1 8.0-15.2 34 10.3 7.0-14.9 102 30.0 24.5-36.2 90 26.4 21.2-32.3 90 22.3 17.6-27.8
Other arrangement 123 16 15.2 9.0-24.6 *** *** *** 31 24.1 16.5-33.7 24 19.2 11.1-31.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 433 33 9.2 5.4-15.4 20 3.0 1.7- 5.2 92 20.3 15.4-26.3 96 21.4 16.6-27.1 192 46.1 39.3-53.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 51 6.1 4.5- 8.2 52 6.0 4.4- 8.3 192 24.9 21.4-28.6 188 23.0 19.6-26.8 327 40.0 35.7-44.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 971 58 6.3 4.6- 8.5 70 7.3 5.6- 9.6 229 22.6 19.5-26.0 263 26.9 23.6-30.5 351 36.8 33.1-40.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 807 47 6.4 4.5- 9.1 52 6.2 4.5- 8.5 201 24.9 21.4-28.8 216 25.5 22.1-29.3 291 36.9 32.8-41.2
2nd Quartile 625 37 5.3 3.7- 7.5 41 6.5 4.6- 9.2 134 21.9 18.2-26.2 151 25.2 21.1-29.7 262 41.2 36.4-46.1
3rd Quartile 539 40 9.6 6.3-14.5 35 5.4 3.5- 8.1 129 22.1 18.1-26.6 127 22.2 18.2-26.9 208 40.7 35.2-46.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 243 18 6.0 3.3-10.5 *** *** *** 49 22.0 15.0-31.2 53 22.9 16.0-31.6 109 44.1 35.3-53.4

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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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