2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

What is the current primary source of your primary health insurance?*

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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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,100 830 42.3 39.3-45.3 246 12.5 10.5-14.8 733 30.1 27.4-32.9 141 8.0 6.3-10.1 76 3.8 2.8- 5.0 74 3.5 2.3- 5.3
Have Health Insurance
Yes 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
Body Mass Index
Underweight 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 929 365 41.7 37.4-46.1 116 13.6 10.7-17.1 305 27.1 23.4-31.1 52 5.3 3.8- 7.4 69 9.1 6.7-12.2 *** *** ***
Overweight 1,195 498 43.4 39.5-47.4 139 13.9 10.8-17.7 396 27.6 24.3-31.2 42 5.5 3.3- 9.0 82 7.2 5.6- 9.3 38 2.4 1.6- 3.8
Obese 1,226 521 44.1 40.1-48.1 139 13.8 10.7-17.5 384 27.3 23.9-31.0 76 7.2 5.4- 9.6 66 5.0 3.7- 6.6 40 2.6 1.8- 4.0
Current Smoker
Yes 419 131 33.3 27.1-40.1 59 15.7 9.9-24.1 130 27.8 21.9-34.6 56 14.4 9.4-21.6 36 7.1 4.7-10.7 *** *** ***
No 3,148 1,347 44.8 42.4-47.2 367 13.6 11.8-15.6 1,017 27.4 25.3-29.5 128 4.8 3.7- 6.1 187 6.5 5.5- 7.8 102 2.9 2.1- 4.1
History of CVD**
Yes 421 75 19.6 14.5-25.8 35 8.0 5.3-12.0 242 55.9 48.7-62.8 *** *** *** 26 6.8 4.1-11.0 *** *** ***
No 3,259 1,446 46.1 43.7-48.5 399 14.4 12.5-16.5 944 24.0 22.1-26.1 162 6.0 4.8- 7.5 202 6.4 5.4- 7.6 106 3.0 2.2- 4.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 407 246 59.2 52.3-65.7 49 16.4 11.1-23.5 44 8.2 5.7-11.7 *** *** *** 37 7.5 5.3-10.6 *** *** ***
No 3,035 1,174 40.5 38.1-43.0 359 13.3 11.5-15.4 1,069 30.7 28.5-33.1 159 5.9 4.7- 7.5 181 6.6 5.4- 7.9 93 3.0 2.1- 4.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 176 82 53.7 43.5-63.5 *** *** *** 42 21.4 14.5-30.4 *** *** *** 16 7.9 4.4-13.9 *** *** ***
No 3,270 1,338 42.4 40.1-44.8 389 13.8 11.9-15.8 1,074 28.1 26.0-30.3 172 6.2 4.9- 7.8 203 6.7 5.6- 7.9 94 2.8 2.0- 3.9
COPD
Yes 308 52 19.8 13.8-27.5 25 6.3 3.9-10.2 183 53.3 44.7-61.7 *** *** *** 19 9.4 5.2-16.5 *** *** ***
No 3,378 1,468 45.1 42.8-47.5 408 14.2 12.4-16.3 1,011 25.4 23.4-27.5 172 5.9 4.8- 7.4 210 6.3 5.3- 7.4 109 3.0 2.2- 4.2
Current Asthma
Yes 404 148 37.0 30.3-44.3 *** *** *** 149 31.6 25.3-38.6 36 8.9 5.9-13.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,276 1,370 43.9 41.6-46.3 394 14.1 12.2-16.1 1,041 27.0 24.9-29.1 160 5.9 4.7- 7.5 213 6.6 5.6- 7.7 98 2.6 1.9- 3.4
Diabetes
Yes 538 137 27.0 21.9-32.8 45 7.7 5.2-11.2 272 48.1 41.9-54.3 33 7.0 3.9-12.2 27 7.0 3.9-12.2 24 3.3 1.9- 5.6
No 3,155 1,384 45.6 43.1-48.0 388 14.5 12.5-16.6 926 24.5 22.5-26.6 163 6.1 4.9- 7.6 203 6.5 5.5- 7.6 91 2.9 2.0- 4.1
Functional Disability
Yes 1,185 303 26.8 23.4-30.5 113 10.9 8.3-14.3 537 40.8 36.8-44.9 92 8.9 6.5-12.0 98 9.9 7.7-12.6 42 2.7 1.9- 4.0
No 2,397 1,180 50.8 48.0-53.7 311 15.0 12.8-17.5 614 21.3 19.2-23.6 99 5.0 3.7- 6.6 125 5.0 4.1- 6.3 68 2.8 1.8- 4.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,085 276 27.8 24.1-31.8 97 7.6 5.8-10.0 521 44.7 40.5-49.0 74 7.8 5.2-11.5 75 8.9 6.6-11.8 42 3.2 2.2- 4.6
No 2,612 1,246 48.3 45.6-51.0 337 15.6 13.5-18.1 678 21.7 19.7-24.0 122 5.6 4.4- 7.2 155 5.8 4.8- 7.0 74 2.9 1.9- 4.3

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

**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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