2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,307 507 42.4 38.9-45.9 142 11.6 9.5-14.2 509 34.7 31.3-38.2 60 5.3 3.9- 7.1 47 3.3 2.3- 4.6 42 2.8 1.8- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 382 139 37.1 31.1-43.6 45 14.4 9.2-21.7 122 28.9 23.1-35.5 48 13.7 9.3-19.8 13 2.4 1.2- 4.8 15 3.4 1.9- 6.2
Other 391 173 47.5 37.7-57.5 56 13.9 9.1-20.6 99 12.8 7.3-21.3 32 12.0 6.2-22.2 15 7.5 3.8-14.1 16 6.4 1.7-20.8
AGE
18-34 348 202 51.4 44.1-58.6 40 12.3 8.1-18.2 13 6.5 3.2-12.9 50 17.4 12.2-24.2 26 6.9 4.6-10.4 17 5.4 2.3-12.3
35-44 277 170 64.3 56.4-71.6 38 14.6 9.3-22.1 14 4.1 1.9- 8.6 30 9.7 6.1-15.1 17 5.5 3.2- 9.2 *** *** ***
45-54 333 206 63.1 55.6-70.0 62 21.1 15.1-28.6 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 20 5.5 3.0- 9.8 12 3.1 1.5- 6.1 13 2.5 1.3- 4.8
55-64 388 199 53.7 46.6-60.7 77 17.8 13.3-23.4 56 14.9 10.0-21.6 26 5.0 3.0- 8.2 11 1.9 0.9- 3.8 19 6.8 3.4-13.1
65-74 404 28 5.1 3.2- 8.1 *** *** *** 344 87.2 81.7-91.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 319 11 2.6 1.2- 5.5 14 4.7 2.2- 9.8 276 88.7 83.0-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 13 12.7 6.6-23.3 13 12.5 6.5-22.8 *** *** *** 17 13.7 7.3-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 113 32.3 26.0-39.3 44 9.4 6.3-13.8 180 32.8 26.9-39.4 54 17.0 11.7-24.1 15 4.1 2.4- 7.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 634 226 40.1 34.9-45.5 86 16.3 12.1-21.5 234 30.7 26.0-35.9 48 6.1 4.3- 8.5 20 4.0 2.3- 6.8 20 2.9 1.4- 5.8
College Graduate 937 474 58.3 54.3-62.2 102 10.6 8.4-13.3 260 21.6 18.6-24.9 21 2.1 1.3- 3.6 38 3.6 2.5- 5.3 42 3.8 2.6- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** 11 9.1 4.4-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 170 18 10.2 5.7-17.5 25 12.4 7.5-19.7 *** *** *** 26 15.1 9.1-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 198 28 10.4 6.1-17.0 35 16.3 10.2-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 3.9 2.0- 7.7
$35,000- 49,999 238 91 37.0 29.2-45.4 24 16.5 10.3-25.5 97 34.7 27.4-42.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 289 139 47.0 38.7-55.4 41 14.5 9.9-20.8 76 21.5 16.0-28.2 11 5.0 2.6- 9.3 12 4.9 2.5- 9.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 625 399 68.1 62.4-73.2 59 10.0 6.8-14.5 122 15.0 11.8-19.0 *** *** *** 25 3.0 2.0- 4.6 17 2.1 0.8- 5.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 702 173 28.7 24.2-33.8 71 9.6 7.0-12.9 338 44.6 39.3-50.0 64 9.4 6.8-12.7 26 4.7 2.8- 7.8 30 3.0 1.9- 4.8
No 1,332 634 48.8 44.9-52.6 171 14.1 11.4-17.3 367 23.3 20.3-26.6 72 7.2 5.1-10.1 48 3.3 2.4- 4.6 40 3.2 1.7- 5.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.4 4.0-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,019 810 42.6 39.5-45.7 244 12.9 10.9-15.3 718 30.9 28.2-33.9 136 8.1 6.4-10.3 42 2.0 1.4- 2.8 69 3.4 2.2- 5.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 616 307 50.8 45.5-56.1 78 12.9 9.9-16.7 169 24.9 20.5-30.0 30 5.4 3.5- 8.1 *** *** *** 23 4.3 1.9- 9.3
Regional City or Suburban County 491 189 40.2 34.3-46.3 58 14.5 10.0-20.6 166 28.8 23.7-34.4 32 7.5 4.4-12.6 33 6.4 4.3- 9.2 13 2.7 1.1- 6.3
Rural 993 334 35.9 31.5-40.5 110 10.5 8.1-13.6 398 35.8 31.5-40.3 79 10.7 7.8-14.6 34 3.8 2.3- 6.2 38 3.3 2.0- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,000 650 63.8 59.2-68.1 158 16.3 13.1-20.2 65 5.6 4.0- 7.9 56 6.3 4.3- 9.3 40 3.8 2.7- 5.4 31 4.1 2.1- 7.9
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 666 59 8.7 6.2-12.2 39 6.1 4.1- 9.2 523 79.8 75.1-83.8 *** *** *** 13 2.2 0.8- 5.9 22 1.9 1.1- 3.3
Unable to Work 182 14 8.0 4.2-14.5 17 8.9 4.4-17.1 109 61.8 51.3-71.3 34 17.7 11.3-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 148 *** *** *** 21 15.2 9.1-24.3 *** *** *** 15 10.2 5.4-18.5 11 6.7 3.5-12.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 22 12.6 7.1-21.5 25 11.3 6.7-18.2 *** *** *** 46 25.8 17.8-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 135 32 24.1 15.6-35.2 23 20.6 12.3-32.5 46 23.8 15.1-35.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 158 45 25.7 17.8-35.6 25 14.5 8.5-23.6 68 43.4 33.7-53.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,099 577 56.4 52.2-60.6 114 11.6 9.0-14.9 310 21.7 18.8-25.0 18 2.9 1.4- 5.9 43 3.5 2.4- 4.9 37 3.9 2.0- 7.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 700 253 35.8 30.5-41.5 69 9.1 6.3-12.8 236 29.3 24.4-34.8 69 12.8 9.3-17.4 46 9.1 6.2-13.1 27 3.9 2.2- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 581 210 38.6 33.3-44.2 68 12.3 8.6-17.2 236 35.8 30.5-41.4 32 7.1 4.3-11.6 14 2.4 1.3- 4.4 21 3.8 1.3-10.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 367 47.9 43.4-52.5 109 14.3 11.3-18.0 261 26.9 23.0-31.2 40 6.0 3.9- 9.2 16 1.8 1.1- 3.2 26 3.0 1.8- 5.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 631 268 48.0 42.7-53.4 80 14.3 10.6-19.0 225 27.9 23.4-32.9 27 4.8 3.1- 7.3 12 1.8 0.9- 3.4 19 3.3 1.7- 6.2
2nd Quartile 533 218 42.7 37.2-48.5 62 11.8 8.4-16.5 182 29.3 24.4-34.7 33 8.9 5.5-14.2 21 3.7 2.3- 6.0 17 3.5 1.3- 9.3
3rd Quartile 547 199 36.4 31.4-41.8 68 12.8 9.6-16.9 184 32.1 27.1-37.6 45 9.0 6.2-12.7 30 6.1 3.8- 9.7 21 3.6 2.0- 6.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 389 145 36.2 28.3-44.9 36 7.3 4.1-12.8 142 35.0 27.2-43.8 36 13.2 7.8-21.5 13 4.4 2.0- 9.4 17 3.8 1.9- 7.7

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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 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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