2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 697 86 10.9 8.3-14.1 611 89.1 85.9-91.7
GENDER
Male 289 33 10.0 6.4-15.3 256 90.0 84.7-93.6
Female 408 53 11.6 8.3-15.9 355 88.4 84.1-91.7
AGE
18-34 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 25 15.7 9.7-24.2 80 84.3 75.8-90.3
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 24 15.9 9.8-24.8 128 84.1 75.2-90.2
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 25 12.5 7.7-19.5 149 87.5 80.5-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 221 28 11.4 7.2-17.6 193 88.6 82.4-92.8
College Graduate 244 21 6.0 3.5-10.3 223 94.0 89.7-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 18 14.2 8.1-23.5 80 85.8 76.5-91.9
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 49 18.0 12.5-25.3 195 82.0 74.7-87.5
No 433 34 7.1 4.7-10.5 399 92.9 89.5-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 607 81 11.8 9.0-15.4 526 88.2 84.6-91.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 25 9.8 6.0-15.5 231 90.2 84.5-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 170 26 9.6 6.0-14.9 144 90.4 85.1-94.0
Rural 271 35 13.0 8.6-19.1 236 87.0 80.9-91.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 40 8.4 5.8-12.2 327 91.6 87.8-94.2
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 18 20.4 12.3-31.8 60 79.6 68.2-87.7
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 22 6.3 3.9-10.0 308 93.7 90.0-96.1
HOUSING
Own 373 26 7.3 4.6-11.4 347 92.7 88.6-95.4
Rent 245 46 16.3 11.4-22.9 199 83.7 77.1-88.6
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 40 13.8 9.3-20.1 229 86.2 79.9-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 20 12.9 7.6-21.2 152 87.1 78.8-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 26 7.3 4.6-11.4 230 92.7 88.6-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 189 28 12.0 7.6-18.5 161 88.0 81.5-92.4
3rd Quartile 235 31 12.6 8.2-19.0 204 87.4 81.0-91.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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