2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,082 430 10.7 9.5-12.1 3,652 89.3 87.9-90.5
Non-Hispanic White 2,436 198 9.4 7.9-11.1 2,238 90.6 88.9-92.1
GENDER
Male 1,076 70 8.4 6.4-11.1 1,006 91.6 88.9-93.6
Female 1,360 128 10.3 8.3-12.6 1,232 89.7 87.4-91.7
AGE
18-34 435 63 16.3 12.4-21.0 372 83.7 79.0-87.6
35-44 284 27 9.6 6.2-14.6 257 90.4 85.4-93.8
45-54 343 43 11.2 7.8-15.8 300 88.8 84.2-92.2
55-64 440 51 12.6 8.6-18.2 389 87.4 81.8-91.4
65-74 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 419 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 56 13.8 10.2-18.4 410 86.2 81.6-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 675 70 10.6 8.0-13.8 605 89.4 86.2-92.0
College Graduate 1,198 57 4.3 3.2- 5.8 1,141 95.7 94.2-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 31 16.9 11.1-24.8 152 83.1 75.2-88.9
$35,000- 49,999 254 24 13.6 8.2-21.8 230 86.4 78.2-91.8
$50,000- 74,999 340 30 10.1 6.6-15.2 310 89.9 84.8-93.4
$75,000+ 941 32 4.4 2.9- 6.5 909 95.6 93.5-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 781 103 15.8 12.5-19.9 678 84.2 80.1-87.5
No 1,582 90 6.4 5.0- 8.2 1,492 93.6 91.8-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 17 7.4 4.2-12.7 321 92.6 87.3-95.8
Non-Veteran 2,091 180 9.7 8.1-11.6 1,911 90.3 88.4-91.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 49 7.1 5.1- 9.9 657 92.9 90.1-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 678 58 9.6 7.0-13.0 620 90.4 87.0-93.0
Rural 1,052 91 10.8 8.4-13.9 961 89.2 86.1-91.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,229 118 10.4 8.3-12.9 1,111 89.6 87.1-91.7
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 17 2.0 1.1- 3.6 830 98.0 96.4-98.9
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 21 16.9 10.1-26.7 148 83.1 73.3-89.9
More than 200% 1,505 79 6.7 5.1- 8.7 1,426 93.3 91.3-94.9
HOUSING
Own 1,778 98 7.3 5.7- 9.2 1,680 92.7 90.8-94.3
Rent 499 78 17.2 13.2-22.1 421 82.8 77.9-86.8
Other arrangement 138 21 16.6 10.1-26.1 117 83.4 73.9-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 56 10.5 7.5-14.4 541 89.5 85.6-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 71 10.5 7.8-13.8 726 89.5 86.2-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,042 71 8.0 6.0-10.5 971 92.0 89.5-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 915 71 9.5 7.2-12.4 844 90.5 87.6-92.8
2nd Quartile 682 57 9.0 6.5-12.2 625 91.0 87.8-93.5
3rd Quartile 621 50 10.0 7.1-14.1 571 90.0 85.9-92.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 20 8.7 5.1-14.2 198 91.3 85.8-94.9

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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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