2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,961 2,549 87.2 85.8-88.6 412 12.8 11.4-14.2
GENDER
Male 1,381 1,156 85.4 83.2-87.4 225 14.6 12.6-16.8
Female 1,580 1,393 89.0 87.0-90.7 187 11.0 9.3-13.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,679 1,579 93.4 91.7-94.7 100 6.6 5.3- 8.3
Non-Hispanic Black 535 509 94.4 91.5-96.4 26 5.6 3.6- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Other 192 173 87.3 79.8-92.3 19 12.7 7.7-20.2
Hispanic 535 276 50.9 46.1-55.6 259 49.1 44.4-53.9
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
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 300 130 51.7 45.1-58.2 170 48.3 41.8-54.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 646 531 86.0 82.7-88.7 115 14.0 11.3-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 750 680 91.8 89.2-93.7 70 8.2 6.3-10.8
College Graduate 1,255 1,202 95.8 94.2-97.0 53 4.2 3.0- 5.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 762 656 87.0 83.9-89.5 106 13.0 10.5-16.1
No 2,095 1,806 87.6 85.9-89.1 289 12.4 10.9-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 284 99.0 96.4-99.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,667 2,259 85.8 84.2-87.2 408 14.2 12.8-15.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,101 1,826 88.1 86.4-89.5 275 11.9 10.5-13.6
Unemployed 189 133 70.9 62.1-78.4 56 29.1 21.6-37.9
Retired 150 147 98.8 95.3-99.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 204 191 91.3 85.0-95.1 13 8.7 4.9-15.0
Other not in Labor Force 274 217 84.5 79.5-88.4 57 15.5 11.6-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 122 78.6 69.3-85.6 33 21.4 14.4-30.7
$15,000- 24,999 180 122 70.6 61.9-78.0 58 29.4 22.0-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 239 182 79.4 73.0-84.6 57 20.6 15.4-27.0
$35,000- 49,999 341 277 84.1 79.2-88.0 64 15.9 12.0-20.8
$50,000-74,999 351 318 90.8 86.8-93.6 33 9.2 6.4-13.2
$75,000-100,000 334 318 93.9 89.4-96.6 16 6.1 3.4-10.6
$100,000-150,000 366 354 96.3 93.1-98.1 12 3.7 1.9- 6.9
$150,000+ 422 412 96.1 92.7-98.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 573 444 81.1 77.3-84.3 129 18.9 15.7-22.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 136 68.1 60.4-74.9 76 31.9 25.1-39.6
101% to 150% 297 246 85.8 80.3-89.9 51 14.2 10.1-19.7
151% to 200% 146 116 82.4 74.8-88.1 30 17.6 11.9-25.2
More than 200% 1,575 1,494 94.3 92.7-95.5 81 5.7 4.5- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 573 444 81.1 77.3-84.3 129 18.9 15.7-22.7
HOUSING
Own 1,588 1,470 91.7 89.9-93.1 118 8.3 6.9-10.1
Rent 1,136 880 78.7 76.0-81.1 256 21.3 18.9-24.0
Other arrangement 226 190 83.4 76.5-88.7 36 16.6 11.3-23.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,131 963 86.7 84.3-88.8 168 13.3 11.2-15.7
Regional City or Suburban County 887 780 89.5 86.9-91.5 107 10.5 8.5-13.1
Rural 943 806 85.7 82.9-88.2 137 14.3 11.8-17.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 606 531 87.7 84.4-90.5 75 12.3 9.5-15.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 873 759 88.4 85.8-90.7 114 11.6 9.3-14.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,482 1,259 86.2 84.1-88.1 223 13.8 11.9-15.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,032 893 87.7 85.0-89.9 139 12.3 10.1-15.0
2nd Quartile 982 846 86.9 84.3-89.2 136 13.1 10.8-15.7
3rd Quartile 697 608 89.7 87.1-91.8 89 10.3 8.2-12.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 250 202 80.1 73.5-85.4 48 19.9 14.6-26.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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