2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,699 1,524 43.2 41.0-45.4 434 13.6 11.9-15.5 1,199 27.5 25.6-29.5 196 6.2 5.0- 7.6 230 6.5 5.6- 7.7 116 2.9 2.2- 4.0
GENDER
Male 1,599 694 44.3 40.9-47.6 188 14.9 12.1-18.1 466 24.7 21.9-27.6 55 4.2 2.7- 6.3 154 9.7 8.0-11.7 42 2.4 1.6- 3.5
Female 2,100 830 42.3 39.3-45.3 246 12.5 10.5-14.8 733 30.1 27.4-32.9 141 8.0 6.3-10.1 76 3.8 2.8- 5.0 74 3.5 2.3- 5.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,322 953 44.1 41.4-46.7 243 12.1 10.1-14.4 838 31.4 29.0-33.9 76 3.7 2.7- 5.0 147 6.3 5.2- 7.5 65 2.5 1.7- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Black 644 232 36.3 31.5-41.3 83 15.4 11.5-20.3 203 28.3 23.8-33.4 71 12.3 8.9-16.9 35 5.0 3.3- 7.7 20 2.7 1.6- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 320 *** *** *** 36 7.4 3.7-14.0 *** *** *** 20 3.0 1.2- 7.1 *** *** *** 13 2.4 1.1- 5.1
Non-Hispanic Other 149 *** *** *** 22 17.1 9.8-28.0 15 8.7 3.8-18.4 *** *** *** 14 9.2 4.9-16.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 214 94 44.9 36.5-53.6 42 20.5 14.4-28.2 31 10.3 6.8-15.2 21 14.9 8.1-25.7 19 7.1 4.3-11.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 687 389 51.4 46.3-56.3 98 16.9 13.1-21.6 32 5.9 3.6- 9.5 64 12.0 8.8-16.3 80 10.2 8.0-12.9 24 3.5 1.8- 7.0
35-44 491 305 63.0 57.1-68.5 64 15.4 11.1-21.0 27 4.8 3.0- 7.7 38 7.4 4.9-11.1 42 7.4 5.2-10.4 15 1.9 1.0- 3.7
45-54 556 351 63.7 57.8-69.2 95 17.7 13.6-22.8 35 6.8 4.3-10.4 30 5.5 2.9-10.3 24 4.0 2.5- 6.2 21 2.3 1.4- 3.9
55-64 682 358 52.2 46.5-57.8 124 19.0 14.2-24.9 93 14.1 10.6-18.5 38 4.1 2.7- 6.2 39 5.0 3.0- 8.4 30 5.6 3.2- 9.6
65-74 710 71 8.8 6.5-11.7 21 2.6 1.6- 4.4 567 81.4 77.2-85.1 16 1.5 0.7- 3.0 19 4.3 2.3- 7.9 16 1.4 0.7- 2.6
75+ 517 22 2.8 1.5- 5.0 23 4.6 2.6- 8.0 429 83.1 77.6-87.5 *** *** *** 24 6.0 3.2-10.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 37 16.7 11.4-23.9 27 15.3 8.3-26.5 101 46.5 36.8-56.5 28 14.5 8.3-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 763 229 35.9 31.3-40.9 100 14.0 10.9-17.7 275 26.6 22.8-30.8 77 11.1 8.0-15.1 63 9.1 6.9-11.9 19 3.3 1.5- 7.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,045 383 40.7 36.7-44.8 132 15.6 12.3-19.6 358 28.5 25.0-32.3 63 4.9 3.6- 6.6 76 7.2 5.4- 9.6 33 3.1 1.8- 5.1
College Graduate 1,664 868 58.6 55.6-61.6 173 10.9 8.9-13.1 459 22.1 19.7-24.6 27 1.3 0.8- 2.1 81 4.4 3.4- 5.7 56 2.7 2.0- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,185 303 26.8 23.4-30.5 113 10.9 8.3-14.3 537 40.8 36.8-44.9 92 8.9 6.5-12.0 98 9.9 7.7-12.6 42 2.7 1.9- 4.0
No 2,397 1,180 50.8 48.0-53.7 311 15.0 12.8-17.5 614 21.3 19.2-23.6 99 5.0 3.7- 6.6 125 5.0 4.1- 6.3 68 2.8 1.8- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 113 22.2 17.8-27.2 25 6.3 3.7-10.4 156 27.2 22.2-33.0 11 1.1 0.5- 2.3 185 41.7 36.0-47.6 11 1.5 0.8- 3.0
Non-Veteran 3,182 1,402 46.3 43.9-48.8 409 14.8 12.8-16.9 1,038 27.6 25.5-29.8 185 7.0 5.7- 8.6 45 1.2 0.8- 1.7 103 3.1 2.2- 4.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,945 1,252 62.9 59.8-65.9 291 16.4 14.0-19.1 144 6.8 5.4- 8.4 78 4.5 3.3- 6.2 127 6.5 5.3- 7.9 53 2.9 1.8- 4.7
Unemployed 131 *** *** *** 20 13.3 7.8-21.7 18 9.5 5.3-16.4 *** *** *** 15 8.9 4.8-16.0 *** *** ***
Retired 1,122 106 8.9 6.9-11.4 64 7.3 4.5-11.6 851 74.9 70.4-79.0 22 1.2 0.7- 2.1 49 5.3 3.5- 7.9 30 2.3 1.3- 4.2
Unable to Work 269 19 6.0 3.3-10.8 22 7.1 3.9-12.5 154 59.6 50.4-68.2 46 17.8 11.3-26.9 18 6.8 3.6-12.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 185 86 46.0 36.6-55.7 35 22.3 14.6-32.3 23 13.7 7.1-24.9 15 8.1 4.3-15.0 15 6.3 3.5-11.0 11 3.6 1.8- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 173 29 25.8 17.1-37.1 19 11.1 6.4-18.7 72 32.6 24.0-42.5 32 18.9 12.2-28.2 *** *** *** 12 6.2 3.2-11.6
$15,000- 24,999 242 23 7.9 4.6-13.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 13.4 8.3-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 315 50 14.9 10.3-21.1 49 17.0 10.6-26.1 129 35.0 27.4-43.5 42 18.0 11.5-27.0 31 12.2 8.0-18.1 14 2.9 1.6- 5.3
$35,000- 49,999 420 145 31.3 25.6-37.5 45 14.5 10.0-20.5 155 32.1 26.3-38.4 20 6.9 4.0-11.7 37 10.3 7.0-15.0 18 5.0 2.5- 9.7
$50,000-74,999 509 233 49.5 43.3-55.6 63 11.5 8.4-15.4 144 22.0 17.9-26.8 14 4.6 2.1- 9.8 39 7.7 5.3-11.1 16 4.8 1.8-11.9
$75,000-100,000 415 224 57.1 50.1-64.0 41 11.3 7.1-17.4 110 21.6 16.8-27.3 *** *** *** 24 5.0 3.0- 8.3 13 2.4 1.2- 4.8
$100,000-150,000 456 288 66.9 61.0-72.4 37 10.5 6.8-15.7 86 14.1 10.8-18.1 *** *** *** 32 5.3 3.6- 7.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 408 293 76.9 71.9-81.3 41 10.0 7.1-13.8 53 8.9 6.3-12.5 *** *** *** 15 3.7 2.1- 6.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 761 239 33.0 28.6-37.6 101 15.6 11.8-20.3 318 37.7 32.9-42.7 48 5.9 4.0- 8.5 34 5.8 3.6- 9.1 21 2.1 1.2- 3.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 246 33 12.8 8.3-19.4 39 15.2 9.7-22.9 91 36.6 27.7-46.6 60 24.8 17.2-34.5 15 8.0 4.3-14.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 205 48 22.8 15.6-32.0 *** *** *** 70 23.1 15.6-32.7 30 17.1 10.0-27.8 13 4.7 2.4- 9.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 273 78 26.2 19.8-33.7 38 15.1 10.0-22.3 112 38.4 30.9-46.6 18 9.4 4.6-18.1 20 8.5 5.0-13.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,103 1,093 56.1 53.2-59.0 207 10.8 9.0-12.8 571 21.5 19.4-23.8 27 1.8 0.9- 3.3 142 6.7 5.5- 8.1 63 3.2 2.0- 5.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 761 239 33.0 28.6-37.6 101 15.6 11.8-20.3 318 37.7 32.9-42.7 48 5.9 4.0- 8.5 34 5.8 3.6- 9.1 21 2.1 1.2- 3.7
HOUSING
Own 2,542 1,077 44.5 41.8-47.3 267 13.1 10.9-15.6 936 30.6 28.2-33.1 55 3.2 2.1- 4.9 132 5.8 4.7- 7.3 75 2.8 1.8- 4.2
Rent 883 357 40.7 36.5-44.9 124 13.5 11.0-16.5 188 18.9 15.2-23.3 106 14.5 11.3-18.4 73 8.7 6.8-11.1 35 3.7 2.5- 5.4
Other arrangement 233 69 33.9 26.4-42.2 38 20.7 14.5-28.7 67 23.9 17.1-32.4 32 11.4 6.9-18.4 24 8.7 5.5-13.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,117 560 50.4 46.6-54.2 158 14.9 12.4-17.8 287 23.0 19.9-26.5 44 4.4 3.1- 6.2 32 3.5 2.3- 5.3 36 3.7 2.1- 6.5
Regional City or Suburban County 922 366 40.3 36.0-44.7 108 15.4 11.5-20.2 277 25.5 22.0-29.4 45 6.1 3.8- 9.8 104 10.6 8.6-13.1 22 2.2 1.1- 4.0
Rural 1,660 598 38.8 35.4-42.4 168 11.0 8.7-13.7 635 33.3 30.1-36.8 107 7.9 6.0-10.5 94 6.1 4.5- 8.2 58 2.9 2.0- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,189 436 37.1 33.0-41.4 116 8.4 6.5-10.8 382 28.9 25.1-33.0 89 8.7 6.4-11.6 124 14.0 11.3-17.3 42 3.0 1.9- 4.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,049 399 40.7 36.6-44.9 125 15.0 11.6-19.3 391 31.6 27.9-35.5 46 5.0 3.3- 7.5 54 4.6 3.3- 6.4 34 3.1 1.6- 6.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,461 689 48.2 44.8-51.6 193 15.4 12.8-18.4 426 24.0 21.3-27.0 61 5.7 3.9- 8.1 52 3.9 2.8- 5.4 40 2.8 1.8- 4.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,150 518 49.5 45.6-53.4 132 13.8 10.9-17.4 388 26.2 23.1-29.6 42 4.2 3.0- 5.9 39 3.6 2.4- 5.2 31 2.7 1.6- 4.4
2nd Quartile 965 398 40.9 36.8-45.1 127 15.3 12.1-19.3 290 25.7 22.2-29.4 51 7.7 5.1-11.3 67 6.9 5.3- 9.1 32 3.5 1.9- 6.4
3rd Quartile 946 364 40.0 35.9-44.2 114 12.4 9.9-15.4 294 30.5 26.6-34.7 54 5.4 3.9- 7.5 91 9.1 7.1-11.6 29 2.6 1.6- 4.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 638 244 38.5 31.8-45.7 61 9.8 5.5-16.8 227 30.6 24.8-37.1 49 9.8 6.0-15.6 33 8.3 4.7-14.4 24 2.9 1.6- 5.2

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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