2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 798 668 78.9 74.1-83.0 59 10.3 7.4-14.1 71 10.9 7.9-14.8
GENDER
Male 357 287 75.3 67.8-81.6 32 13.2 8.6-19.7 38 11.5 7.2-17.8
Female 441 381 82.3 76.1-87.1 27 7.5 4.4-12.3 33 10.2 6.6-15.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 713 614 80.5 75.4-84.7 52 10.2 7.1-14.3 47 9.3 6.3-13.6
Non-Hispanic Black 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** 23 24.1 15.3-35.9 18 16.1 8.9-27.2
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 105 78.8 67.7-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 131 86.6 77.6-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 202 159 76.3 67.0-83.6 22 12.7 7.4-20.9 21 11.0 6.2-18.7
Some Post-H.S. 235 191 77.6 69.1-84.3 20 12.6 7.3-20.8 24 9.8 6.0-15.7
College Graduate 285 266 88.7 80.5-93.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 252 78.5 70.3-85.0 25 10.5 6.1-17.5 30 11.0 6.5-18.0
No 486 411 78.9 72.8-83.9 34 10.2 6.8-15.2 41 10.9 7.2-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 681 559 76.5 71.2-81.1 52 11.1 7.9-15.4 70 12.4 9.0-16.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 174 149 80.5 71.5-87.2 *** *** *** 13 10.7 5.9-18.7
Rural 624 519 78.2 72.4-83.1 47 10.9 7.4-15.6 58 10.9 7.5-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 344 263 71.1 63.5-77.7 37 13.7 9.1-20.1 44 15.2 10.3-21.9
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 388 351 85.6 79.2-90.3 24 9.3 5.6-15.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 271 226 81.2 72.1-87.8 25 11.5 6.5-19.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 226 187 76.4 67.6-83.5 15 9.3 5.2-15.9 24 14.3 8.7-22.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 301 255 79.3 71.5-85.5 19 10.2 5.8-17.4 27 10.4 6.4-16.6

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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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