2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,843 1,634 89.3 87.6-90.9 209 10.7 9.1-12.4
Eastern NC 487 444 91.9 88.8-94.2 43 8.1 5.8-11.2
GENDER
Male 241 217 91.0 86.2-94.2 24 9.0 5.8-13.8
Female 246 227 92.9 88.4-95.8 19 7.1 4.2-11.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 165 150 92.0 86.3-95.4 15 8.0 4.6-13.7
35-44 118 105 90.6 83.6-94.8 13 9.4 5.2-16.4
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 369 339 92.4 88.9-94.9 30 7.6 5.1-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 114 100 - *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 373 330 89.0 84.9-92.1 43 11.0 7.9-15.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 487 444 91.9 88.8-94.2 43 8.1 5.8-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 66 53 84.2 73.0-91.3 13 15.8 8.7-27.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 66 53 84.2 73.0-91.3 13 15.8 8.7-27.0
HOUSING
Own 285 268 93.1 88.8-95.8 17 6.9 4.2-11.2
Rent 168 144 87.8 81.7-92.1 24 12.2 7.9-18.3
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 248 215 88.2 83.1-91.9 33 11.8 8.1-16.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 292 263 91.6 87.5-94.4 29 8.4 5.6-12.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 111 90 84.2 75.5-90.2 21 15.8 9.8-24.5

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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 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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