2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have one person or a group of doctors that you think of as your personal health care provider?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,784 1,557 55.4 52.9-57.8 878 30.7 28.5-33.0 349 14.0 12.3-15.8
GENDER
Male 1,322 743 55.5 52.1-58.8 365 26.1 23.3-29.2 214 18.4 15.9-21.2
Female 1,462 814 55.3 51.8-58.8 513 34.8 31.6-38.2 135 9.9 7.7-12.5
AGE
18-34 549 281 52.0 46.9-57.1 121 21.6 17.7-26.1 147 26.4 22.1-31.2
35-44 354 195 56.2 50.1-62.1 99 25.9 21.1-31.4 60 17.9 13.6-23.2
45-54 427 243 59.9 53.3-66.1 129 27.0 21.9-32.9 55 13.1 9.5-17.9
55-64 525 322 59.9 53.9-65.5 165 30.8 25.7-36.3 38 9.3 5.7-14.9
65-74 526 303 53.1 47.3-58.8 198 42.0 36.3-47.9 25 4.9 3.0- 7.9
75+ 355 186 51.5 44.0-58.9 150 45.0 37.7-52.4 19 3.6 2.0- 6.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 301 52.9 47.8-58.1 162 30.3 25.6-35.5 93 16.7 13.4-20.6
Some Post-H.S. 829 466 56.4 52.1-60.7 271 31.7 27.9-35.7 92 11.9 9.4-14.9
College Graduate 1,279 731 58.3 55.1-61.5 409 31.0 28.1-34.0 139 10.7 8.9-12.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 74 42.0 33.1-51.5 61 42.7 33.2-52.8 31 15.2 10.0-22.4
$25,000- 34,999 240 120 47.9 39.7-56.2 85 34.8 27.4-43.0 35 17.3 11.6-24.9
$35,000- 49,999 286 156 54.3 46.7-61.6 94 32.7 26.0-40.1 36 13.0 8.8-18.9
$50,000- 74,999 369 214 55.9 49.2-62.3 102 27.9 22.5-33.9 53 16.2 11.3-22.9
$75,000+ 1,037 609 59.7 56.0-63.2 324 29.6 26.4-33.1 104 10.7 8.6-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 869 443 49.9 45.3-54.4 326 37.5 33.2-42.1 100 12.6 9.6-16.4
No 1,836 1,075 58.5 55.7-61.2 526 27.2 24.8-29.7 235 14.3 12.4-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 378 178 47.7 41.6-54.0 152 37.4 31.6-43.5 48 14.9 10.9-20.0
Non-Veteran 2,395 1,372 56.4 53.8-59.1 723 29.7 27.3-32.2 300 13.9 12.0-15.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 851 467 54.9 50.8-58.9 262 31.4 27.6-35.4 122 13.8 11.4-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 793 435 53.5 48.8-58.2 257 32.4 28.3-36.8 101 14.1 11.1-17.8
Rural 1,140 655 57.3 53.3-61.2 359 28.7 25.3-32.4 126 14.0 11.2-17.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,525 881 58.4 55.2-61.5 401 24.1 21.6-26.9 243 17.5 15.2-20.0
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** 20 21.8 13.3-33.7 *** *** ***
Retired 829 462 54.2 49.6-58.7 325 41.8 37.3-46.4 42 4.0 2.7- 5.8
Unable to Work 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** 47 29.1 20.9-38.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 204 118 55.5 46.6-64.0 54 31.9 23.9-41.1 32 12.6 8.4-18.6
More than 200% 1,659 953 58.0 55.0-60.8 523 30.0 27.4-32.8 183 12.0 10.2-14.2
HOUSING
Own 2,040 1,182 56.6 53.7-59.4 667 31.8 29.2-34.5 191 11.6 9.7-13.8
Rent 566 276 49.5 44.6-54.3 161 26.4 22.3-30.9 129 24.1 20.2-28.6
Other arrangement 157 88 55.0 45.2-64.4 43 27.0 18.8-37.1 26 18.1 12.1-26.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 302 53.9 47.6-60.0 172 29.4 24.0-35.5 68 16.7 12.2-22.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 968 540 55.8 51.6-59.8 296 29.9 26.3-33.7 132 14.4 11.6-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,274 715 55.7 52.3-59.1 410 31.8 28.7-35.1 149 12.4 10.3-14.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,034 574 54.6 50.8-58.4 325 31.4 27.9-35.1 135 14.0 11.5-16.9
2nd Quartile 800 446 56.5 52.2-60.7 250 29.4 25.7-33.3 104 14.1 11.1-17.6
3rd Quartile 659 363 54.0 48.4-59.5 213 32.6 27.6-38.0 83 13.3 10.0-17.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 174 58.1 49.7-66.0 90 26.9 20.6-34.2 27 15.0 9.0-23.9

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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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