2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,490 508 11.9 10.6-13.3 3,982 88.1 86.7-89.4
Non-Hispanic White 2,790 254 10.5 8.9-12.3 2,536 89.5 87.7-91.1
GENDER
Male 1,329 100 8.1 6.5-10.1 1,229 91.9 89.9-93.5
Female 1,461 154 12.7 10.2-15.6 1,307 87.3 84.4-89.8
AGE
18-34 552 90 15.8 12.6-19.7 462 84.2 80.3-87.4
35-44 356 42 13.0 9.3-17.8 314 87.0 82.2-90.7
45-54 428 43 10.9 7.6-15.4 385 89.1 84.6-92.4
55-64 524 50 10.9 7.2-16.2 474 89.1 83.8-92.8
65-74 526 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 563 61 9.8 7.3-13.1 502 90.2 86.9-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 827 96 12.3 9.8-15.4 731 87.7 84.6-90.2
College Graduate 1,278 74 5.8 4.5- 7.6 1,204 94.2 92.4-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 33 16.1 10.6-23.6 133 83.9 76.4-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 241 53 24.0 17.9-31.3 188 76.0 68.7-82.1
$35,000- 49,999 288 31 12.7 8.2-19.2 257 87.3 80.8-91.8
$50,000- 74,999 370 26 7.4 4.7-11.6 344 92.6 88.4-95.3
$75,000+ 1,034 39 3.7 2.5- 5.2 995 96.3 94.8-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 872 137 18.0 14.4-22.2 735 82.0 77.8-85.6
No 1,838 106 6.5 5.2- 8.0 1,732 93.5 92.0-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,398 239 11.6 9.9-13.7 2,159 88.4 86.3-90.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 851 80 8.8 6.9-11.2 771 91.2 88.8-93.1
Regional City or Suburban County 797 78 10.6 8.1-13.6 719 89.4 86.4-91.9
Rural 1,142 96 11.7 8.8-15.3 1,046 88.3 84.7-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,528 143 9.9 8.2-12.0 1,385 90.1 88.0-91.8
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 830 23 3.6 2.1- 6.2 807 96.4 93.8-97.9
Unable to Work 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 140 15 11.6 6.7-19.3 125 88.4 80.7-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 34 23.1 15.6-32.9 108 76.9 67.1-84.4
151% to 200% 204 36 18.0 12.3-25.6 168 82.0 74.4-87.7
More than 200% 1,660 92 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,568 94.3 92.8-95.5
HOUSING
Own 2,042 121 7.9 6.2-10.0 1,921 92.1 90.0-93.8
Rent 568 104 18.9 15.4-23.0 464 81.1 77.0-84.6
Other arrangement 158 27 21.3 14.4-30.3 131 78.7 69.7-85.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 51 13.8 9.0-20.4 492 86.2 79.6-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 970 97 10.0 7.9-12.5 873 90.0 87.5-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 106 9.5 7.6-11.8 1,171 90.5 88.2-92.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,035 84 9.5 7.4-12.2 951 90.5 87.8-92.6
2nd Quartile 802 74 9.1 7.1-11.7 728 90.9 88.3-92.9
3rd Quartile 661 72 13.8 9.8-19.2 589 86.2 80.8-90.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 292 24 10.1 6.2-16.0 268 89.9 84.0-93.8

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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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