2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,021 2,481 81.0 79.3-82.6 540 19.0 17.4-20.7
-Eastern NC 970 784 79.4 76.1-82.4 186 20.6 17.6-23.9
GENDER
Male 445 333 74.9 70.0-79.3 112 25.1 20.7-30.0
Female 525 451 84.0 79.4-87.7 74 16.0 12.3-20.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 548 482 87.2 83.5-90.1 66 12.8 9.9-16.5
Non-Hispanic Black 236 193 77.5 70.2-83.4 43 22.5 16.6-29.8
Other 186 109 49.9 40.8-58.9 77 50.1 41.1-59.2
AGE
18-34 294 220 73.9 67.6-79.3 74 26.1 20.7-32.4
35-44 195 144 74.4 66.8-80.8 51 25.6 19.2-33.2
45-54 222 191 87.2 81.6-91.3 31 12.8 8.7-18.4
55-64 259 229 87.4 80.5-92.1 30 12.6 7.9-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 282 206 73.3 66.5-79.1 76 26.7 20.9-33.5
Some Post-H.S. 318 265 83.2 78.1-87.2 53 16.8 12.8-21.9
College Graduate 276 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 247 75.0 68.4-80.7 66 25.0 19.3-31.6
No 621 513 82.5 78.6-85.8 108 17.5 14.2-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 802 630 76.4 72.5-79.9 172 23.6 20.1-27.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 639 523 81.7 78.0-85.0 116 18.3 15.0-22.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 73 69.3 58.5-78.4 32 30.7 21.6-41.5
$15,000- 24,999 127 79 61.0 50.2-70.8 48 39.0 29.2-49.8
$25,000- 34,999 85 65 79.2 68.2-87.1 20 20.8 12.9-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 130 110 85.2 76.8-90.9 20 14.8 9.1-23.2
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 249 231 90.8 84.8-94.6 18 9.2 5.4-15.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 79 67 85.2 74.7-91.9 12 14.8 8.1-25.3
More than 200% 444 409 91.3 87.4-94.1 35 8.7 5.9-12.6
HOUSING
Own 544 476 83.5 79.0-87.2 68 16.5 12.8-21.0
Rent 343 248 70.8 64.8-76.1 95 29.2 23.9-35.2
Other arrangement 77 56 80.8 70.2-88.3 21 19.2 11.7-29.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 322 277 85.9 80.5-89.9 45 14.1 10.1-19.5
Rural 579 453 76.0 71.4-80.1 126 24.0 19.9-28.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 433 77.9 73.2-82.0 110 22.1 18.0-26.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 202 84.6 78.5-89.2 34 15.4 10.8-21.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 191 149 77.1 69.0-83.5 42 22.9 16.5-31.0

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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 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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