2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^
Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 2,998 84.8 83.4-86.2 209 6.0 5.1- 7.0 346 9.2 8.1-10.3
-FEMALES 1,986 1,716 86.5 84.6-88.2 112 6.0 4.8- 7.4 158 7.5 6.3- 9.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,255 1,171 92.1 89.9-93.8 50 4.5 3.3- 6.1 34 3.4 2.3- 5.2
Non-Hispanic Black 391 351 89.5 85.3-92.6 31 7.7 5.2-11.4 *** *** ***
Other 324 182 62.0 55.4-68.1 30 9.6 6.1-14.7 112 28.5 23.2-34.3
AGE
18-34 313 224 74.2 68.1-79.4 36 11.9 8.2-17.0 53 13.9 10.2-18.7
35-44 304 248 83.4 78.4-87.4 21 6.5 4.1-10.2 35 10.1 7.0-14.3
45-54 347 276 81.9 77.1-85.9 31 8.3 5.6-12.1 40 9.8 7.0-13.5
55-64 349 311 91.1 87.3-93.9 17 3.9 2.3- 6.5 21 5.0 3.0- 8.4
65-74 340 336 99.1 97.3-99.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 300 296 99.0 97.0-99.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 88 61.5 52.9-69.4 11 5.3 2.9- 9.7 73 33.2 25.9-41.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 326 86.0 81.6-89.5 32 7.3 4.9-10.7 33 6.7 4.4-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 573 510 88.3 84.6-91.2 36 7.0 4.8-10.0 27 4.8 3.0- 7.5
College Graduate 841 787 92.9 90.2-94.9 33 4.3 2.8- 6.6 21 2.8 1.7- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.6 8.0-25.3
$15,000- 24,999 137 104 79.3 70.2-86.1 14 8.3 4.6-14.6 19 12.4 7.1-20.8
$25,000- 34,999 175 141 79.3 71.0-85.8 11 8.9 4.6-16.6 23 11.8 7.4-18.1
$35,000- 49,999 238 203 86.7 81.2-90.7 13 5.6 3.1- 9.8 22 7.8 4.8-12.3
$50,000- 74,999 226 202 88.8 82.6-93.0 15 6.0 3.2-11.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 586 560 93.9 90.6-96.1 15 3.1 1.7- 5.6 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 644 557 86.1 82.5-89.0 39 6.6 4.7- 9.3 48 7.3 5.2-10.2
No 1,294 1,121 87.0 84.6-89.0 69 5.5 4.1- 7.4 104 7.5 6.0- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 58 98.7 91.1-99.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,924 1,655 86.1 84.1-87.8 111 6.2 4.9- 7.6 158 7.8 6.5- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 625 534 85.7 82.1-88.7 41 7.1 4.9-10.1 50 7.2 5.2-10.0
Regional City or Suburban County 566 487 86.9 83.3-89.9 31 5.6 3.7- 8.4 48 7.4 5.3-10.3
Rural 795 695 86.8 83.7-89.4 40 5.3 3.7- 7.7 60 7.8 5.8-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 940 801 85.5 82.7-88.0 58 6.5 4.8- 8.7 81 8.0 6.2-10.2
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.5 4.2-16.3
Retired 631 618 98.0 96.0-99.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 109 87.2 78.7-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 189 127 74.1 66.4-80.5 17 7.7 4.6-12.7 45 18.2 12.8-25.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 79 66.0 55.4-75.3 *** *** *** 33 23.0 15.8-32.4
101% to 150% 222 184 85.7 79.8-90.1 18 7.1 4.2-11.7 20 7.2 4.2-12.0
151% to 200% 102 84 80.9 70.4-88.3 *** *** *** 12 12.0 6.4-21.4
More than 200% 929 872 92.7 90.1-94.6 36 4.1 2.8- 6.0 21 3.3 2.0- 5.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 361 85.5 81.0-89.0 29 7.2 4.7-10.9 31 7.3 5.0-10.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 592 87.5 84.2-90.3 34 5.3 3.7- 7.6 49 7.2 5.1-10.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 890 763 86.2 83.2-88.7 49 6.0 4.2- 8.4 78 7.9 6.1-10.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 680 582 85.0 81.3-88.1 44 7.9 5.5-11.2 54 7.0 5.1- 9.6
2nd Quartile 609 537 88.6 85.2-91.3 27 4.0 2.6- 6.0 45 7.4 5.2-10.5
3rd Quartile 503 441 88.3 84.7-91.1 26 4.9 3.2- 7.6 36 6.8 4.7- 9.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 194 156 79.2 71.5-85.3 15 9.6 5.4-16.5 23 11.2 7.1-17.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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