2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
-MALES 1,567 1,282 82.9 80.7-84.9 97 6.0 4.8- 7.4 188 11.1 9.4-12.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,010 912 89.7 87.3-91.8 62 6.1 4.7- 8.0 36 4.1 2.8- 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black 236 205 88.0 82.8-91.8 16 5.8 3.3- 9.8 15 6.3 3.6-10.6
Other 309 155 55.5 49.0-61.9 19 6.0 3.6- 9.8 135 38.5 32.4-44.9
AGE
18-34 317 216 72.9 67.2-77.9 29 8.9 6.0-13.1 72 18.2 14.0-23.2
35-44 243 171 72.1 65.4-78.0 23 9.1 5.8-13.8 49 18.8 13.8-25.1
45-54 243 182 78.7 72.8-83.6 18 5.9 3.5- 9.5 43 15.5 11.3-20.9
55-64 275 237 88.7 84.2-92.0 23 7.3 4.6-11.2 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0
65-74 253 249 98.7 96.3-99.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 210 206 97.9 93.5-99.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 85 54.4 46.1-62.4 *** *** *** 90 40.4 32.8-48.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 282 82.0 77.3-85.9 29 7.3 4.9-10.8 53 10.7 7.7-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 383 328 87.1 83.1-90.3 24 5.5 3.5- 8.4 31 7.4 5.0-10.8
College Graduate 631 583 92.9 90.5-94.7 37 5.6 4.0- 7.8 11 1.5 0.8- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 69 73.9 63.1-82.4 *** *** *** 23 21.7 13.9-32.0
$35,000- 49,999 202 148 74.7 66.9-81.1 19 8.6 5.1-14.1 35 16.8 11.5-23.9
$50,000- 74,999 178 154 87.8 81.8-92.1 13 7.0 4.0-12.1 11 5.2 2.7- 9.8
$75,000+ 583 544 93.0 90.2-95.1 23 3.5 2.2- 5.5 16 3.5 2.0- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 480 409 85.5 81.3-88.8 27 5.4 3.5- 8.3 44 9.1 6.4-12.7
No 1,039 835 82.3 79.6-84.6 67 6.3 4.8- 8.1 137 11.5 9.6-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 309 94.4 90.6-96.7 11 3.8 2.0- 7.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,239 970 80.0 77.4-82.4 86 6.6 5.2- 8.2 183 13.4 11.4-15.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 523 406 80.5 76.7-83.9 36 6.3 4.4- 8.9 81 13.2 10.5-16.5
Regional City or Suburban County 477 402 85.1 81.2-88.4 25 5.0 3.3- 7.7 50 9.8 7.2-13.3
Rural 567 474 83.2 79.2-86.6 36 6.6 4.6- 9.4 57 10.2 7.6-13.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 945 722 79.4 76.5-82.1 66 6.4 4.9- 8.4 157 14.1 11.9-16.7
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.5-25.4 *** *** ***
Retired 405 398 98.1 96.0-99.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 90 79 82.8 70.6-90.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 96 78.2 68.6-85.5 11 7.7 4.1-14.1 20 14.1 8.2-23.2
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.2 8.5-25.7
More than 200% 850 778 91.8 89.4-93.6 40 4.1 2.9- 5.8 32 4.1 2.8- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 317 270 84.1 78.7-88.3 16 5.4 3.2- 9.1 31 10.5 7.1-15.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 507 420 84.9 81.1-88.0 34 6.4 4.4- 9.3 53 8.7 6.4-11.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 743 592 81.0 77.7-83.9 47 5.9 4.3- 8.1 104 13.1 10.6-16.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 559 462 83.1 79.1-86.4 39 7.3 5.1-10.2 58 9.7 7.2-12.9
2nd Quartile 498 397 81.5 77.5-85.0 32 5.8 4.0- 8.5 69 12.7 9.8-16.2
3rd Quartile 375 309 84.6 80.3-88.1 20 5.2 3.2- 8.3 46 10.2 7.4-13.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 135 114 83.3 74.0-89.7 *** *** *** 15 12.2 6.7-21.2

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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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