2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,061 2,101 51.4 49.2-53.6 1,374 31.7 29.7-33.7 586 16.9 15.3-18.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,419 1,287 53.7 51.0-56.4 882 33.4 31.0-35.9 250 12.9 11.1-14.9
GENDER
Male 1,067 572 54.4 50.3-58.4 356 30.5 27.1-34.2 139 15.1 12.5-18.2
Female 1,352 715 53.1 49.5-56.6 526 36.0 32.7-39.4 111 10.9 8.6-13.7
AGE
18-34 433 205 46.5 40.8-52.4 111 22.3 18.2-27.0 117 31.2 25.9-37.0
35-44 281 160 59.2 52.3-65.8 82 26.5 21.0-33.0 39 14.3 10.1-19.8
45-54 342 192 57.2 50.1-64.0 116 32.4 26.2-39.2 34 10.5 7.0-15.4
55-64 438 256 58.2 51.5-64.7 153 35.1 29.1-41.7 29 6.6 3.9-10.9
65-74 479 260 57.5 51.5-63.3 205 40.6 34.9-46.6 *** *** ***
75+ 416 194 47.1 40.2-54.1 209 50.0 43.1-57.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 219 48.3 42.7-53.9 162 30.4 25.8-35.5 80 21.3 16.8-26.6
Some Post-H.S. 669 370 55.6 50.7-60.4 223 30.1 26.0-34.5 76 14.3 10.9-18.4
College Graduate 1,192 645 56.4 53.0-59.8 458 36.1 32.9-39.4 89 7.5 5.9- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** 77 37.4 28.1-47.6 24 13.9 8.6-21.7
$35,000- 49,999 251 130 51.0 42.9-59.0 89 32.7 25.8-40.4 32 16.3 10.9-23.7
$50,000- 74,999 337 175 53.8 47.1-60.4 117 30.0 24.4-36.3 45 16.1 11.6-22.1
$75,000+ 937 519 55.2 51.1-59.3 342 33.0 29.4-36.9 76 11.8 9.0-15.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 776 358 45.8 41.0-50.7 350 42.4 37.7-47.2 68 11.8 8.8-15.7
No 1,571 886 57.5 54.3-60.7 511 29.3 26.6-32.3 174 13.1 11.0-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 141 37.7 31.4-44.4 158 46.8 40.1-53.6 38 15.6 11.0-21.6
Non-Veteran 2,075 1,141 56.0 53.1-58.9 723 31.5 28.9-34.1 211 12.5 10.6-14.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 702 358 50.6 46.0-55.3 269 34.7 30.5-39.1 75 14.7 11.3-18.9
Regional City or Suburban County 671 351 54.9 49.7-60.0 236 29.8 25.6-34.4 84 15.3 11.9-19.3
Rural 1,046 578 54.9 50.8-59.0 377 35.4 31.5-39.4 91 9.7 7.4-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,222 689 55.2 51.6-58.8 357 26.6 23.7-29.7 176 18.2 15.4-21.4
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 839 422 52.1 47.0-57.2 388 45.1 40.1-50.2 29 2.8 1.7- 4.5
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 70 58.9 48.7-68.4 34 25.6 17.9-35.2 21 15.5 9.7-23.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.0 10.8-28.4
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** 30 17.2 10.2-27.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 167 89 50.6 41.4-59.7 68 41.8 32.9-51.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,496 797 53.5 50.2-56.8 551 33.1 30.2-36.2 148 13.3 11.0-16.1
HOUSING
Own 1,766 968 55.3 52.1-58.4 672 34.9 32.0-37.9 126 9.8 7.9-12.1
Rent 495 238 46.8 41.5-52.3 157 27.5 23.0-32.5 100 25.7 21.0-30.9
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** 49 33.6 24.6-44.0 21 17.7 11.2-26.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 591 328 55.6 50.2-60.9 200 33.0 28.1-38.3 63 11.4 8.3-15.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 793 419 54.8 50.1-59.5 296 33.6 29.3-38.1 78 11.6 8.9-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 540 51.8 47.8-55.8 386 33.5 30.0-37.2 109 14.7 11.8-18.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 910 470 52.1 47.7-56.4 351 34.6 30.8-38.7 89 13.3 10.3-16.9
2nd Quartile 673 371 56.3 51.3-61.1 220 29.0 24.9-33.6 82 14.7 11.5-18.5
3rd Quartile 621 321 51.6 46.4-56.7 239 36.7 32.0-41.8 61 11.7 8.5-15.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 215 125 57.5 48.0-66.4 72 35.8 27.1-45.4 18 6.8 3.9-11.7

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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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