2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,328 2,875 84.4 82.4-86.2 231 8.3 6.8-10.0 222 7.3 6.2- 8.6
GENDER
Male 1,400 1,184 83.6 80.4-86.3 100 8.4 6.2-11.3 116 8.0 6.4-10.1
Female 1,928 1,691 85.1 82.6-87.4 131 8.2 6.4-10.3 106 6.7 5.3- 8.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,959 1,800 89.6 87.1-91.6 106 7.1 5.3- 9.5 53 3.3 2.3- 4.6
Non-Hispanic Black 596 513 84.9 80.3-88.5 66 12.3 8.9-16.7 17 2.8 1.7- 4.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 337 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 1.2 0.5- 3.0
Non-Hispanic Other 107 95 90.1 81.2-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 287 139 49.8 42.4-57.3 27 8.2 5.3-12.4 121 42.0 34.9-49.4
AGE
18-34 538 394 73.1 67.9-77.7 80 14.5 11.0-18.8 64 12.5 9.3-16.5
35-44 485 381 79.2 74.3-83.3 38 7.9 5.4-11.5 66 12.9 9.7-16.9
45-54 536 445 85.2 80.8-88.7 46 8.2 5.4-12.3 45 6.6 4.7- 9.3
55-64 660 566 82.9 76.7-87.8 55 11.4 7.0-18.0 39 5.7 3.7- 8.5
65-74 610 596 98.2 96.8-99.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 452 449 99.7 99.0-99.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 162 61.3 52.5-69.5 25 11.8 6.0-21.9 86 26.9 20.7-34.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 721 586 82.9 79.3-86.1 75 10.0 7.6-13.1 60 7.1 5.1- 9.6
Some Post-H.S. 961 849 86.3 82.6-89.3 67 9.0 6.5-12.4 45 4.7 3.2- 6.9
College Graduate 1,354 1,264 93.1 91.1-94.7 62 4.5 3.3- 6.1 28 2.4 1.4- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,098 941 85.0 81.9-87.7 94 8.8 6.7-11.5 63 6.1 4.6- 8.2
No 2,133 1,857 84.5 81.8-86.8 126 7.9 6.0-10.2 150 7.7 6.2- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 349 92.0 87.2-95.1 17 5.7 3.2-10.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,941 2,515 83.5 81.4-85.5 213 8.6 7.0-10.4 213 7.9 6.7- 9.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,760 1,474 83.4 80.8-85.7 144 8.2 6.5-10.2 142 8.5 6.9-10.4
Unemployed 145 *** *** *** 38 26.9 18.9-36.8 25 14.8 9.1-23.1
Retired 973 954 96.4 90.2-98.8 11 2.9 0.8-10.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 252 219 84.4 75.3-90.5 24 12.3 6.8-21.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 162 117 72.3 62.8-80.0 11 8.9 4.5-17.0 34 18.8 12.7-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 122 73.2 62.7-81.7 20 14.9 8.7-24.3 14 11.9 6.4-20.8
$15,000- 24,999 231 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 7.9 4.6-13.1
$25,000- 34,999 293 226 74.1 66.6-80.4 33 14.0 9.4-20.5 34 11.9 7.8-17.6
$35,000- 49,999 400 322 78.3 72.2-83.4 34 7.9 5.0-12.3 44 13.8 9.7-19.3
$50,000-74,999 443 396 87.4 82.3-91.1 30 8.4 5.4-12.8 17 4.3 2.3- 7.8
$75,000-100,000 341 312 88.2 81.6-92.7 21 8.4 4.9-14.3 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 368 348 94.6 90.9-96.9 17 4.1 2.3- 7.3 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 346 329 95.0 91.5-97.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 750 639 84.0 79.7-87.5 38 5.8 3.5- 9.6 73 10.2 7.6-13.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 252 183 72.9 64.4-80.0 31 13.9 8.7-21.6 38 13.2 8.8-19.2
101% to 150% 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 16.7 11.3-24.0
151% to 200% 246 207 80.6 72.7-86.7 22 11.0 6.5-18.0 17 8.3 4.6-14.7
More than 200% 1,767 1,626 90.6 88.5-92.4 95 6.2 4.8- 7.9 46 3.2 2.2- 4.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 750 639 84.0 79.7-87.5 38 5.8 3.5- 9.6 73 10.2 7.6-13.5
HOUSING
Own 2,317 2,127 88.9 86.5-90.9 107 6.5 4.8- 8.6 83 4.7 3.5- 6.1
Rent 755 551 72.0 67.6-76.0 86 11.9 9.1-15.3 118 16.2 13.2-19.6
Other arrangement 220 166 73.0 64.3-80.3 37 17.7 11.9-25.5 17 9.3 5.0-16.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 944 806 84.4 81.4-87.0 71 8.2 6.3-10.6 67 7.4 5.7- 9.7
Regional City or Suburban County 791 677 83.6 78.9-87.4 56 8.4 5.3-13.1 58 8.1 6.0-10.8
Rural 1,593 1,392 85.1 82.0-87.7 104 8.3 6.3-10.8 97 6.7 4.9- 8.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,141 975 83.7 80.0-86.9 84 8.6 6.3-11.8 82 7.6 5.6-10.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 974 854 83.4 79.0-87.0 67 9.8 6.7-14.1 53 6.8 4.9- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,213 1,046 85.6 83.1-87.9 80 6.8 5.3- 8.7 87 7.5 5.9- 9.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 980 868 88.0 85.2-90.4 48 4.7 3.4- 6.4 64 7.3 5.4- 9.7
2nd Quartile 825 696 81.0 76.4-84.8 76 11.8 8.5-16.2 53 7.2 5.3- 9.8
3rd Quartile 861 744 84.2 80.6-87.3 68 8.9 6.6-12.0 49 6.8 4.9- 9.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 662 567 84.9 79.8-89.0 39 6.1 3.5-10.2 56 9.0 6.1-13.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

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 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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