2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,328 2,875 84.4 82.4-86.2 231 8.3 6.8-10.0 222 7.3 6.2- 8.6
MALES 1,400 1,184 83.6 80.4-86.3 100 8.4 6.2-11.3 116 8.0 6.4-10.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 831 753 88.2 83.6-91.6 46 7.3 4.5-11.8 32 4.5 2.9- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 241 203 84.8 78.3-89.6 27 11.9 7.6-18.3 11 3.3 1.7- 6.4
Other 303 207 65.9 57.5-73.4 27 9.1 5.4-14.8 69 25.0 18.6-32.8
AGE
18-34 258 185 73.9 66.9-79.8 37 12.8 8.9-17.9 36 13.4 8.9-19.6
35-44 203 159 80.7 73.3-86.5 13 6.1 3.1-11.8 31 13.2 8.6-19.7
45-54 216 176 83.4 75.2-89.2 16 9.1 4.5-17.7 24 7.5 4.6-11.9
55-64 283 235 81.2 69.5-89.1 27 13.4 6.2-26.5 21 5.5 3.2- 9.2
65-74 258 251 97.8 95.3-99.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 164 162 99.6 97.9-99.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 24.3 16.4-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 316 250 83.2 77.7-87.6 38 11.1 7.6-15.8 28 5.7 3.4- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 368 320 85.5 79.6-90.0 21 6.4 3.5-11.3 27 8.1 4.9-13.0
College Graduate 577 536 92.5 89.1-94.9 26 4.7 2.9- 7.5 15 2.8 1.5- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** 15 14.9 8.2-25.5 16 12.6 6.8-22.3
$35,000- 49,999 171 126 76.3 66.8-83.8 15 6.6 3.1-13.1 30 17.1 10.8-26.1
$50,000- 74,999 182 161 88.9 82.2-93.3 *** *** *** 11 5.8 2.8-11.8
$75,000+ 545 503 90.3 86.0-93.4 28 6.3 3.9-10.0 14 3.4 1.7- 6.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 441 373 86.6 82.0-90.1 35 6.8 4.3-10.6 33 6.6 4.3-10.0
No 917 782 83.1 78.8-86.7 57 8.6 5.7-12.7 78 8.3 6.2-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 299 93.2 88.4-96.1 12 4.1 2.1- 7.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,075 879 81.2 77.3-84.5 88 9.5 6.8-13.0 108 9.4 7.4-11.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 418 348 81.5 76.5-85.6 30 8.3 5.5-12.4 40 10.2 7.2-14.1
Regional City or Suburban County 356 303 84.6 76.7-90.2 27 8.9 4.3-17.7 26 6.4 4.0-10.2
Rural 626 533 84.5 79.6-88.4 43 8.0 5.3-11.9 50 7.5 4.8-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 851 687 82.2 78.7-85.3 69 7.6 5.6-10.2 95 10.2 7.9-13.0
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.1-26.9 17 14.3 7.3-26.4
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.3 10.5-30.1
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** 11 10.3 4.8-20.5 11 10.8 5.1-21.2
More than 200% 823 752 90.4 87.0-92.9 40 5.4 3.6- 8.0 31 4.2 2.6- 6.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 452 377 84.2 78.5-88.6 35 8.2 5.3-12.6 40 7.6 4.6-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 432 368 81.0 73.9-86.6 32 10.8 6.2-18.3 32 8.1 5.3-12.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 516 439 85.4 81.5-88.6 33 6.3 4.3- 9.2 44 8.2 5.9-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 431 378 87.9 83.4-91.4 21 4.2 2.5- 6.8 32 7.9 5.0-12.2
2nd Quartile 349 287 79.2 71.6-85.2 33 12.9 7.6-21.1 29 7.9 5.3-11.6
3rd Quartile 363 309 83.8 78.3-88.1 28 7.9 5.2-11.8 26 8.2 5.1-13.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 257 210 83.1 74.0-89.5 18 8.3 3.8-17.1 29 8.6 4.8-14.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

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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