2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 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
-MALES 924 791 87.6 85.1-89.7 133 12.4 10.3-14.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 538 513 94.4 91.4-96.4 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Black 134 128 95.8 90.4-98.2 *** *** ***
Other 248 147 63.7 56.7-70.1 101 36.3 29.9-43.3
AGE
18-34 356 294 84.9 80.3-88.6 62 15.1 11.4-19.7
35-44 215 186 88.4 83.3-92.1 29 11.6 7.9-16.7
45-54 196 164 85.4 79.4-89.8 32 14.6 10.2-20.6
55-64 157 147 95.8 91.9-97.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 188 88.5 83.6-92.1 37 11.5 7.9-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 188 171 92.6 87.7-95.6 17 7.4 4.4-12.3
College Graduate 419 408 97.6 95.5-98.8 11 2.4 1.2- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 82 80.9 71.7-87.6 24 19.1 12.4-28.3
$50,000- 74,999 115 107 93.3 86.3-96.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 453 438 95.8 92.7-97.6 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 128 83.2 75.6-88.8 30 16.8 11.2-24.4
No 743 648 89.2 86.6-91.4 95 10.8 8.6-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 157 99.1 93.7-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 765 633 84.9 81.9-87.4 132 15.1 12.6-18.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 377 319 87.7 84.0-90.6 58 12.3 9.4-16.0
Regional City or Suburban County 298 263 89.5 84.8-92.9 35 10.5 7.1-15.2
Rural 249 209 85.0 79.5-89.2 40 15.0 10.8-20.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 924 791 87.6 85.1-89.7 133 12.4 10.3-14.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 55 87.6 76.9-93.7 11 12.4 6.3-23.1
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 603 574 94.8 92.2-96.5 29 5.2 3.5- 7.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 157 87.8 81.6-92.2 23 12.2 7.8-18.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 251 219 89.8 85.0-93.1 32 10.2 6.9-15.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 493 415 86.1 82.5-89.1 78 13.9 10.9-17.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 331 284 87.8 83.2-91.2 47 12.2 8.8-16.8
2nd Quartile 311 267 87.2 82.6-90.7 44 12.8 9.3-17.4
3rd Quartile 221 192 90.5 86.0-93.6 29 9.5 6.4-14.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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