2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,082 430 10.7 9.5-12.1 3,652 89.3 87.9-90.5
Eastern NC 1,509 178 12.0 9.9-14.6 1,331 88.0 85.4-90.1
GENDER
Male 643 59 9.4 6.7-13.0 584 90.6 87.0-93.3
Female 866 119 14.5 11.4-18.4 747 85.5 81.6-88.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 736 68 11.2 8.4-14.7 668 88.8 85.3-91.6
Non-Hispanic Black 292 44 13.2 9.2-18.6 248 86.8 81.4-90.8
Other 461 64 13.5 8.7-20.2 397 86.5 79.8-91.3
AGE
18-34 270 41 16.1 11.4-22.2 229 83.9 77.8-88.6
35-44 224 38 12.9 8.3-19.4 186 87.1 80.6-91.7
45-54 222 38 13.1 8.7-19.3 184 86.9 80.7-91.3
55-64 304 43 16.9 11.0-25.0 261 83.1 75.0-89.0
65-74 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 61 15.9 11.4-21.7 308 84.1 78.3-88.6
Some Post-H.S. 474 53 10.9 7.6-15.3 421 89.1 84.7-92.4
College Graduate 532 32 4.7 3.1- 7.3 500 95.3 92.7-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 105 21.9 17.1-27.6 432 78.1 72.4-82.9
No 924 66 7.1 5.1- 9.7 858 92.9 90.3-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,258 167 13.9 11.3-16.9 1,091 86.1 83.1-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 95 11.3 8.7-14.6 673 88.7 85.4-91.3
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 36 24.6 16.2-35.5 128 75.4 64.5-83.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 24 13.3 7.8-21.6 182 86.7 78.4-92.2
$50,000- 74,999 209 21 13.3 8.3-20.7 188 86.7 79.3-91.7
$75,000+ 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 39 11.5 7.2-17.9 273 88.5 82.1-92.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 46 7.2 5.2-10.0 732 92.8 90.0-94.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 39 11.5 7.2-17.9 273 88.5 82.1-92.8
HOUSING
Own 1,026 76 8.1 5.9-11.1 950 91.9 88.9-94.1
Rent 362 76 20.0 15.3-25.7 286 80.0 74.3-84.7
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 392 44 10.2 7.2-14.2 348 89.8 85.8-92.8
Rural 1,023 121 13.0 10.1-16.7 902 87.0 83.3-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,046 130 12.6 9.8-15.9 916 87.4 84.1-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 38 14.7 10.0-20.9 245 85.3 79.1-90.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 27 12.6 8.1-19.0 202 87.4 81.0-91.9
2nd Quartile 182 21 11.6 7.0-18.6 161 88.4 81.4-93.0
3rd Quartile 449 47 11.2 7.9-15.6 402 88.8 84.4-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 83 13.0 9.2-18.1 566 87.0 81.9-90.8

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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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