2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,715 1,555 89.8 87.7-91.6 160 10.2 8.4-12.3
Non-Hispanic White 965 926 94.4 91.7-96.2 39 5.6 3.8- 8.3
GENDER
Male 481 456 92.3 87.9-95.2 25 7.7 4.8-12.1
Female 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 318 302 92.8 87.6-95.9 16 7.2 4.1-12.4
35-44 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 225 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 148 90.8 83.9-94.9 13 9.2 5.1-16.1
Some Post-H.S. 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 536 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 530 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 751 726 95.2 92.2-97.1 25 4.8 2.9- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 840 804 94.2 91.3-96.1 36 5.8 3.9- 8.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 283 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 349 329 91.1 84.6-95.0 20 8.9 5.0-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 965 926 94.4 91.7-96.2 39 5.6 3.8- 8.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 723 701 95.3 92.1-97.3 22 4.7 2.7- 7.9
HOUSING
Own 657 638 95.3 92.1-97.3 19 4.7 2.7- 7.9
Rent 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 245 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 263 89.7 82.4-94.1 18 10.3 5.9-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 439 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 351 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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