2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 563 439 76.7 71.4-81.3 124 23.3 18.7-28.6
GENDER
Male 275 208 76.0 68.1-82.3 67 24.0 17.7-31.9
Female 288 231 77.6 70.0-83.7 57 22.4 16.3-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 471 388 79.7 73.8-84.5 83 20.3 15.5-26.2
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 136 98 74.4 64.2-82.5 38 25.6 17.5-35.8
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 120 80.3 70.1-87.6 34 19.7 12.4-29.9
55-64 176 155 89.1 81.1-94.0 21 10.9 6.0-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 104 76.8 66.4-84.8 35 23.2 15.2-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 175 131 78.8 70.1-85.5 44 21.2 14.5-29.9
College Graduate 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 128 73.7 62.6-82.4 47 26.3 17.6-37.4
No 367 297 79.2 72.9-84.4 70 20.8 15.6-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 508 388 74.7 69.0-79.7 120 25.3 20.3-31.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 139 112 80.7 71.7-87.3 27 19.3 12.7-28.3
Rural 424 327 75.0 68.3-80.7 97 25.0 19.3-31.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 359 278 74.8 67.8-80.7 81 25.2 19.3-32.2
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 252 229 89.4 82.9-93.6 23 10.6 6.4-17.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 143 78.6 67.8-86.4 39 21.4 13.6-32.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 117 70.8 60.4-79.4 39 29.2 20.6-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 225 179 80.5 72.7-86.4 46 19.5 13.6-27.3

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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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