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
Non-Hispanic White 2,645 1,225 46.9 44.3-49.4 288 11.4 9.9-13.0 834 29.4 27.1-31.7 85 4.2 3.1- 5.5 151 6.1 5.0- 7.3 62 2.2 1.6- 2.9
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,398 617 45.3 41.7-48.9 152 11.1 9.1-13.3 463 30.8 27.5-34.3 63 5.5 3.9- 7.7 61 4.6 3.3- 6.2 42 2.8 1.9- 4.0
AGE
18-34 493 321 62.1 56.5-67.3 70 15.6 12.0-20.1 13 2.5 1.4- 4.5 30 7.7 4.7-12.3 48 10.7 7.8-14.5 *** *** ***
35-44 337 241 69.3 63.0-75.0 33 10.5 7.1-15.4 *** *** *** 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8 27 9.4 6.1-14.3 *** *** ***
45-54 400 268 69.0 62.9-74.6 58 12.9 9.6-17.3 29 8.2 5.3-12.4 *** *** *** 18 3.4 2.0- 5.7 *** *** ***
55-64 500 293 56.0 50.1-61.8 88 16.8 13.2-21.2 63 15.7 11.0-21.8 20 4.9 2.8- 8.6 21 3.6 2.2- 5.8 *** *** ***
65-74 524 54 8.7 6.3-11.9 21 4.6 2.7- 7.8 421 81.2 76.7-85.0 *** *** *** 18 3.2 1.8- 5.5 *** *** ***
75+ 351 25 6.6 4.2-10.3 *** *** *** 289 82.1 76.0-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 515 178 38.4 33.1-43.9 57 11.3 8.4-15.0 204 35.8 30.7-41.2 28 5.6 3.7- 8.3 41 7.8 5.6-10.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 777 339 48.7 44.2-53.3 99 13.2 10.5-16.5 240 25.4 22.0-29.2 24 2.6 1.6- 4.1 54 7.4 5.3-10.1 21 2.7 1.7- 4.3
College Graduate 1,252 694 57.8 54.6-61.0 119 10.0 8.1-12.3 339 24.0 21.4-26.8 *** *** *** 54 4.2 3.1- 5.7 34 2.8 1.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 23 19.5 11.4-31.3 18 9.9 5.7-16.6 *** *** *** 17 12.1 6.8-20.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 22 12.8 8.0-19.7 *** *** *** 84 57.0 46.7-66.7 17 11.2 6.4-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 220 48 25.2 18.7-33.0 34 15.5 10.5-22.2 102 40.0 31.8-48.7 *** *** *** 15 7.3 4.0-12.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 267 108 46.5 38.6-54.6 35 14.6 9.9-21.0 89 25.7 19.8-32.7 *** *** *** 21 7.8 4.9-12.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 358 179 49.7 43.1-56.3 38 11.3 7.8-16.0 100 25.7 20.5-31.7 *** *** *** 31 7.8 5.1-11.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,015 676 69.1 65.6-72.4 86 8.9 7.0-11.4 186 16.0 13.6-18.8 *** *** *** 45 4.2 3.0- 5.7 20 1.7 1.0- 2.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 820 232 27.7 23.9-31.9 58 6.6 4.9- 8.8 405 48.6 43.9-53.3 47 7.1 4.8-10.5 59 8.1 5.9-10.8 19 1.9 1.1- 3.3
No 1,753 955 56.2 53.4-59.1 223 14.2 12.2-16.4 406 19.3 17.3-21.6 35 2.6 1.8- 3.9 91 5.3 4.1- 6.7 43 2.4 1.7- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 368 97 25.9 20.9-31.6 16 3.8 2.2- 6.4 135 32.9 27.3-39.0 *** *** *** 109 34.1 28.2-40.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,267 1,124 50.0 47.3-52.8 272 12.6 10.9-14.4 694 28.7 26.3-31.3 77 4.4 3.3- 5.9 42 1.9 1.3- 2.8 58 2.3 1.7- 3.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 803 457 55.2 51.0-59.3 86 12.4 9.9-15.5 198 23.8 20.3-27.8 19 2.5 1.5- 4.0 28 4.1 2.7- 6.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 753 348 47.5 42.7-52.5 71 9.0 6.8-11.7 235 27.7 23.7-32.1 23 5.3 3.1- 9.1 59 8.3 6.1-11.3 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6
Rural 1,089 420 40.0 36.2-44.0 131 12.6 10.2-15.5 401 34.9 31.1-38.9 43 4.5 3.1- 6.5 64 5.6 4.2- 7.4 30 2.4 1.5- 3.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,444 1,020 69.7 66.6-72.6 174 13.5 11.4-16.0 107 6.5 5.2- 8.1 26 2.0 1.3- 3.0 86 6.5 5.0- 8.3 31 1.8 1.2- 2.8
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 817 101 12.1 9.5-15.2 60 7.1 5.2- 9.5 596 72.7 68.5-76.4 *** *** *** 37 4.5 3.0- 6.7 17 2.5 1.4- 4.3
Unable to Work 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 63.6 53.0-73.0 30 18.4 11.8-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** 26 14.7 9.4-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 19 12.2 7.3-19.7 16 12.8 7.1-21.7 *** *** *** 19 13.1 7.9-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 33 29.3 20.1-40.6 19 12.1 7.0-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 60 33.3 25.4-42.4 25 13.3 8.6-20.2 76 37.3 28.9-46.6 *** *** *** 14 8.3 4.8-14.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,613 916 59.7 56.8-62.6 151 10.1 8.4-12.1 406 21.9 19.6-24.4 *** *** *** 98 5.9 4.7- 7.4 37 2.1 1.4- 3.0
HOUSING
Own 1,976 903 46.7 43.8-49.7 202 10.5 8.9-12.3 696 32.8 30.1-35.6 28 2.4 1.4- 4.0 103 5.5 4.4- 6.9 44 2.0 1.4- 2.9
Rent 511 267 51.2 46.0-56.3 60 12.4 9.4-16.1 92 14.1 11.0-17.9 45 12.4 9.0-16.9 33 7.1 4.8-10.6 14 2.8 1.6- 4.9
Other arrangement 138 44 35.2 25.7-45.9 25 23.2 15.0-34.1 41 21.1 14.7-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 518 189 35.1 29.5-41.2 59 12.4 8.8-17.1 181 36.5 30.3-43.1 27 5.8 3.6- 9.4 46 8.5 6.1-11.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 914 388 44.8 40.4-49.2 92 10.3 8.1-12.9 328 31.1 27.4-35.1 33 4.8 2.9- 7.7 49 6.5 4.6- 9.0 24 2.6 1.7- 4.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,213 648 53.5 50.1-57.0 137 11.9 9.8-14.2 325 25.0 22.1-28.1 25 3.0 1.9- 4.8 56 4.7 3.4- 6.4 22 2.0 1.2- 3.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 985 478 49.2 45.3-53.1 120 12.9 10.5-15.7 304 28.1 24.8-31.7 19 3.2 1.9- 5.4 45 4.5 3.2- 6.5 19 2.1 1.2- 3.4
2nd Quartile 753 361 50.6 46.2-55.1 81 10.9 8.5-13.8 226 25.4 21.8-29.4 27 4.9 2.9- 8.2 40 5.5 3.9- 7.9 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2
3rd Quartile 624 282 43.5 37.8-49.3 54 9.3 6.6-13.0 205 34.4 29.0-40.3 20 2.5 1.5- 4.0 48 8.8 6.2-12.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 104 31.3 24.7-38.7 33 12.9 8.2-19.8 99 35.6 28.1-43.8 19 10.6 5.9-18.2 18 6.7 3.8-11.4 *** *** ***

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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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