2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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
-Non-Hispanic Black 698 566 79.9 75.5-83.7 132 20.1 16.3-24.5
GENDER
Male 276 214 76.6 69.1-82.7 62 23.4 17.3-30.9
Female 422 352 82.7 77.5-87.0 70 17.3 13.0-22.5
AGE
18-34 198 151 71.8 62.6-79.5 47 28.2 20.5-37.4
35-44 136 113 84.2 75.7-90.1 23 15.8 9.9-24.3
45-54 160 130 83.7 75.7-89.4 30 16.3 10.6-24.3
55-64 204 172 85.9 78.9-90.9 32 14.1 9.1-21.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 157 67.4 58.8-75.0 71 32.6 25.0-41.2
Some Post-H.S. 196 169 87.8 80.7-92.5 27 12.2 7.5-19.3
College Graduate 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 112 78.2 69.2-85.1 37 21.8 14.9-30.8
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 164 82.0 74.7-87.5 42 18.0 12.5-25.3
No 462 379 78.8 73.0-83.6 83 21.2 16.4-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 74 86.9 77.2-92.8 12 13.1 7.2-22.8
Non-Veteran 612 492 79.2 74.4-83.2 120 20.8 16.8-25.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 247 206 80.4 73.4-86.0 41 19.6 14.0-26.6
Regional City or Suburban County 132 109 84.5 75.2-90.8 23 15.5 9.2-24.8
Rural 319 251 76.6 69.0-82.7 68 23.4 17.3-31.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 448 367 79.9 74.2-84.6 81 20.1 15.4-25.8
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 140 79.6 71.5-85.9 42 20.4 14.1-28.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 256 206 77.8 70.5-83.6 50 22.2 16.4-29.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 220 81.7 74.4-87.3 40 18.3 12.7-25.6

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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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