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
-FEMALES 914 800 87.8 85.0-90.1 114 12.2 9.9-15.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 564 519 92.1 88.8-94.4 45 7.9 5.6-11.2
Non-Hispanic Black 225 192 86.7 80.9-91.0 33 13.3 9.0-19.1
Other 117 81 67.1 56.0-76.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 285 239 84.1 78.8-88.4 46 15.9 11.6-21.2
35-44 222 195 88.5 82.1-92.8 27 11.5 7.2-17.9
45-54 221 194 89.4 83.8-93.2 27 10.6 6.8-16.2
55-64 186 172 93.3 88.5-96.2 14 6.7 3.8-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 124 79.6 71.5-85.8 36 20.4 14.2-28.5
Some Post-H.S. 243 213 90.1 85.1-93.5 30 9.9 6.5-14.9
College Graduate 462 439 95.4 92.6-97.2 23 4.6 2.8- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 74 68.4 57.9-77.2 39 31.6 22.8-42.1
$25,000- 34,999 76 65 84.3 71.9-91.8 11 15.7 8.2-28.1
$35,000- 49,999 134 125 91.0 81.9-95.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 146 141 98.0 95.0-99.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 287 282 98.0 94.8-99.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 120 78.1 69.0-85.1 35 21.9 14.9-31.0
No 735 660 90.3 87.6-92.5 75 9.7 7.5-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 879 766 87.5 84.7-89.9 113 12.5 10.1-15.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 281 246 88.0 83.1-91.7 35 12.0 8.3-16.9
Regional City or Suburban County 231 206 88.1 82.0-92.3 25 11.9 7.7-18.0
Rural 402 348 87.3 82.8-90.8 54 12.7 9.2-17.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 72 70.5 59.0-79.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 552 531 96.3 94.0-97.8 21 3.7 2.2- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 172 150 87.1 78.9-92.4 22 12.9 7.6-21.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 306 86.6 81.7-90.4 46 13.4 9.6-18.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 390 344 88.9 84.9-92.0 46 11.1 8.0-15.1

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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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