2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 3,021 2,481 81.0 79.3-82.6 540 19.0 17.4-20.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 635 533 82.0 78.3-85.3 102 18.0 14.7-21.7
GENDER
Male 261 205 77.6 71.5-82.6 56 22.4 17.4-28.5
Female 374 328 85.7 80.7-89.5 46 14.3 10.5-19.3
AGE
18-34 181 143 80.0 73.1-85.5 38 20.0 14.5-26.9
35-44 130 109 82.6 74.1-88.8 21 17.4 11.2-25.9
45-54 153 130 83.8 75.9-89.4 23 16.2 10.6-24.1
55-64 171 151 83.2 74.0-89.7 20 16.8 10.3-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 132 73.0 64.7-80.0 42 27.0 20.0-35.3
Some Post-H.S. 224 186 83.4 77.4-88.1 38 16.6 11.9-22.6
College Graduate 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 71 84.6 74.0-91.4 12 15.4 8.6-26.0
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 153 76.7 68.6-83.2 38 23.3 16.8-31.4
No 418 363 85.7 81.4-89.1 55 14.3 10.9-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 555 457 80.6 76.5-84.1 98 19.4 15.9-23.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 260 218 83.2 77.5-87.7 42 16.8 12.3-22.5
Regional City or Suburban County 162 137 81.5 73.4-87.5 25 18.5 12.5-26.6
Rural 213 178 80.7 73.4-86.4 35 19.3 13.6-26.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 346 84.3 79.9-87.9 60 15.7 12.1-20.1
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 258 241 93.5 89.1-96.2 17 6.5 3.8-10.9
HOUSING
Own 270 245 88.0 82.4-92.0 25 12.0 8.0-17.6
Rent 285 229 75.8 69.5-81.2 56 24.2 18.8-30.5
Other arrangement 75 56 79.0 68.0-87.0 19 21.0 13.0-32.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 163 79.1 71.0-85.4 32 20.9 14.6-29.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 197 164 82.2 75.4-87.5 33 17.8 12.5-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 243 206 83.7 77.8-88.3 37 16.3 11.7-22.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are 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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