2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 761 612 78.7 74.3-82.4 82 12.4 9.3-16.3 67 9.0 6.7-11.9
GENDER
Male 295 230 78.9 72.3-84.2 34 10.9 7.1-16.5 31 10.2 6.7-15.2
Female 466 382 78.5 72.3-83.6 48 13.5 9.2-19.5 36 8.0 5.4-11.7
AGE
18-34 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.3 8.0-21.3
35-44 99 76 77.5 66.3-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 128 94 76.4 66.5-84.1 16 9.9 5.5-17.2 18 13.7 7.8-22.8
55-64 174 138 82.5 74.6-88.4 19 9.3 5.2-15.9 *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 160 67.6 59.5-74.8 36 16.7 11.5-23.6 32 15.7 10.5-22.7
Some Post-H.S. 213 181 83.1 74.2-89.4 19 12.2 6.7-21.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 213 186 87.1 80.0-91.9 17 8.1 4.5-14.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 127 84.6 77.6-89.7 22 10.5 6.4-16.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 227 80.4 72.4-86.5 *** *** *** 27 10.0 6.4-15.4
No 478 383 78.2 72.8-82.8 57 13.8 10.0-18.8 38 8.0 5.4-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 82 83.8 73.8-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 663 530 78.0 73.2-82.1 74 12.9 9.5-17.4 59 9.1 6.6-12.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 220 174 79.4 72.5-85.0 28 11.3 7.3-17.0 18 9.3 5.6-15.0
Regional City or Suburban County 147 122 81.9 72.1-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 394 316 76.2 68.7-82.3 42 14.5 9.2-22.2 36 9.3 6.2-13.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 374 289 74.4 67.8-80.1 45 16.0 11.0-22.5 40 9.6 6.6-13.7
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 103 85.5 76.2-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 75 80.0 69.8-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.5-20.2
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 240 84.6 76.5-90.3 20 11.8 6.6-20.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 185 76.9 69.1-83.3 27 11.7 7.4-18.1 26 11.3 7.0-17.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 277 228 79.6 72.8-85.0 25 10.9 6.9-17.0 24 9.5 6.1-14.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 246 199 78.6 70.6-84.8 30 13.9 8.7-21.7 17 7.5 4.3-12.6

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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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