2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
GENDER
Male 1,236 1,070 86.6 83.8-88.9 166 13.4 11.1-16.2
Female 1,491 1,346 89.3 87.1-91.2 145 10.7 8.8-12.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,416 2,416 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 311 *** *** *** 311 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 669 595 87.8 84.1-90.8 74 12.2 9.2-15.9
Overweight 857 765 89.4 86.0-92.0 92 10.6 8.0-14.0
Obese 939 854 90.3 87.6-92.5 85 9.7 7.5-12.4
Current Smoker
Yes 364 308 86.3 81.5-90.1 56 13.7 9.9-18.5
No 2,276 2,033 88.3 86.3-90.0 243 11.7 10.0-13.7
History of CVD**
Yes 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,548 2,251 87.7 85.8-89.3 297 12.3 10.7-14.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 405 362 90.5 86.5-93.4 43 9.5 6.6-13.5
No 2,126 1,893 88.5 86.6-90.1 233 11.5 9.9-13.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,390 2,126 88.5 86.7-90.1 264 11.5 9.9-13.3
COPD
Yes 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,592 2,287 87.6 85.8-89.2 305 12.4 10.8-14.2
Current Asthma
Yes 284 260 89.9 84.1-93.8 24 10.1 6.2-15.9
No 2,432 2,145 87.7 85.9-89.4 287 12.3 10.6-14.1
Diabetes
Yes 289 263 90.2 84.4-94.0 26 9.8 6.0-15.6
No 2,436 2,151 87.7 85.9-89.4 285 12.3 10.6-14.1
Functional Disability
Yes 754 653 85.9 82.4-88.8 101 14.1 11.2-17.6
No 1,896 1,700 89.3 87.3-91.0 196 10.7 9.0-12.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 597 556 93.1 89.9-95.3 41 6.9 4.7-10.1
No 2,129 1,859 86.8 84.8-88.6 270 13.2 11.4-15.2

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

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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