2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,715 1,555 89.8 87.7-91.6 160 10.2 8.4-12.3
Eastern NC 613 559 92.3 89.2-94.6 54 7.7 5.4-10.8
GENDER
Male 293 256 90.3 85.2-93.7 37 9.7 6.3-14.8
Female 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 285 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 219 181 79.0 69.1-86.4 38 21.0 13.6-30.9
AGE
18-34 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 447 411 92.8 88.9-95.3 36 7.2 4.7-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 502 449 90.6 86.6-93.4 53 9.4 6.6-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 613 559 92.3 89.2-94.6 54 7.7 5.4-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 172 144 86.8 79.9-91.6 28 13.2 8.4-20.1
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 370 333 90.5 85.2-94.1 37 9.5 5.9-14.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 407 92.2 88.1-95.0 38 7.8 5.0-11.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 248 220 89.2 81.2-94.0 28 10.8 6.0-18.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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