2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,277 2,221 52.4 50.6-54.2 1,342 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 17.6 16.2-19.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,700 1,435 53.2 50.9-55.4 969 33.9 31.8-36.1 296 12.9 11.4-14.6
GENDER
Male 1,261 665 53.3 50.1-56.5 400 28.9 26.1-31.9 196 17.8 15.4-20.5
Female 1,439 770 53.0 49.9-56.2 569 38.8 35.7-41.9 100 8.2 6.5-10.3
AGE
18-34 468 217 47.3 42.2-52.4 127 26.8 22.6-31.5 124 25.9 21.7-30.6
35-44 343 189 56.1 50.2-61.8 92 22.7 18.5-27.6 62 21.2 16.5-26.8
45-54 379 219 58.2 52.5-63.7 121 30.9 25.9-36.3 39 11.0 7.8-15.2
55-64 496 272 56.4 51.4-61.4 189 37.4 32.6-42.4 35 6.2 4.1- 9.2
65-74 501 284 55.1 49.8-60.1 203 42.6 37.6-47.9 14 2.3 1.3- 4.1
75+ 482 237 47.7 41.6-53.9 226 48.4 42.3-54.6 19 3.9 2.2- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 276 53.1 48.1-57.9 178 30.4 26.1-35.0 85 16.6 13.2-20.6
Some Post-H.S. 727 377 51.4 47.2-55.5 258 33.6 29.8-37.6 92 15.0 12.1-18.5
College Graduate 1,317 714 54.4 51.3-57.4 490 36.1 33.3-39.1 113 9.5 7.8-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.4 7.5-22.8
$15,000- 24,999 134 53 35.1 26.0-45.4 *** *** *** 16 14.1 8.3-23.1
$25,000- 34,999 179 86 48.6 40.0-57.4 71 39.5 31.3-48.4 22 11.8 7.5-18.2
$35,000- 49,999 279 153 55.5 48.3-62.5 91 31.0 24.8-37.9 35 13.5 9.1-19.7
$50,000- 74,999 344 181 51.8 45.5-58.0 120 33.2 27.6-39.4 43 15.0 10.9-20.2
$75,000+ 1,075 609 58.3 54.9-61.6 364 30.6 27.7-33.7 102 11.1 9.0-13.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 887 398 44.9 40.9-49.1 407 43.8 39.8-47.9 82 11.3 8.8-14.4
No 1,749 1,003 57.3 54.6-60.0 542 29.2 26.8-31.7 204 13.5 11.7-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 175 49.9 43.8-56.0 149 40.0 34.3-46.1 29 10.1 6.8-14.7
Non-Veteran 2,342 1,256 53.6 51.1-56.0 819 33.0 30.8-35.3 267 13.4 11.8-15.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 787 403 53.1 49.1-57.0 281 32.3 28.8-36.0 103 14.7 11.9-17.9
Regional City or Suburban County 831 433 51.6 47.5-55.6 308 36.1 32.3-40.2 90 12.3 9.8-15.2
Rural 1,082 599 54.6 50.9-58.2 380 33.3 30.0-36.8 103 12.1 9.7-15.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,348 759 56.7 53.6-59.7 391 26.7 24.1-29.4 198 16.6 14.4-19.2
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** 21 19.0 12.1-28.6 *** *** ***
Retired 942 496 51.9 47.9-56.0 412 44.8 40.8-48.9 34 3.3 2.2- 4.9
Unable to Work 145 53 33.0 24.8-42.5 87 62.2 52.5-71.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 144 76 53.5 44.1-62.6 48 32.8 24.7-42.1 20 13.7 8.4-21.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.6 8.9-25.9
101% to 150% 235 120 52.5 44.8-60.1 94 37.9 30.8-45.5 21 9.7 6.1-15.0
151% to 200% 117 48 36.9 27.2-47.7 *** *** *** 22 20.5 13.1-30.7
More than 200% 1,589 884 56.9 54.0-59.7 543 31.3 28.8-33.9 162 11.9 10.0-14.0
HOUSING
Own 1,937 1,085 55.4 52.8-58.0 707 34.8 32.4-37.3 145 9.7 8.2-11.6
Rent 580 262 43.0 38.5-47.7 203 32.4 28.2-37.0 115 24.5 20.5-29.0
Other arrangement 161 78 50.7 41.4-59.9 52 28.2 20.8-37.0 31 21.2 14.6-29.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 498 261 50.8 45.6-56.0 177 35.9 31.1-41.1 60 13.2 10.0-17.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 505 53.4 49.4-57.3 352 34.9 31.3-38.7 91 11.7 9.3-14.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,254 669 53.9 50.7-57.1 440 32.3 29.4-35.3 145 13.8 11.6-16.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,063 555 52.7 49.2-56.2 390 34.2 31.0-37.6 118 13.1 10.8-15.8
2nd Quartile 814 450 54.7 50.6-58.8 281 32.7 29.0-36.6 83 12.6 9.9-15.7
3rd Quartile 640 329 51.4 46.8-55.9 236 34.8 30.6-39.2 75 13.8 10.9-17.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 183 101 54.3 45.5-62.7 62 35.2 27.4-43.9 20 10.5 6.1-17.5

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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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