2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,499 2,208 86.0 83.9-87.8 148 6.6 5.4- 8.0 143 7.5 6.1- 9.2
GENDER
Male 1,108 965 85.2 82.2-87.8 75 7.7 5.9-10.0 68 7.1 5.3- 9.5
Female 1,391 1,243 86.7 83.8-89.1 73 5.5 4.1- 7.3 75 7.8 5.9-10.4
AGE
18-34 313 236 76.7 70.6-81.8 47 13.6 9.7-18.7 30 9.7 6.5-14.4
35-44 241 203 80.8 72.9-86.9 18 6.4 3.7-10.9 20 12.8 7.5-20.9
45-54 444 363 82.3 77.5-86.4 33 7.5 4.9-11.3 48 10.2 7.2-14.1
55-64 544 466 84.3 79.7-88.0 36 6.8 4.6-10.0 42 8.9 6.0-12.9
65-74 530 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 410 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 134 74.2 64.6-82.0 *** *** *** 23 19.0 12.1-28.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 495 81.8 77.3-85.6 46 8.1 5.7-11.4 49 10.1 7.2-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 762 665 87.2 83.9-89.8 45 6.8 4.9- 9.5 52 6.0 4.3- 8.4
College Graduate 976 912 93.0 90.5-94.8 44 4.7 3.2- 6.8 20 2.3 1.3- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 136 70.7 60.3-79.4 *** *** *** 26 20.1 12.6-30.6
$15,000- 24,999 289 223 70.3 62.2-77.2 23 11.7 7.2-18.4 43 18.0 12.5-25.3
$25,000- 34,999 249 216 85.8 79.1-90.7 20 9.1 5.4-15.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 274 243 84.8 76.9-90.3 17 6.7 3.7-11.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 380 346 89.3 84.6-92.7 22 5.8 3.5- 9.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 712 674 94.1 91.4-96.0 25 3.8 2.4- 6.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 855 737 82.5 78.3-86.0 54 7.2 5.1- 9.9 64 10.3 7.5-14.2
No 1,632 1,458 87.5 85.2-89.5 94 6.3 4.9- 8.0 80 6.2 4.8- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,128 1,853 84.4 82.1-86.4 137 7.2 5.9- 8.8 138 8.4 6.8-10.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 504 452 88.2 84.2-91.3 32 6.2 4.2- 9.1 20 5.6 3.4- 9.1
Regional City or Suburban County 500 439 83.7 78.8-87.6 34 8.4 5.8-12.1 27 7.9 5.1-12.1
Rural 1,496 1,317 86.0 83.3-88.3 82 5.7 4.3- 7.5 97 8.3 6.5-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,198 1,022 84.4 81.6-86.9 90 7.5 5.9- 9.6 86 8.1 6.3-10.4
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 860 841 97.2 95.1-98.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 230 187 80.9 72.3-87.4 22 9.3 5.5-15.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 114 79.9 70.4-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** 17 14.8 8.4-24.8 20 14.8 8.0-25.5
101% to 150% 313 249 73.2 65.4-79.8 26 10.4 6.5-16.2 38 16.4 11.0-23.8
151% to 200% 181 158 87.5 79.7-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,419 1,317 91.7 89.7-93.4 64 4.8 3.6- 6.4 38 3.5 2.4- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 546 474 84.2 78.8-88.4 40 7.8 5.0-12.0 32 8.0 5.0-12.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 956 855 86.2 82.9-89.0 51 6.6 4.9- 8.9 50 7.1 5.1-10.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 998 879 86.2 83.1-88.9 57 6.1 4.5- 8.4 62 7.6 5.6-10.3

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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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