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
-MALES 1,031 865 82.2 78.8-85.1 166 17.8 14.9-21.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 642 592 90.9 87.6-93.5 50 9.1 6.5-12.4
Non-Hispanic Black 164 135 78.1 67.7-85.9 29 21.9 14.1-32.3
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 355 289 76.7 70.3-82.1 66 23.3 17.9-29.7
35-44 223 178 79.3 72.1-85.1 45 20.7 14.9-27.9
45-54 273 238 91.5 87.3-94.4 35 8.5 5.6-12.7
55-64 180 160 88.9 81.7-93.5 20 11.1 6.5-18.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 274 197 70.5 63.0-77.0 77 29.5 23.0-37.0
Some Post-H.S. 249 229 94.7 90.8-97.0 20 5.3 3.0- 9.2
College Graduate 418 405 96.0 92.7-97.9 13 4.0 2.1- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 127 114 89.1 80.4-94.2 13 10.9 5.8-19.6
$50,000- 74,999 161 151 93.2 86.4-96.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 363 355 98.0 95.4-99.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 151 113 70.4 59.7-79.2 38 29.6 20.8-40.3
No 836 719 84.6 80.9-87.6 117 15.4 12.4-19.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 219 98.5 96.0-99.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 804 645 78.7 74.7-82.2 159 21.3 17.8-25.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 345 295 82.2 76.4-86.9 50 17.8 13.1-23.6
Regional City or Suburban County 202 175 85.8 79.1-90.6 27 14.2 9.4-20.9
Rural 484 395 80.0 74.3-84.8 89 20.0 15.2-25.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,031 865 82.2 78.8-85.1 166 17.8 14.9-21.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 620 586 94.4 91.7-96.3 34 5.6 3.7- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 143 83.2 74.1-89.5 31 16.8 10.5-25.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 372 310 80.9 74.9-85.7 62 19.1 14.3-25.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 485 412 82.8 78.0-86.8 73 17.2 13.2-22.0

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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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