2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-Western 740 621 81.4 76.8-85.2 51 7.2 5.0-10.2 68 11.5 8.3-15.6
GENDER
Male 347 287 78.9 71.5-84.8 24 7.6 4.6-12.2 36 13.5 8.5-20.9
Female 393 334 83.6 77.8-88.1 27 6.8 4.0-11.5 32 9.5 6.2-14.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 648 572 86.2 81.5-89.8 48 7.6 5.2-10.9 28 6.2 3.6-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 102 *** *** *** 19 15.4 8.8-25.5 22 22.4 13.9-33.9
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 155 135 89.1 81.4-93.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 152 83.8 76.1-89.4 *** *** *** 21 12.2 7.3-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 229 186 81.9 74.2-87.7 24 12.0 7.1-19.6 19 6.1 3.5-10.4
College Graduate 253 237 92.8 87.8-95.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 261 213 76.0 67.3-83.0 28 11.4 7.1-17.6 20 12.7 7.2-21.3
No 476 404 84.0 78.6-88.2 23 5.0 2.8- 8.8 49 11.0 7.5-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 642 526 79.9 75.0-84.1 47 7.4 5.1-10.7 69 12.6 9.2-17.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 187 148 75.9 66.9-83.0 *** *** *** 26 16.8 10.6-25.8
Rural 554 473 83.6 78.2-87.9 38 7.1 4.6-11.0 43 9.3 6.0-14.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 261 77.7 70.8-83.4 28 7.0 4.3-11.1 47 15.3 10.4-22.0
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 341 92.1 87.2-95.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 215 185 83.9 73.7-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 204 83.7 75.7-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 232 77.4 70.1-83.3 24 7.7 4.7-12.3 34 14.9 9.8-22.0

Back to Health Care Access.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 16AUG19.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts