2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,699 1,524 43.2 41.0-45.4 434 13.6 11.9-15.5 1,199 27.5 25.6-29.5 196 6.2 5.0- 7.6 230 6.5 5.6- 7.7 116 2.9 2.2- 4.0
Eastern NC 1,376 503 37.9 34.3-41.6 138 11.3 8.9-14.3 448 26.0 23.0-29.3 91 6.9 5.0- 9.3 152 15.1 12.7-18.0 44 2.7 1.8- 4.2
GENDER
Male 573 215 36.9 31.6-42.5 52 12.1 8.2-17.4 169 24.4 20.0-29.4 *** *** *** 98 21.4 17.2-26.2 *** *** ***
Female 803 288 38.8 34.0-43.8 86 10.7 7.9-14.2 279 27.5 23.4-32.1 68 10.6 7.5-14.7 54 9.4 6.9-12.8 28 3.1 1.7- 5.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 712 253 39.9 35.3-44.6 70 10.4 7.8-13.7 238 26.6 22.7-30.8 34 4.4 2.9- 6.7 94 16.1 13.0-19.8 23 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Non-Hispanic Black 269 72 28.2 21.7-35.8 26 13.6 8.1-21.9 104 31.3 24.5-39.0 33 13.8 8.6-21.4 25 9.6 5.7-15.9 *** *** ***
Other 378 *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 13.4 8.2-21.3 *** *** *** 32 22.5 15.2-32.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 234 104 40.5 33.2-48.2 25 12.2 7.6-19.1 *** *** *** 23 11.0 6.4-18.1 64 29.9 23.5-37.2 *** *** ***
35-44 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 14.8 9.6-22.1 *** *** ***
45-54 199 114 55.1 45.0-64.7 35 17.5 11.2-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.8 6.1-18.4 *** *** ***
55-64 279 139 51.8 42.9-60.5 45 16.1 10.5-23.9 43 14.5 9.1-22.2 21 5.9 3.3-10.2 20 5.9 3.5- 9.9 *** *** ***
65-74 283 28 8.6 4.9-14.7 *** *** *** 217 79.1 71.5-85.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 78.9 67.0-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 324 93 32.2 25.1-40.1 39 16.8 10.6-25.6 114 21.9 16.8-28.0 31 7.8 4.3-13.7 39 18.5 13.3-25.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 443 148 36.1 30.1-42.5 45 10.7 7.5-15.1 151 27.3 22.3-32.9 34 7.7 4.9-12.0 51 15.3 11.3-20.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 515 243 51.1 45.3-56.9 47 8.4 5.8-11.9 136 21.4 17.3-26.2 *** *** *** 57 13.8 10.3-18.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 490 123 27.9 22.5-34.1 36 6.2 3.8-10.1 215 37.9 31.7-44.4 46 9.2 6.0-14.0 54 16.3 11.9-22.0 *** *** ***
No 842 360 42.2 37.5-47.1 99 14.1 10.7-18.3 218 20.3 17.0-24.0 44 6.0 3.9- 9.3 93 14.4 11.5-17.9 28 3.0 1.8- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 43 14.6 9.9-20.9 *** *** *** 59 18.6 13.7-24.7 *** *** *** 116 61.0 53.2-68.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,130 453 43.2 39.0-47.6 130 13.2 10.3-16.9 387 28.0 24.4-31.8 86 8.4 6.1-11.5 36 4.1 2.7- 6.1 38 3.1 1.9- 4.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 695 403 53.9 48.7-59.1 95 14.7 11.0-19.3 58 6.7 4.6- 9.5 34 4.8 3.0- 7.8 90 17.7 14.2-21.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 423 47 11.5 7.6-17.0 22 5.3 2.9- 9.2 296 70.0 63.3-75.9 *** *** *** 28 7.6 4.6-12.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.4 7.4-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 22 15.2 8.4-25.9 *** *** *** 53 26.6 18.4-36.8 21 16.9 9.9-27.4 22 24.3 15.6-35.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 184 62 21.3 15.0-29.4 *** *** *** 68 33.0 24.2-43.2 *** *** *** 23 21.3 13.3-32.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 197 88 46.1 37.2-55.3 *** *** *** 53 23.1 16.7-31.0 *** *** *** 27 16.6 11.0-24.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 419 242 61.5 55.2-67.5 33 7.2 4.6-10.9 84 16.1 12.2-20.9 *** *** *** 46 12.9 9.3-17.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 262 71 30.7 23.0-39.6 37 19.3 12.2-29.3 104 29.6 22.4-38.1 *** *** *** 21 11.4 6.9-18.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 755 353 47.5 42.7-52.4 59 7.3 5.3-10.1 210 23.5 19.9-27.5 *** *** *** 93 16.8 13.4-20.8 30 3.8 2.2- 6.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 262 71 30.7 23.0-39.6 37 19.3 12.2-29.3 104 29.6 22.4-38.1 *** *** *** 21 11.4 6.9-18.3 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 976 391 41.5 37.0-46.1 91 9.8 7.1-13.3 345 29.2 25.3-33.4 30 4.0 2.3- 6.9 86 12.6 9.8-16.0 33 2.9 1.7- 4.9
Rent 299 83 25.6 20.0-32.2 35 12.2 8.0-18.1 77 20.9 15.4-27.6 45 16.1 11.0-23.0 49 22.7 17.1-29.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** 14 17.3 9.4-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 358 130 35.2 29.5-41.4 31 8.2 5.5-12.0 83 20.4 15.5-26.3 24 6.4 3.9-10.1 83 28.2 22.9-34.3 *** *** ***
Rural 935 336 37.9 33.1-43.0 93 12.4 8.9-17.1 343 29.8 25.7-34.3 63 7.3 4.8-11.1 66 9.2 6.7-12.5 34 3.3 1.9- 5.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 947 356 37.2 32.6-42.0 85 8.0 5.9-10.8 291 25.4 21.4-29.8 72 8.3 5.7-12.0 111 18.2 14.8-22.1 32 2.9 1.7- 4.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 55 36.7 28.0-46.3 *** *** *** 63 30.0 22.5-38.6 *** *** *** 25 18.2 11.3-27.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 92 40.4 33.0-48.3 38 21.6 14.5-31.0 94 25.4 20.0-31.8 *** *** *** 16 5.0 3.0- 8.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 210 70 38.2 30.3-46.8 25 15.6 9.3-25.0 89 32.9 25.9-40.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 167 54 31.0 23.3-39.9 20 16.6 9.5-27.6 39 15.8 10.8-22.5 *** *** *** 40 28.6 21.0-37.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 419 151 37.0 31.3-43.0 41 10.0 7.1-14.1 114 24.4 19.4-30.1 29 6.9 4.1-11.4 73 19.3 15.1-24.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 580 228 43.3 36.0-50.9 52 7.1 4.2-11.6 206 30.7 24.5-37.6 *** *** *** 29 7.4 4.4-12.3 *** *** ***

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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 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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