2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,316 469 11.3 10.2-12.5 3,847 88.7 87.5-89.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 732 67 8.8 6.6-11.7 665 91.2 88.3-93.4
GENDER
Male 282 19 5.5 3.3- 9.0 263 94.5 91.0-96.7
Female 450 48 11.6 8.2-16.2 402 88.4 83.8-91.8
AGE
18-34 160 18 12.2 7.3-19.5 142 87.8 80.5-92.7
35-44 128 18 13.5 8.0-21.9 110 86.5 78.1-92.0
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 17 10.7 6.3-17.6 162 89.3 82.4-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 240 30 11.1 7.1-16.8 210 88.9 83.2-92.9
College Graduate 258 15 4.2 2.4- 7.2 243 95.8 92.8-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 24 13.2 7.9-21.1 183 86.8 78.9-92.1
No 494 39 7.1 4.9-10.0 455 92.9 90.0-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 644 66 10.1 7.6-13.4 578 89.9 86.6-92.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 320 29 9.6 6.4-14.1 291 90.4 85.9-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 219 22 8.5 5.1-13.9 197 91.5 86.1-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 34 8.8 5.7-13.2 376 91.2 86.8-94.3
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 18 3.6 2.1- 6.0 323 96.4 94.0-97.9
HOUSING
Own 352 17 5.8 3.3-10.0 335 94.2 90.0-96.7
Rent 308 40 13.3 9.5-18.3 268 86.7 81.7-90.5
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 21 8.1 4.8-13.4 201 91.9 86.6-95.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 17 8.3 4.6-14.4 165 91.7 85.6-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 328 29 9.7 6.3-14.8 299 90.3 85.2-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 262 24 8.8 5.5-13.7 238 91.2 86.3-94.5
3rd Quartile 210 19 7.3 4.4-12.0 191 92.7 88.0-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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