2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,715 1,555 89.8 87.7-91.6 160 10.2 8.4-12.3
GENDER
Male 838 734 87.6 84.4-90.2 104 12.4 9.8-15.6
Female 877 821 92.3 89.3-94.4 56 7.7 5.6-10.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,555 1,555 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 160 *** *** *** 160 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 423 380 88.9 84.1-92.3 43 11.1 7.7-15.9
Overweight 550 502 90.6 86.5-93.6 48 9.4 6.4-13.5
Obese 594 557 93.0 89.7-95.3 37 7.0 4.7-10.3
Current Smoker
Yes 203 177 87.0 80.2-91.7 26 13.0 8.3-19.8
No 1,470 1,343 90.5 88.2-92.4 127 9.5 7.6-11.8
History of CVD**
Yes 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,637 1,483 89.7 87.6-91.6 154 10.3 8.4-12.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 295 275 93.3 89.2-95.9 20 6.7 4.1-10.8
No 1,299 1,181 90.3 88.0-92.3 118 9.7 7.7-12.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,498 1,365 90.8 88.7-92.5 133 9.2 7.5-11.3
COPD
Yes 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,665 1,508 89.7 87.5-91.5 157 10.3 8.5-12.5
Current Asthma
Yes 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,552 1,406 89.9 87.7-91.7 146 10.1 8.3-12.3
Diabetes
Yes 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,578 1,426 89.8 87.6-91.6 152 10.2 8.4-12.4
Functional Disability
Yes 354 309 85.8 80.3-89.9 45 14.2 10.1-19.7
No 1,321 1,214 91.3 88.9-93.1 107 8.7 6.9-11.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,440 1,296 89.1 86.8-91.1 144 10.9 8.9-13.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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