2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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 3,588 2,935 79.9 78.1-81.6 297 9.7 8.4-11.0 356 10.4 9.2-11.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 690 545 77.1 72.8-80.8 80 13.4 10.5-17.0 65 9.5 7.0-12.7
GENDER
Male 264 199 73.6 66.5-79.7 35 13.9 9.7-19.6 30 12.5 8.0-18.9
Female 426 346 79.7 74.5-84.1 45 13.1 9.4-17.9 35 7.2 4.9-10.5
AGE
18-34 123 81 68.0 58.3-76.4 28 20.2 13.5-29.0 14 11.8 6.7-19.8
35-44 91 70 79.8 69.2-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 137 104 75.3 65.7-82.9 17 14.9 9.0-23.7 16 9.8 5.4-16.9
55-64 135 *** *** *** 18 13.0 7.3-22.2 22 16.0 8.8-27.3
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 158 73.3 64.5-80.5 21 9.9 5.9-16.2 30 16.8 10.7-25.4
Some Post-H.S. 217 171 77.4 70.2-83.3 29 15.1 10.3-21.7 17 7.5 4.4-12.4
College Graduate 167 142 86.7 79.7-91.5 17 10.1 5.8-17.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.9 8.7-24.3
$15,000- 24,999 140 101 63.3 52.6-72.8 19 19.0 11.5-29.7 20 17.8 11.1-27.2
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 81 85.7 76.1-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 190 71.0 62.4-78.3 25 12.9 8.1-19.9 33 16.2 10.5-24.1
No 441 354 79.8 75.0-83.9 55 13.7 10.3-18.1 32 6.5 4.3- 9.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 588 455 74.8 70.1-79.0 74 14.9 11.6-18.9 59 10.3 7.5-14.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 216 163 73.5 66.1-79.9 29 15.3 10.3-22.0 24 11.2 7.2-17.0
Regional City or Suburban County 142 114 82.6 74.6-88.5 15 10.6 6.1-17.9 *** *** ***
Rural 332 268 77.3 70.3-83.1 36 13.3 9.1-19.0 28 9.4 5.5-15.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 325 246 77.1 71.2-82.1 49 14.6 10.7-19.6 30 8.3 5.2-13.0
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.8 10.7-30.9
101% to 150% 140 105 66.7 56.2-75.7 20 20.7 13.1-31.2 15 12.6 7.4-20.7
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 259 226 88.1 82.6-92.0 22 8.4 5.2-13.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 193 153 72.3 61.2-81.2 20 13.8 8.0-22.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 248 81.7 76.0-86.2 34 11.8 8.2-16.7 22 6.5 4.0-10.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 144 73.3 65.3-79.9 26 15.5 10.2-22.8 23 11.2 7.2-17.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the 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 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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