2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  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 3,147 2,600 80.0 78.2-81.7 246 9.1 7.9-10.5 301 10.9 9.6-12.4
-Eastern NC 1,046 855 79.5 76.3-82.4 87 9.1 7.1-11.4 104 11.4 9.2-14.2
GENDER
Male 447 350 75.4 70.1-80.0 26 6.6 4.3- 9.8 71 18.0 13.9-23.0
Female 599 505 83.1 79.0-86.5 61 11.3 8.4-15.0 33 5.7 3.8- 8.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 614 532 84.0 80.1-87.3 40 7.4 5.2-10.3 42 8.6 6.2-11.9
Non-Hispanic Black 267 221 80.3 73.8-85.5 28 11.5 7.6-17.1 18 8.2 5.0-13.2
Other 165 102 53.9 43.6-63.9 19 12.1 7.1-19.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 173 111 64.3 55.5-72.2 28 14.9 9.8-22.0 34 20.8 14.4-29.0
35-44 138 90 66.2 56.8-74.5 15 10.9 6.2-18.7 33 22.8 15.9-31.6
45-54 171 132 80.1 72.9-85.8 17 9.5 5.7-15.3 22 10.4 6.5-16.2
55-64 205 171 84.7 78.6-89.3 21 10.1 6.4-15.6 13 5.2 2.9- 9.2
65-74 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.7 12.8-31.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 224 73.2 66.6-79.0 33 11.1 7.6-16.1 43 15.6 11.0-21.7
Some Post-H.S. 352 287 80.0 74.7-84.4 34 10.5 7.3-15.0 31 9.5 6.5-13.6
College Graduate 291 273 92.8 88.4-95.6 13 5.0 2.8- 8.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 414 340 77.3 71.6-82.1 37 10.2 7.2-14.3 37 12.5 8.7-17.8
No 624 509 80.9 76.8-84.4 50 8.5 6.1-11.6 65 10.6 8.0-14.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 891 711 77.5 73.8-80.7 83 9.9 7.7-12.5 97 12.6 10.1-15.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 490 374 76.4 71.7-80.6 47 9.7 6.9-13.3 69 13.9 10.7-17.9
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 311 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 114 79.0 68.9-86.4 18 14.6 8.8-23.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.9 11.1-30.3
$15,000- 24,999 149 91 57.7 47.6-67.3 24 16.6 10.4-25.4 34 25.7 17.5-36.0
$25,000- 34,999 81 65 82.0 70.9-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 117 84.5 75.6-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 230 208 88.4 81.7-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 26.7 18.0-37.6
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 19 15.4 9.2-24.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 78 83.0 72.3-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 419 89.4 85.2-92.5 22 4.7 3.0- 7.4 20 6.0 3.5- 9.8
HOUSING
Own 689 612 85.6 81.8-88.7 42 6.7 4.8- 9.3 35 7.6 5.2-11.1
Rent 277 189 65.2 58.0-71.7 31 11.8 7.8-17.4 57 23.0 17.5-29.7
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 322 275 83.7 77.7-88.3 22 7.5 4.7-11.8 25 8.8 5.4-14.2
Rural 640 513 77.5 73.1-81.3 58 9.5 7.1-12.8 69 13.0 10.0-16.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 598 484 78.7 74.3-82.6 58 10.3 7.7-13.7 56 10.9 8.0-14.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 241 203 81.1 74.0-86.6 16 8.1 4.5-14.1 22 10.8 6.8-16.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 168 79.5 71.7-85.6 13 7.1 4.0-12.4 26 13.4 8.4-20.7

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*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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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