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%)
North Carolina 3,398 2,804 81.0 79.2-82.7 594 19.0 17.3-20.8
-MALES 1,595 1,289 80.0 77.3-82.5 306 20.0 17.5-22.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 992 874 87.6 84.7-90.1 118 12.4 9.9-15.3
Non-Hispanic Black 276 214 76.6 69.1-82.7 62 23.4 17.3-30.9
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 500 397 76.6 71.4-81.1 103 23.4 18.9-28.6
35-44 298 226 75.8 69.4-81.3 72 24.2 18.7-30.6
45-54 391 320 85.6 81.1-89.2 71 14.4 10.8-18.9
55-64 406 346 84.8 79.7-88.8 60 15.2 11.2-20.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 79 50.6 40.7-60.4 84 49.4 39.6-59.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 321 70.2 64.6-75.3 139 29.8 24.7-35.4
Some Post-H.S. 401 350 90.5 86.7-93.2 51 9.5 6.8-13.3
College Graduate 568 538 94.4 91.5-96.4 30 5.6 3.6- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 90 65.4 55.1-74.4 56 34.6 25.6-44.9
$15,000- 24,999 236 145 63.3 55.1-70.8 91 36.7 29.2-44.9
$25,000- 34,999 140 *** *** *** 37 32.5 23.0-43.6
$35,000- 49,999 189 164 85.7 77.1-91.5 25 14.3 8.5-22.9
$50,000- 74,999 211 189 89.2 83.1-93.3 22 10.8 6.7-16.9
$75,000+ 461 443 95.2 91.9-97.2 18 4.8 2.8- 8.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 371 286 76.0 69.8-81.3 85 24.0 18.7-30.2
No 1,160 954 81.1 78.0-83.9 206 18.9 16.1-22.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 319 95.0 91.9-96.9 23 5.0 3.1- 8.1
Non-Veteran 1,249 968 76.9 73.7-79.8 281 23.1 20.2-26.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 489 414 82.5 77.9-86.4 75 17.5 13.6-22.1
Regional City or Suburban County 316 260 81.3 75.3-86.1 56 18.7 13.9-24.7
Rural 790 615 76.7 72.3-80.5 175 23.3 19.5-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,215 986 79.5 76.3-82.3 229 20.5 17.7-23.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 89 82 89.2 76.7-95.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 132 110 87.5 79.4-92.7 22 12.5 7.3-20.6
Other not in Labor Force 72 67 93.4 83.4-97.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 67 64.3 53.5-73.8 55 35.7 26.2-46.5
101% to 150% 210 141 62.9 53.7-71.3 69 37.1 28.7-46.3
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 818 753 91.8 89.1-93.8 65 8.2 6.2-10.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 303 234 78.1 71.1-83.8 69 21.9 16.2-28.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 560 447 77.2 72.3-81.5 113 22.8 18.5-27.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 608 82.2 78.4-85.4 124 17.8 14.6-21.6

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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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