2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,277 2,221 52.4 50.6-54.2 1,342 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 17.6 16.2-19.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 723 405 57.6 53.3-61.8 247 31.7 27.9-35.8 71 10.7 8.3-13.6
GENDER
Male 277 153 56.1 49.3-62.6 89 30.2 24.4-36.7 35 13.8 9.7-19.1
Female 446 252 58.9 53.3-64.2 158 33.0 28.0-38.4 36 8.2 5.6-11.7
AGE
18-34 158 82 54.7 45.7-63.3 47 26.3 19.5-34.5 29 19.1 13.1-26.9
35-44 127 82 62.6 52.4-71.8 31 23.6 16.3-33.0 14 13.8 7.8-23.1
45-54 126 68 55.1 44.8-64.9 47 37.5 28.2-47.8 *** *** ***
55-64 126 83 67.5 57.1-76.3 36 26.1 18.1-36.0 *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 106 61.8 53.1-69.8 48 25.1 18.5-33.3 23 13.1 8.4-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 238 133 57.7 50.5-64.7 82 32.0 25.6-39.0 23 10.3 6.7-15.6
College Graduate 255 138 54.8 47.8-61.6 101 39.6 33.0-46.6 16 5.7 3.3- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** 32 26.9 18.6-37.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** 24 23.2 15.3-33.7 11 14.8 8.0-25.7
$75,000+ 189 107 56.2 47.9-64.2 70 38.4 30.7-46.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 98 49.9 41.6-58.1 97 44.0 36.0-52.2 *** *** ***
No 489 291 60.4 55.1-65.3 145 28.1 23.6-33.0 53 11.6 8.6-15.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 637 364 58.3 53.7-62.8 209 30.3 26.2-34.6 64 11.4 8.8-14.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 318 174 56.7 50.3-62.8 104 30.5 25.0-36.6 40 12.8 9.3-17.4
Regional City or Suburban County 189 109 59.4 50.9-67.3 66 31.8 24.6-39.8 *** *** ***
Rural 216 122 57.4 49.2-65.2 77 33.4 26.1-41.4 17 9.2 5.4-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 407 261 66.2 60.7-71.3 108 24.3 19.9-29.3 38 9.5 6.6-13.3
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 151 76 55.0 45.2-64.4 71 43.4 34.0-53.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** 29 23.3 15.0-34.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 198 59.9 53.7-65.8 111 32.2 26.7-38.2 28 7.9 5.2-11.9
HOUSING
Own 347 196 58.9 52.8-64.7 126 33.3 27.9-39.1 25 7.9 5.2-11.8
Rent 305 170 56.4 50.1-62.6 105 32.0 26.5-38.1 30 11.6 7.9-16.7
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 126 58.7 50.8-66.3 77 31.7 24.8-39.5 16 9.5 5.7-15.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 105 59.1 50.3-67.2 53 28.0 21.1-36.2 20 12.9 8.1-20.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 174 55.9 49.5-62.1 117 34.0 28.3-40.3 35 10.1 7.1-14.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 156 79 51.1 41.8-60.4 58 37.7 29.1-47.1 19 11.2 6.9-17.7
2nd Quartile 259 151 61.0 53.9-67.6 83 28.9 23.0-35.6 25 10.1 6.5-15.3
3rd Quartile 207 117 56.8 48.7-64.6 70 30.9 24.0-38.8 20 12.3 7.8-18.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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