2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

What is the current primary source of your primary health insurance?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 689 274 39.5 35.3-43.9 51 8.6 6.3-11.6 189 25.4 21.8-29.5 87 13.4 10.4-17.0 56 8.6 6.5-11.2 32 4.6 3.1- 6.8
GENDER
Male 256 98 39.4 32.7-46.5 21 8.4 5.3-13.3 68 24.1 18.6-30.5 23 9.5 6.1-14.7 36 14.3 10.2-19.6 *** *** ***
Female 433 176 39.6 34.3-45.2 30 8.6 5.7-13.0 121 26.5 21.7-31.8 64 16.3 12.2-21.6 20 4.1 2.6- 6.6 22 4.8 3.1- 7.5
AGE
18-34 148 65 39.6 31.2-48.7 18 12.7 7.8-20.0 *** *** *** 29 25.8 17.6-36.0 16 9.8 5.7-16.3 *** *** ***
35-44 119 76 64.4 54.1-73.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.8 11.6-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 9.9 5.7-16.7 14 11.8 6.7-20.0 *** *** ***
55-64 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 17.9 11.7-26.5 14 9.2 5.0-16.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 12 15.9 8.9-27.0 *** *** *** 83 69.6 58.2-78.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 39 23.6 16.8-32.0 *** *** *** 56 29.9 22.4-38.6 34 25.0 17.4-34.7 14 9.2 5.3-15.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 227 92 43.8 36.6-51.4 20 10.5 6.4-16.8 64 25.0 19.2-31.8 27 9.3 6.2-13.8 16 7.5 4.5-12.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 254 137 57.6 50.6-64.2 19 8.5 5.2-13.8 46 13.9 10.2-18.6 *** *** *** 25 10.9 7.2-16.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 13 14.9 8.2-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 27.6 18.7-38.8 15 14.2 8.2-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.2 7.3-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 127 70.4 62.6-77.1 *** *** *** 16 7.7 4.4-13.0 *** *** *** 23 11.7 7.6-17.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 39 20.3 14.3-28.1 *** *** *** 86 39.1 31.3-47.4 33 14.7 10.1-20.8 20 12.1 7.7-18.4 *** *** ***
No 464 228 48.2 42.8-53.5 40 9.4 6.7-13.0 94 19.7 15.7-24.4 50 12.5 8.9-17.2 33 7.0 4.8-10.1 19 3.3 2.0- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 23.6 15.0-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 602 259 42.7 38.1-47.5 50 9.8 7.1-13.2 167 25.8 21.8-30.2 87 15.6 12.2-19.8 *** *** *** 30 4.8 3.2- 7.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 295 143 48.9 42.3-55.5 24 7.9 5.2-12.0 65 20.3 15.7-26.0 36 13.4 9.0-19.5 *** *** *** 15 5.2 3.0- 8.9
Regional City or Suburban County 181 76 39.3 31.3-48.0 *** *** *** 37 17.0 11.8-23.7 17 10.5 5.9-18.2 29 17.3 11.9-24.6 *** *** ***
Rural 213 55 27.5 20.8-35.5 15 7.9 4.6-13.4 87 39.1 31.3-47.4 34 15.7 10.8-22.4 15 6.8 3.9-11.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 395 239 58.9 53.0-64.5 35 9.5 6.5-13.7 32 6.3 4.3- 9.3 41 11.7 8.2-16.5 33 9.0 6.2-12.8 15 4.6 2.6- 8.0
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 17 13.6 7.9-22.2 *** *** *** 104 69.2 59.6-77.3 *** *** *** 13 8.8 4.9-15.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 188 57.6 51.3-63.6 21 5.6 3.4- 9.1 53 14.5 10.8-19.2 23 7.0 4.3-11.3 35 11.2 7.9-15.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 335 147 42.8 36.8-48.9 19 7.1 4.3-11.5 100 27.3 22.2-33.1 18 8.7 5.3-14.1 38 10.4 7.4-14.4 *** *** ***
Rent 295 108 35.4 29.6-41.7 25 10.4 6.7-15.6 77 22.8 18.0-28.4 54 19.3 14.7-25.0 17 6.8 4.1-11.1 14 5.3 3.0- 9.0
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 52 23.4 17.4-30.8 14 8.6 4.8-14.9 73 31.5 24.5-39.6 32 15.5 10.5-22.2 36 17.4 12.4-23.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 71 43.6 35.0-52.6 13 7.4 4.1-12.8 51 26.6 19.7-35.0 22 15.0 9.3-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 306 151 49.4 42.8-56.0 24 9.3 5.8-14.6 65 19.9 15.3-25.5 33 10.7 6.8-16.4 15 4.9 2.8- 8.5 18 5.8 3.5- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 72 50.9 41.1-60.6 *** *** *** 31 18.4 12.3-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 242 110 44.6 37.4-52.1 16 6.3 3.7-10.5 53 20.0 14.7-26.5 35 16.7 11.2-24.2 15 6.7 3.9-11.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 204 75 37.6 30.0-45.7 16 9.6 5.5-16.0 61 27.8 21.1-35.7 18 8.1 4.9-13.0 24 12.5 8.2-18.6 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 98 17 14.6 8.6-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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