2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-FEMALES 2,700 1,945 72.0 69.6-74.3 414 12.5 11.0-14.2 341 15.5 13.6-17.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,747 1,293 75.3 72.6-77.9 283 12.8 11.0-14.9 171 11.8 9.8-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 581 423 72.8 67.7-77.5 86 12.2 9.1-16.1 72 15.0 11.4-19.4
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 491 316 63.5 58.0-68.7 40 8.4 5.7-12.1 135 28.1 23.3-33.4
35-44 354 253 70.6 64.0-76.4 31 8.0 5.1-12.4 70 21.4 16.2-27.7
45-54 429 315 73.0 66.9-78.2 56 13.1 9.5-17.8 58 13.9 9.9-19.2
55-64 529 388 75.4 70.2-80.0 98 16.3 12.7-20.8 43 8.2 5.4-12.4
65-74 488 368 82.2 78.0-85.8 99 14.7 11.5-18.6 21 3.1 1.8- 5.2
75+ 373 281 78.0 72.1-82.9 81 18.8 14.2-24.4 11 3.2 1.6- 6.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 270 173 61.2 52.4-69.3 35 10.8 6.6-17.2 62 28.0 20.5-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 640 435 67.9 63.1-72.4 96 11.6 9.0-14.8 109 20.4 16.6-25.0
Some Post-H.S. 798 599 76.9 72.8-80.4 130 12.8 10.2-15.9 69 10.4 7.8-13.7
College Graduate 981 730 74.8 71.1-78.1 152 13.8 11.3-16.8 99 11.4 9.1-14.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 294 179 59.3 51.0-67.1 58 16.5 11.1-23.9 57 24.1 17.7-32.0
$15,000- 24,999 427 295 66.1 59.0-72.5 64 12.0 8.7-16.4 68 21.9 16.0-29.2
$25,000- 34,999 280 197 72.3 65.1-78.6 41 11.0 7.3-16.3 42 16.7 11.8-23.1
$35,000- 49,999 290 217 76.0 68.3-82.3 43 11.9 7.9-17.5 30 12.1 7.3-19.5
$50,000- 74,999 318 252 82.0 76.4-86.5 40 9.9 6.8-14.3 26 8.1 5.0-12.7
$75,000+ 542 422 79.5 74.9-83.5 77 12.2 9.1-16.0 43 8.3 5.8-11.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 873 588 67.7 63.1-71.9 195 18.3 15.2-22.0 90 14.0 10.8-17.9
No 1,741 1,300 74.5 71.6-77.2 212 10.0 8.4-11.9 229 15.5 13.1-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,620 1,895 72.3 69.8-74.6 399 12.3 10.8-14.0 326 15.4 13.5-17.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 690 485 68.6 64.2-72.8 91 12.9 10.1-16.4 114 18.4 15.1-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 538 380 73.0 68.0-77.4 80 12.1 9.2-15.7 78 15.0 11.4-19.3
Rural 1,472 1,080 74.4 70.9-77.6 243 12.3 10.4-14.5 149 13.3 10.5-16.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,197 870 72.8 69.4-75.9 144 11.2 9.1-13.7 183 16.0 13.5-18.9
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 811 619 81.4 77.9-84.5 166 15.1 12.4-18.2 26 3.5 2.1- 5.8
Unable to Work 299 203 64.6 56.3-72.0 71 23.5 17.4-30.9 25 11.9 7.0-19.6
Other not in Labor Force 268 175 62.8 54.5-70.5 23 8.6 4.9-14.5 70 28.6 21.5-36.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** 11 7.5 3.1-17.1 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 228 131 53.9 44.2-63.2 41 14.3 9.6-20.7 56 31.9 22.9-42.4
101% to 150% 403 289 70.7 64.1-76.5 66 14.1 10.3-19.0 48 15.2 10.6-21.2
151% to 200% 187 126 69.4 60.2-77.4 37 14.5 9.4-21.8 24 16.0 10.1-24.6
More than 200% 1,137 886 80.8 77.7-83.5 165 11.8 9.7-14.3 86 7.4 5.7- 9.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 634 462 71.7 65.6-77.1 111 14.4 11.0-18.7 61 13.9 9.5-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,021 728 71.2 67.5-74.7 151 12.3 10.2-14.9 142 16.4 13.6-19.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,045 755 72.7 69.0-76.2 152 12.1 9.8-14.8 138 15.2 12.4-18.5

Back to Health Care Access.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts