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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,399 2,108 86.1 84.1-87.9 163 7.9 6.5- 9.5 128 6.0 4.9- 7.4
GENDER
Male 1,097 955 86.0 83.1-88.5 73 7.1 5.4- 9.3 69 6.9 5.1- 9.2
Female 1,302 1,153 86.2 83.4-88.6 90 8.5 6.6-11.0 59 5.2 3.8- 7.1
AGE
18-34 335 249 72.6 66.3-78.1 57 18.1 13.5-23.8 29 9.3 6.2-13.9
35-44 260 206 80.7 74.5-85.8 25 8.9 5.6-13.9 29 10.4 6.8-15.6
45-54 390 323 85.0 80.1-88.8 28 6.3 4.1- 9.8 39 8.7 5.8-12.9
55-64 477 416 87.2 82.8-90.6 34 7.0 4.5-10.6 27 5.8 3.6- 9.2
65-74 547 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 363 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 176 137 74.0 64.3-81.8 *** *** *** 24 15.6 9.7-24.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 462 85.1 81.1-88.3 41 7.6 5.2-10.9 44 7.3 5.2-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 735 623 83.8 80.1-87.0 70 10.8 8.2-14.1 42 5.4 3.7- 7.8
College Graduate 937 882 94.2 92.2-95.7 37 3.6 2.5- 5.2 18 2.2 1.3- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 132 75.9 67.3-82.8 22 11.9 7.1-19.3 24 12.2 7.6-19.0
$15,000- 24,999 283 224 74.7 66.8-81.2 29 13.4 8.6-20.4 30 11.9 7.5-18.3
$25,000- 34,999 205 168 77.8 69.3-84.4 19 11.9 6.8-19.9 18 10.4 6.3-16.6
$35,000- 49,999 285 245 81.3 74.2-86.8 *** *** *** 21 11.2 7.1-17.3
$50,000- 74,999 357 328 90.8 86.2-93.9 22 7.6 4.7-12.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 671 648 95.9 93.3-97.6 18 3.2 1.9- 5.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 816 686 80.7 76.6-84.2 77 10.9 8.3-14.2 53 8.4 6.1-11.6
No 1,574 1,413 88.6 86.4-90.6 86 6.5 5.0- 8.4 75 4.9 3.7- 6.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 331 93.8 89.5-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,049 1,777 85.1 82.9-87.1 149 8.3 6.8-10.1 123 6.6 5.3- 8.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 484 431 86.2 81.6-89.8 38 10.6 7.4-15.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 580 514 86.5 82.4-89.8 37 6.7 4.5- 9.8 29 6.8 4.5-10.2
Rural 1,335 1,163 85.8 83.1-88.2 88 7.2 5.5- 9.3 84 7.0 5.3- 9.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,142 964 84.0 81.1-86.6 88 8.0 6.2-10.3 90 8.0 6.2-10.3
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 852 829 97.4 95.7-98.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 213 175 83.4 76.0-88.8 24 10.3 6.1-16.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 140 105 71.7 61.5-80.1 26 22.0 14.3-32.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** 18 18.0 10.1-29.9 18 10.0 5.8-16.7
101% to 150% 289 226 74.8 67.7-80.8 32 11.3 7.5-16.7 31 13.9 9.2-20.3
151% to 200% 172 147 78.1 67.5-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,340 1,250 92.5 90.4-94.1 59 4.7 3.5- 6.4 31 2.8 1.8- 4.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 398 85.4 80.3-89.4 27 6.8 4.2-10.9 30 7.8 5.0-11.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,036 909 84.8 81.6-87.5 74 9.3 7.1-12.0 53 6.0 4.3- 8.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 908 801 87.9 84.8-90.4 62 6.6 4.8- 9.0 45 5.5 3.9- 7.9

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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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