2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,398 2,804 81.0 79.2-82.7 594 19.0 17.3-20.8
-Eastern NC 1,329 1,093 79.9 76.8-82.7 236 20.1 17.3-23.2
GENDER
Male 609 480 77.7 73.0-81.8 129 22.3 18.2-27.0
Female 720 613 82.1 77.7-85.8 107 17.9 14.2-22.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 723 639 85.0 80.9-88.3 84 15.0 11.7-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 356 283 77.7 70.9-83.2 73 22.3 16.8-29.1
Other 250 171 63.2 54.9-70.8 79 36.8 29.2-45.1
AGE
18-34 371 295 78.6 72.8-83.3 76 21.4 16.7-27.2
35-44 250 201 79.6 72.0-85.5 49 20.4 14.5-28.0
45-54 314 254 77.6 70.2-83.7 60 22.4 16.3-29.8
55-64 394 343 84.8 79.4-89.0 51 15.2 11.0-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 379 280 74.1 68.2-79.2 99 25.9 20.8-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 410 366 89.4 85.3-92.5 44 10.6 7.5-14.7
College Graduate 392 368 94.6 91.5-96.6 24 5.4 3.4- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 103 56.7 46.1-66.7 52 43.3 33.3-53.9
$15,000- 24,999 240 160 65.0 56.3-72.9 80 35.0 27.1-43.7
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 309 78.4 72.2-83.6 69 21.6 16.4-27.8
No 910 754 80.7 76.8-84.0 156 19.3 16.0-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 230 213 93.2 88.6-96.0 17 6.8 4.0-11.4
Non-Veteran 1,097 880 77.3 73.6-80.6 217 22.7 19.4-26.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 89 74 85.9 75.8-92.3 15 14.1 7.7-24.2
Regional City or Suburban County 237 201 79.6 72.2-85.4 36 20.4 14.6-27.8
Rural 1,003 818 79.4 75.6-82.8 185 20.6 17.2-24.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 877 732 82.4 78.6-85.7 145 17.6 14.3-21.4
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 163 141 81.0 70.5-88.3 22 19.0 11.7-29.5
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 228 172 69.9 60.5-77.8 56 30.1 22.2-39.5
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 576 542 94.3 91.3-96.2 34 5.7 3.8- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 418 333 74.6 67.2-80.8 85 25.4 19.2-32.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 569 81.1 77.2-84.6 109 18.9 15.4-22.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 233 191 81.9 74.0-87.8 42 18.1 12.2-26.0

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*Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 included.

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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