2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,802 1,539 84.6 82.6-86.5 263 15.4 13.5-17.4
-Eastern NC 546 459 83.6 79.6-87.0 87 16.4 13.0-20.4
GENDER
Male 271 213 79.4 73.5-84.3 58 20.6 15.7-26.5
Female 275 246 88.4 82.8-92.4 29 11.6 7.6-17.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 318 286 89.1 84.4-92.6 32 10.9 7.4-15.6
Non-Hispanic Black 133 114 84.5 76.0-90.3 19 15.5 9.7-24.0
Other 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 203 160 78.4 71.2-84.1 43 21.6 15.9-28.8
35-44 112 88 80.3 70.9-87.1 24 19.7 12.9-29.1
45-54 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 121 82.5 75.4-87.9 34 17.5 12.1-24.6
Some Post-H.S. 159 136 85.9 79.0-90.8 23 14.1 9.2-21.0
College Graduate 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 119 88 71.7 60.9-80.4 31 28.3 19.6-39.1
No 412 358 87.0 82.8-90.3 54 13.0 9.7-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 437 359 80.9 76.1-85.0 78 19.1 15.0-23.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 546 459 83.6 79.6-87.0 87 16.4 13.0-20.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 299 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 300 277 90.1 84.8-93.7 23 9.9 6.3-15.2
Rent 210 158 73.7 66.3-80.0 52 26.3 20.0-33.7
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 195 171 89.1 83.4-93.0 24 10.9 7.0-16.6
Rural 306 253 81.6 75.8-86.3 53 18.4 13.7-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 300 256 84.8 79.1-89.2 44 15.2 10.8-20.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 129 113 87.8 80.1-92.8 16 12.2 7.2-19.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 117 90 76.3 66.5-84.0 27 23.7 16.0-33.5

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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