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%)
North Carolina 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
Non-Hispanic White 1,482 1,395 93.1 91.1-94.7 87 6.9 5.3- 8.9
GENDER
Male 674 626 90.9 87.3-93.6 48 9.1 6.4-12.7
Female 808 769 95.1 93.0-96.6 39 4.9 3.4- 7.0
AGE
18-34 424 394 90.7 86.2-93.8 30 9.3 6.2-13.8
35-44 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 343 322 93.0 87.8-96.0 21 7.0 4.0-12.2
55-64 433 411 94.5 91.1-96.7 22 5.5 3.3- 8.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 244 87.3 81.8-91.3 32 12.7 8.7-18.2
Some Post-H.S. 432 403 92.9 88.7-95.6 29 7.1 4.4-11.3
College Graduate 734 714 97.4 95.7-98.5 20 2.6 1.5- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 213 195 91.1 85.5-94.6 18 8.9 5.4-14.5
$75,000+ 677 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 397 366 91.5 87.2-94.4 31 8.5 5.6-12.8
No 1,046 996 94.1 91.6-95.8 50 5.9 4.2- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,302 1,223 93.0 90.9-94.7 79 7.0 5.3- 9.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 462 443 95.2 92.0-97.2 19 4.8 2.8- 8.0
Regional City or Suburban County 430 402 93.4 90.0-95.7 28 6.6 4.3-10.0
Rural 590 550 91.1 86.9-94.1 40 8.9 5.9-13.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,081 1,028 93.7 91.3-95.5 53 6.3 4.5- 8.7
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 967 927 94.5 91.9-96.3 40 5.5 3.7- 8.1
HOUSING
Own 974 932 94.6 92.2-96.3 42 5.4 3.7- 7.8
Rent 391 361 91.8 87.9-94.6 30 8.2 5.4-12.1
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 366 93.6 89.3-96.2 22 6.4 3.8-10.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 453 418 89.8 84.9-93.3 35 10.2 6.7-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 641 611 95.0 92.6-96.7 30 5.0 3.3- 7.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 542 513 94.4 91.2-96.4 29 5.6 3.6- 8.8
2nd Quartile 419 389 91.9 87.7-94.8 30 8.1 5.2-12.3
3rd Quartile 395 371 91.5 86.6-94.8 24 8.5 5.2-13.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

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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