2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs,
or government plans such as Medicare?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,719 4,088 85.5 84.1-86.7 631 14.5 13.3-15.9
-Western 891 786 86.3 82.6-89.4 105 13.7 10.6-17.4
GENDER
Male 419 363 84.3 78.0-89.1 56 15.7 10.9-22.0
Female 472 423 88.2 83.6-91.6 49 11.8 8.4-16.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 780 720 90.6 86.8-93.4 60 9.4 6.6-13.2
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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
65-74 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 128 128 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 198 85.5 78.6-90.4 31 14.5 9.6-21.4
Some Post-H.S. 270 236 89.1 83.5-93.0 34 10.9 7.0-16.5
College Graduate 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 268 82.7 74.9-88.5 37 17.3 11.5-25.1
No 561 493 87.6 83.2-90.9 68 12.4 9.1-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 670 84.9 80.9-88.3 105 15.1 11.7-19.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 193 82.9 75.3-88.5 35 17.1 11.5-24.7
Rural 665 594 87.7 83.3-91.1 71 12.3 8.9-16.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 333 82.4 76.5-87.1 71 17.6 12.9-23.5
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 398 94.9 91.8-96.9 19 5.1 3.1- 8.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 230 87.1 78.0-92.8 27 12.9 7.2-22.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 258 88.2 81.6-92.6 28 11.8 7.4-18.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 299 83.9 77.8-88.6 51 16.1 11.4-22.2

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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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