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
-FEMALES 1,803 1,515 82.0 79.5-84.3 288 18.0 15.7-20.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,077 959 87.3 84.3-89.8 118 12.7 10.2-15.7
Non-Hispanic Black 422 352 82.7 77.5-87.0 70 17.3 13.0-22.5
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 490 402 80.7 75.8-84.7 88 19.3 15.3-24.2
35-44 354 288 79.5 73.2-84.7 66 20.5 15.3-26.8
45-54 430 356 81.9 76.5-86.2 74 18.1 13.8-23.5
55-64 529 469 86.8 82.1-90.5 60 13.2 9.5-17.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 302 77.2 71.8-81.8 93 22.8 18.2-28.2
Some Post-H.S. 554 471 85.4 81.3-88.7 83 14.6 11.3-18.7
College Graduate 706 666 96.1 94.3-97.3 40 3.9 2.7- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 145 60.9 50.8-70.2 62 39.1 29.8-49.2
$15,000- 24,999 290 210 71.3 63.7-77.8 80 28.7 22.2-36.3
$25,000- 34,999 170 137 80.7 71.9-87.2 33 19.3 12.8-28.1
$35,000- 49,999 197 176 82.8 72.6-89.8 21 17.2 10.2-27.4
$50,000- 74,999 233 220 94.5 89.5-97.2 13 5.5 2.8-10.5
$75,000+ 443 428 96.7 93.8-98.3 15 3.3 1.7- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 479 382 76.4 70.4-81.6 97 23.6 18.4-29.6
No 1,262 1,087 84.4 81.6-86.9 175 15.6 13.1-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 65 94.4 85.5-98.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,734 1,450 81.6 79.0-84.0 284 18.4 16.0-21.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 523 440 82.2 77.6-86.0 83 17.8 14.0-22.4
Regional City or Suburban County 379 326 83.8 78.2-88.1 53 16.2 11.9-21.8
Rural 901 749 80.8 76.8-84.2 152 19.2 15.8-23.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,086 935 85.9 82.9-88.4 151 14.1 11.6-17.1
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 123 97.4 91.9-99.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 238 210 83.2 73.9-89.7 28 16.8 10.3-26.1
Other not in Labor Force 234 168 70.1 61.9-77.1 66 29.9 22.9-38.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 182 122 67.8 57.6-76.5 60 32.2 23.5-42.4
101% to 150% 265 206 74.5 66.5-81.2 59 25.5 18.8-33.5
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 812 770 94.1 91.4-96.0 42 5.9 4.0- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 352 290 78.1 69.6-84.7 62 21.9 15.3-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 689 582 81.8 77.8-85.3 107 18.2 14.7-22.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 762 643 83.0 79.2-86.2 119 17.0 13.8-20.8

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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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