2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,996 1,703 84.3 82.0-86.3 293 15.7 13.7-18.0
-FEMALES 965 838 86.8 83.7-89.3 127 13.2 10.7-16.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 588 533 90.4 86.7-93.1 55 9.6 6.9-13.3
Non-Hispanic Black 245 205 84.4 77.7-89.3 40 15.6 10.7-22.3
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 297 255 85.9 80.2-90.2 42 14.1 9.8-19.8
35-44 228 194 86.0 79.5-90.6 34 14.0 9.4-20.5
45-54 247 216 87.8 80.8-92.5 31 12.2 7.5-19.2
55-64 193 173 88.6 81.0-93.4 20 11.4 6.6-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 176 134 80.5 73.1-86.3 42 19.5 13.7-26.9
Some Post-H.S. 277 239 87.7 82.0-91.8 38 12.3 8.2-18.0
College Graduate 459 436 96.5 94.4-97.9 23 3.5 2.1- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 96 70.1 59.2-79.1 43 29.9 20.9-40.8
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 131 118 85.9 74.7-92.6 13 14.1 7.4-25.3
$50,000- 74,999 162 157 97.4 91.4-99.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 295 288 98.4 96.2-99.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 130 100 78.3 67.7-86.1 30 21.7 13.9-32.3
No 805 715 88.3 84.9-90.9 90 11.7 9.1-15.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 921 797 86.5 83.3-89.1 124 13.5 10.9-16.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 299 261 87.8 82.5-91.6 38 12.2 8.4-17.5
Regional City or Suburban County 204 180 88.0 81.2-92.5 24 12.0 7.5-18.8
Rural 462 397 85.0 79.7-89.1 65 15.0 10.9-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 965 838 86.8 83.7-89.3 127 13.2 10.7-16.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 90 72.5 61.3-81.4 33 27.5 18.6-38.7
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 543 522 95.9 92.8-97.7 21 4.1 2.3- 7.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 173 *** *** *** 25 14.4 7.0-27.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 384 336 85.9 80.8-89.8 48 14.1 10.2-19.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 408 354 87.7 83.3-91.1 54 12.3 8.9-16.7

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*Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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