2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 367 322 86.8 82.3-90.3 45 13.2 9.7-17.7
GENDER
Male 136 114 82.8 74.6-88.7 22 17.2 11.3-25.4
Female 231 208 89.7 84.3-93.4 23 10.3 6.6-15.7
AGE
18-34 116 94 81.1 72.1-87.7 22 18.9 12.3-27.9
35-44 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 86 69 79.3 68.4-87.1 17 20.7 12.9-31.6
Some Post-H.S. 126 109 87.5 79.9-92.5 17 12.5 7.5-20.1
College Graduate 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 293 263 88.8 83.9-92.3 30 11.2 7.7-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 327 283 85.6 80.7-89.4 44 14.4 10.6-19.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 168 147 86.3 79.2-91.3 21 13.7 8.7-20.8
Regional City or Suburban County 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 110 96 86.6 77.7-92.3 14 13.4 7.7-22.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 322 86.8 82.3-90.3 45 13.2 9.7-17.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 162 130 75.5 66.9-82.4 32 24.5 17.6-33.1
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 98 86.0 76.8-91.9 14 14.0 8.1-23.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 98 82 83.2 73.2-90.0 16 16.8 10.0-26.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 157 142 89.6 82.8-93.9 15 10.4 6.1-17.2

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