2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,069 1,833 87.5 85.4-89.3 236 12.5 10.7-14.6
GENDER
Male 992 874 87.6 84.7-90.1 118 12.4 9.9-15.3
Female 1,077 959 87.3 84.3-89.8 118 12.7 10.2-15.7
AGE
18-34 555 497 89.6 86.0-92.4 58 10.4 7.6-14.0
35-44 356 313 84.0 77.9-88.7 43 16.0 11.3-22.1
45-54 530 458 86.8 82.5-90.1 72 13.2 9.9-17.5
55-64 629 565 87.8 83.8-90.9 64 12.2 9.1-16.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 370 81.8 77.2-85.7 85 18.2 14.3-22.8
Some Post-H.S. 614 535 89.7 86.5-92.1 79 10.3 7.9-13.5
College Graduate 901 864 96.3 94.5-97.5 37 3.7 2.5- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 117 66.9 56.3-76.1 47 33.1 23.9-43.7
$15,000- 24,999 242 181 73.1 65.0-79.9 61 26.9 20.1-35.0
$25,000- 34,999 171 142 82.5 74.0-88.6 29 17.5 11.4-26.0
$35,000- 49,999 238 218 87.6 79.0-93.0 20 12.4 7.0-21.0
$50,000- 74,999 316 292 91.7 87.1-94.7 24 8.3 5.3-12.9
$75,000+ 716 691 96.5 94.4-97.8 25 3.5 2.2- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 402 80.4 74.9-85.0 87 19.6 15.0-25.1
No 1,523 1,381 89.5 87.3-91.4 142 10.5 8.6-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,811 1,585 86.3 84.1-88.3 226 13.7 11.7-15.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 537 504 93.2 90.1-95.4 33 6.8 4.6- 9.9
Regional City or Suburban County 450 401 86.6 81.7-90.3 49 13.4 9.7-18.3
Rural 1,083 928 83.4 80.1-86.3 155 16.6 13.7-19.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,436 1,288 88.8 86.5-90.8 148 11.2 9.2-13.5
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 206 176 84.9 75.7-91.0 30 15.1 9.0-24.3
Other not in Labor Force 176 154 87.5 80.2-92.4 22 12.5 7.6-19.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 241 188 74.4 65.6-81.5 53 25.6 18.5-34.4
151% to 200% 129 109 84.6 75.4-90.8 20 15.4 9.2-24.6
More than 200% 1,191 1,124 93.9 91.9-95.4 67 6.1 4.6- 8.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 285 79.3 71.2-85.6 53 20.7 14.4-28.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 783 695 85.7 81.9-88.8 88 14.3 11.2-18.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 949 853 90.3 87.7-92.3 96 9.7 7.7-12.3

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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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