2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,328 2,875 84.4 82.4-86.2 231 8.3 6.8-10.0 222 7.3 6.2- 8.6
Eastern NC 1,272 1,092 85.3 82.2-87.9 91 8.6 6.5-11.3 89 6.1 4.6- 8.0
GENDER
Male 512 423 83.3 78.3-87.4 44 11.4 7.9-16.2 45 5.3 3.5- 7.9
Female 760 669 86.9 83.0-90.0 47 6.2 4.1- 9.3 44 6.9 4.7- 9.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 581 538 91.4 87.8-94.0 32 6.9 4.5-10.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 262 223 84.5 77.9-89.4 29 11.6 7.4-17.8 *** *** ***
Other 416 320 61.8 51.7-70.9 *** *** *** 67 28.9 21.0-38.4
AGE
18-34 174 124 74.5 65.7-81.6 28 15.2 9.7-23.1 22 10.3 6.2-16.8
35-44 200 153 79.0 69.6-86.1 *** *** *** 30 10.7 6.6-16.9
45-54 201 164 84.1 76.8-89.4 19 8.5 4.8-14.3 *** *** ***
55-64 272 233 86.0 78.4-91.2 23 10.1 5.6-17.6 *** *** ***
65-74 244 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 238 80.7 73.6-86.3 35 13.5 8.8-20.1 27 5.8 3.2-10.1
Some Post-H.S. 418 374 88.5 83.2-92.3 25 7.8 4.6-13.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 438 405 92.0 87.5-95.0 23 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 459 395 85.1 79.8-89.2 40 9.4 6.1-14.2 24 5.5 3.3- 9.0
No 776 667 85.8 81.9-89.0 46 7.7 5.2-11.1 63 6.6 4.7- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,093 922 83.7 80.2-86.6 84 9.2 6.8-12.2 87 7.2 5.4- 9.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 645 529 82.4 77.9-86.2 63 11.2 8.0-15.3 53 6.4 4.5- 9.1
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 180 145 77.8 66.7-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 175 156 87.1 78.8-92.4 13 10.8 5.9-18.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 352 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 229 86.9 80.8-91.3 *** *** *** 31 10.2 6.3-15.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.7 7.4-23.7
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 646 595 91.0 87.4-93.6 37 7.5 5.1-10.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 229 86.9 80.8-91.3 *** *** *** 31 10.2 6.3-15.9
HOUSING
Own 907 823 88.8 85.2-91.7 50 7.8 5.4-11.1 34 3.4 2.1- 5.5
Rent 265 192 72.1 64.5-78.7 27 12.2 7.8-18.6 46 15.7 10.9-22.0
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 293 246 84.3 78.6-88.6 27 9.5 6.1-14.5 20 6.3 3.8-10.2
Rural 902 780 85.2 81.1-88.6 61 8.7 6.1-12.4 61 6.0 4.2- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 898 765 84.4 80.4-87.7 67 8.9 6.3-12.3 66 6.7 4.7- 9.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 130 88.0 79.1-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 229 197 85.9 79.3-90.7 *** *** *** 18 6.5 3.8-10.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 173 152 87.9 81.0-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 135 109 80.2 70.5-87.3 18 14.5 8.4-23.9 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 362 317 88.3 83.5-91.8 29 8.1 5.2-12.4 16 3.7 2.0- 6.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 602 514 82.9 76.5-87.8 37 7.8 4.4-13.5 51 9.3 6.0-14.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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