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
-MALES 1,381 1,156 85.4 83.2-87.4 225 14.6 12.6-16.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 808 755 92.6 90.0-94.5 53 7.4 5.5-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 203 187 91.2 85.8-94.7 16 8.8 5.3-14.2
Other 362 210 63.4 57.5-68.9 152 36.6 31.1-42.5
AGE
18-34 491 396 83.6 79.7-86.9 95 16.4 13.1-20.3
35-44 294 238 81.6 75.8-86.2 56 18.4 13.8-24.2
45-54 285 232 83.7 78.7-87.7 53 16.3 12.3-21.3
55-64 311 290 94.1 90.4-96.4 21 5.9 3.6- 9.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 61 48.8 39.9-57.8 92 51.2 42.2-60.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 290 85.4 81.1-88.9 69 14.6 11.1-18.9
Some Post-H.S. 308 270 89.0 84.6-92.3 38 11.0 7.7-15.4
College Graduate 558 534 96.3 94.3-97.6 24 3.7 2.4- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 70 78.4 68.3-85.9 25 21.6 14.1-31.7
$35,000- 49,999 162 120 76.9 68.6-83.5 42 23.1 16.5-31.4
$50,000- 74,999 151 136 91.2 85.2-94.9 15 8.8 5.1-14.8
$75,000+ 579 552 94.3 91.3-96.2 27 5.7 3.8- 8.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 327 278 86.6 81.9-90.2 49 13.4 9.8-18.1
No 1,004 839 85.6 83.1-87.8 165 14.4 12.2-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 223 98.7 95.6-99.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,152 931 82.5 79.9-84.9 221 17.5 15.1-20.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 543 440 83.9 80.4-86.9 103 16.1 13.1-19.6
Regional City or Suburban County 425 370 88.6 84.7-91.5 55 11.4 8.5-15.3
Rural 413 346 83.9 79.2-87.6 67 16.1 12.4-20.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,079 900 86.0 83.6-88.1 179 14.0 11.9-16.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 57 57 100 . - . *** *** ***
Unable to Work 82 78 92.2 80.7-97.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 106 85.2 76.4-91.1 22 14.8 8.9-23.6
151% to 200% 71 54 81.6 70.6-89.1 17 18.4 10.9-29.4
More than 200% 780 728 93.0 90.5-94.8 52 7.0 5.2- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 284 247 86.8 81.4-90.8 37 13.2 9.2-18.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 397 338 87.5 83.5-90.6 59 12.5 9.4-16.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 700 571 83.5 80.2-86.3 129 16.5 13.7-19.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 480 407 86.0 82.1-89.3 73 14.0 10.7-17.9
2nd Quartile 462 380 84.1 80.2-87.4 82 15.9 12.6-19.8
3rd Quartile 336 287 88.9 85.1-91.8 49 11.1 8.2-14.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 103 82 77.9 66.7-86.1 21 22.1 13.9-33.3

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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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