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
-MALES 1,657 1,345 79.1 76.4-81.6 137 9.2 7.5-11.3 175 11.6 9.7-13.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,108 965 85.2 82.2-87.8 75 7.7 5.9-10.0 68 7.1 5.3- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 295 230 78.9 72.3-84.2 34 10.9 7.1-16.5 31 10.2 6.7-15.2
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 281 182 65.2 58.1-71.7 51 18.6 13.5-25.1 48 16.1 11.7-21.9
35-44 204 145 69.4 60.9-76.8 22 10.5 6.3-17.0 37 20.1 14.0-28.0
45-54 316 243 79.6 73.7-84.5 29 8.0 5.1-12.4 44 12.4 8.6-17.5
55-64 352 283 81.7 76.1-86.2 28 7.0 4.4-10.8 41 11.3 7.7-16.4
65-74 311 302 96.3 92.5-98.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 182 179 98.9 96.4-99.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 109 58.0 49.0-66.6 25 14.9 9.1-23.6 60 27.0 20.1-35.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 462 338 72.7 67.2-77.5 51 11.2 8.1-15.4 73 16.1 12.2-20.8
Some Post-H.S. 437 373 86.3 82.1-89.7 34 7.7 5.3-11.2 30 5.9 3.8- 9.1
College Graduate 564 525 91.9 88.4-94.5 27 4.9 3.1- 7.6 12 3.2 1.6- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** 19 13.9 7.7-23.7 28 21.3 13.5-32.0
$15,000- 24,999 238 150 61.9 53.4-69.7 28 12.4 7.7-19.3 60 25.7 19.0-33.8
$25,000- 34,999 153 111 66.0 55.0-75.5 21 17.0 9.8-27.7 21 17.0 10.4-26.5
$35,000- 49,999 203 171 83.5 75.9-89.0 17 8.6 5.0-14.3 15 7.9 4.1-14.7
$50,000- 74,999 245 220 87.7 81.4-92.0 14 6.0 3.3-10.6 11 6.4 3.3-11.9
$75,000+ 458 432 93.1 89.3-95.6 16 3.9 2.2- 6.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 424 75.5 70.2-80.2 49 10.6 7.5-14.7 61 13.8 10.2-18.5
No 1,115 914 80.6 77.4-83.5 88 8.7 6.7-11.2 113 10.7 8.6-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 438 93.5 90.4-95.7 19 3.5 2.0- 6.1 15 3.0 1.6- 5.3
Non-Veteran 1,183 907 75.1 71.7-78.2 118 10.9 8.8-13.6 158 14.0 11.6-16.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 395 322 79.2 74.0-83.6 34 8.5 5.8-12.4 39 12.3 8.8-16.9
Regional City or Suburban County 319 264 80.8 74.8-85.6 27 9.6 6.2-14.7 28 9.6 6.3-14.4
Rural 943 759 78.2 74.2-81.8 76 9.5 7.1-12.8 108 12.2 9.6-15.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 743 75.2 71.5-78.6 92 10.8 8.4-13.7 131 14.0 11.4-17.1
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 422 95.8 92.3-97.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 145 113 83.6 75.3-89.5 16 8.1 4.4-14.5 16 8.3 4.3-15.4
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** 22 16.5 9.9-26.3 34 26.1 17.6-36.8
101% to 150% 239 159 61.6 52.9-69.6 33 16.4 10.6-24.6 47 22.0 15.7-29.8
151% to 200% 115 99 83.6 71.9-91.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 916 832 89.9 87.1-92.1 49 5.5 4.0- 7.6 35 4.6 3.1- 6.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 373 291 77.2 70.6-82.7 37 10.3 6.8-15.5 45 12.4 8.4-18.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 596 489 80.0 75.6-83.8 44 8.2 5.8-11.4 63 11.8 8.8-15.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 688 565 79.0 74.7-82.7 56 9.7 7.1-13.2 67 11.3 8.6-14.7

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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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