2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 375 319 87.1 82.6-90.6 56 12.9 9.4-17.4
GENDER
Male 150 127 87.6 79.5-92.8 23 12.4 7.2-20.5
Female 225 192 86.7 80.9-91.0 33 13.3 9.0-19.1
AGE
18-34 115 96 86.5 78.8-91.7 19 13.5 8.3-21.2
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 105 86 83.0 72.4-90.1 19 17.0 9.9-27.6
55-64 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 79 80.3 68.4-88.4 21 19.7 11.6-31.6
Some Post-H.S. 120 104 88.6 80.6-93.5 16 11.4 6.5-19.4
College Graduate 137 124 93.1 88.0-96.2 13 6.9 3.8-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 310 272 90.3 86.2-93.3 38 9.7 6.7-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 329 275 85.7 80.5-89.6 54 14.3 10.4-19.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 144 119 86.7 80.3-91.3 25 13.3 8.7-19.7
Regional City or Suburban County 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 154 132 85.2 74.8-91.8 22 14.8 8.2-25.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 319 87.1 82.6-90.6 56 12.9 9.4-17.4
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 141 117 87.2 80.6-91.8 24 12.8 8.2-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 136 120 91.0 85.0-94.7 16 9.0 5.3-15.0

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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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