2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,316 469 11.3 10.2-12.5 3,847 88.7 87.5-89.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,725 201 8.6 7.3-10.0 2,524 91.4 90.0-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,267 84 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,183 93.0 91.1-94.5
Female 1,458 117 10.0 8.2-12.2 1,341 90.0 87.8-91.8
AGE
18-34 471 73 16.5 12.9-20.7 398 83.5 79.3-87.1
35-44 349 30 9.0 6.2-12.9 319 91.0 87.1-93.8
45-54 382 43 9.5 6.9-12.9 339 90.5 87.1-93.1
55-64 499 37 8.0 5.6-11.3 462 92.0 88.7-94.4
65-74 505 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 487 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 542 59 10.6 8.0-13.9 483 89.4 86.1-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 732 67 9.9 7.6-12.7 665 90.1 87.3-92.4
College Graduate 1,334 65 5.9 4.5- 7.8 1,269 94.1 92.2-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 15 17.5 10.5-27.7 72 82.5 72.3-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 136 22 19.1 11.7-29.6 114 80.9 70.4-88.3
$25,000- 34,999 180 21 10.9 6.8-17.2 159 89.1 82.8-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 284 23 9.4 6.0-14.4 261 90.6 85.6-94.0
$50,000- 74,999 346 39 12.9 9.1-17.9 307 87.1 82.1-90.9
$75,000+ 1,090 44 5.2 3.7- 7.2 1,046 94.8 92.8-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 893 97 12.7 10.2-15.8 796 87.3 84.2-89.8
No 1,766 97 6.3 5.1- 7.9 1,669 93.7 92.1-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,365 188 9.3 8.0-10.9 2,177 90.7 89.1-92.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 795 68 9.1 7.0-11.6 727 90.9 88.4-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 838 61 9.1 6.9-12.0 777 90.9 88.0-93.1
Rural 1,092 72 7.7 5.9-10.0 1,020 92.3 90.0-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,367 129 10.6 8.7-12.8 1,238 89.4 87.2-91.3
Unemployed 96 24 24.8 16.5-35.4 72 75.2 64.6-83.5
Retired 949 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 145 15 8.9 5.2-14.8 130 91.1 85.2-94.8
Other not in Labor Force 145 15 10.6 6.0-18.0 130 89.4 82.0-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 236 30 10.8 7.2-15.9 206 89.2 84.1-92.8
151% to 200% 119 19 17.1 10.6-26.6 100 82.9 73.4-89.4
More than 200% 1,610 85 6.6 5.2- 8.3 1,525 93.4 91.7-94.8
HOUSING
Own 1,954 99 6.4 5.2- 8.0 1,855 93.6 92.0-94.8
Rent 587 79 16.8 13.3-21.0 508 83.2 79.0-86.7
Other arrangement 162 22 15.1 9.4-23.4 140 84.9 76.6-90.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 38 8.3 5.8-11.7 465 91.7 88.3-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 959 69 8.0 6.1-10.5 890 92.0 89.5-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 94 9.1 7.3-11.3 1,169 90.9 88.7-92.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,071 70 7.9 6.1-10.3 1,001 92.1 89.7-93.9
2nd Quartile 821 68 9.7 7.5-12.6 753 90.3 87.4-92.5
3rd Quartile 648 48 7.9 5.8-10.8 600 92.1 89.2-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 15 8.4 4.8-14.4 170 91.6 85.6-95.2

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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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