2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
Eastern NC 1,007 898 90.2 87.1-92.5 109 9.8 7.5-12.9
GENDER
Male 442 381 88.6 83.2-92.4 61 11.4 7.6-16.8
Female 565 517 91.7 88.3-94.2 48 8.3 5.8-11.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 458 440 95.4 92.0-97.4 18 4.6 2.6- 8.0
Non-Hispanic Black 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 359 286 71.3 60.8-79.9 73 28.7 20.1-39.2
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 214 88.8 81.1-93.6 36 11.2 6.4-18.9
Some Post-H.S. 319 293 92.5 87.2-95.7 26 7.5 4.3-12.8
College Graduate 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 276 88.8 82.8-92.8 37 11.2 7.2-17.2
No 666 597 91.6 88.5-93.9 69 8.4 6.1-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 847 743 88.5 84.8-91.3 104 11.5 8.7-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 627 92.0 89.0-94.2 69 8.0 5.8-11.0
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 108 84.3 73.4-91.3 21 15.7 8.7-26.6
$50,000- 74,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 142 84.8 76.4-90.6 32 15.2 9.4-23.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 81 87.2 77.8-93.0 20 12.8 7.0-22.2
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 522 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 142 84.8 76.4-90.6 32 15.2 9.4-23.6
HOUSING
Own 628 586 93.1 88.8-95.8 42 6.9 4.2-11.2
Rent 293 240 85.5 80.3-89.5 53 14.5 10.5-19.7
Other arrangement 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 297 273 93.2 89.4-95.7 24 6.8 4.3-10.6
Rural 645 570 88.2 83.3-91.8 75 11.8 8.2-16.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 723 646 89.8 85.5-92.9 77 10.2 7.1-14.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 173 149 89.6 84.0-93.5 24 10.4 6.5-16.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 129 111 89.1 82.0-93.6 18 10.9 6.4-18.0
2nd Quartile 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 314 292 92.2 87.0-95.5 22 7.8 4.5-13.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 425 368 85.6 77.6-91.1 57 14.4 8.9-22.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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