2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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
-FEMALES 1,981 1,648 80.6 78.2-82.8 163 9.9 8.3-11.9 170 9.5 7.9-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,302 1,153 86.2 83.4-88.6 90 8.5 6.6-11.0 59 5.2 3.8- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 426 346 79.7 74.5-84.1 45 13.1 9.4-17.9 35 7.2 4.9-10.5
Other 233 131 49.9 41.9-58.0 27 12.7 8.1-19.4 75 37.4 29.8-45.6
AGE
18-34 318 213 66.5 60.1-72.3 51 17.6 13.0-23.4 54 15.9 11.9-20.9
35-44 256 193 74.5 67.3-80.5 28 11.2 7.1-17.0 35 14.4 9.8-20.6
45-54 333 256 80.0 74.6-84.6 31 9.6 6.4-14.3 46 10.3 7.3-14.4
55-64 379 312 80.8 75.0-85.6 36 9.9 6.6-14.8 31 9.2 5.9-14.0
65-74 400 387 97.6 95.4-98.8 12 2.2 1.1- 4.5 *** *** ***
75+ 263 258 98.2 94.5-99.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 132 59.8 50.9-68.0 26 16.3 10.5-24.4 53 23.9 17.6-31.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 373 79.3 74.3-83.6 38 9.2 6.3-13.3 55 11.5 8.4-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 624 519 81.2 76.9-84.8 62 11.4 8.5-15.1 43 7.4 5.2-10.4
College Graduate 679 623 91.5 88.4-93.8 37 5.4 3.7- 8.0 19 3.0 1.7- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 146 72.8 64.7-79.6 30 15.3 10.0-22.7 31 12.0 8.0-17.5
$15,000- 24,999 337 237 60.5 53.3-67.3 39 17.1 11.9-23.9 61 22.4 17.0-28.9
$25,000- 34,999 177 142 75.2 65.5-82.9 22 15.6 9.4-24.8 13 9.2 4.9-16.6
$35,000- 49,999 228 205 85.8 77.9-91.2 14 7.4 3.7-14.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 234 213 89.1 82.6-93.3 17 9.1 5.2-15.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 384 368 93.5 89.2-96.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 702 562 77.0 72.5-81.0 73 12.5 9.4-16.4 67 10.5 7.8-14.0
No 1,275 1,083 82.3 79.4-84.9 90 8.7 6.8-11.1 102 8.9 7.1-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,918 1,591 80.4 78.0-82.7 160 10.0 8.3-12.1 167 9.5 8.0-11.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 469 372 76.1 71.0-80.6 47 12.8 9.3-17.4 50 11.0 8.2-14.8
Regional City or Suburban County 456 383 83.5 78.8-87.3 36 8.6 5.8-12.6 37 7.9 5.4-11.3
Rural 1,056 893 81.8 78.4-84.9 80 8.7 6.6-11.4 83 9.4 7.2-12.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 857 698 80.9 77.5-84.0 73 9.0 6.9-11.8 86 10.0 7.9-12.7
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 631 611 96.8 94.5-98.2 14 2.5 1.3- 4.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 227 183 82.8 75.4-88.3 27 10.3 6.1-16.7 17 6.9 3.7-12.7
Other not in Labor Force 194 116 57.2 48.6-65.4 35 22.4 15.7-30.9 43 20.4 14.6-27.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 74 *** *** *** 12 16.1 8.6-28.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 96 53.6 43.3-63.6 30 21.9 14.3-32.1 46 24.5 17.2-33.5
101% to 150% 316 247 71.2 64.4-77.3 35 14.8 10.3-20.9 34 13.9 9.7-19.6
151% to 200% 140 *** *** *** 13 14.3 7.0-26.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 863 804 91.8 89.0-93.9 41 5.3 3.7- 7.7 18 2.9 1.7- 5.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 358 79.9 73.3-85.1 30 9.0 5.6-14.2 34 11.1 7.2-16.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 859 712 79.4 75.6-82.8 77 11.4 8.8-14.7 70 9.2 7.0-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 700 578 82.2 78.5-85.4 56 8.6 6.2-11.6 66 9.3 7.0-12.1

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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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