2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,699 1,524 43.2 41.0-45.4 434 13.6 11.9-15.5 1,199 27.5 25.6-29.5 196 6.2 5.0- 7.6 230 6.5 5.6- 7.7 116 2.9 2.2- 4.0
Non-Hispanic White 2,322 953 44.1 41.4-46.7 243 12.1 10.1-14.4 838 31.4 29.0-33.9 76 3.7 2.7- 5.0 147 6.3 5.2- 7.5 65 2.5 1.7- 3.5
GENDER
Male 1,015 446 46.0 41.9-50.1 101 12.6 9.4-16.9 329 27.7 24.3-31.5 *** *** *** 100 9.6 7.7-12.0 23 2.1 1.2- 3.7
Female 1,307 507 42.4 38.9-45.9 142 11.6 9.5-14.2 509 34.7 31.3-38.2 60 5.3 3.9- 7.1 47 3.3 2.3- 4.6 42 2.8 1.8- 4.4
AGE
18-34 394 244 60.7 54.6-66.5 53 16.2 11.6-22.1 *** *** *** 19 5.3 3.3- 8.5 55 12.7 9.6-16.7 14 2.4 1.4- 4.1
35-44 268 183 68.9 62.1-75.1 28 10.9 7.1-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 8.2 5.5-12.0 *** *** ***
45-54 322 215 66.0 58.3-72.8 45 14.0 9.4-20.3 20 6.9 4.0-11.7 *** *** *** 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0 *** *** ***
55-64 411 230 53.8 46.5-61.0 77 20.8 14.5-29.1 45 12.9 8.7-18.5 *** *** *** 25 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
65-74 482 52 9.2 6.6-12.8 *** *** *** 388 82.3 77.6-86.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 416 *** *** *** 21 5.5 3.1- 9.5 354 86.3 80.9-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 432 123 34.1 28.6-40.0 54 15.0 11.2-19.9 183 33.2 28.1-38.7 25 5.9 3.6- 9.3 40 10.1 7.2-13.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 635 241 44.4 39.5-49.5 78 13.6 10.1-18.0 227 29.4 25.3-33.9 25 3.4 2.1- 5.3 46 6.0 4.4- 8.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,164 573 57.0 53.6-60.4 106 8.9 7.0-11.1 375 26.2 23.3-29.2 *** *** *** 57 4.3 3.2- 5.8 39 2.7 1.8- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 167 22 11.8 7.1-18.9 *** *** *** 74 36.6 27.0-47.3 *** *** *** 18 13.3 7.7-22.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 68 26.9 20.4-34.5 26 14.0 8.8-21.6 108 38.4 30.7-46.6 *** *** *** 24 11.3 7.3-17.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 319 134 49.5 42.6-56.4 36 11.0 7.7-15.6 106 26.8 21.5-32.9 *** *** *** 25 6.9 4.5-10.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 923 563 67.0 63.1-70.7 74 8.6 6.4-11.5 213 17.6 14.9-20.6 *** *** *** 52 4.8 3.5- 6.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 742 189 27.2 23.2-31.7 70 11.7 8.3-16.2 363 44.3 39.5-49.3 43 6.6 4.2-10.1 56 8.4 6.2-11.3 21 1.8 1.1- 3.0
No 1,514 741 52.7 49.4-56.1 167 12.3 9.9-15.2 447 25.1 22.4-28.0 30 2.1 1.3- 3.3 87 5.3 4.2- 6.7 42 2.5 1.6- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 327 66 21.2 16.2-27.3 *** *** *** 121 33.0 26.6-40.0 *** *** *** 117 39.4 33.0-46.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,988 882 47.4 44.5-50.4 229 13.3 11.0-15.9 716 31.2 28.6-34.0 74 4.2 3.1- 5.8 30 1.2 0.8- 1.9 57 2.6 1.8- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 675 346 53.0 48.3-57.7 76 12.3 9.4-15.8 203 26.4 22.4-30.8 *** *** *** 21 3.6 2.1- 6.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 644 251 39.6 34.6-44.7 67 14.4 9.9-20.5 221 29.2 24.8-34.0 *** *** *** 69 10.9 8.4-14.0 *** *** ***
Rural 1,003 356 41.2 37.2-45.4 100 10.1 7.9-12.8 414 36.8 32.9-40.9 45 4.8 3.3- 7.0 57 4.4 3.3- 6.0 31 2.5 1.6- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,163 778 67.8 64.2-71.2 155 14.1 11.4-17.3 81 5.6 4.3- 7.3 31 2.7 1.8- 4.1 87 7.2 5.7- 9.1 31 2.5 1.5- 4.2
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 834 71 7.7 5.7-10.3 49 7.9 4.5-13.3 651 77.4 72.1-81.8 *** *** *** 32 3.9 2.4- 6.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 119 *** *** *** 19 17.3 10.5-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 14 11.6 6.4-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 160 36 24.0 17.0-32.9 24 18.3 11.4-28.1 77 43.5 34.3-53.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,454 728 55.6 52.3-58.8 130 9.5 7.7-11.8 444 24.4 21.8-27.2 *** *** *** 103 6.9 5.5- 8.5 42 3.0 1.9- 4.8
HOUSING
Own 1,725 703 44.0 40.8-47.1 162 11.3 8.9-14.1 701 35.1 32.2-38.1 25 2.2 1.3- 3.9 86 5.0 3.8- 6.4 48 2.5 1.6- 3.9
Rent 457 200 44.6 39.1-50.2 58 13.6 10.1-18.0 98 17.2 13.0-22.5 38 9.8 6.7-14.0 47 12.0 8.9-16.0 16 2.9 1.6- 5.0
Other arrangement 121 *** *** *** 21 21.5 14.0-31.6 34 19.3 12.5-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 568 208 40.0 34.8-45.6 55 9.3 6.7-12.7 182 29.4 24.5-34.8 29 5.1 3.1- 8.1 73 13.3 10.4-16.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 755 278 40.7 36.1-45.5 80 12.7 9.0-17.7 311 36.6 32.1-41.3 27 3.4 2.1- 5.5 36 4.4 2.9- 6.6 23 2.2 1.3- 3.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 999 467 48.6 44.6-52.8 108 13.1 10.2-16.8 345 28.6 25.2-32.3 *** *** *** 38 4.0 2.7- 5.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 876 382 48.0 43.6-52.4 89 12.6 9.3-16.7 336 30.9 27.2-34.9 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 31 3.7 2.5- 5.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 642 261 41.4 36.5-46.5 74 14.3 10.3-19.5 221 29.8 25.4-34.6 *** *** *** 48 7.5 5.4-10.4 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 595 237 42.6 37.5-47.8 57 8.6 6.3-11.5 205 34.1 29.1-39.4 23 3.7 2.3- 6.0 54 8.3 6.3-11.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 209 73 41.6 32.5-51.2 23 11.7 7.0-18.9 76 32.2 24.3-41.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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