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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,352 715 53.1 49.5-56.6 526 36.0 32.7-39.4 111 10.9 8.6-13.7
Non-Hispanic Black 406 194 49.3 42.7-55.9 174 40.3 34.1-46.8 38 10.4 7.3-14.7
Other 488 263 48.6 40.6-56.7 121 22.3 15.1-31.6 104 29.1 22.7-36.5
AGE
18-34 401 183 45.6 39.1-52.3 104 25.5 20.0-31.9 114 28.9 23.4-35.0
35-44 320 164 52.1 44.9-59.3 104 29.7 23.7-36.6 52 18.1 13.2-24.4
45-54 366 210 60.1 53.3-66.5 119 29.8 24.2-36.2 37 10.1 6.6-15.1
55-64 417 239 52.5 45.7-59.2 148 39.1 32.6-46.1 30 8.4 5.0-13.6
65-74 412 225 56.4 49.3-63.2 176 42.1 35.3-49.2 11 1.5 0.7- 3.3
75+ 321 145 47.2 39.1-55.5 167 50.9 42.6-59.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 21.9 14.8-31.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 233 47.0 40.5-53.5 177 34.2 28.1-40.7 65 18.9 14.1-24.7
Some Post-H.S. 666 372 57.1 51.8-62.3 226 30.2 25.7-35.1 68 12.7 9.4-16.9
College Graduate 963 498 50.5 46.4-54.6 380 40.3 36.3-44.4 85 9.2 7.3-11.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.3 10.9-29.1
$15,000- 24,999 192 97 47.8 37.9-57.9 64 32.7 23.9-43.0 31 19.5 13.0-28.2
$25,000- 34,999 229 107 49.8 40.2-59.5 90 32.1 24.4-41.0 32 18.1 11.8-26.6
$35,000- 49,999 263 144 51.3 43.3-59.2 88 33.3 26.3-41.2 31 15.4 10.3-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 299 170 57.1 48.5-65.3 99 34.0 26.0-43.0 30 8.9 5.9-13.4
$75,000+ 629 337 51.6 46.0-57.1 243 36.4 31.3-41.8 49 12.0 8.3-17.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 330 41.6 36.8-46.7 359 44.1 39.1-49.2 76 14.2 10.8-18.5
No 1,433 813 56.4 52.7-60.0 447 30.0 26.8-33.5 173 13.6 11.2-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,186 1,148 52.2 49.2-55.2 792 34.1 31.3-37.0 246 13.7 11.7-16.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 323 47.4 42.4-52.5 258 36.5 31.8-41.6 91 16.0 12.6-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 537 278 53.0 47.1-58.8 184 31.2 26.0-36.9 75 15.8 12.1-20.5
Rural 1,062 586 54.4 49.8-58.9 385 34.8 30.6-39.2 91 10.8 8.0-14.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 600 53.1 48.8-57.3 322 29.8 26.0-33.9 151 17.1 14.0-20.8
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 25.9 17.2-37.0
Retired 673 344 51.0 45.5-56.6 312 46.9 41.4-52.5 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6
Unable to Work 194 80 40.4 30.8-50.9 106 56.6 46.2-66.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 188 98 55.0 45.8-63.9 43 20.4 14.5-28.0 47 24.6 17.6-33.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 *** *** *** 65 26.8 19.1-36.2 39 24.3 17.1-33.2
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** 50 24.9 17.3-34.4 21 17.2 10.5-26.8
151% to 200% 170 93 50.2 40.4-60.0 64 40.0 30.7-50.1 13 9.8 4.8-18.8
More than 200% 1,128 599 51.7 47.5-55.9 427 36.6 32.6-40.7 102 11.7 9.1-15.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 755 410 54.1 48.5-59.6 272 35.1 29.9-40.6 73 10.8 7.7-14.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 628 336 53.6 48.0-59.2 227 34.2 29.1-39.7 65 12.2 9.1-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 888 441 49.0 44.6-53.4 328 34.1 30.1-38.3 119 16.9 13.7-20.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 675 335 50.7 45.5-55.9 252 31.7 27.4-36.4 88 17.6 13.7-22.2
2nd Quartile 586 307 51.6 46.1-57.2 209 35.2 29.9-40.8 70 13.2 10.0-17.2
3rd Quartile 585 309 51.4 46.0-56.7 215 35.9 30.9-41.2 61 12.7 9.3-17.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 425 236 55.0 46.7-63.0 151 36.2 28.5-44.7 38 8.8 5.5-13.7

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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