2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,715 1,555 89.8 87.7-91.6 160 10.2 8.4-12.3
GENDER
Male 838 734 87.6 84.4-90.2 104 12.4 9.8-15.6
Female 877 821 92.3 89.3-94.4 56 7.7 5.6-10.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 965 926 94.4 91.7-96.2 39 5.6 3.8- 8.3
Non-Hispanic Black 284 266 93.5 89.3-96.2 18 6.5 3.8-10.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 140 99.0 97.3-99.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 92 87 93.6 84.0-97.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 204 120 59.4 50.6-67.6 84 40.6 32.4-49.4
AGE
18-34 550 491 87.6 83.6-90.8 59 12.4 9.2-16.4
35-44 399 363 92.4 88.8-94.9 36 7.6 5.1-11.2
45-54 407 366 88.8 83.8-92.5 41 11.2 7.5-16.2
55-64 359 335 92.9 88.3-95.8 24 7.1 4.2-11.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 328 278 86.9 82.0-90.6 50 13.1 9.4-18.0
Some Post-H.S. 443 412 92.0 87.6-95.0 31 8.0 5.0-12.4
College Graduate 833 813 98.0 96.5-98.9 20 2.0 1.1- 3.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 354 309 85.8 80.3-89.9 45 14.2 10.1-19.7
No 1,321 1,214 91.3 88.9-93.1 107 8.7 6.9-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 191 188 97.1 89.9-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,521 1,364 88.9 86.6-90.9 157 11.1 9.1-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,715 1,555 89.8 87.7-91.6 160 10.2 8.4-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 129 98 75.5 64.5-84.0 31 24.5 16.0-35.5
$35,000- 49,999 204 162 78.4 70.0-85.0 42 21.6 15.0-30.0
$50,000-74,999 262 243 92.0 86.8-95.3 19 8.0 4.7-13.2
$75,000-100,000 226 221 95.1 85.1-98.5 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 280 278 99.2 96.5-99.8 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 271 268 98.5 95.0-99.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 211 85.8 79.3-90.5 37 14.2 9.5-20.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 74 76.0 64.7-84.6 30 24.0 15.4-35.3
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,119 1,072 94.3 91.9-96.0 47 5.7 4.0- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 248 211 85.8 79.3-90.5 37 14.2 9.5-20.7
HOUSING
Own 1,052 996 93.4 90.8-95.3 56 6.6 4.7- 9.2
Rent 548 455 81.7 77.4-85.3 93 18.3 14.7-22.6
Other arrangement 102 91 84.9 73.0-92.2 11 15.1 7.8-27.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 613 556 90.2 87.0-92.7 57 9.8 7.3-13.0
Regional City or Suburban County 444 411 92.4 89.1-94.8 33 7.6 5.2-10.9
Rural 658 588 86.9 82.0-90.5 70 13.1 9.5-18.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 494 90.1 85.9-93.2 51 9.9 6.8-14.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 438 395 87.1 81.8-91.0 43 12.9 9.0-18.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 666 91.3 88.7-93.4 66 8.7 6.6-11.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 521 474 91.1 87.5-93.7 47 8.9 6.3-12.5
2nd Quartile 482 436 89.2 84.9-92.3 46 10.8 7.7-15.1
3rd Quartile 439 405 90.1 85.7-93.3 34 9.9 6.7-14.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 273 240 86.7 79.2-91.8 33 13.3 8.2-20.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages are included.

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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