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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,790 914 51.2 48.0-54.4 547 28.8 26.0-31.7 329 20.0 17.7-22.6
Female 2,271 1,187 51.6 48.6-54.5 827 34.4 31.6-37.2 257 14.0 12.0-16.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,419 1,287 53.7 51.0-56.4 882 33.4 31.0-35.9 250 12.9 11.1-14.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 346 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 8.8 4.3-17.3
Non-Hispanic Other 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 20.1 13.1-29.6
Hispanic 374 157 41.7 35.6-48.0 43 10.9 6.8-17.1 174 47.4 41.1-53.8
AGE
18-34 808 364 45.4 40.9-50.0 181 21.7 18.1-25.9 263 32.8 28.8-37.1
35-44 579 304 53.1 47.6-58.4 157 25.6 21.2-30.5 118 21.4 17.2-26.1
45-54 626 347 58.0 52.6-63.3 189 27.3 22.8-32.2 90 14.7 11.4-18.7
55-64 745 420 53.5 48.2-58.8 258 38.0 32.9-43.2 67 8.5 6.1-11.7
65-74 719 391 57.5 52.3-62.6 303 40.2 35.2-45.5 25 2.3 1.4- 3.6
75+ 523 237 43.8 37.6-50.1 270 53.8 47.5-60.0 16 2.4 1.1- 5.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 145 46.5 38.7-54.4 71 24.9 18.7-32.4 108 28.6 22.8-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 881 419 47.8 43.3-52.4 294 29.7 25.8-34.0 168 22.4 18.8-26.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,120 596 53.8 49.8-57.8 380 31.4 27.8-35.2 144 14.8 12.2-17.9
College Graduate 1,714 927 53.9 50.8-56.9 624 36.3 33.3-39.3 163 9.8 8.2-11.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 587 44.0 40.1-47.9 563 41.1 37.3-45.0 156 14.9 12.4-17.9
No 2,619 1,433 54.8 52.1-57.5 775 27.7 25.4-30.2 411 17.5 15.6-19.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 515 219 39.2 33.7-45.0 234 47.1 41.2-53.0 62 13.7 10.3-18.1
Non-Veteran 3,528 1,873 53.2 50.8-55.5 1,134 29.6 27.5-31.8 521 17.2 15.6-19.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,160 1,173 52.4 49.6-55.3 578 25.9 23.5-28.5 409 21.7 19.4-24.1
Unemployed 186 86 53.4 43.6-63.0 52 22.9 16.3-31.2 48 23.7 17.0-32.0
Retired 1,135 575 51.8 47.3-56.2 515 45.1 40.7-49.6 45 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Unable to Work 289 120 43.3 34.7-52.3 156 53.6 44.7-62.2 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9
Other not in Labor Force 232 117 51.7 43.2-60.1 55 23.5 17.0-31.7 60 24.8 18.5-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 91 43.2 34.3-52.6 75 33.0 25.3-41.8 39 23.8 16.7-32.6
$15,000- 24,999 279 136 49.5 40.0-59.0 89 31.7 23.7-40.9 54 18.9 13.4-25.8
$25,000- 34,999 375 168 50.0 42.2-57.7 137 30.5 24.3-37.6 70 19.5 14.6-25.6
$35,000- 49,999 487 248 49.5 43.4-55.7 149 29.5 24.3-35.3 90 20.9 16.5-26.2
$50,000-74,999 541 293 53.5 47.5-59.4 174 29.7 24.4-35.6 74 16.8 12.6-21.9
$75,000-100,000 424 241 56.6 49.6-63.3 144 31.2 25.1-38.1 39 12.2 8.2-17.7
$100,000-150,000 461 249 53.0 46.9-59.0 168 34.1 28.8-39.8 44 12.9 9.0-18.3
$150,000+ 416 225 53.6 47.4-59.7 154 34.6 28.9-40.7 37 11.8 8.1-16.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 873 450 49.9 45.3-54.6 284 31.9 27.7-36.5 139 18.1 14.8-22.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 308 139 45.3 37.0-53.8 98 29.2 22.4-37.2 71 25.5 19.6-32.5
101% to 150% 258 128 54.6 44.8-64.0 66 19.3 13.5-26.9 64 26.1 19.4-34.3
151% to 200% 298 161 52.2 44.4-59.9 104 36.9 29.6-44.9 33 10.9 7.1-16.4
More than 200% 2,186 1,161 52.7 49.8-55.6 783 33.1 30.4-35.8 242 14.2 12.1-16.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 873 450 49.9 45.3-54.6 284 31.9 27.7-36.5 139 18.1 14.8-22.0
HOUSING
Own 2,663 1,456 53.0 50.2-55.8 966 34.9 32.3-37.5 241 12.1 10.3-14.2
Rent 1,079 491 46.9 43.0-50.8 302 23.3 20.3-26.6 286 29.8 26.5-33.4
Other arrangement 272 125 48.3 40.5-56.2 95 30.8 24.3-38.2 52 20.8 15.2-27.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,251 602 47.2 43.6-50.7 427 31.8 28.6-35.3 222 21.0 18.2-24.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,006 524 54.3 50.0-58.6 328 28.9 25.2-32.8 154 16.8 14.0-20.1
Rural 1,804 975 53.2 49.6-56.6 619 33.8 30.5-37.2 210 13.0 10.8-15.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,304 689 52.6 48.4-56.8 441 33.5 29.6-37.5 174 13.9 11.3-17.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,142 601 53.0 48.9-57.1 391 31.3 27.6-35.3 150 15.7 13.0-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,615 811 49.7 46.4-52.9 542 31.0 28.1-34.0 262 19.3 16.9-22.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,248 635 51.1 47.4-54.8 437 31.7 28.5-35.1 176 17.2 14.4-20.3
2nd Quartile 1,075 559 51.8 47.7-55.8 337 29.6 26.1-33.5 179 18.6 15.8-21.7
3rd Quartile 1,025 529 52.2 48.1-56.2 360 32.3 28.7-36.2 136 15.5 12.7-18.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 713 378 49.1 42.3-55.9 240 37.3 30.6-44.4 95 13.6 9.5-19.2

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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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