2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health care coverage status past 12 months*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Continuously insured for the past 12 months Uninsured for part or all past 12 months Uninsured for more than 1 year
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,147 2,600 80.0 78.2-81.7 246 9.1 7.9-10.5 301 10.9 9.6-12.4
GENDER
Male 1,431 1,146 76.7 73.9-79.4 99 8.6 6.9-10.8 186 14.6 12.5-17.1
Female 1,716 1,454 82.9 80.6-85.0 147 9.5 7.9-11.4 115 7.5 6.1- 9.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,959 1,743 86.5 84.4-88.3 116 7.0 5.7- 8.6 100 6.5 5.2- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 667 550 79.5 75.5-83.0 77 13.7 10.8-17.3 40 6.8 4.8- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 294 120 34.6 28.8-40.9 35 12.7 8.9-17.9 139 52.6 46.1-59.1
AGE
18-34 555 363 64.2 59.5-68.6 90 16.6 13.3-20.6 102 19.2 15.7-23.3
35-44 431 308 70.9 65.6-75.7 38 9.3 6.5-13.2 85 19.8 15.7-24.6
45-54 533 417 79.5 75.1-83.3 47 9.6 6.8-13.3 69 11.0 8.4-14.2
55-64 621 528 84.4 80.8-87.5 55 9.1 6.8-12.0 38 6.5 4.6- 9.2
65-74 557 544 97.7 95.6-98.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 410 403 98.4 96.3-99.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 315 180 59.8 53.2-66.0 31 11.4 7.5-16.9 104 28.9 23.5-34.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 749 566 75.1 71.3-78.6 82 11.2 8.8-14.1 101 13.7 11.0-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 967 817 82.6 79.5-85.4 77 9.3 7.3-11.9 73 8.0 6.2-10.4
College Graduate 1,111 1,032 92.3 90.2-93.9 56 5.5 4.2- 7.3 23 2.2 1.4- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,084 891 78.0 74.7-81.1 83 9.8 7.6-12.4 110 12.2 9.9-14.9
No 2,042 1,691 80.9 78.7-82.9 163 8.9 7.4-10.5 188 10.3 8.8-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 389 92.1 88.1-94.8 11 3.3 1.7- 6.3 16 4.6 2.6- 7.9
Non-Veteran 2,729 2,209 78.4 76.4-80.2 235 9.9 8.5-11.4 285 11.8 10.3-13.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,633 1,282 77.4 75.0-79.8 144 9.2 7.7-11.0 207 13.3 11.5-15.4
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 898 871 96.7 95.1-97.9 20 2.5 1.5- 4.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 307 253 80.6 74.8-85.4 34 11.4 8.0-16.0 20 8.0 4.9-13.0
Other not in Labor Force 186 132 73.3 65.2-80.0 17 9.7 5.7-16.1 37 17.1 11.7-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 231 168 71.2 63.9-77.6 19 11.2 6.9-17.5 44 17.6 12.8-23.7
$15,000- 24,999 419 276 63.9 58.1-69.4 52 12.9 9.3-17.6 91 23.2 18.6-28.5
$25,000- 34,999 259 197 74.4 67.7-80.2 27 11.5 7.8-16.6 35 14.1 9.7-20.1
$35,000- 49,999 360 309 82.9 77.4-87.3 28 9.6 6.3-14.3 23 7.5 4.7-11.6
$50,000-74,999 364 322 84.2 78.5-88.6 25 7.5 4.9-11.4 17 8.3 4.9-13.6
$75,000+ 834 769 89.9 86.7-92.3 41 6.2 4.2- 8.9 24 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 680 559 79.6 75.5-83.1 54 9.2 6.7-12.4 67 11.2 8.6-14.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 25.1 16.5-36.1
50% to 100% 307 196 63.3 56.8-69.3 31 13.2 9.1-18.7 80 23.5 18.6-29.2
101% to 150% 323 225 66.8 60.0-73.0 46 13.9 9.8-19.4 52 19.3 14.2-25.7
151% to 200% 243 201 80.0 73.2-85.4 22 10.1 6.5-15.4 20 10.0 6.1-15.9
More than 200% 1,492 1,361 88.9 86.7-90.9 81 6.4 5.0- 8.3 50 4.6 3.4- 6.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 680 559 79.6 75.5-83.1 54 9.2 6.7-12.4 67 11.2 8.6-14.5
HOUSING
Own 2,091 1,881 86.4 84.3-88.2 111 6.7 5.4- 8.3 99 6.9 5.6- 8.5
Rent 821 554 62.7 58.6-66.6 100 14.3 11.6-17.6 167 23.0 19.7-26.7
Other arrangement 221 151 68.3 60.9-74.9 35 17.1 12.0-23.8 35 14.6 10.1-20.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 985 799 78.7 75.4-81.7 88 10.5 8.2-13.3 98 10.8 8.7-13.3
Regional City or Suburban County 850 719 82.2 78.8-85.2 56 7.7 5.8-10.2 75 10.1 7.8-13.0
Rural 1,312 1,082 79.5 76.6-82.2 102 8.9 7.1-11.1 128 11.6 9.5-14.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 784 637 76.9 72.8-80.5 77 11.4 8.9-14.6 70 11.7 8.9-15.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,080 901 81.8 78.9-84.5 77 8.3 6.4-10.6 102 9.9 8.0-12.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,283 1,062 80.0 77.1-82.6 92 8.6 6.8-10.9 129 11.4 9.4-13.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and health coverage questions from the Adult Insurance state module

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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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