2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,911 1,613 85.7 83.8-87.5 298 14.3 12.5-16.2
-Eastern NC 667 545 83.3 79.5-86.6 122 16.7 13.4-20.5
GENDER
Male 349 271 80.5 74.8-85.2 78 19.5 14.8-25.2
Female 318 274 87.0 81.8-90.9 44 13.0 9.1-18.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 400 352 89.0 85.2-92.0 48 11.0 8.0-14.8
Non-Hispanic Black 162 136 82.9 72.6-89.9 26 17.1 10.1-27.4
Other 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 230 190 85.3 79.7-89.5 40 14.7 10.5-20.3
35-44 149 116 83.9 76.9-89.1 33 16.1 10.9-23.1
45-54 161 129 80.5 71.0-87.4 32 19.5 12.6-29.0
55-64 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 131 76.9 68.2-83.8 46 23.1 16.2-31.8
Some Post-H.S. 188 160 88.3 81.7-92.8 28 11.7 7.2-18.3
College Graduate 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 91 85.2 75.3-91.5 13 14.8 8.5-24.7
$50,000- 74,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 544 452 85.3 81.6-88.4 92 14.7 11.6-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 525 408 79.1 74.3-83.2 117 20.9 16.8-25.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 194 172 89.2 83.3-93.2 22 10.8 6.8-16.7
Rural 432 343 81.3 76.0-85.7 89 18.7 14.3-24.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 668 546 83.4 79.5-86.6 122 16.6 13.4-20.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 380 354 93.5 89.8-95.9 26 6.5 4.1-10.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 199 156 76.0 65.4-84.1 43 24.0 15.9-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 349 295 86.9 82.6-90.2 54 13.1 9.8-17.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 95 83.3 75.3-89.1 25 16.7 10.9-24.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the 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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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