2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,398 2,804 81.0 79.2-82.7 594 19.0 17.3-20.8
GENDER
Male 1,595 1,289 80.0 77.3-82.5 306 20.0 17.5-22.7
Female 1,803 1,515 82.0 79.5-84.3 288 18.0 15.7-20.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,070 1,833 87.5 85.4-89.3 237 12.5 10.7-14.6
Non-Hispanic Black 698 566 79.9 75.5-83.7 132 20.1 16.3-24.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 95 88.2 77.5-94.2 12 11.8 5.8-22.5
Non-Hispanic Other 158 128 81.3 72.5-87.8 30 18.7 12.2-27.5
Hispanic 334 158 43.1 36.0-50.4 176 56.9 49.6-64.0
AGE
18-34 990 799 78.6 75.1-81.7 191 21.4 18.3-24.9
35-44 653 515 77.8 73.4-81.6 138 22.2 18.4-26.6
45-54 822 676 83.7 80.2-86.6 146 16.3 13.4-19.8
55-64 935 815 85.9 82.5-88.7 120 14.1 11.3-17.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 307 151 48.1 40.8-55.6 156 51.9 44.4-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 856 624 73.4 69.5-76.9 232 26.6 23.1-30.5
Some Post-H.S. 956 821 87.6 84.9-89.9 135 12.4 10.1-15.1
College Graduate 1,274 1,204 95.3 93.7-96.5 70 4.7 3.5- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 353 235 62.9 55.7-69.6 118 37.1 30.4-44.3
$15,000- 24,999 528 356 67.7 62.2-72.8 172 32.3 27.2-37.8
$25,000- 34,999 310 240 74.4 67.3-80.4 70 25.6 19.6-32.7
$35,000- 49,999 386 340 84.4 78.1-89.1 46 15.6 10.9-21.9
$50,000-74,999 444 409 92.0 88.3-94.6 35 8.0 5.4-11.7
$75,000+ 904 871 95.9 93.8-97.3 33 4.1 2.7- 6.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 475 354 71.4 65.8-76.4 121 28.6 23.6-34.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 668 76.2 72.0-80.0 182 23.8 20.0-28.0
No 2,424 2,042 82.8 80.7-84.7 382 17.2 15.3-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 411 384 94.9 92.1-96.7 27 5.1 3.3- 7.9
Non-Veteran 2,985 2,419 79.5 77.5-81.4 566 20.5 18.6-22.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,012 854 82.4 79.2-85.1 158 17.6 14.9-20.8
Regional City or Suburban County 695 586 82.6 78.6-86.0 109 17.4 14.0-21.4
Rural 1,693 1,365 78.7 75.9-81.4 328 21.3 18.6-24.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,302 1,921 82.3 80.1-84.3 381 17.7 15.7-19.9
Unemployed 179 105 58.9 49.1-68.1 74 41.1 31.9-50.9
Retired 216 205 93.6 87.4-96.9 11 6.4 3.1-12.6
Unable to Work 370 320 85.0 78.7-89.6 50 15.0 10.4-21.3
Other not in Labor Force 306 235 76.4 69.9-81.9 71 23.6 18.1-30.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 305 190 66.6 59.3-73.2 115 33.4 26.8-40.7
101% to 150% 475 347 68.9 62.8-74.4 128 31.1 25.6-37.2
151% to 200% 199 159 77.7 68.9-84.5 40 22.3 15.5-31.1
More than 200% 1,630 1,523 92.9 91.0-94.3 107 7.1 5.7- 9.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 475 354 71.4 65.8-76.4 121 28.6 23.6-34.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 655 524 78.1 72.8-82.6 131 21.9 17.4-27.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,250 1,030 79.7 76.6-82.5 220 20.3 17.5-23.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,495 1,251 82.6 80.0-84.9 244 17.4 15.1-20.0

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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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