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
-MALES 1,961 975 50.5 47.9-53.1 546 26.9 24.6-29.3 440 22.6 20.6-24.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,261 665 53.3 50.1-56.5 400 28.9 26.1-31.9 196 17.8 15.4-20.5
Non-Hispanic Black 277 153 56.1 49.3-62.6 89 30.2 24.4-36.7 35 13.8 9.7-19.1
Other 403 151 37.9 32.3-43.8 50 16.8 12.2-22.6 202 45.3 39.6-51.1
AGE
18-34 508 208 43.8 38.9-48.8 93 20.4 16.5-24.9 207 35.8 31.3-40.6
35-44 295 148 50.0 43.6-56.4 44 13.6 9.9-18.3 103 36.5 30.4-43.0
45-54 287 149 53.9 47.4-60.4 71 24.1 18.9-30.0 67 22.0 17.2-27.7
55-64 311 174 56.4 49.8-62.7 103 32.7 26.9-39.1 34 10.9 7.4-15.8
65-74 286 157 53.7 46.9-60.4 118 43.0 36.5-49.8 11 3.3 1.7- 6.2
75+ 237 118 51.8 43.4-60.2 107 43.1 35.0-51.6 12 5.0 2.5-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 75 37.6 30.3-45.5 31 21.3 14.6-30.0 102 41.1 33.8-48.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 222 50.5 45.3-55.6 113 23.3 19.3-27.9 137 26.2 22.1-30.9
Some Post-H.S. 461 230 51.0 45.9-56.2 139 28.6 24.2-33.5 92 20.4 16.5-24.8
College Graduate 809 443 55.5 51.6-59.3 260 31.1 27.6-34.8 106 13.4 11.0-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** 32 27.0 18.5-37.6 42 34.0 24.9-44.5
$25,000- 34,999 136 53 42.9 33.1-53.3 42 29.2 20.8-39.3 41 27.9 20.2-37.1
$35,000- 49,999 238 118 50.5 42.9-58.2 54 21.6 15.9-28.7 66 27.9 21.5-35.2
$50,000- 74,999 221 114 51.1 43.5-58.7 68 29.6 23.1-37.0 39 19.3 14.0-25.9
$75,000+ 745 419 57.1 53.0-61.2 220 27.8 24.3-31.6 106 15.1 12.3-18.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 575 246 44.4 39.5-49.4 238 38.8 34.1-43.7 91 16.8 13.4-20.9
No 1,319 700 53.6 50.5-56.7 294 22.1 19.6-24.8 325 24.3 21.8-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 203 50.4 44.8-55.9 173 39.1 33.9-44.5 44 10.6 7.7-14.4
Non-Veteran 1,536 769 50.5 47.5-53.4 372 23.6 21.2-26.3 395 25.9 23.4-28.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 706 349 51.2 46.9-55.4 174 24.9 21.3-28.9 183 23.9 20.6-27.6
Regional City or Suburban County 589 294 51.0 46.3-55.8 174 28.2 24.1-32.6 121 20.8 17.2-24.8
Rural 666 332 49.2 44.7-53.7 198 27.7 24.0-31.9 136 23.1 19.4-27.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,202 618 53.7 50.5-56.9 249 19.7 17.3-22.3 335 26.6 23.9-29.5
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.9-23.7 *** *** ***
Retired 463 237 50.7 45.0-56.4 209 45.8 40.2-51.5 17 3.5 1.9- 6.2
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 46 39.9 30.1-50.5 22 23.1 14.9-34.1 44 37.1 27.8-47.4
101% to 150% 177 75 46.1 37.2-55.2 52 25.9 19.2-34.1 50 28.0 20.8-36.6
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,076 597 56.5 53.0-59.9 316 27.8 24.8-30.9 163 15.8 13.4-18.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 184 47.8 42.2-53.5 129 30.2 25.3-35.6 87 22.0 17.7-27.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 602 306 49.9 45.2-54.7 169 27.0 23.0-31.5 127 23.0 19.2-27.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 959 485 52.1 48.4-55.8 248 25.2 22.1-28.6 226 22.7 19.8-25.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 697 349 51.3 46.9-55.7 201 27.9 24.1-32.0 147 20.8 17.5-24.5
2nd Quartile 642 333 51.3 46.7-55.8 167 25.7 21.9-30.0 142 23.0 19.5-27.0
3rd Quartile 462 216 48.8 43.6-54.1 139 27.8 23.4-32.6 107 23.4 19.3-28.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 77 49.1 40.2-58.1 39 25.5 18.3-34.4 44 25.3 18.4-33.9

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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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