2018 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 3,216 2,609 81.6 79.9-83.2 607 18.4 16.8-20.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 641 515 81.1 77.1-84.6 126 18.9 15.4-22.9
GENDER
Male 273 213 78.6 71.9-84.0 60 21.4 16.0-28.1
Female 368 302 83.3 78.3-87.4 66 16.7 12.6-21.7
AGE
18-34 177 138 78.1 70.5-84.2 39 21.9 15.8-29.5
35-44 119 99 87.7 80.0-92.7 20 12.3 7.3-20.0
45-54 172 140 80.7 71.9-87.2 32 19.3 12.8-28.1
55-64 173 138 80.7 71.3-87.6 35 19.3 12.4-28.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 134 74.4 65.8-81.4 52 25.6 18.6-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 209 173 81.5 74.3-87.1 36 18.5 12.9-25.7
College Graduate 189 169 91.8 86.9-95.0 20 8.2 5.0-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 130 74.3 64.9-81.9 45 25.7 18.1-35.1
No 445 370 83.4 78.8-87.1 75 16.6 12.9-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 546 430 79.3 74.8-83.2 116 20.7 16.8-25.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 232 180 77.3 70.5-83.0 52 22.7 17.0-29.5
Regional City or Suburban County 132 111 87.3 80.0-92.2 21 12.7 7.8-20.0
Rural 277 224 81.9 75.0-87.3 53 18.1 12.7-25.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 344 85.8 81.2-89.3 66 14.2 10.7-18.8
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 85 72.9 61.9-81.7 25 27.1 18.3-38.1
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 252 91.6 86.8-94.8 25 8.4 5.2-13.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 166 129 75.8 64.5-84.4 37 24.2 15.6-35.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 248 205 85.2 79.6-89.4 43 14.8 10.6-20.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 227 181 79.4 72.6-84.9 46 20.6 15.1-27.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 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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