2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

What is the current primary source of your primary health insurance?*

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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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,119 797 39.6 37.1-42.1 236 12.8 11.1-14.7 721 29.3 27.1-31.7 194 9.6 8.1-11.3 84 4.8 3.8- 6.2 87 3.9 3.0- 5.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 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
Body Mass Index
Underweight 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,006 399 41.9 38.2-45.6 111 12.0 9.6-14.8 335 27.7 24.5-31.1 62 7.1 5.2- 9.6 66 8.2 6.3-10.7 33 3.2 2.1- 4.8
Overweight 1,228 454 40.0 36.8-43.3 133 11.1 9.2-13.4 409 28.2 25.3-31.2 77 6.8 5.2- 8.9 104 9.9 8.0-12.1 51 4.0 3.0- 5.5
Obese 1,245 528 44.0 40.8-47.3 126 11.6 9.6-14.0 364 25.3 22.6-28.2 118 9.8 7.9-11.9 75 6.9 5.4- 8.8 34 2.3 1.6- 3.4
Current Smoker
Yes 378 114 33.9 28.4-39.9 29 8.9 5.6-13.8 129 28.0 23.1-33.4 63 15.3 11.5-20.0 33 11.9 8.4-16.8 *** *** ***
No 3,296 1,334 42.8 40.8-44.8 373 12.2 10.9-13.6 1,048 27.3 25.5-29.1 203 6.7 5.7- 7.9 220 7.6 6.6- 8.8 118 3.4 2.7- 4.2
History of CVD**
Yes 425 75 20.3 15.8-25.7 23 6.6 4.0-10.6 260 57.3 51.3-63.1 36 8.7 5.9-12.7 23 5.7 3.6- 9.0 *** *** ***
No 3,363 1,420 44.2 42.2-46.1 399 12.6 11.3-14.0 929 23.3 21.7-25.0 248 7.9 6.8- 9.1 240 8.5 7.4- 9.8 127 3.6 2.9- 4.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 441 233 53.1 47.6-58.5 69 15.1 11.6-19.5 51 10.9 8.1-14.6 27 5.7 3.6- 9.1 38 9.9 7.1-13.7 23 5.3 3.3- 8.4
No 3,129 1,175 40.1 38.1-42.2 320 11.3 10.0-12.8 1,100 30.2 28.3-32.1 228 7.6 6.6- 8.9 208 7.9 6.8- 9.2 98 2.9 2.3- 3.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 156 68 42.9 33.9-52.3 28 19.7 13.0-28.7 32 18.0 12.2-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,416 1,340 41.7 39.8-43.7 362 11.5 10.2-12.9 1,120 28.1 26.4-29.9 248 7.6 6.5- 8.7 233 8.1 7.0- 9.3 113 3.1 2.5- 3.8
COPD
Yes 278 46 21.8 16.1-28.9 *** *** *** 158 49.9 42.8-57.1 39 13.1 9.0-18.6 17 7.2 4.3-11.7 *** *** ***
No 3,530 1,452 43.1 41.2-45.0 411 12.5 11.2-13.9 1,040 25.0 23.3-26.6 246 7.6 6.6- 8.8 248 8.3 7.3- 9.5 133 3.5 2.9- 4.2
Current Asthma
Yes 381 141 37.0 31.6-42.8 36 8.6 6.0-12.3 125 31.5 26.2-37.5 53 14.1 10.5-18.6 16 6.1 3.3-10.8 *** *** ***
No 3,421 1,356 42.1 40.2-44.1 388 12.3 11.0-13.7 1,073 26.4 24.7-28.1 231 7.3 6.3- 8.5 247 8.4 7.4- 9.6 126 3.5 2.8- 4.2
Diabetes
Yes 551 144 29.4 24.9-34.4 39 7.8 5.4-11.0 277 44.1 39.1-49.1 48 9.6 7.0-13.0 31 7.3 4.8-10.8 *** *** ***
No 3,265 1,356 43.5 41.5-45.6 387 12.7 11.4-14.2 927 24.0 22.4-25.8 237 7.7 6.6- 8.9 234 8.4 7.3- 9.6 124 3.6 2.9- 4.4
Functional Disability
Yes 1,187 273 26.0 23.0-29.3 96 8.7 6.9-10.9 554 40.7 37.3-44.1 129 11.0 9.0-13.3 103 10.6 8.6-13.0 32 3.1 2.0- 4.7
No 2,512 1,182 49.0 46.7-51.3 312 13.4 11.8-15.1 624 21.0 19.3-22.9 144 6.3 5.1- 7.6 153 7.1 6.0- 8.4 97 3.3 2.6- 4.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,259 286 25.7 22.8-28.8 91 7.5 5.9- 9.5 651 46.2 42.9-49.6 119 10.3 8.4-12.5 80 7.8 6.1- 9.9 32 2.5 1.7- 3.8
No 2,560 1,215 48.4 46.1-50.7 335 13.9 12.4-15.6 554 18.5 16.8-20.3 167 7.0 5.8- 8.3 185 8.4 7.2- 9.8 104 3.7 3.0- 4.7

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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.

^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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