2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 2,998 84.8 83.4-86.2 209 6.0 5.1- 7.0 346 9.2 8.1-10.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,265 2,083 91.0 89.4-92.4 112 5.3 4.3- 6.4 70 3.8 2.8- 5.0
GENDER
Male 1,010 912 89.7 87.3-91.8 62 6.1 4.7- 8.0 36 4.1 2.8- 6.0
Female 1,255 1,171 92.1 89.9-93.8 50 4.5 3.3- 6.1 34 3.4 2.3- 5.2
AGE
18-34 289 236 81.0 75.1-85.7 31 9.6 6.5-14.0 22 9.4 5.9-14.7
35-44 285 253 88.3 83.6-91.9 20 7.0 4.4-11.0 *** *** ***
45-54 337 291 87.8 83.7-91.0 27 7.1 4.7-10.5 19 5.1 3.1- 8.1
55-64 438 398 92.0 88.8-94.3 28 6.1 4.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
65-74 453 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 438 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 430 381 89.5 85.8-92.3 31 6.1 4.1- 8.9 18 4.4 2.6- 7.5
Some Post-H.S. 623 567 90.1 87.0-92.5 28 4.6 3.1- 6.8 28 5.3 3.5- 8.0
College Graduate 1,107 1,042 93.3 91.3-94.9 47 5.2 3.7- 7.1 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 96 83.4 71.7-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 139 125 90.0 83.3-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 231 215 93.1 88.4-95.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 276 248 90.2 85.2-93.6 20 6.8 4.1-11.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 903 855 93.0 90.4-94.9 31 3.9 2.6- 5.8 17 3.1 1.8- 5.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 774 708 90.5 87.5-92.8 40 5.4 3.8- 7.6 26 4.1 2.5- 6.6
No 1,442 1,332 91.5 89.5-93.1 69 5.1 3.9- 6.6 41 3.4 2.4- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 278 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,982 1,812 90.4 88.6-91.9 103 5.5 4.4- 6.8 67 4.1 3.1- 5.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 598 545 91.2 88.2-93.5 34 5.3 3.7- 7.5 19 3.5 2.0- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 711 656 90.9 87.8-93.2 32 5.1 3.5- 7.5 23 4.0 2.5- 6.4
Rural 956 882 91.0 88.3-93.0 46 5.3 3.9- 7.4 28 3.7 2.3- 5.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,099 978 88.5 86.0-90.6 73 6.6 5.1- 8.6 48 4.9 3.5- 6.8
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 14 18.7 10.8-30.6 *** *** ***
Retired 847 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 128 115 88.1 79.4-93.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 196 177 91.4 86.4-94.7 16 7.5 4.5-12.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 83 87.8 79.2-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,313 1,236 92.8 90.8-94.5 52 4.3 3.2- 5.9 25 2.8 1.8- 4.4
HOUSING
Own 1,754 1,655 93.2 91.5-94.5 63 4.0 3.1- 5.2 36 2.8 1.9- 4.1
Rent 369 314 81.6 76.0-86.1 35 11.9 8.2-17.0 20 6.5 4.0-10.4
Other arrangement 122 97 77.6 66.6-85.7 14 10.8 6.2-18.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 411 386 93.4 90.0-95.8 18 4.6 2.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 844 775 90.9 88.0-93.0 44 5.5 4.0- 7.7 25 3.6 2.2- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,010 922 90.2 87.7-92.2 50 5.3 3.9- 7.1 38 4.6 3.2- 6.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 890 812 89.7 86.9-92.0 51 6.7 5.0- 9.0 27 3.6 2.2- 5.7
2nd Quartile 676 621 90.8 87.7-93.2 33 4.6 3.2- 6.7 22 4.5 2.8- 7.3
3rd Quartile 550 509 92.4 89.4-94.6 24 4.5 2.8- 7.0 17 3.1 1.8- 5.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

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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