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 3,551 256 8.1 6.8- 9.5 3,295 91.9 90.5-93.2
Non-Hispanic White 2,232 103 5.4 4.2- 7.0 2,129 94.6 93.0-95.8
GENDER
Male 1,046 37 4.2 2.9- 6.0 1,009 95.8 94.0-97.1
Female 1,186 66 6.6 4.7- 9.3 1,120 93.4 90.7-95.3
AGE
18-34 369 29 7.5 5.0-11.2 340 92.5 88.8-95.0
35-44 287 21 8.6 5.3-13.6 266 91.4 86.4-94.7
45-54 349 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 455 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 433 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 300 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 28 6.1 4.0- 9.4 418 93.9 90.6-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 673 45 6.4 4.5- 9.0 628 93.6 91.0-95.5
College Graduate 1,016 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 21 19.9 12.2-30.7 108 80.1 69.3-87.8
$25,000- 34,999 186 23 13.2 8.4-20.0 163 86.8 80.0-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 869 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 69 10.7 7.8-14.6 660 89.3 85.4-92.2
No 1,480 34 2.6 1.7- 3.9 1,446 97.4 96.1-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,942 97 5.8 4.4- 7.5 1,845 94.2 92.5-95.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 645 25 5.0 3.0- 8.0 620 95.0 92.0-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 639 27 5.2 3.3- 7.9 612 94.8 92.1-96.7
Rural 948 51 6.0 4.0- 9.0 897 94.0 91.0-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 54 5.2 3.8- 7.1 1,167 94.8 92.9-96.2
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 700 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 20 17.6 10.9-27.3 89 82.4 72.7-89.1
151% to 200% 163 17 10.9 6.1-18.9 146 89.1 81.1-93.9
More than 200% 1,354 23 1.6 1.0- 2.7 1,331 98.4 97.3-99.0
HOUSING
Own 1,730 53 4.1 2.8- 5.9 1,677 95.9 94.1-97.2
Rent 360 41 13.0 9.2-18.0 319 87.0 82.0-90.8
Other arrangement 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 437 28 7.9 4.4-13.8 409 92.1 86.2-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 815 33 4.8 3.2- 7.3 782 95.2 92.7-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 980 42 4.8 3.4- 6.9 938 95.2 93.1-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 818 37 4.5 3.1- 6.6 781 95.5 93.4-96.9
2nd Quartile 629 24 4.4 2.8- 6.9 605 95.6 93.1-97.2
3rd Quartile 540 22 7.2 4.1-12.6 518 92.8 87.4-95.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 245 20 8.0 4.7-13.4 225 92.0 86.6-95.3

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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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