2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 664 15.1 13.8-16.5 4,051 84.9 83.5-86.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 880 154 18.9 15.7-22.7 726 81.1 77.3-84.3
GENDER
Male 358 51 15.4 11.2-20.8 307 84.6 79.2-88.8
Female 522 103 21.9 17.3-27.3 419 78.1 72.7-82.7
AGE
18-34 177 44 25.3 18.8-33.2 133 74.7 66.8-81.2
35-44 119 22 17.3 9.4-29.7 97 82.7 70.3-90.6
45-54 173 29 17.6 11.7-25.8 144 82.4 74.2-88.3
55-64 173 38 19.9 13.0-29.1 135 80.1 70.9-87.0
65-74 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 54 19.1 13.8-25.9 219 80.9 74.1-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 270 58 24.8 18.6-32.2 212 75.2 67.8-81.4
College Graduate 229 23 7.3 4.5-11.5 206 92.7 88.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 47 34.6 25.9-44.4 111 65.4 55.6-74.1
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 16 14.4 8.1-24.3 101 85.6 75.7-91.9
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 76 33.5 26.3-41.7 213 66.5 58.3-73.7
No 562 74 13.7 10.3-17.9 488 86.3 82.1-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 15 9.8 5.7-16.3 122 90.2 83.7-94.3
Non-Veteran 743 139 20.4 16.8-24.7 604 79.6 75.3-83.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 292 53 20.2 14.9-26.9 239 79.8 73.1-85.1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 34 19.0 12.8-27.1 150 81.0 72.9-87.2
Rural 404 67 17.5 12.8-23.5 337 82.5 76.5-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 83 18.5 14.3-23.7 355 81.5 76.3-85.7
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 45 32.1 23.9-41.5 116 67.9 58.5-76.1
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 344 31 10.8 6.8-16.8 313 89.2 83.2-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 47 22.2 15.0-31.6 184 77.8 68.4-85.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 61 18.7 14.0-24.4 308 81.3 75.6-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 46 17.8 12.7-24.5 234 82.2 75.5-87.3

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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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