2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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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
MALES 1,599 694 44.3 40.9-47.6 188 14.9 12.1-18.1 466 24.7 21.9-27.6 55 4.2 2.7- 6.3 154 9.7 8.0-11.7 42 2.4 1.6- 3.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,015 446 46.0 41.9-50.1 101 12.6 9.4-16.9 329 27.7 24.3-31.5 16 1.9 0.8- 4.6 100 9.6 7.7-12.0 23 2.1 1.2- 3.7
Non-Hispanic Black 262 93 35.2 28.0-43.2 38 16.6 11.2-23.9 81 27.7 20.7-36.0 23 10.6 5.9-18.4 22 8.1 4.8-13.5 *** *** ***
Other 292 142 49.5 40.2-58.7 44 22.0 14.3-32.3 46 8.3 5.1-13.1 16 5.7 2.9-11.1 30 9.9 6.1-15.5 14 4.7 2.3- 9.2
AGE
18-34 339 187 51.3 44.4-58.2 58 21.7 15.8-29.1 19 5.3 2.7- 9.9 14 6.5 3.3-12.5 54 13.6 10.1-18.0 *** *** ***
35-44 214 135 61.6 52.7-69.8 26 16.3 10.0-25.5 13 5.5 2.9-10.2 *** *** *** 25 9.4 6.0-14.6 *** *** ***
45-54 223 145 64.4 54.8-73.0 33 13.9 9.0-21.0 15 9.0 4.7-16.5 *** *** *** 12 5.0 2.7- 9.0 *** *** ***
55-64 294 159 50.5 41.5-59.4 47 20.4 12.4-31.7 37 13.2 8.8-19.3 12 3.1 1.4- 6.5 28 8.5 4.5-15.4 11 4.3 1.7-10.5
65-74 306 43 13.0 8.9-18.5 11 2.5 1.2- 5.0 223 74.9 68.0-80.8 *** *** *** 15 6.6 3.5-12.1 *** *** ***
75+ 198 11 3.0 1.2- 7.4 *** *** *** 153 75.2 64.8-83.3 *** *** *** 19 13.5 7.1-24.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 24 19.9 12.2-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 349 116 39.5 32.9-46.5 56 18.4 13.5-24.7 95 20.5 15.8-26.2 23 5.3 3.0- 9.3 48 13.9 10.1-18.8 11 2.3 1.2- 4.6
Some Post-H.S. 411 157 41.6 35.4-48.1 46 14.7 9.7-21.5 124 25.5 20.6-31.2 15 3.3 1.7- 6.3 56 11.6 8.2-16.2 13 3.3 1.6- 6.9
College Graduate 727 394 59.0 54.3-63.5 71 11.1 8.1-15.2 199 22.6 19.1-26.6 *** *** *** 43 5.3 3.8- 7.5 14 1.5 0.8- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 22 20.3 12.2-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.4 10.8-29.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 182 54 26.3 18.7-35.6 21 12.7 7.0-22.0 58 29.7 21.1-40.0 12 9.1 4.6-17.4 29 17.0 11.0-25.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 220 94 52.3 43.4-61.1 22 8.0 4.9-13.1 68 22.6 16.8-29.7 *** *** *** 27 10.9 6.9-16.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 654 406 66.3 61.6-70.6 60 11.1 8.2-14.8 127 14.4 11.7-17.7 *** *** *** 46 6.3 4.5- 8.8 12 1.7 0.9- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 483 130 24.5 19.8-29.8 42 12.6 8.0-19.2 199 36.2 30.4-42.4 28 8.3 4.5-14.8 72 16.1 12.2-21.1 12 2.4 1.2- 4.6
No 1,065 546 53.1 48.9-57.2 140 16.0 12.7-20.1 247 19.1 16.2-22.5 27 2.5 1.5- 4.2 77 6.9 5.2- 9.1 28 2.3 1.4- 3.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 428 96 20.8 16.3-26.2 23 7.1 4.2-11.9 145 30.4 24.6-36.8 *** *** *** 151 39.9 33.8-46.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,163 592 51.7 47.6-55.7 165 17.4 14.0-21.5 320 22.8 19.8-26.1 49 5.4 3.5- 8.2 *** *** *** 34 2.7 1.7- 4.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 501 253 49.9 44.5-55.4 80 17.3 13.5-21.8 118 20.8 16.7-25.7 14 3.2 1.7- 5.9 23 5.7 3.5- 9.1 13 3.1 1.5- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 431 177 40.4 34.2-46.9 50 16.2 10.4-24.3 111 22.2 17.5-27.8 13 4.7 1.9-11.4 71 14.9 11.4-19.2 *** *** ***
Rural 667 264 42.3 36.9-48.0 58 11.5 7.7-16.7 237 30.4 25.6-35.7 28 4.6 2.6- 7.9 60 8.8 6.1-12.6 20 2.3 1.3- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 945 602 62.2 57.9-66.2 133 16.5 13.1-20.4 79 7.8 5.8-10.5 22 2.8 1.7- 4.8 87 8.9 7.1-11.2 22 1.8 1.1- 3.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 456 47 9.1 6.2-13.2 25 8.8 3.9-18.9 328 68.7 60.6-75.8 12 1.2 0.6- 2.6 36 9.3 5.9-14.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.7 6.6-26.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 11 13.2 6.7-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** 13 15.7 8.2-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.8 6.2-21.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,004 516 55.7 51.7-59.7 93 9.9 7.7-12.5 261 21.2 18.2-24.6 *** *** *** 99 9.9 7.9-12.4 26 2.6 1.5- 4.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 183 38.6 32.4-45.2 47 7.6 5.2-10.9 146 28.3 22.6-34.8 20 3.9 1.9- 8.0 78 19.7 15.1-25.3 15 1.9 1.0- 3.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 468 189 42.8 36.7-49.1 57 17.8 12.3-24.9 155 27.3 22.4-32.9 14 2.9 1.5- 5.6 40 6.8 4.5-10.2 13 2.5 1.3- 4.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 642 322 48.5 43.4-53.7 84 16.7 12.6-21.9 165 20.6 17.0-24.9 21 5.3 2.7- 9.9 36 6.3 4.3- 9.3 14 2.5 1.3- 5.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 519 250 51.3 45.6-57.0 52 13.3 8.9-19.4 163 24.3 20.1-29.0 15 3.5 2.0- 6.3 27 5.6 3.6- 8.8 12 2.0 1.0- 3.9
2nd Quartile 432 180 38.8 33.1-44.9 65 19.2 13.9-26.0 108 21.7 17.1-27.0 18 6.2 3.1-12.2 46 10.5 7.5-14.5 15 3.6 1.8- 6.8
3rd Quartile 399 165 44.0 37.7-50.5 46 11.9 8.4-16.7 110 28.7 22.8-35.4 *** *** *** 61 12.6 9.4-16.6 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 25.9 18.1-35.5 13 6.2 2.1-16.5 20 12.6 6.1-24.3 *** *** ***

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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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