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%)
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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,391 1,243 86.7 83.8-89.1 73 5.5 4.1- 7.3 75 7.8 5.9-10.4
Non-Hispanic Black 466 382 78.5 72.3-83.6 48 13.5 9.2-19.5 36 8.0 5.4-11.7
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 306 213 69.4 62.4-75.6 46 14.3 9.8-20.3 47 16.4 11.9-22.1
35-44 242 182 72.7 64.5-79.6 26 11.8 7.4-18.3 34 15.5 10.0-23.2
45-54 352 272 77.5 71.5-82.5 33 8.9 5.8-13.5 47 13.6 9.7-18.8
55-64 452 379 82.8 77.3-87.2 37 7.8 5.1-11.7 36 9.4 6.1-14.4
65-74 417 404 97.8 95.7-98.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 337 329 97.0 90.9-99.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 157 64.4 55.2-72.7 17 6.7 3.6-12.1 51 28.8 21.1-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 396 78.3 73.3-82.7 51 9.6 6.9-13.3 49 12.0 8.7-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 662 570 83.4 78.9-87.0 46 9.6 6.6-13.7 46 7.0 5.0- 9.9
College Graduate 741 673 91.1 88.1-93.4 43 6.0 4.1- 8.7 25 2.9 1.8- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 168 69.7 60.3-77.8 17 5.6 3.1- 9.8 41 24.7 17.0-34.3
$15,000- 24,999 338 257 72.9 65.6-79.1 37 12.1 8.0-17.8 44 15.0 10.3-21.4
$25,000- 34,999 232 197 84.4 77.3-89.6 18 8.6 4.9-14.8 17 7.0 3.8-12.4
$35,000- 49,999 228 197 76.3 65.0-84.8 20 14.6 7.8-25.7 11 9.1 4.3-18.5
$50,000- 74,999 247 226 89.9 83.7-93.9 15 6.8 3.7-12.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 413 389 93.0 88.8-95.8 14 4.0 2.1- 7.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 650 80.9 75.9-85.1 54 7.7 5.1-11.4 62 11.4 8.1-15.8
No 1,350 1,138 81.5 78.5-84.2 103 8.6 6.8-10.9 109 9.9 7.9-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 48 94.3 83.1-98.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,077 1,751 81.0 78.4-83.3 154 8.4 6.8-10.3 172 10.7 8.8-12.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 478 390 80.4 75.6-84.5 46 8.8 6.3-12.1 42 10.8 7.6-15.2
Regional City or Suburban County 412 347 79.5 73.5-84.4 31 9.5 6.3-14.1 34 11.0 7.4-16.2
Rural 1,238 1,062 82.9 79.4-86.0 80 7.3 5.1-10.2 96 9.8 7.6-12.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 902 735 80.2 76.4-83.5 81 10.4 7.8-13.8 86 9.4 7.3-12.1
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 702 683 97.2 94.6-98.6 14 1.6 0.8- 3.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 259 213 79.0 70.0-85.8 28 10.3 6.3-16.4 18 10.8 5.5-20.1
Other not in Labor Force 185 121 64.3 54.8-72.8 24 11.8 7.2-18.8 40 23.9 16.8-32.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 132 73.5 63.9-81.3 24 12.1 7.3-19.5 31 14.4 8.7-22.8
101% to 150% 335 269 73.5 65.8-80.0 28 9.4 5.9-14.5 38 17.2 11.5-24.8
151% to 200% 149 122 84.5 75.8-90.4 18 10.7 5.8-18.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 937 864 89.1 85.5-91.9 46 7.2 4.8-10.6 27 3.7 2.3- 5.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 486 82.9 77.5-87.2 48 9.8 6.5-14.6 38 7.3 4.6-11.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 804 686 80.7 76.6-84.2 52 8.9 6.4-12.1 66 10.5 7.8-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 752 627 81.3 77.2-84.8 57 7.3 5.1-10.2 68 11.4 8.6-15.0

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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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