2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,328 2,875 84.4 82.4-86.2 231 8.3 6.8-10.0 222 7.3 6.2- 8.6
Non-Hispanic White 1,959 1,800 89.6 87.1-91.6 106 7.1 5.3- 9.5 53 3.3 2.3- 4.6
GENDER
Male 831 753 88.2 83.6-91.6 46 7.3 4.5-11.8 32 4.5 2.9- 7.1
Female 1,128 1,047 90.8 88.0-93.0 60 7.0 5.0- 9.6 21 2.3 1.3- 3.8
AGE
18-34 274 226 81.3 74.8-86.4 31 11.1 7.4-16.4 17 7.6 4.3-13.3
35-44 232 208 88.5 82.5-92.6 14 7.4 4.2-12.9 *** *** ***
45-54 287 259 90.6 84.8-94.3 21 7.6 4.2-13.4 *** *** ***
55-64 382 334 82.1 72.8-88.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 399 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 361 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 375 327 86.6 81.9-90.2 34 9.0 6.2-13.0 14 4.4 2.4- 7.8
Some Post-H.S. 572 519 89.2 85.0-92.4 32 6.7 4.3-10.3 21 4.1 2.3- 7.2
College Graduate 929 883 94.5 92.1-96.1 31 3.5 2.3- 5.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 115 83.8 73.9-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 246 87.0 80.1-91.8 17 9.0 5.1-15.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 748 712 94.0 90.9-96.0 26 4.1 2.5- 6.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 594 89.8 86.1-92.7 40 7.2 4.8-10.6 19 3.0 1.7- 5.2
No 1,256 1,165 89.8 86.3-92.5 59 6.9 4.6-10.2 32 3.3 2.1- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,716 1,571 89.3 86.5-91.5 98 7.5 5.5-10.0 47 3.3 2.3- 4.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 533 497 92.6 89.6-94.8 26 5.1 3.3- 7.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 525 477 88.1 81.8-92.4 *** *** *** 16 3.9 2.2- 7.0
Rural 901 826 88.8 85.1-91.8 48 7.8 5.3-11.2 27 3.4 1.9- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 980 886 89.4 86.4-91.7 62 6.5 4.7- 9.0 32 4.1 2.6- 6.3
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 704 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 132 117 82.9 72.2-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,189 1,118 92.2 89.6-94.2 48 4.9 3.4- 7.0 23 2.9 1.7- 4.9
HOUSING
Own 1,513 1,429 91.6 88.7-93.8 57 6.1 4.1- 8.9 27 2.3 1.4- 3.7
Rent 317 268 83.3 76.8-88.3 33 11.1 6.9-17.5 16 5.5 3.2- 9.3
Other arrangement 111 *** *** *** 16 13.9 8.1-22.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 494 447 88.3 83.0-92.1 33 8.7 5.4-13.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 681 620 87.0 81.4-91.1 41 9.0 5.4-14.5 20 4.0 2.3- 7.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 784 733 92.7 90.1-94.7 32 4.5 3.0- 6.7 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 671 92.5 89.4-94.7 25 3.7 2.4- 5.6 22 3.9 2.2- 6.7
2nd Quartile 532 478 86.3 80.1-90.8 40 10.9 6.7-17.2 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 519 474 88.9 84.1-92.3 33 7.8 4.9-12.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

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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