2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,843 1,634 89.3 87.6-90.9 209 10.7 9.1-12.4
-Non-Hispanic White 1,056 1,007 94.4 92.3-96.0 49 5.6 4.0- 7.7
GENDER
Male 538 513 94.4 91.4-96.4 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6
Female 518 494 94.4 91.1-96.6 24 5.6 3.4- 8.9
AGE
18-34 330 308 90.8 85.9-94.1 22 9.2 5.9-14.1
35-44 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 167 89.7 83.4-93.7 19 10.3 6.3-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 251 236 94.9 91.2-97.1 15 5.1 2.9- 8.8
College Graduate 606 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 622 606 96.1 93.4-97.7 16 3.9 2.3- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 826 795 95.2 92.8-96.9 31 4.8 3.1- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 129 100 . - . *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 925 876 93.5 91.1-95.3 49 6.5 4.7- 8.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 347 331 93.6 88.9-96.4 16 6.4 3.6-11.1
Rural 345 324 92.5 87.9-95.4 21 7.5 4.6-12.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,056 1,007 94.4 92.3-96.0 49 5.6 4.0- 7.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 806 780 95.7 93.4-97.2 26 4.3 2.8- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 705 682 95.5 93.0-97.2 23 4.5 2.8- 7.0
Rent 296 275 91.9 87.4-94.9 21 8.1 5.1-12.6
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 549 522 93.7 90.4-95.9 27 6.3 4.1- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 416 396 93.8 89.7-96.4 20 6.2 3.6-10.3
2nd Quartile 345 329 93.9 89.6-96.5 16 6.1 3.5-10.4
3rd Quartile 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages are included.

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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