2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,316 469 11.3 10.2-12.5 3,847 88.7 87.5-89.8
GENDER
Male 1,973 190 9.7 8.3-11.3 1,783 90.3 88.7-91.7
Female 2,343 279 12.8 11.2-14.6 2,064 87.2 85.4-88.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,725 201 8.6 7.3-10.0 2,524 91.4 90.0-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 732 67 8.8 6.6-11.7 665 91.2 88.3-93.4
Non-Hispanic Other 235 43 18.3 13.1-24.9 192 81.7 75.1-86.9
Hispanic 579 150 25.1 21.4-29.2 429 74.9 70.8-78.6
AGE
18-34 968 168 16.8 14.2-19.7 800 83.2 80.3-85.8
35-44 656 94 13.9 11.2-17.1 562 86.1 82.9-88.8
45-54 679 97 12.7 10.1-15.7 582 87.3 84.3-89.9
55-64 711 76 10.8 8.3-14.0 635 89.2 86.0-91.7
65-74 658 21 3.4 2.0- 5.7 637 96.6 94.3-98.0
75+ 567 *** *** *** 560 98.6 96.7-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 92 20.6 16.4-25.5 312 79.4 74.5-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 936 125 12.2 10.0-14.8 811 87.8 85.2-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,137 132 11.8 9.7-14.2 1,005 88.2 85.8-90.3
College Graduate 1,817 117 6.7 5.5- 8.3 1,700 93.3 91.7-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,312 195 17.0 14.5-19.8 1,117 83.0 80.2-85.5
No 2,859 251 8.6 7.5- 9.9 2,608 91.4 90.1-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7 483 96.5 94.3-97.9
Non-Veteran 3,805 450 12.4 11.2-13.7 3,355 87.6 86.3-88.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,325 289 12.7 11.2-14.5 2,036 87.3 85.5-88.8
Unemployed 204 57 28.0 21.3-35.9 147 72.0 64.1-78.7
Retired 1,158 26 2.3 1.5- 3.5 1,132 97.7 96.5-98.5
Unable to Work 261 39 15.9 11.2-22.2 222 84.1 77.8-88.8
Other not in Labor Force 301 49 13.1 9.5-17.8 252 86.9 82.2-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 199 42 18.9 13.8-25.4 157 81.1 74.6-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 283 57 20.6 15.3-27.3 226 79.4 72.7-84.7
$25,000- 34,999 354 72 21.2 16.3-27.2 282 78.8 72.8-83.7
$35,000- 49,999 517 63 12.7 9.6-16.6 454 87.3 83.4-90.4
$50,000-74,999 504 61 12.5 9.5-16.4 443 87.5 83.6-90.5
$75,000-100,000 470 35 8.8 6.0-12.7 435 91.2 87.3-94.0
$100,000-150,000 452 19 4.1 2.5- 6.8 433 95.9 93.2-97.5
$150,000+ 510 *** *** *** 501 98.2 96.5-99.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,027 111 11.9 9.6-14.7 916 88.1 85.3-90.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 113 29 26.5 18.3-36.7 84 73.5 63.3-81.7
50% to 100% 267 73 28.1 21.9-35.2 194 71.9 64.8-78.1
101% to 150% 434 73 17.0 13.0-21.9 361 83.0 78.1-87.0
151% to 200% 212 33 14.8 10.1-21.0 179 85.2 79.0-89.9
More than 200% 2,189 137 6.7 5.5- 8.1 2,052 93.3 91.9-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,027 111 11.9 9.6-14.7 916 88.1 85.3-90.4
HOUSING
Own 2,638 170 7.8 6.6- 9.2 2,468 92.2 90.8-93.4
Rent 1,352 244 19.5 17.1-22.2 1,108 80.5 77.8-82.9
Other arrangement 292 53 19.3 14.2-25.6 239 80.7 74.4-85.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,509 189 11.9 10.1-13.8 1,320 88.1 86.2-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,252 133 11.3 9.3-13.7 1,119 88.7 86.3-90.7
Rural 1,555 147 10.7 8.9-12.9 1,408 89.3 87.1-91.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 892 94 10.7 8.5-13.4 798 89.3 86.6-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,368 145 11.1 9.2-13.3 1,223 88.9 86.7-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,056 230 11.7 10.1-13.5 1,826 88.3 86.5-89.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,513 143 10.3 8.5-12.4 1,370 89.7 87.6-91.5
2nd Quartile 1,379 176 13.0 11.0-15.2 1,203 87.0 84.8-89.0
3rd Quartile 1,041 105 9.7 7.9-12.0 936 90.3 88.0-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 383 45 12.5 8.9-17.3 338 87.5 82.7-91.1

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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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