2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,999 1,842 46.5 44.5-48.6 433 11.8 10.5-13.4 1,138 25.7 23.9-27.5 216 7.0 5.8- 8.3 256 6.5 5.6- 7.5 114 2.5 2.0- 3.2
MALES 1,840 879 47.8 44.9-50.8 202 13.0 10.8-15.5 488 24.1 21.7-26.7 64 4.3 3.2- 5.9 163 8.5 7.1-10.2 44 2.2 1.5- 3.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,247 608 48.6 45.1-52.1 136 11.7 9.7-14.2 371 27.8 24.8-31.1 22 2.7 1.6- 4.5 90 7.7 6.0- 9.8 20 1.5 0.9- 2.4
Non-Hispanic Black 276 110 41.0 34.1-48.3 30 14.5 9.4-21.5 63 22.2 16.5-29.2 27 9.6 5.8-15.3 38 10.5 7.0-15.4 *** *** ***
Other 272 136 51.0 42.2-59.7 *** *** *** 45 9.9 6.7-14.6 15 5.6 3.0-10.1 31 10.6 6.9-15.9 14 5.2 2.6-10.1
AGE
18-34 428 273 58.1 51.7-64.2 50 16.6 11.4-23.6 16 4.0 2.3- 7.0 23 6.7 4.0-11.1 50 11.6 8.5-15.6 16 3.0 1.6- 5.4
35-44 251 180 70.2 63.0-76.6 26 10.4 6.8-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 9.9 6.3-15.2 *** *** ***
45-54 282 187 67.9 60.4-74.5 45 15.4 10.6-22.0 18 6.6 3.6-11.9 *** *** *** 17 5.2 3.0- 8.9 *** *** ***
55-64 325 173 49.1 42.0-56.3 56 20.0 14.5-26.8 44 15.0 10.1-21.7 20 6.4 3.5-11.2 26 7.8 5.0-12.1 *** *** ***
65-74 341 37 9.4 6.3-13.7 16 4.5 2.5- 8.0 253 76.4 70.3-81.6 *** *** *** 26 7.0 4.0-11.9 *** *** ***
75+ 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 80.1 70.5-87.1 *** *** *** 17 7.1 3.4-14.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 31 22.7 15.2-32.4 21 19.0 11.6-29.6 *** *** *** 20 18.2 10.8-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 181 43.1 37.0-49.4 44 14.1 9.2-21.1 126 23.9 19.0-29.6 28 5.3 3.4- 8.1 50 11.7 8.5-15.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 511 232 47.8 42.6-53.0 69 14.7 11.3-19.1 133 22.5 18.6-26.9 *** *** *** 56 10.2 7.5-13.8 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0
College Graduate 765 430 59.1 54.9-63.1 68 8.7 6.6-11.3 183 21.8 18.6-25.4 *** *** *** 55 6.4 4.6- 8.8 21 2.8 1.6- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 16 18.6 10.9-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.2 7.3-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 17 13.5 7.8-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.0 5.0-19.0 13 14.9 7.8-26.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 141 34 24.2 16.3-34.5 24 21.0 13.5-31.2 53 30.0 21.4-40.4 *** *** *** 20 14.0 8.3-22.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 181 73 44.4 34.8-54.4 28 17.9 11.5-26.9 52 21.8 15.1-30.4 *** *** *** 20 8.5 5.0-14.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 126 48.6 41.0-56.2 24 9.9 6.3-15.1 59 25.8 19.4-33.4 *** *** *** 28 11.3 7.1-17.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 716 476 67.8 63.3-71.9 67 10.8 7.9-14.6 113 14.0 11.2-17.2 *** *** *** 45 5.6 3.9- 7.8 14 1.8 0.9- 3.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 145 26.8 22.2-32.0 33 7.2 4.7-10.8 242 43.7 38.3-49.4 28 6.0 3.8- 9.4 72 14.0 10.6-18.3 13 2.2 1.1- 4.2
No 1,239 700 56.9 53.2-60.4 166 15.9 13.0-19.3 228 15.4 13.2-18.0 32 3.5 2.2- 5.5 85 6.2 4.8- 8.0 28 2.1 1.3- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 474 111 22.8 18.6-27.7 22 5.2 3.0- 8.8 167 33.3 28.1-39.0 *** *** *** 157 34.5 29.3-40.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,346 761 55.8 52.3-59.3 180 15.7 13.0-18.9 314 21.1 18.5-24.0 53 4.9 3.5- 6.9 *** *** *** 36 2.3 1.6- 3.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 638 376 56.4 51.7-60.9 63 12.0 9.0-15.7 127 17.6 14.5-21.2 20 4.8 2.8- 8.0 36 6.6 4.5- 9.5 16 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Regional City or Suburban County 481 213 45.5 39.8-51.3 48 12.6 8.1-19.1 125 22.9 18.6-27.8 18 4.9 2.8- 8.4 64 11.8 8.9-15.6 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3
Rural 721 290 41.4 36.6-46.3 91 14.2 11.0-18.3 236 31.5 27.0-36.3 26 3.5 2.0- 6.0 63 7.9 5.7-10.7 15 1.5 0.8- 2.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,153 798 67.7 64.2-71.0 141 13.7 11.3-16.5 71 5.7 4.3- 7.5 24 3.0 1.8- 4.9 94 7.9 6.2-10.0 25 2.0 1.3- 3.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 458 38 7.1 4.7-10.5 39 10.2 6.7-15.3 327 70.6 64.5-76.0 *** *** *** 42 8.7 5.8-12.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.3 7.8-24.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 17 15.7 8.5-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.5 4.2-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 16.2 8.6-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** 19 15.4 9.4-24.4 46 25.0 17.3-34.6 *** *** *** 20 15.1 9.2-23.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,108 646 58.8 55.1-62.4 111 11.7 9.3-14.6 230 19.2 16.5-22.2 *** *** *** 90 7.4 5.8- 9.5 23 2.1 1.3- 3.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 435 149 33.4 27.4-40.0 46 12.2 8.4-17.5 133 30.7 24.6-37.7 26 6.4 3.7-10.7 68 15.1 11.3-20.0 13 2.1 1.1- 4.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 596 263 45.3 40.3-50.4 72 15.9 11.5-21.5 180 25.7 21.8-30.1 21 3.7 2.3- 5.9 47 7.7 5.5-10.7 13 1.8 0.9- 3.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 809 467 56.6 52.3-60.7 84 11.1 8.6-14.2 175 19.8 16.8-23.3 17 3.9 2.2- 6.9 48 6.1 4.4- 8.5 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 607 326 54.0 49.2-58.7 63 11.2 8.5-14.6 163 24.2 20.4-28.4 11 3.2 1.6- 6.4 34 5.7 3.8- 8.5 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 511 256 51.4 45.9-56.9 55 13.3 9.1-19.1 124 20.5 16.7-24.9 16 4.3 2.4- 7.6 45 7.9 5.6-11.0 15 2.6 1.4- 4.5
3rd Quartile 462 199 41.6 36.1-47.3 58 15.5 11.5-20.7 120 25.9 20.9-31.6 17 3.4 2.0- 5.7 56 11.3 8.4-15.1 12 2.3 1.1- 4.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 260 98 31.0 24.0-39.0 26 10.7 6.5-17.2 81 33.0 24.7-42.5 20 10.7 5.7-19.2 28 12.7 7.6-20.4 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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