2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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 3,785 3,144 80.3 78.4-82.0 294 8.7 7.5-10.1 347 11.0 9.7-12.5
-Eastern NC 1,583 1,313 78.8 75.5-81.7 115 9.1 7.0-11.9 155 12.1 10.0-14.6
GENDER
Male 677 544 77.1 72.4-81.3 52 9.4 6.5-13.5 81 13.4 10.4-17.2
Female 906 769 80.3 75.7-84.2 63 8.9 5.9-13.1 74 10.9 8.2-14.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 897 793 84.6 81.0-87.7 46 6.0 4.2- 8.5 58 9.4 6.9-12.7
Non-Hispanic Black 447 364 76.1 68.8-82.1 40 13.2 8.0-20.9 43 10.8 7.5-15.2
Other 239 156 53.3 44.2-62.3 29 15.6 9.4-24.9 54 31.0 23.2-40.1
AGE
18-34 225 150 64.3 55.6-72.3 34 18.0 11.4-27.2 41 17.7 12.5-24.4
35-44 190 139 72.1 62.8-79.8 24 12.6 7.5-20.4 27 15.3 9.8-23.3
45-54 265 201 76.2 69.2-82.0 24 7.9 4.8-12.7 40 15.9 11.0-22.4
55-64 353 289 80.4 74.3-85.3 25 6.6 4.0-10.5 39 13.0 8.9-18.7
65-74 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 137 57.1 47.7-66.0 27 17.0 10.3-26.9 52 25.8 18.9-34.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 345 76.3 70.6-81.2 40 8.5 5.8-12.2 56 15.2 11.0-20.6
Some Post-H.S. 476 418 84.9 79.2-89.3 27 8.1 4.5-14.1 31 7.0 4.7-10.2
College Graduate 447 411 92.3 88.7-94.8 21 4.4 2.5- 7.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 120 62.3 52.2-71.5 21 11.9 6.8-19.9 34 25.8 17.9-35.6
$15,000- 24,999 267 183 64.3 55.9-71.9 31 13.4 8.6-20.4 53 22.3 16.2-29.9
$25,000- 34,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 186 172 92.3 86.5-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 306 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 607 516 80.1 74.3-84.9 38 8.2 4.7-13.9 53 11.6 8.4-15.9
No 965 787 77.9 73.9-81.4 77 9.7 7.2-13.1 101 12.4 9.8-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 236 92.6 87.4-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,329 1,077 76.5 72.9-79.8 110 10.4 7.9-13.6 142 13.1 10.7-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 87 81.8 70.4-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 227 185 74.2 66.0-81.1 19 11.8 7.1-18.9 23 14.0 8.9-21.2
Rural 1,252 1,041 79.4 75.7-82.8 87 8.5 6.0-11.9 124 12.1 9.7-14.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 756 597 75.9 71.0-80.2 62 11.1 7.7-15.8 97 13.0 10.2-16.5
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 490 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 199 157 78.5 69.3-85.5 22 6.8 3.9-11.7 20 14.7 8.6-24.0
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 *** *** *** 26 18.3 11.5-27.9 36 25.2 17.4-34.9
101% to 150% 272 208 67.9 58.7-76.0 27 13.3 7.4-22.6 37 18.8 12.9-26.7
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 696 649 90.4 85.6-93.8 *** *** *** 23 3.5 2.0- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 590 476 75.8 70.2-80.6 53 10.8 7.5-15.2 61 13.4 9.7-18.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 713 601 79.9 75.6-83.6 42 7.1 5.0-10.2 70 13.0 10.0-16.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 236 79.4 70.3-86.2 *** *** *** 24 8.8 5.5-13.9

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*Data in this table were derived from 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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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