2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
GENDER
Male 1,769 1,599 89.5 87.3-91.3 170 10.5 8.7-12.7
Female 2,249 2,100 92.1 90.4-93.5 149 7.9 6.5- 9.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,412 2,322 95.2 93.7-96.3 90 4.8 3.7- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 679 644 95.1 92.8-96.6 35 4.9 3.4- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 342 320 98.7 97.1-99.5 22 1.3 0.5- 2.9
Non-Hispanic Other 159 149 92.3 83.3-96.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 365 214 56.4 49.9-62.6 151 43.6 37.4-50.1
AGE
18-34 788 687 85.9 82.5-88.7 101 14.1 11.3-17.5
35-44 578 491 85.3 81.0-88.8 87 14.7 11.2-19.0
45-54 625 556 89.1 85.4-91.9 69 10.9 8.1-14.6
55-64 736 682 93.2 90.5-95.1 54 6.8 4.9- 9.5
65-74 714 710 99.7 99.0-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 519 517 99.7 98.2- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 317 210 70.3 63.6-76.3 107 29.7 23.7-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 864 763 88.1 84.9-90.7 101 11.9 9.3-15.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,109 1,045 94.2 92.0-95.9 64 5.8 4.1- 8.0
College Graduate 1,707 1,664 97.5 96.3-98.3 43 2.5 1.7- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,291 1,185 90.8 88.5-92.7 106 9.2 7.3-11.5
No 2,596 2,397 91.3 89.6-92.6 199 8.7 7.4-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 516 501 96.8 93.8-98.4 15 3.2 1.6- 6.2
Non-Veteran 3,485 3,182 90.0 88.5-91.3 303 10.0 8.7-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,148 1,945 89.8 87.9-91.4 203 10.2 8.6-12.1
Unemployed 184 131 73.8 65.3-80.9 53 26.2 19.1-34.7
Retired 1,134 1,122 99.2 98.3-99.6 12 0.8 0.4- 1.7
Unable to Work 278 269 95.9 90.3-98.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 222 185 83.4 76.8-88.5 37 16.6 11.5-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 173 84.7 76.9-90.3 23 15.3 9.7-23.1
$15,000- 24,999 277 242 86.7 80.4-91.3 35 13.3 8.7-19.6
$25,000- 34,999 372 315 83.3 77.5-87.9 57 16.7 12.1-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 483 420 85.2 80.4-89.0 63 14.8 11.0-19.6
$50,000-74,999 541 509 92.1 87.6-95.1 32 7.9 4.9-12.4
$75,000-100,000 424 415 96.0 90.1-98.4 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 461 456 98.5 95.9-99.5 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 415 408 97.9 95.3-99.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 849 761 89.1 86.0-91.6 88 10.9 8.4-14.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 302 246 81.6 75.5-86.5 56 18.4 13.5-24.5
101% to 150% 256 205 80.4 73.4-86.0 51 19.6 14.0-26.6
151% to 200% 299 273 90.5 84.6-94.3 26 9.5 5.7-15.4
More than 200% 2,180 2,103 94.9 93.2-96.2 77 5.1 3.8- 6.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 849 761 89.1 86.0-91.6 88 10.9 8.4-14.0
HOUSING
Own 2,655 2,542 94.2 92.6-95.4 113 5.8 4.6- 7.4
Rent 1,055 883 82.1 78.9-84.8 172 17.9 15.2-21.1
Other arrangement 262 233 86.7 79.9-91.4 29 13.3 8.6-20.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,225 1,117 90.3 88.0-92.1 108 9.7 7.9-12.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,002 922 91.4 89.0-93.3 80 8.6 6.7-11.0
Rural 1,791 1,660 90.9 88.4-93.0 131 9.1 7.0-11.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,289 1,189 91.2 88.2-93.5 100 8.8 6.5-11.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,133 1,049 90.4 87.7-92.6 84 9.6 7.4-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,596 1,461 90.9 89.0-92.5 135 9.1 7.5-11.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,239 1,150 92.3 90.2-94.0 89 7.7 6.0- 9.8
2nd Quartile 1,064 965 89.2 86.6-91.4 99 10.8 8.6-13.4
3rd Quartile 1,012 946 91.8 89.2-93.8 66 8.2 6.2-10.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 703 638 89.1 83.5-93.0 65 10.9 7.0-16.5

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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 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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