2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have one person or a group of doctors that you think of as your personal health care provider?

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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
MALES 1,790 914 51.2 48.0-54.4 547 28.8 26.0-31.7 329 20.0 17.7-22.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,067 572 54.4 50.3-58.4 356 30.5 27.1-34.2 139 15.1 12.5-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 291 149 53.6 45.8-61.2 101 31.9 25.2-39.3 41 14.5 10.0-20.7
Other 395 179 41.9 34.6-49.6 78 18.0 12.2-25.7 138 40.1 33.0-47.5
AGE
18-34 407 181 45.2 39.1-51.5 77 18.0 13.6-23.3 149 36.8 31.2-42.8
35-44 259 140 54.0 46.0-61.9 53 21.3 15.4-28.8 66 24.7 18.4-32.2
45-54 260 137 55.9 47.4-64.1 70 24.5 18.0-32.5 53 19.6 14.1-26.4
55-64 328 181 54.7 46.5-62.6 110 36.6 29.2-44.7 37 8.7 5.8-12.8
65-74 307 166 58.8 51.1-66.2 127 38.1 30.9-45.8 14 3.1 1.7- 5.5
75+ 202 92 38.9 30.0-48.6 103 57.9 48.1-67.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** 30 20.6 13.3-30.6 70 34.1 25.5-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 406 186 48.6 42.3-55.0 117 25.4 20.6-31.0 103 25.9 20.7-31.9
Some Post-H.S. 454 224 49.6 43.4-55.8 154 32.8 27.2-38.9 76 17.6 13.5-22.6
College Graduate 751 429 57.8 53.2-62.3 244 31.7 27.5-36.2 78 10.5 8.1-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 21.2 14.0-30.8
$35,000- 49,999 224 104 48.1 39.2-57.1 61 26.3 19.2-34.9 59 25.6 18.9-33.7
$50,000- 74,999 242 123 49.9 41.4-58.5 75 25.4 19.3-32.6 44 24.7 17.6-33.6
$75,000+ 672 378 56.8 51.9-61.6 223 30.5 26.3-35.2 71 12.6 9.7-16.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 257 46.7 40.7-52.9 204 37.5 31.9-43.4 80 15.8 12.2-20.2
No 1,186 620 53.1 49.3-57.0 328 25.3 22.1-28.8 238 21.6 18.7-24.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 440 185 39.5 33.5-45.9 202 47.4 41.0-53.8 53 13.1 9.6-17.7
Non-Veteran 1,342 725 54.5 50.8-58.2 342 23.5 20.6-26.7 275 22.0 19.2-25.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 279 46.9 41.9-51.9 169 26.7 22.6-31.3 131 26.4 22.1-31.1
Regional City or Suburban County 469 246 55.7 49.4-61.8 144 26.4 21.6-32.0 79 17.9 13.9-22.7
Rural 742 389 51.7 46.3-57.1 234 32.7 27.7-38.1 119 15.6 12.1-19.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,087 573 51.9 48.0-55.7 256 22.6 19.5-26.0 258 25.6 22.4-29.0
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 231 52.7 45.5-59.8 203 42.8 36.0-49.9 28 4.5 2.7- 7.6
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** 16 14.4 7.1-27.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.1 7.1-19.9
More than 200% 1,058 562 53.7 49.7-57.7 356 29.8 26.4-33.4 140 16.6 13.6-20.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 549 279 50.9 44.6-57.2 169 31.7 26.1-37.9 101 17.4 13.2-22.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 514 265 52.4 46.4-58.3 164 28.5 23.5-34.1 85 19.1 15.0-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 727 370 50.5 45.7-55.3 214 27.4 23.5-31.7 143 22.1 18.5-26.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 573 300 51.6 46.2-57.0 185 31.6 26.9-36.8 88 16.8 13.2-21.1
2nd Quartile 489 252 51.9 46.1-57.7 128 23.6 19.2-28.7 109 24.5 20.0-29.5
3rd Quartile 440 220 53.0 46.9-59.0 145 28.4 23.5-34.0 75 18.6 14.4-23.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 18.6 11.4-28.8

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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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