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%)
North Carolina 1,843 1,634 89.3 87.6-90.9 209 10.7 9.1-12.4
-FEMALES 919 843 91.4 88.7-93.4 76 8.6 6.6-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 518 494 94.4 91.1-96.6 24 5.6 3.4- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 215 210 96.6 90.3-98.9 *** *** ***
Other 184 137 74.5 66.1-81.5 47 25.5 18.5-33.9
AGE
18-34 266 232 86.1 80.0-90.6 34 13.9 9.4-20.0
35-44 234 215 93.5 89.5-96.0 19 6.5 4.0-10.5
45-54 257 242 94.1 90.0-96.6 15 5.9 3.4-10.0
55-64 162 154 96.3 91.3-98.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 110 83.3 74.0-89.8 23 16.7 10.2-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 246 230 95.6 92.3-97.5 16 4.4 2.5- 7.7
College Graduate 485 476 97.4 94.0-98.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 99 94.1 88.0-97.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 138 131 94.0 86.8-97.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 409 403 97.6 94.0-99.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 176 87.4 80.0-92.3 22 12.6 7.7-20.0
No 694 642 92.6 89.8-94.6 52 7.4 5.4-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 878 802 90.9 88.2-93.1 76 9.1 6.9-11.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 364 337 92.3 88.1-95.1 27 7.7 4.9-11.9
Regional City or Suburban County 276 252 91.2 86.1-94.5 24 8.8 5.5-13.9
Rural 279 254 90.3 84.7-94.1 25 9.7 5.9-15.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 919 843 91.4 88.7-93.4 76 8.6 6.6-11.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 79 87.9 77.2-94.0 13 12.1 6.0-22.8
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 585 571 96.7 94.1-98.2 14 3.3 1.8- 5.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 169 154 91.9 86.3-95.4 15 8.1 4.6-13.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 267 243 89.8 83.7-93.8 24 10.2 6.2-16.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 483 446 92.1 88.6-94.6 37 7.9 5.4-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 324 299 92.7 88.4-95.5 25 7.3 4.5-11.6
2nd Quartile 315 291 90.4 84.8-94.1 24 9.6 5.9-15.2
3rd Quartile 209 196 93.7 88.9-96.5 13 6.3 3.5-11.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 57 83.0 71.4-90.5 14 17.0 9.5-28.6

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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 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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