2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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%)
TOTAL 3,785 3,144 80.3 78.4-82.0 294 8.7 7.5-10.1 347 11.0 9.7-12.5
GENDER
Male 1,657 1,345 79.1 76.4-81.6 137 9.2 7.5-11.3 175 11.6 9.7-13.8
Female 2,128 1,799 81.3 78.8-83.6 157 8.3 6.7-10.2 172 10.4 8.6-12.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,500 2,208 86.0 83.9-87.8 148 6.6 5.4- 8.0 144 7.5 6.1- 9.2
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 117 94 79.7 68.6-87.5 *** *** *** 13 13.1 7.0-23.0
Hispanic 243 92 32.6 24.6-41.8 38 17.6 11.8-25.5 113 49.8 41.0-58.5
AGE
18-34 587 395 67.4 62.4-71.9 97 16.4 12.8-20.7 95 16.3 13.0-20.2
35-44 447 328 71.2 65.5-76.4 48 11.1 7.9-15.4 71 17.7 13.4-22.9
45-54 669 515 78.5 74.4-82.1 62 8.5 6.2-11.5 92 13.0 10.2-16.5
55-64 804 662 82.3 78.4-85.5 65 7.4 5.4-10.0 77 10.4 7.7-13.7
65-74 728 706 97.1 95.2-98.3 13 1.8 0.9- 3.4 *** *** ***
75+ 519 508 97.7 94.2-99.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 419 266 61.2 54.8-67.3 42 10.9 7.3-15.8 111 27.9 22.6-34.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 959 735 75.4 71.8-78.8 102 10.5 8.3-13.2 122 14.1 11.4-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,100 943 84.6 81.6-87.3 80 8.8 6.7-11.5 77 6.6 5.0- 8.6
College Graduate 1,305 1,198 91.5 89.3-93.3 70 5.4 4.1- 7.3 37 3.1 2.0- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 358 253 67.7 60.5-74.1 36 9.0 5.9-13.7 69 23.3 17.5-30.3
$15,000- 24,999 578 408 67.9 62.4-73.0 65 12.2 8.9-16.4 105 19.9 15.7-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 385 308 76.0 69.6-81.5 39 12.4 8.3-18.2 38 11.5 7.8-16.6
$35,000- 49,999 431 368 80.0 73.3-85.3 37 11.5 7.4-17.5 26 8.5 5.1-13.8
$50,000-74,999 492 446 88.8 84.7-91.9 29 6.4 4.2- 9.7 17 4.8 2.8- 8.1
$75,000+ 871 821 93.1 90.4-95.0 30 3.9 2.6- 6.0 20 3.0 1.7- 5.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 672 541 76.2 71.5-80.3 58 9.9 7.1-13.6 73 13.9 10.8-17.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,300 1,074 78.5 74.9-81.6 103 9.0 6.9-11.6 123 12.5 10.0-15.6
No 2,467 2,053 81.1 78.9-83.1 191 8.7 7.2-10.3 223 10.3 8.8-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 523 486 93.6 90.7-95.6 22 3.7 2.2- 6.1 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Non-Veteran 3,262 2,659 78.5 76.5-80.4 272 9.4 8.1-10.9 331 12.0 10.6-13.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 873 712 79.9 76.4-82.9 80 8.6 6.7-11.1 81 11.5 9.0-14.5
Regional City or Suburban County 731 611 80.1 76.0-83.6 58 9.5 7.1-12.7 62 10.4 7.8-13.7
Rural 2,183 1,822 80.7 78.1-83.0 156 8.4 6.7-10.4 205 11.0 9.2-13.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,869 1,478 77.4 74.8-79.9 173 10.6 8.8-12.7 218 11.9 10.2-14.0
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** 29 20.7 13.0-31.3 *** *** ***
Retired 1,138 1,105 96.6 94.7-97.9 21 1.5 0.9- 2.5 12 1.8 0.9- 3.8
Unable to Work 404 326 80.9 74.7-85.8 44 9.4 6.4-13.6 34 9.7 5.9-15.6
Other not in Labor Force 227 158 69.8 61.7-76.8 27 10.3 6.5-15.9 42 19.9 14.1-27.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 303 192 67.3 60.0-73.9 46 13.8 9.6-19.4 65 18.9 13.8-25.2
101% to 150% 574 428 67.6 61.9-72.9 61 12.9 9.3-17.5 85 19.5 15.2-24.8
151% to 200% 265 221 84.0 77.2-89.1 25 8.3 5.0-13.4 19 7.7 4.2-13.9
More than 200% 1,853 1,696 89.5 87.4-91.4 95 6.3 4.9- 8.2 62 4.2 3.1- 5.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 672 541 76.2 71.5-80.3 58 9.9 7.1-13.6 73 13.9 10.8-17.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 945 777 80.3 76.2-83.9 85 10.1 7.5-13.4 83 9.6 7.2-12.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,401 1,176 80.4 77.5-83.0 96 8.5 6.8-10.7 129 11.1 9.0-13.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,441 1,192 80.1 77.2-82.8 113 8.5 6.7-10.7 136 11.4 9.3-13.7

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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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