2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 2,998 84.8 83.4-86.2 209 6.0 5.1- 7.0 346 9.2 8.1-10.3
Eastern NC 961 830 85.5 82.7-88.0 55 6.4 4.7- 8.6 76 8.1 6.3-10.4
GENDER
Male 408 348 84.5 79.8-88.2 26 6.9 4.5-10.4 34 8.6 5.9-12.5
Female 553 482 86.4 82.6-89.5 29 5.9 3.9- 9.0 42 7.7 5.4-10.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 588 548 91.3 87.9-93.8 26 5.3 3.5- 8.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 215 194 88.9 82.6-93.1 15 7.9 4.4-13.9 *** *** ***
Other 146 80 58.6 48.7-67.8 13 8.0 4.5-14.0 53 33.5 25.0-43.1
AGE
18-34 156 110 73.8 65.6-80.6 20 12.6 7.7-19.9 26 13.6 8.9-20.2
35-44 144 116 80.8 72.2-87.2 *** *** *** 17 12.1 6.9-20.2
45-54 148 121 84.7 77.8-89.8 *** *** *** 19 10.9 6.7-17.3
55-64 194 169 85.2 78.1-90.3 14 8.5 4.9-14.5 *** *** ***
65-74 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 31.9 22.6-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 199 85.3 79.1-89.9 20 8.5 5.2-13.8 16 6.2 3.4-11.0
Some Post-H.S. 271 242 88.4 83.0-92.2 17 6.5 3.8-10.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 359 335 91.7 87.3-94.7 14 4.3 2.4- 7.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 284 86.7 81.6-90.5 20 6.8 4.2-11.0 21 6.5 4.0-10.4
No 616 528 85.2 81.6-88.2 34 6.2 4.2- 9.0 54 8.6 6.4-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 801 673 82.9 79.6-85.8 53 7.4 5.5-10.0 75 9.7 7.5-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 482 396 81.4 76.9-85.1 34 8.0 5.5-11.6 52 10.6 7.9-14.2
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 300 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 123 102 82.5 72.5-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 108 85.6 76.7-91.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 285 272 92.8 87.6-96.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 249 210 85.4 79.9-89.6 *** *** *** 26 9.1 5.9-13.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 466 432 90.9 87.0-93.7 16 3.8 2.2- 6.5 18 5.3 3.2- 8.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 249 210 85.4 79.9-89.6 *** *** *** 26 9.1 5.9-13.7
HOUSING
Own 653 595 89.4 86.1-91.9 26 4.6 3.0- 7.1 32 6.0 4.2- 8.7
Rent 241 182 72.4 65.2-78.6 21 12.6 7.9-19.5 38 15.0 10.8-20.6
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 301 266 88.2 83.4-91.7 17 5.8 3.5- 9.6 18 6.0 3.6- 9.8
Rural 580 496 84.5 80.6-87.8 31 6.0 4.0- 9.0 53 9.4 6.9-12.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 579 491 84.6 80.8-87.8 37 6.8 4.7- 9.8 51 8.6 6.3-11.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 288 256 86.8 81.1-91.0 *** *** *** 21 8.3 5.1-13.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 187 168 87.1 79.3-92.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 179 157 86.1 78.8-91.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 308 270 88.2 83.6-91.6 18 5.0 3.1- 8.1 20 6.8 4.2-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 287 235 81.4 75.2-86.3 18 7.1 4.1-12.0 34 11.5 7.8-16.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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