2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

Do you have any kind of insurance coverage that pays for some or all of your routine dental care
including dental insurance prepaid plans such as HMOs or government plans such as Medicaid?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,581 1,916 56.2 54.1-58.2 1,665 43.8 41.8-45.9
-Western 739 346 47.9 43.0-52.8 393 52.1 47.2-57.0
GENDER
Male 346 160 46.9 39.8-54.1 186 53.1 45.9-60.2
Female 393 186 48.8 42.2-55.4 207 51.2 44.6-57.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 647 309 49.1 43.9-54.3 338 50.9 45.7-56.1
Non-Hispanic Black 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 157 85 53.7 43.3-63.7 72 46.3 36.3-56.7
65-74 168 66 34.5 25.5-44.8 102 65.5 55.2-74.5
75+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 77 45.2 36.4-54.3 107 54.8 45.7-63.6
Some Post-H.S. 231 102 48.7 40.0-57.4 129 51.3 42.6-60.0
College Graduate 253 147 62.5 54.8-69.6 106 37.5 30.4-45.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 171 108 64.3 54.2-73.3 63 35.7 26.7-45.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 102 41.9 33.9-50.3 157 58.1 49.7-66.1
No 477 242 50.9 44.9-56.9 235 49.1 43.1-55.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 640 297 47.8 42.7-53.1 343 52.2 46.9-57.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 188 88 47.1 38.5-55.7 100 52.9 44.3-61.5
Rural 552 258 48.2 42.3-54.1 294 51.8 45.9-57.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 182 54.1 46.9-61.1 154 45.9 38.9-53.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 263 105 38.4 30.8-46.6 158 61.6 53.4-69.2
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 212 59.4 52.6-65.9 155 40.6 34.1-47.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 214 103 49.2 39.6-58.8 111 50.8 41.2-60.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 109 47.9 39.7-56.2 125 52.1 43.8-60.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 292 134 47.1 39.9-54.5 158 52.9 45.5-60.1

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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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