2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,061 2,101 51.4 49.2-53.6 1,374 31.7 29.7-33.7 586 16.9 15.3-18.6
Non-Hispanic Black 697 343 51.3 46.2-56.3 275 36.4 31.8-41.3 79 12.3 9.5-15.8
GENDER
Male 291 149 53.6 45.8-61.2 101 31.9 25.2-39.3 41 14.5 10.0-20.7
Female 406 194 49.3 42.7-55.9 174 40.3 34.1-46.8 38 10.4 7.3-14.7
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** 29 22.6 14.8-33.0 29 23.2 15.3-33.7
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.5 9.8-26.4
45-54 114 *** *** *** 41 28.7 19.6-39.8 *** *** ***
55-64 152 74 44.8 35.3-54.7 65 47.7 37.9-57.7 *** *** ***
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 80 51.2 41.5-60.9 72 34.6 26.4-43.9 23 14.2 8.9-21.8
Some Post-H.S. 222 108 49.4 40.6-58.2 88 38.0 30.0-46.7 26 12.6 8.0-19.2
College Graduate 243 123 50.8 42.8-58.7 95 38.4 30.9-46.5 25 10.8 6.6-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.8 7.6-23.6
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 87 57.0 47.3-66.1 67 34.1 25.9-43.3 13 8.9 4.9-15.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 105 45.4 36.4-54.6 116 43.8 35.2-52.7 23 10.9 6.8-17.0
No 433 224 53.6 47.3-59.8 153 32.9 27.4-38.8 56 13.5 9.9-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 606 306 52.5 47.1-57.9 232 34.8 30.0-40.0 68 12.7 9.6-16.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 121 47.1 39.7-54.7 102 37.4 30.5-44.8 34 15.5 10.6-22.1
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** 63 34.4 25.2-44.9 18 8.5 4.9-14.1
Rural 270 133 52.4 43.9-60.8 110 36.6 29.0-45.0 27 11.0 7.0-16.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 194 53.8 47.0-60.4 120 30.6 24.9-36.9 53 15.6 11.4-21.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 17.3 9.4-29.7
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 172 56.3 49.4-63.0 130 35.2 29.0-41.9 27 8.5 5.6-12.8
HOUSING
Own 371 186 50.2 43.4-57.0 158 40.8 34.4-47.5 27 9.0 5.9-13.5
Rent 247 127 54.9 46.1-63.4 84 29.4 22.4-37.5 36 15.7 10.8-22.4
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 126 49.1 40.8-57.4 115 40.8 32.9-49.1 29 10.2 6.5-15.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 90 54.2 44.0-64.0 64 33.2 24.7-43.0 16 12.6 7.3-21.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 127 50.9 42.9-58.9 96 35.4 28.4-43.0 34 13.7 9.3-19.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** 44 33.1 23.9-43.9 13 10.2 5.6-17.9
2nd Quartile 189 87 49.3 39.8-58.8 75 36.5 28.3-45.7 27 14.2 9.2-21.2
3rd Quartile 234 118 51.4 43.0-59.6 92 35.3 27.9-43.5 24 13.3 8.3-20.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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