2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,216 2,609 81.6 79.9-83.2 607 18.4 16.8-20.1
-Non-Hispanic White 1,991 1,765 88.7 86.9-90.4 226 11.3 9.6-13.1
GENDER
Male 960 844 88.6 85.8-90.9 116 11.4 9.1-14.2
Female 1,031 921 88.9 86.2-91.1 110 11.1 8.9-13.8
AGE
18-34 581 507 86.9 83.2-89.8 74 13.1 10.2-16.8
35-44 363 312 87.2 82.3-90.8 51 12.8 9.2-17.7
45-54 479 425 90.3 86.6-93.1 54 9.7 6.9-13.4
55-64 572 525 91.3 87.7-93.9 47 8.7 6.1-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 73 71.3 60.1-80.5 35 28.7 19.5-39.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 375 84.1 79.7-87.6 77 15.9 12.4-20.3
Some Post-H.S. 584 505 88.6 85.3-91.3 79 11.4 8.7-14.7
College Graduate 849 814 96.7 95.1-97.7 35 3.3 2.3- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 115 76.8 68.4-83.5 41 23.2 16.5-31.6
$15,000- 24,999 206 162 78.9 71.1-85.1 44 21.1 14.9-28.9
$25,000- 34,999 139 106 76.5 66.9-83.9 33 23.5 16.1-33.1
$35,000- 49,999 244 217 83.8 76.2-89.4 27 16.2 10.6-23.8
$50,000- 74,999 302 285 96.0 93.0-97.7 17 4.0 2.3- 7.0
$75,000+ 656 638 97.0 94.7-98.3 18 3.0 1.7- 5.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 412 81.0 76.2-85.1 90 19.0 14.9-23.8
No 1,442 1,314 91.8 89.9-93.3 128 8.2 6.7-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,749 1,536 88.0 85.9-89.7 213 12.0 10.3-14.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 495 462 92.5 89.0-94.9 33 7.5 5.1-11.0
Regional City or Suburban County 543 481 87.5 83.6-90.6 62 12.5 9.4-16.4
Rural 957 826 87.0 84.1-89.4 131 13.0 10.6-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,383 1,237 89.8 87.6-91.7 146 10.2 8.3-12.4
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 196 173 88.2 81.5-92.7 23 11.8 7.3-18.5
Other not in Labor Force 195 168 86.7 80.1-91.3 27 13.3 8.7-19.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 88 81.6 72.7-88.1 28 18.4 11.9-27.3
101% to 150% 204 158 76.2 68.2-82.7 46 23.8 17.3-31.8
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,184 1,122 94.7 92.8-96.1 62 5.3 3.9- 7.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 267 84.9 78.9-89.5 45 15.1 10.5-21.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 871 769 87.5 84.6-90.0 102 12.5 10.0-15.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 812 733 90.8 88.1-93.0 79 9.2 7.0-11.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 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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