2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
-MALES 1,700 704 43.7 41.0-46.5 190 11.1 9.5-13.0 484 24.2 21.9-26.6 92 6.2 4.9- 7.8 181 12.0 10.3-14.0 49 2.8 2.0- 3.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,191 485 44.1 40.9-47.4 122 10.3 8.5-12.4 387 27.3 24.5-30.2 44 4.2 3.0- 5.8 122 11.8 9.8-14.2 31 2.3 1.6- 3.4
Non-Hispanic Black 256 98 39.4 32.7-46.5 21 8.4 5.3-13.3 68 24.1 18.6-30.5 23 9.5 6.1-14.7 36 14.3 10.2-19.6 *** *** ***
Other 239 114 47.4 39.8-55.1 47 19.5 14.3-26.1 26 10.1 6.6-15.2 25 11.2 7.0-17.6 20 9.6 5.9-15.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 396 212 50.5 44.9-56.1 48 11.1 8.1-15.0 23 7.1 4.5-10.9 28 7.9 5.1-11.8 70 19.8 15.7-24.7 15 3.7 2.1- 6.4
35-44 238 149 61.4 54.3-68.0 34 15.6 10.9-21.7 *** *** *** 22 8.3 5.3-12.7 20 9.4 5.9-14.6 *** *** ***
45-54 232 144 64.0 56.8-70.7 40 16.4 11.8-22.5 13 5.0 2.7- 9.0 12 4.7 2.4- 9.0 15 6.4 3.7-10.9 *** *** ***
55-64 290 132 46.5 39.9-53.3 50 14.9 11.1-19.8 41 13.1 9.4-18.0 23 9.8 6.1-15.4 32 12.7 8.7-18.0 12 2.9 1.6- 5.5
65-74 281 37 14.5 10.1-20.3 *** *** *** 204 71.1 64.5-77.0 *** *** *** 20 6.8 4.2-10.9 *** *** ***
75+ 232 13 6.0 3.2-11.1 *** *** *** 190 82.2 75.4-87.4 *** *** *** 21 9.5 5.8-15.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 19 17.8 11.2-27.1 15 12.2 7.0-20.4 *** *** *** 22 24.2 15.8-35.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 123 35.1 29.8-40.8 44 11.1 8.0-15.0 104 23.7 19.3-28.7 44 10.2 7.3-14.1 67 17.7 13.8-22.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 410 164 45.0 39.6-50.5 49 12.5 9.4-16.5 123 24.3 20.1-29.1 13 2.6 1.5- 4.7 52 13.2 9.9-17.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 786 397 57.0 53.1-60.8 80 9.4 7.4-11.8 212 21.1 18.2-24.3 13 1.4 0.7- 2.6 59 8.2 6.3-10.7 25 3.0 2.0- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** 11 10.4 5.4-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.4 13.2-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** 14 11.2 6.2-19.4 41 29.9 21.1-40.5 *** *** *** 23 25.2 16.6-36.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 192 61 31.1 23.9-39.4 22 11.2 7.1-17.3 62 29.1 21.9-37.7 14 8.6 4.5-15.9 26 14.7 9.8-21.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 204 88 43.1 35.4-51.1 22 9.9 6.1-15.6 59 29.6 22.8-37.5 *** *** *** 25 12.6 8.3-18.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 718 417 61.7 57.6-65.7 74 10.4 8.1-13.2 137 13.7 11.4-16.5 *** *** *** 67 11.1 8.6-14.2 18 2.1 1.3- 3.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 518 120 25.8 21.4-30.8 37 6.8 4.8- 9.6 227 37.4 32.6-42.5 41 9.5 6.7-13.4 81 17.7 14.1-22.0 12 2.7 1.3- 5.6
No 1,128 562 51.6 48.2-54.9 143 12.7 10.7-15.2 246 18.7 16.2-21.4 48 4.8 3.5- 6.6 94 9.5 7.7-11.8 35 2.7 1.9- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 415 78 20.8 16.6-25.9 13 3.8 2.1- 6.6 138 25.1 20.8-30.0 *** *** *** 175 47.7 42.2-53.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,281 626 51.1 47.9-54.3 175 13.3 11.3-15.5 345 23.9 21.3-26.7 88 8.0 6.3-10.1 *** *** *** 41 3.0 2.1- 4.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 585 313 55.7 51.1-60.3 77 12.2 9.5-15.4 117 17.5 14.4-21.1 27 5.5 3.6- 8.4 33 6.2 4.2- 9.0 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9
Regional City or Suburban County 524 216 44.0 39.0-49.0 46 9.4 6.8-12.8 144 22.6 18.8-27.0 21 4.2 2.5- 7.1 82 17.2 13.8-21.3 15 2.6 1.4- 4.8
Rural 591 175 31.3 27.1-35.9 67 11.7 9.0-15.1 223 32.4 28.1-37.0 44 8.8 6.3-12.1 66 12.9 10.1-16.5 16 2.8 1.6- 4.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,011 622 61.7 58.2-65.1 139 13.4 11.3-16.0 83 6.6 5.1- 8.5 33 3.7 2.5- 5.4 107 11.8 9.7-14.4 27 2.7 1.8- 4.2
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 455 39 9.6 6.7-13.6 20 4.4 2.6- 7.4 329 69.8 64.3-74.8 *** *** *** 48 11.8 8.6-15.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 151 29 21.1 14.0-30.5 21 11.2 6.9-17.5 52 31.8 23.6-41.5 23 17.3 10.9-26.2 22 15.0 9.5-22.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,022 531 54.8 51.2-58.3 101 9.7 7.8-11.9 240 19.5 16.9-22.3 13 1.3 0.7- 2.5 109 12.1 9.9-14.7 28 2.6 1.7- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 362 98 26.3 21.4-31.9 43 11.6 8.3-16.1 103 26.4 21.5-32.0 23 5.9 3.7- 9.2 89 27.8 22.8-33.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 531 193 40.6 35.8-45.7 53 10.0 7.5-13.4 185 29.1 24.8-33.8 39 8.7 6.2-12.2 41 8.0 5.7-11.0 20 3.6 2.2- 5.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 807 413 54.8 50.8-58.8 94 11.7 9.4-14.4 196 19.5 16.6-22.7 30 4.5 2.9- 6.9 51 7.0 5.1- 9.5 23 2.6 1.6- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 611 288 51.8 47.1-56.4 66 10.2 7.8-13.2 177 23.3 19.7-27.3 24 5.3 3.2- 8.5 40 7.1 5.1-10.0 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1
2nd Quartile 542 232 46.3 41.4-51.2 63 11.1 8.5-14.4 138 20.5 17.0-24.6 32 6.7 4.5- 9.7 57 11.9 9.0-15.6 20 3.5 2.1- 5.8
3rd Quartile 409 149 37.7 32.4-43.3 41 11.4 8.1-15.6 117 25.7 21.2-30.8 24 5.5 3.6- 8.5 67 16.8 13.2-21.2 11 2.9 1.4- 5.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 138 35 23.3 16.5-31.8 20 13.7 8.3-21.6 52 36.9 28.1-46.7 12 9.6 5.1-17.3 17 15.5 9.5-24.3 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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