2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
FEMALES 1,491 1,346 89.3 87.1-91.2 145 10.7 8.8-12.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 808 769 95.1 93.0-96.6 39 4.9 3.4- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 271 259 94.9 90.7-97.3 12 5.1 2.7- 9.3
Other 396 307 70.6 63.0-77.3 89 29.4 22.7-37.0
AGE
18-34 392 348 87.0 82.1-90.7 44 13.0 9.3-17.9
35-44 322 277 86.2 81.0-90.1 45 13.8 9.9-19.0
45-54 365 333 92.0 88.0-94.7 32 8.0 5.3-12.0
55-64 412 388 93.9 90.2-96.2 24 6.1 3.8- 9.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 236 83.5 77.6-88.1 50 16.5 11.9-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 447 422 96.1 93.7-97.5 25 3.9 2.5- 6.3
College Graduate 659 636 97.2 95.3-98.3 23 2.8 1.7- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 77 87.5 77.0-93.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 99 78.2 66.8-86.5 20 21.8 13.5-33.2
$25,000- 34,999 152 123 76.9 66.0-85.1 29 23.1 14.9-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 156 132 81.1 71.8-87.9 24 18.9 12.1-28.2
$50,000- 74,999 215 205 96.8 93.4-98.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 490 485 99.1 97.7-99.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 437 387 86.6 81.9-90.2 50 13.4 9.8-18.1
No 1,016 925 90.3 87.6-92.5 91 9.7 7.5-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,425 1,283 89.2 86.9-91.1 142 10.8 8.9-13.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 484 442 91.4 87.9-94.0 42 8.6 6.0-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 361 321 87.2 82.3-90.9 40 12.8 9.1-17.7
Rural 646 583 88.9 84.7-92.0 63 11.1 8.0-15.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 975 905 91.5 88.7-93.7 70 8.5 6.3-11.3
Unemployed 103 75 76.9 66.1-85.0 28 23.1 15.0-33.9
Retired 92 87 94.0 84.5-97.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 136 132 97.6 93.5-99.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 167 133 81.2 73.3-87.1 34 18.8 12.9-26.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 127 81.0 71.9-87.7 27 19.0 12.3-28.1
101% to 150% 114 94 80.3 69.5-88.0 20 19.7 12.0-30.5
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 775 747 96.0 93.8-97.4 28 4.0 2.6- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 514 469 90.2 86.0-93.2 45 9.8 6.8-14.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 377 336 86.9 81.5-90.9 41 13.1 9.1-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 600 541 90.3 87.0-92.8 59 9.7 7.2-13.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 435 391 91.3 88.0-93.8 44 8.7 6.2-12.0
2nd Quartile 389 345 87.0 82.0-90.8 44 13.0 9.2-18.0
3rd Quartile 384 357 91.0 86.6-94.1 27 9.0 5.9-13.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 253 86.5 78.9-91.6 30 13.5 8.4-21.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 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 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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