2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 543 441 81.0 76.0-85.2 102 19.0 14.8-24.0
GENDER
Male 265 210 79.3 71.3-85.6 55 20.7 14.4-28.7
Female 278 231 82.8 76.3-87.8 47 17.2 12.2-23.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 398 86.4 81.1-90.4 59 13.6 9.6-18.9
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 142 107 75.8 66.3-83.2 35 24.2 16.8-33.7
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 155 90.7 83.7-94.9 18 9.3 5.1-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 118 80.0 71.0-86.8 31 20.0 13.2-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 164 131 85.0 77.4-90.4 33 15.0 9.6-22.6
College Graduate 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 161 125 73.9 63.0-82.5 36 26.1 17.5-37.0
No 367 300 83.4 77.7-87.9 67 16.6 12.1-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 501 399 79.9 74.6-84.3 102 20.1 15.7-25.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 115 77.2 67.5-84.7 34 22.8 15.3-32.5
Rural 396 327 82.7 76.6-87.5 69 17.3 12.5-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 350 281 80.6 74.1-85.8 69 19.4 14.2-25.9
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 261 242 93.1 88.8-95.8 19 6.9 4.2-11.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 150 83.3 74.5-89.4 28 16.7 10.6-25.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 228 178 78.9 71.2-85.0 50 21.1 15.0-28.8

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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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