2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,244 3,819 90.2 89.1-91.2 425 9.8 8.8-10.9
GENDER
Male 1,934 1,700 88.5 86.8-90.0 234 11.5 10.0-13.2
Female 2,310 2,119 91.8 90.4-93.1 191 8.2 6.9- 9.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,691 2,589 95.3 94.2-96.3 102 4.7 3.7- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Black 718 689 95.5 93.2-97.0 29 4.5 3.0- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Other 228 209 89.1 82.6-93.4 19 10.9 6.6-17.4
Hispanic 566 301 52.3 47.7-56.9 265 47.7 43.1-52.3
AGE
18-34 931 766 84.2 81.3-86.7 165 15.8 13.3-18.7
35-44 652 549 85.0 81.6-87.9 103 15.0 12.1-18.4
45-54 674 573 86.9 83.9-89.3 101 13.1 10.7-16.1
55-64 704 661 95.1 92.9-96.6 43 4.9 3.4- 7.1
65-74 655 651 99.4 98.5-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 559 558 99.9 99.4- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 398 221 63.0 57.5-68.2 177 37.0 31.8-42.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 917 800 89.6 87.1-91.6 117 10.4 8.4-12.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,110 1,038 93.8 91.9-95.3 72 6.2 4.7- 8.1
College Graduate 1,804 1,749 96.7 95.5-97.6 55 3.3 2.4- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,296 1,187 91.4 89.3-93.1 109 8.6 6.9-10.7
No 2,809 2,512 90.0 88.6-91.2 297 10.0 8.8-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 493 99.2 97.6-99.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,737 3,317 89.0 87.7-90.1 420 11.0 9.9-12.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,299 2,019 88.7 87.1-90.1 280 11.3 9.9-12.9
Unemployed 199 141 71.6 63.1-78.8 58 28.4 21.2-36.9
Retired 1,146 1,141 99.7 99.1-99.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 253 240 92.7 87.3-95.9 13 7.3 4.1-12.7
Other not in Labor Force 288 230 84.8 79.9-88.6 58 15.2 11.4-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 158 80.8 72.8-86.9 36 19.2 13.1-27.2
$15,000- 24,999 278 219 79.7 73.2-85.0 59 20.3 15.0-26.8
$25,000- 34,999 349 291 84.4 79.4-88.3 58 15.6 11.7-20.6
$35,000- 49,999 511 446 88.2 84.6-91.1 65 11.8 8.9-15.4
$50,000-74,999 499 466 93.2 90.2-95.3 33 6.8 4.7- 9.8
$75,000-100,000 465 449 95.3 91.8-97.4 16 4.7 2.6- 8.2
$100,000-150,000 448 435 96.7 93.8-98.2 13 3.3 1.8- 6.2
$150,000+ 506 496 96.6 93.6-98.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 859 87.7 85.2-89.8 135 12.3 10.2-14.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 262 186 73.2 66.5-79.1 76 26.8 20.9-33.5
101% to 150% 429 377 89.1 85.0-92.3 52 10.9 7.7-15.0
151% to 200% 207 176 85.9 79.7-90.4 31 14.1 9.6-20.3
More than 200% 2,169 2,088 95.6 94.3-96.5 81 4.4 3.5- 5.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 859 87.7 85.2-89.8 135 12.3 10.2-14.8
HOUSING
Own 2,610 2,489 94.2 92.9-95.2 121 5.8 4.8- 7.1
Rent 1,326 1,065 80.4 77.9-82.6 261 19.6 17.4-22.1
Other arrangement 278 241 84.9 78.6-89.6 37 15.1 10.4-21.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,476 1,301 89.1 87.1-90.7 175 10.9 9.3-12.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,228 1,118 91.7 89.7-93.3 110 8.3 6.7-10.3
Rural 1,540 1,400 90.1 88.1-91.8 140 9.9 8.2-11.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 883 807 91.2 88.7-93.2 76 8.8 6.8-11.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,343 1,227 91.5 89.5-93.1 116 8.5 6.9-10.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,018 1,785 88.9 87.2-90.4 233 11.1 9.6-12.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,493 1,349 90.5 88.5-92.2 144 9.5 7.8-11.5
2nd Quartile 1,347 1,204 89.4 87.2-91.2 143 10.6 8.8-12.8
3rd Quartile 1,025 936 92.5 90.6-94.0 89 7.5 6.0- 9.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 379 330 86.4 81.6-90.1 49 13.6 9.9-18.4

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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 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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