2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,553 2,998 84.8 83.4-86.2 209 6.0 5.1- 7.0 346 9.2 8.1-10.3
GENDER
Male 1,567 1,282 82.9 80.7-84.9 97 6.0 4.8- 7.4 188 11.1 9.4-12.9
Female 1,986 1,716 86.5 84.6-88.2 112 6.0 4.8- 7.4 158 7.5 6.3- 9.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,265 2,083 91.0 89.4-92.4 112 5.3 4.3- 6.4 70 3.8 2.8- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 627 556 88.8 85.7-91.3 47 6.9 5.0- 9.4 24 4.3 2.8- 6.6
Non-Hispanic Other 163 137 83.1 75.0-89.0 17 9.3 5.3-15.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 470 200 42.5 37.6-47.6 32 6.8 4.6- 9.9 238 50.8 45.7-55.8
AGE
18-34 630 440 73.5 69.5-77.3 65 10.5 8.0-13.7 125 16.0 13.1-19.3
35-44 547 419 78.0 73.9-81.6 44 7.8 5.6-10.6 84 14.3 11.3-17.9
45-54 590 458 80.4 76.7-83.6 49 7.2 5.3- 9.7 83 12.5 9.9-15.6
55-64 624 548 90.0 87.2-92.2 40 5.5 3.9- 7.7 36 4.6 3.1- 6.6
65-74 593 585 98.9 97.7-99.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 510 502 98.6 96.7-99.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 354 173 57.5 51.6-63.3 18 5.2 3.2- 8.5 163 37.2 31.8-43.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 755 608 83.9 80.8-86.6 61 7.3 5.5- 9.6 86 8.8 6.8-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 956 838 87.8 85.1-90.0 60 6.3 4.8- 8.4 58 5.9 4.4- 7.9
College Graduate 1,472 1,370 92.9 91.1-94.3 70 4.9 3.7- 6.4 32 2.2 1.5- 3.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,124 966 85.8 83.2-88.1 66 6.1 4.7- 7.9 92 8.1 6.4-10.3
No 2,333 1,956 84.7 83.0-86.3 136 5.9 4.8- 7.1 241 9.4 8.2-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 384 367 95.1 91.8-97.1 12 3.4 1.8- 6.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,163 2,625 83.5 82.0-85.0 197 6.3 5.4- 7.4 341 10.1 9.0-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,885 1,523 82.3 80.3-84.1 124 6.5 5.3- 7.9 238 11.2 9.8-12.9
Unemployed 146 80 58.1 48.1-67.5 36 23.5 16.1-33.0 30 18.4 11.9-27.3
Retired 1,036 1,016 98.0 96.7-98.8 12 1.1 0.6- 2.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 214 188 85.2 78.4-90.2 15 7.7 4.3-13.2 11 7.1 3.8-12.9
Other not in Labor Force 222 156 76.4 69.6-82.1 19 7.1 4.4-11.4 47 16.5 11.7-22.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 95 65.8 55.4-74.8 21 19.4 11.8-30.3 23 14.8 9.5-22.2
$15,000- 24,999 223 156 72.0 64.4-78.5 23 9.8 6.1-15.3 44 18.3 12.9-25.2
$25,000- 34,999 272 210 77.3 70.9-82.6 16 7.2 4.2-12.3 46 15.5 11.3-20.8
$35,000- 49,999 440 351 81.0 76.4-84.9 32 7.0 4.7-10.2 57 12.0 8.9-16.0
$50,000-74,999 404 356 88.3 84.2-91.5 28 6.5 4.2- 9.8 20 5.2 3.1- 8.4
$75,000-100,000 377 354 92.7 88.2-95.5 14 3.7 1.9- 7.0 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 373 349 93.3 89.8-95.7 12 3.4 1.8- 6.3 12 3.3 1.7- 6.1
$150,000+ 419 401 94.2 90.6-96.5 12 2.9 1.6- 5.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 726 81.4 78.4-84.1 51 5.8 4.3- 7.8 129 12.8 10.5-15.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 220 132 60.7 52.9-68.0 20 11.0 6.6-17.8 68 28.3 22.0-35.6
101% to 150% 349 280 82.7 77.6-86.8 29 7.3 4.9-10.8 40 10.0 6.8-14.4
151% to 200% 176 136 77.5 69.7-83.8 14 9.0 5.1-15.4 26 13.5 8.8-20.0
More than 200% 1,779 1,650 92.2 90.6-93.6 76 4.1 3.2- 5.3 53 3.7 2.7- 5.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 726 81.4 78.4-84.1 51 5.8 4.3- 7.8 129 12.8 10.5-15.4
HOUSING
Own 2,347 2,151 90.3 88.7-91.6 90 4.2 3.3- 5.3 106 5.5 4.5- 6.8
Rent 949 657 67.8 64.3-71.1 85 10.6 8.4-13.4 207 21.6 18.8-24.6
Other arrangement 229 169 75.1 68.0-81.1 34 13.5 9.4-19.0 26 11.4 7.2-17.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,148 940 83.3 80.7-85.6 77 6.7 5.2- 8.6 131 10.0 8.3-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,043 889 86.1 83.5-88.3 56 5.3 4.0- 7.2 98 8.6 6.8-10.8
Rural 1,362 1,169 85.2 82.8-87.4 76 5.9 4.6- 7.6 117 8.9 7.2-10.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 738 631 84.8 81.5-87.6 45 6.4 4.6- 8.8 62 8.8 6.7-11.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,182 1,012 86.3 83.9-88.4 68 5.8 4.5- 7.5 102 7.9 6.3- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,633 1,355 83.7 81.5-85.7 96 5.9 4.7- 7.5 182 10.4 8.8-12.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,239 1,044 84.1 81.5-86.4 83 7.6 5.9- 9.7 112 8.3 6.7-10.2
2nd Quartile 1,107 934 85.2 82.7-87.5 59 4.9 3.7- 6.4 114 9.9 8.1-12.1
3rd Quartile 878 750 86.6 83.9-88.9 46 5.1 3.7- 7.0 82 8.4 6.6-10.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 329 270 81.1 75.4-85.8 21 7.2 4.4-11.5 38 11.7 8.1-16.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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