2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
Eastern NC 1,488 1,376 92.4 90.1-94.3 112 7.6 5.7- 9.9
GENDER
Male 635 573 91.1 86.8-94.0 62 8.9 6.0-13.2
Female 853 803 93.8 91.2-95.6 50 6.2 4.4- 8.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 731 712 96.6 94.1-98.1 19 3.4 1.9- 5.9
Non-Hispanic Black 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 453 378 72.6 62.7-80.7 75 27.4 19.3-37.3
AGE
18-34 265 234 89.2 83.6-93.1 31 10.8 6.9-16.4
35-44 224 186 85.1 75.3-91.4 38 14.9 8.6-24.7
45-54 221 199 91.4 85.8-95.0 22 8.6 5.0-14.2
55-64 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 182 182 100 - *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 89 77.2 66.8-85.0 34 22.8 15.0-33.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 324 90.9 84.6-94.8 36 9.1 5.2-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 469 443 94.3 90.2-96.7 26 5.7 3.3- 9.8
College Graduate 529 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 529 490 92.5 88.5-95.2 39 7.5 4.8-11.5
No 912 842 93.0 90.5-95.0 70 7.0 5.0- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,237 1,130 91.1 88.2-93.3 107 8.9 6.7-11.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 764 695 92.5 89.8-94.6 69 7.5 5.4-10.2
Unemployed 72 54 84.1 72.6-91.3 18 15.9 8.7-27.4
Retired 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 205 184 88.7 80.6-93.8 21 11.3 6.2-19.4
$50,000- 74,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 424 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 296 262 88.9 82.8-93.1 34 11.1 6.9-17.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 107 88.7 80.4-93.7 20 11.3 6.3-19.6
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 776 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 296 262 88.9 82.8-93.1 34 11.1 6.9-17.2
HOUSING
Own 1,019 976 95.0 92.0-97.0 43 5.0 3.0- 8.0
Rent 354 299 87.1 82.5-90.6 55 12.9 9.4-17.5
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 384 358 94.1 91.0-96.2 26 5.9 3.8- 9.0
Rural 1,011 935 91.5 87.8-94.1 76 8.5 5.9-12.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,026 947 91.9 88.5-94.3 79 8.1 5.7-11.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 257 92.4 88.3-95.2 25 7.6 4.8-11.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 210 92.9 88.1-95.8 18 7.1 4.2-11.9
2nd Quartile 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 442 419 93.8 89.7-96.4 23 6.2 3.6-10.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 638 580 89.4 83.2-93.5 58 10.6 6.5-16.8

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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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