2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,843 1,634 89.3 87.6-90.9 209 10.7 9.1-12.4
GENDER
Male 924 791 87.6 85.1-89.7 133 12.4 10.3-14.9
Female 919 843 91.4 88.7-93.4 76 8.6 6.6-11.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,056 1,007 94.4 92.3-96.0 49 5.6 4.0- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 349 338 96.2 92.6-98.1 11 3.8 1.9- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Other 119 112 92.1 83.1-96.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 313 172 51.1 45.0-57.3 141 48.9 42.7-55.0
AGE
18-34 622 526 85.4 81.9-88.4 96 14.6 11.6-18.1
35-44 449 401 90.9 87.8-93.3 48 9.1 6.7-12.2
45-54 453 406 89.8 86.3-92.5 47 10.2 7.5-13.7
55-64 319 301 96.0 93.3-97.7 18 4.0 2.3- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 47 39.9 30.8-49.8 95 60.1 50.2-69.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 298 86.7 82.3-90.2 60 13.3 9.8-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 434 401 94.2 91.5-96.1 33 5.8 3.9- 8.5
College Graduate 904 884 97.5 95.7-98.6 20 2.5 1.4- 4.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 356 304 85.5 80.5-89.4 52 14.5 10.6-19.5
No 1,437 1,290 90.7 88.9-92.3 147 9.3 7.7-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 198 197 99.2 94.7-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,643 1,435 88.0 86.0-89.7 208 12.0 10.3-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,843 1,634 89.3 87.6-90.9 209 10.7 9.1-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 102 78.5 69.6-85.4 34 21.5 14.6-30.4
$35,000- 49,999 214 181 87.6 82.3-91.5 33 12.4 8.5-17.7
$50,000-74,999 253 238 93.7 89.2-96.4 15 6.3 3.6-10.8
$75,000-100,000 240 233 96.0 90.7-98.4 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 279 270 96.1 91.9-98.1 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 343 338 97.4 93.7-99.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 208 80.0 74.2-84.7 61 20.0 15.3-25.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 134 87.8 80.6-92.6 24 12.2 7.4-19.4
151% to 200% 88 69 82.9 73.1-89.7 19 17.1 10.3-26.9
More than 200% 1,188 1,145 95.7 94.0-96.9 43 4.3 3.1- 6.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 269 208 80.0 74.2-84.7 61 20.0 15.3-25.8
HOUSING
Own 1,042 984 93.6 91.5-95.2 58 6.4 4.8- 8.5
Rent 705 569 80.7 77.3-83.7 136 19.3 16.3-22.7
Other arrangement 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 741 656 89.9 87.3-92.0 85 10.1 8.0-12.7
Regional City or Suburban County 574 515 90.2 87.0-92.8 59 9.8 7.2-13.0
Rural 528 463 87.7 83.9-90.6 65 12.3 9.4-16.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 311 89.7 85.6-92.7 38 10.3 7.3-14.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 462 89.8 86.2-92.5 56 10.2 7.5-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 976 861 88.9 86.5-91.0 115 11.1 9.0-13.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 655 583 90.1 87.1-92.4 72 9.9 7.6-12.9
2nd Quartile 626 558 88.7 85.3-91.4 68 11.3 8.6-14.7
3rd Quartile 430 388 92.0 89.0-94.2 42 8.0 5.8-11.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 105 80.9 72.4-87.3 27 19.1 12.7-27.6

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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