2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,277 2,221 52.4 50.6-54.2 1,342 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 17.6 16.2-19.0
GENDER
Male 1,961 975 50.5 47.9-53.1 546 26.9 24.6-29.3 440 22.6 20.6-24.9
Female 2,316 1,246 54.2 51.7-56.7 796 33.0 30.7-35.3 274 12.8 11.1-14.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,700 1,435 53.2 50.9-55.4 969 33.9 31.8-36.1 296 12.9 11.4-14.6
Non-Hispanic Black 723 405 57.6 53.3-61.8 247 31.7 27.9-35.8 71 10.7 8.3-13.6
Non-Hispanic Other 234 123 52.4 44.5-60.1 56 23.5 17.6-30.6 55 24.2 17.9-31.8
Hispanic 576 237 39.5 35.1-44.1 58 9.6 7.2-12.8 281 50.8 46.2-55.4
AGE
18-34 959 416 45.7 42.0-49.5 211 22.2 19.3-25.4 332 32.0 28.7-35.6
35-44 649 349 54.4 50.0-58.7 146 20.3 17.2-23.9 154 25.3 21.5-29.4
45-54 673 371 55.9 51.5-60.2 190 28.5 24.7-32.6 112 15.6 12.8-18.9
55-64 705 406 59.5 55.1-63.7 240 33.2 29.2-37.5 59 7.3 5.4- 9.8
65-74 654 363 54.4 49.8-58.9 269 42.9 38.4-47.4 22 2.8 1.8- 4.4
75+ 562 274 48.8 43.1-54.6 263 46.8 41.2-52.6 25 4.3 2.7- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 169 42.8 37.2-48.7 69 21.8 16.8-27.7 165 35.4 30.3-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 928 479 53.9 50.1-57.8 248 25.5 22.4-29.0 201 20.5 17.6-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,128 589 52.3 48.9-55.6 374 31.8 28.7-35.0 165 15.9 13.5-18.7
College Graduate 1,797 972 54.5 51.8-57.1 647 35.1 32.6-37.7 178 10.4 8.9-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,304 599 46.0 42.7-49.4 548 40.3 37.1-43.7 157 13.6 11.4-16.2
No 2,835 1,555 55.4 53.3-57.6 760 25.7 23.9-27.6 520 18.8 17.2-20.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 238 49.6 44.5-54.7 209 40.4 35.5-45.4 49 10.0 7.4-13.5
Non-Veteran 3,771 1,977 52.8 50.8-54.7 1,132 28.7 27.0-30.4 662 18.6 17.1-20.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,302 1,252 56.1 53.7-58.4 570 23.1 21.2-25.1 480 20.8 19.0-22.8
Unemployed 204 86 39.2 31.5-47.4 40 18.9 13.6-25.6 78 41.9 33.9-50.4
Retired 1,150 601 51.7 48.0-55.4 508 45.2 41.5-48.9 41 3.2 2.2- 4.6
Unable to Work 259 106 39.1 32.4-46.2 138 52.4 45.2-59.5 15 8.5 5.0-14.2
Other not in Labor Force 298 151 48.7 41.9-55.6 71 26.5 20.8-33.1 76 24.8 19.1-31.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 89 41.7 33.7-50.1 54 31.3 23.4-40.4 53 27.0 20.1-35.3
$15,000- 24,999 280 126 43.8 36.8-51.1 91 32.4 26.0-39.5 63 23.8 18.2-30.5
$25,000- 34,999 352 174 52.6 46.1-58.9 112 30.2 24.7-36.3 66 17.3 13.3-22.2
$35,000- 49,999 511 276 55.5 50.2-60.7 136 25.3 21.1-30.1 99 19.1 15.3-23.7
$50,000-74,999 499 265 53.1 47.9-58.2 162 29.9 25.5-34.8 72 17.0 13.4-21.4
$75,000-100,000 465 250 54.1 48.5-59.5 160 32.0 27.3-37.1 55 13.9 10.0-19.1
$100,000-150,000 446 242 56.1 50.7-61.3 147 31.0 26.3-36.1 57 13.0 9.8-17.0
$150,000+ 504 297 59.2 54.3-63.9 169 32.5 28.0-37.2 38 8.3 5.9-11.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,024 502 48.9 45.1-52.8 311 29.0 25.6-32.5 211 22.1 19.2-25.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 113 46 37.0 27.2-47.9 26 24.3 15.6-35.9 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 265 132 49.5 42.5-56.6 65 26.4 20.5-33.3 68 24.1 18.6-30.5
101% to 150% 431 219 53.9 48.0-59.7 138 28.7 23.8-34.0 74 17.4 13.5-22.2
151% to 200% 210 89 40.4 32.7-48.6 74 36.9 29.2-45.4 47 22.7 16.7-30.0
More than 200% 2,163 1,200 56.4 53.9-58.8 715 31.0 28.8-33.3 248 12.6 10.9-14.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,024 502 48.9 45.1-52.8 311 29.0 25.6-32.5 211 22.1 19.2-25.3
HOUSING
Own 2,615 1,448 55.2 52.9-57.5 907 32.6 30.5-34.7 260 12.2 10.7-13.9
Rent 1,341 615 44.7 41.7-47.8 349 24.7 22.1-27.5 377 30.6 27.8-33.5
Other arrangement 288 143 49.7 42.9-56.6 78 24.4 19.0-30.8 67 25.8 20.2-32.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,497 748 51.5 48.5-54.5 445 28.2 25.6-30.9 304 20.3 18.0-22.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,239 644 52.3 49.0-55.7 407 32.1 29.0-35.3 188 15.6 13.3-18.1
Rural 1,541 829 53.4 50.3-56.4 490 30.1 27.4-32.9 222 16.5 14.3-19.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 882 458 52.2 48.3-56.2 279 30.4 26.9-34.2 145 17.3 14.5-20.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,352 711 52.4 49.1-55.7 442 31.3 28.3-34.4 199 16.3 13.9-18.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,043 1,052 52.5 49.9-55.0 621 28.9 26.7-31.3 370 18.6 16.7-20.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,504 764 51.3 48.3-54.3 495 31.9 29.2-34.8 245 16.8 14.6-19.2
2nd Quartile 1,365 733 53.6 50.4-56.8 405 28.5 25.8-31.5 227 17.8 15.4-20.5
3rd Quartile 1,029 524 51.6 48.0-55.2 334 30.8 27.5-34.2 171 17.6 15.1-20.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 379 200 53.7 47.5-59.7 108 27.3 22.3-33.1 71 19.0 14.7-24.3

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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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