2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,279 647 15.9 14.7-17.3 3,632 84.1 82.7-85.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 856 157 18.5 15.7-21.7 699 81.5 78.3-84.3
GENDER
Male 357 66 17.4 13.5-22.2 291 82.6 77.8-86.5
Female 499 91 19.3 15.5-23.8 408 80.7 76.2-84.5
AGE
18-34 181 35 19.5 13.9-26.6 146 80.5 73.4-86.1
35-44 130 26 19.9 13.3-28.7 104 80.1 71.3-86.7
45-54 152 34 23.0 16.4-31.4 118 77.0 68.6-83.6
55-64 172 38 21.7 15.7-29.3 134 78.3 70.7-84.3
65-74 132 15 10.9 6.0-19.1 117 89.1 80.9-94.0
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 43 18.4 13.3-24.7 199 81.6 75.3-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 287 65 19.8 15.3-25.3 222 80.2 74.7-84.7
College Graduate 246 27 11.0 7.2-16.5 219 89.0 83.5-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 35 31.0 22.2-41.4 75 69.0 58.6-77.8
$15,000- 24,999 137 35 24.4 17.1-33.4 102 75.6 66.6-82.9
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 18 18.0 10.9-28.2 81 82.0 71.8-89.1
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 87 31.7 25.8-38.3 208 68.3 61.7-74.2
No 527 66 12.7 9.7-16.3 461 87.3 83.7-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 14 10.9 6.1-18.6 99 89.1 81.4-93.9
Non-Veteran 735 142 19.6 16.5-23.2 593 80.4 76.8-83.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 61 16.6 12.8-21.4 277 83.4 78.6-87.2
Regional City or Suburban County 208 36 20.4 14.4-28.1 172 79.6 71.9-85.6
Rural 310 60 19.6 15.0-25.2 250 80.4 74.8-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 72 16.2 12.6-20.4 350 83.8 79.6-87.4
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 22 7.7 4.8-12.3 190 92.3 87.7-95.2
Unable to Work 130 34 27.7 19.8-37.3 96 72.3 62.7-80.2
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 32 24.5 16.8-34.4 88 75.5 65.6-83.2
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 312 28 8.3 5.4-12.5 284 91.7 87.5-94.6
HOUSING
Own 413 53 14.0 10.4-18.4 360 86.0 81.6-89.6
Rent 348 78 23.6 18.8-29.1 270 76.4 70.9-81.2
Other arrangement 88 24 23.2 15.2-33.8 64 76.8 66.2-84.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 288 54 20.5 15.4-26.6 234 79.5 73.4-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 50 20.7 15.5-27.2 203 79.3 72.8-84.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 53 15.4 11.5-20.3 262 84.6 79.7-88.5

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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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