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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,439 770 53.0 49.9-56.2 569 38.8 35.7-41.9 100 8.2 6.5-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 446 252 58.9 53.3-64.2 158 33.0 28.0-38.4 36 8.2 5.6-11.7
Other 407 209 52.6 46.2-58.9 64 14.9 11.1-19.6 134 32.5 26.9-38.8
AGE
18-34 451 208 47.8 42.3-53.3 118 24.1 20.0-28.8 125 28.1 23.3-33.4
35-44 354 201 58.6 52.8-64.3 102 26.9 22.2-32.3 51 14.4 10.7-19.2
45-54 386 222 57.7 51.9-63.3 119 32.7 27.4-38.4 45 9.6 7.0-13.1
55-64 394 232 62.3 56.5-67.8 137 33.7 28.4-39.5 25 3.9 2.5- 6.1
65-74 368 206 54.9 48.7-60.9 151 42.7 36.7-48.9 11 2.4 1.3- 4.5
75+ 325 156 46.6 39.0-54.4 156 49.5 41.8-57.3 13 3.8 2.0- 7.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 94 49.2 40.7-57.8 38 22.3 15.5-31.0 63 28.5 21.8-36.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 257 58.1 52.2-63.7 135 28.2 23.4-33.6 64 13.7 10.1-18.4
Some Post-H.S. 667 359 53.2 48.7-57.7 235 34.3 30.2-38.6 73 12.5 9.6-16.1
College Graduate 988 529 53.6 49.9-57.3 387 38.5 35.0-42.1 72 7.9 6.1-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** 29 27.0 18.2-38.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 82 48.0 38.5-57.7 59 37.2 28.3-47.0 21 14.8 8.8-23.8
$25,000- 34,999 216 121 59.1 50.8-66.8 70 30.8 23.9-38.7 25 10.1 6.5-15.5
$35,000- 49,999 273 158 60.1 52.8-66.9 82 28.7 22.8-35.5 33 11.2 7.2-17.0
$50,000- 74,999 278 151 54.8 47.7-61.7 94 30.2 24.4-36.7 33 15.0 10.4-21.2
$75,000+ 670 370 55.7 51.2-60.1 256 36.9 32.7-41.2 44 7.5 5.0-11.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 353 47.4 42.8-52.1 310 41.7 37.2-46.3 66 10.9 8.2-14.4
No 1,516 855 57.2 54.2-60.2 466 29.3 26.7-32.1 195 13.5 11.4-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,235 1,208 54.5 51.9-57.1 760 32.5 30.2-34.9 267 13.0 11.3-14.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 791 399 51.8 47.7-56.0 271 31.3 27.8-35.1 121 16.8 13.7-20.6
Regional City or Suburban County 650 350 53.7 49.0-58.3 233 36.1 31.7-40.8 67 10.2 7.8-13.3
Rural 875 497 56.9 52.7-61.1 292 32.1 28.3-36.1 86 11.0 8.5-14.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,100 634 58.9 55.5-62.3 321 27.2 24.3-30.3 145 13.9 11.5-16.5
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** 27 24.5 16.4-34.9 *** *** ***
Retired 687 364 52.4 47.5-57.2 299 44.7 39.9-49.6 24 2.9 1.8- 4.7
Unable to Work 152 63 39.4 30.6-48.8 83 55.4 45.9-64.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 240 121 49.7 41.9-57.6 58 24.6 18.6-31.7 61 25.7 19.2-33.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 86 56.9 47.2-66.1 43 28.9 21.1-38.2 24 14.2 8.5-22.9
101% to 150% 254 144 60.2 52.5-67.4 86 30.9 24.3-38.2 24 9.0 5.7-13.8
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.7 10.2-26.2
More than 200% 1,087 603 56.3 52.7-59.7 399 34.7 31.5-38.1 85 9.0 6.9-11.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 482 274 56.6 51.0-62.0 150 30.6 25.7-36.0 58 12.8 9.5-17.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 750 405 54.7 50.1-59.2 273 35.1 30.9-39.5 72 10.3 7.6-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,084 567 52.8 49.2-56.3 373 32.5 29.4-35.8 144 14.7 12.3-17.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 807 415 51.3 47.1-55.5 294 35.6 31.7-39.6 98 13.1 10.5-16.3
2nd Quartile 723 400 56.0 51.4-60.5 238 31.3 27.3-35.5 85 12.7 9.7-16.5
3rd Quartile 567 308 54.2 49.2-59.1 195 33.5 29.0-38.5 64 12.3 9.4-15.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 219 123 57.7 49.3-65.6 69 29.0 22.2-36.7 27 13.4 8.6-20.2

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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 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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