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%)
North Carolina 2,961 2,549 87.2 85.8-88.6 412 12.8 11.4-14.2
-FEMALES 1,580 1,393 89.0 87.0-90.7 187 11.0 9.3-13.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 871 824 94.2 91.9-95.8 47 5.8 4.2- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 332 322 96.9 93.1-98.7 *** *** ***
Other 365 239 68.6 62.6-74.1 126 31.4 25.9-37.4
AGE
18-34 440 370 84.8 80.3-88.4 70 15.2 11.6-19.7
35-44 358 311 88.3 84.3-91.4 47 11.7 8.6-15.7
45-54 389 341 89.8 86.2-92.5 48 10.2 7.5-13.8
55-64 393 371 96.0 93.3-97.6 22 4.0 2.4- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 69 55.0 45.4-64.3 78 45.0 35.7-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 287 241 86.7 81.5-90.6 46 13.3 9.4-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 442 410 93.9 90.7-96.0 32 6.1 4.0- 9.3
College Graduate 697 668 95.4 92.8-97.1 29 4.6 2.9- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 112 80.1 71.2-86.7 32 19.9 13.3-28.8
$35,000- 49,999 179 157 90.8 85.4-94.3 22 9.2 5.7-14.6
$50,000- 74,999 200 182 90.4 84.5-94.2 18 9.6 5.8-15.5
$75,000+ 543 532 97.1 94.4-98.5 11 2.9 1.5- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 435 378 87.3 83.0-90.6 57 12.7 9.4-17.0
No 1,091 967 89.6 87.3-91.6 124 10.4 8.4-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 61 100 . - . *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,515 1,328 88.5 86.4-90.3 187 11.5 9.7-13.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 588 523 89.5 86.0-92.1 65 10.5 7.9-14.0
Regional City or Suburban County 462 410 90.4 86.8-93.1 52 9.6 6.9-13.2
Rural 530 460 87.4 83.6-90.4 70 12.6 9.6-16.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,022 926 90.5 88.0-92.5 96 9.5 7.5-12.0
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 93 90 97.9 92.1-99.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 122 113 90.6 81.9-95.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 224 171 82.8 77.1-87.3 53 17.2 12.7-22.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 89 74.3 64.1-82.5 36 25.7 17.5-35.9
101% to 150% 169 140 86.2 78.8-91.4 29 13.8 8.6-21.2
151% to 200% 75 62 83.3 71.5-90.8 13 16.7 9.2-28.5
More than 200% 795 766 95.7 93.5-97.2 29 4.3 2.8- 6.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 322 284 88.7 84.3-92.0 38 11.3 8.0-15.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 476 421 89.3 85.4-92.3 55 10.7 7.7-14.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 782 688 88.9 86.0-91.3 94 11.1 8.7-14.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 552 486 89.2 85.4-92.0 66 10.8 8.0-14.6
2nd Quartile 520 466 89.7 85.9-92.5 54 10.3 7.5-14.1
3rd Quartile 361 321 90.5 86.7-93.2 40 9.5 6.8-13.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 147 120 82.0 73.9-88.0 27 18.0 12.0-26.1

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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 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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