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
-MALES 1,607 1,287 79.1 76.5-81.5 134 9.3 7.6-11.3 186 11.6 9.7-13.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,097 955 86.0 83.1-88.5 73 7.1 5.4- 9.3 69 6.9 5.1- 9.2
Non-Hispanic Black 264 199 73.6 66.5-79.7 35 13.9 9.7-19.6 30 12.5 8.0-18.9
Other 224 116 51.2 42.9-59.4 23 12.7 7.9-19.8 85 36.1 28.7-44.2
AGE
18-34 290 180 62.8 56.0-69.1 56 18.5 13.9-24.3 54 18.7 13.9-24.6
35-44 191 125 72.8 65.2-79.2 16 8.3 4.8-14.0 50 18.9 13.7-25.6
45-54 291 219 77.9 71.7-83.1 26 8.8 5.7-13.2 46 13.3 9.2-18.9
55-64 303 250 85.0 79.0-89.5 23 6.5 3.8-10.8 30 8.5 5.1-13.9
65-74 325 313 96.7 93.1-98.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 187 184 96.9 90.1-99.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 110 56.7 47.9-65.1 17 11.0 6.6-17.7 70 32.3 24.8-40.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 304 75.8 70.4-80.4 40 8.7 6.0-12.3 69 15.6 11.7-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 449 365 81.8 77.0-85.8 50 12.1 8.9-16.3 34 6.1 3.9- 9.4
College Graduate 542 503 92.6 89.1-95.1 27 5.4 3.3- 8.7 12 2.0 1.0- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 76 70.7 59.9-79.6 12 7.5 3.7-14.6 25 21.8 14.1-32.1
$15,000- 24,999 219 131 57.6 49.1-65.6 25 12.1 7.6-18.5 63 30.4 23.1-38.8
$25,000- 34,999 135 94 66.4 56.2-75.3 15 15.1 8.7-24.9 26 18.5 12.1-27.3
$35,000- 49,999 195 153 75.6 67.4-82.2 22 11.2 7.0-17.6 20 13.2 8.2-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 241 219 90.5 84.8-94.2 14 7.0 3.9-12.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 435 410 93.5 89.6-96.0 17 4.2 2.4- 7.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 403 74.6 69.2-79.4 50 10.6 7.8-14.4 58 14.7 10.8-19.8
No 1,086 876 81.0 77.9-83.8 83 8.7 6.8-11.2 127 10.3 8.3-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 428 401 94.5 91.4-96.5 18 4.1 2.3- 7.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,178 886 75.0 71.7-77.9 116 10.8 8.7-13.2 176 14.3 11.9-17.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 385 303 76.7 71.3-81.4 38 11.5 8.1-16.2 44 11.7 8.4-16.1
Regional City or Suburban County 376 320 83.4 78.1-87.5 25 7.3 4.7-11.2 31 9.3 6.2-13.8
Rural 846 664 78.1 74.1-81.5 71 9.1 6.9-11.8 111 12.9 10.1-16.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 902 664 74.9 71.3-78.3 98 11.2 8.9-14.0 140 13.9 11.3-16.9
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 475 458 96.9 94.5-98.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 137 112 84.5 76.5-90.1 13 8.6 4.6-15.4 12 7.0 3.6-12.9
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** 11 12.1 6.4-21.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 214 142 66.2 57.8-73.8 26 11.3 7.0-17.8 46 22.4 16.0-30.4
151% to 200% 106 78 71.6 60.5-80.5 13 16.4 9.4-27.1 15 12.0 6.8-20.4
More than 200% 878 791 89.0 86.1-91.4 51 6.3 4.6- 8.6 36 4.6 3.1- 6.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 341 260 74.4 67.0-80.7 31 10.2 6.5-15.5 50 15.4 10.3-22.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 672 557 83.0 79.3-86.2 52 8.4 6.3-11.3 63 8.6 6.3-11.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 594 470 76.5 71.9-80.5 51 10.0 7.3-13.5 73 13.5 10.5-17.4

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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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