2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Adults who had some form of health insurance

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,244 3,819 90.2 89.1-91.2 425 9.8 8.8-10.9
-Non-Hispanic White 2,691 2,589 95.3 94.2-96.3 102 4.7 3.7- 5.8
GENDER
Male 1,246 1,191 94.5 92.6-96.0 55 5.5 4.0- 7.4
Female 1,445 1,398 96.1 94.5-97.2 47 3.9 2.8- 5.5
AGE
18-34 455 418 90.4 86.5-93.2 37 9.6 6.8-13.5
35-44 345 327 93.8 89.9-96.3 18 6.2 3.7-10.1
45-54 380 354 93.7 90.6-95.8 26 6.3 4.2- 9.4
55-64 499 480 96.8 94.4-98.2 19 3.2 1.8- 5.6
65-74 501 501 100 . - . *** *** ***
75+ 481 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 534 499 93.4 90.5-95.5 35 6.6 4.5- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 715 681 94.7 92.3-96.4 34 5.3 3.6- 7.7
College Graduate 1,328 1,299 97.3 95.8-98.2 29 2.7 1.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 344 325 94.3 90.7-96.5 19 5.7 3.5- 9.3
$75,000+ 1,082 1,053 95.9 93.8-97.3 29 4.1 2.7- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 882 850 95.8 93.8-97.2 32 4.2 2.8- 6.2
No 1,743 1,677 95.2 93.6-96.4 66 4.8 3.6- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,334 2,234 94.6 93.3-95.7 100 5.4 4.3- 6.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 781 748 95.2 93.1-96.7 33 4.8 3.3- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 826 797 95.6 93.2-97.1 29 4.4 2.9- 6.8
Rural 1,084 1,044 95.2 93.1-96.7 40 4.8 3.3- 6.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,351 1,283 94.1 92.3-95.5 68 5.9 4.5- 7.7
Unemployed 96 75 78.1 66.8-86.4 21 21.9 13.6-33.2
Retired 942 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,598 1,548 95.8 94.2-96.9 50 4.2 3.1- 5.8
HOUSING
Own 1,943 1,894 96.5 95.2-97.4 49 3.5 2.6- 4.8
Rent 574 537 92.3 89.3-94.6 37 7.7 5.4-10.7
Other arrangement 153 138 87.3 78.0-93.0 15 12.7 7.0-22.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 498 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 947 913 95.6 93.5-97.1 34 4.4 2.9- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 1,190 94.1 92.2-95.6 56 5.9 4.4- 7.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,062 1,017 94.5 92.3-96.1 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7
2nd Quartile 809 776 94.5 92.0-96.2 33 5.5 3.8- 8.0
3rd Quartile 636 620 97.7 96.0-98.7 16 2.3 1.3- 4.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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