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%)
TOTAL 3,021 2,481 81.0 79.3-82.6 540 19.0 17.4-20.7
GENDER
Male 1,420 1,109 77.8 75.2-80.2 311 22.2 19.8-24.8
Female 1,601 1,372 84.2 81.8-86.3 229 15.8 13.7-18.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,750 1,561 87.9 85.9-89.6 189 12.1 10.4-14.1
Non-Hispanic Black 635 533 82.0 78.3-85.3 102 18.0 14.7-21.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 80 *** *** *** 14 20.3 12.0-32.1
Non-Hispanic Other 134 117 80.0 68.5-88.1 17 20.0 11.9-31.5
Hispanic 379 168 38.8 33.5-44.4 211 61.2 55.6-66.5
AGE
18-34 930 712 75.4 72.1-78.4 218 24.6 21.6-27.9
35-44 604 476 79.0 75.0-82.5 128 21.0 17.5-25.0
45-54 702 589 84.8 81.5-87.5 113 15.2 12.5-18.5
55-64 785 704 89.4 86.6-91.8 81 10.6 8.2-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 302 139 53.4 46.9-59.8 163 46.6 40.2-53.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 699 515 74.9 71.0-78.5 184 25.1 21.5-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 874 741 85.0 82.1-87.5 133 15.0 12.5-17.9
College Graduate 1,141 1,082 94.8 93.2-96.1 59 5.2 3.9- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 789 614 75.5 71.7-79.0 175 24.5 21.0-28.3
No 2,137 1,801 83.5 81.6-85.3 336 16.5 14.7-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 321 293 90.5 86.0-93.7 28 9.5 6.3-14.0
Non-Veteran 2,679 2,175 80.1 78.2-81.9 504 19.9 18.1-21.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,100 1,749 82.6 80.6-84.4 351 17.4 15.6-19.4
Unemployed 153 87 55.1 45.5-64.4 66 44.9 35.6-54.5
Retired 167 160 96.4 92.2-98.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 304 267 85.8 80.0-90.2 37 14.2 9.8-20.0
Other not in Labor Force 249 191 78.7 72.2-84.0 58 21.3 16.0-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 263 180 68.8 62.2-74.7 83 31.2 25.3-37.8
$15,000- 24,999 361 230 62.2 56.1-68.0 131 37.8 32.0-43.9
$25,000- 34,999 253 184 74.3 67.8-79.9 69 25.7 20.1-32.2
$35,000- 49,999 345 298 86.2 81.5-89.8 47 13.8 10.2-18.5
$50,000-74,999 361 328 88.0 82.8-91.8 33 12.0 8.2-17.2
$75,000+ 930 884 94.2 92.0-95.8 46 5.8 4.2- 8.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 508 377 73.1 68.2-77.4 131 26.9 22.6-31.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 70 65.4 55.1-74.5 40 34.6 25.5-44.9
50% to 100% 304 180 60.9 54.5-67.1 124 39.1 32.9-45.5
101% to 150% 299 215 69.8 63.1-75.7 84 30.2 24.3-36.9
151% to 200% 202 168 83.2 76.5-88.2 34 16.8 11.8-23.5
More than 200% 1,533 1,429 92.4 90.6-93.9 104 7.6 6.1- 9.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 508 377 73.1 68.2-77.4 131 26.9 22.6-31.8
HOUSING
Own 1,710 1,529 86.5 84.3-88.4 181 13.5 11.6-15.7
Rent 1,048 755 70.0 66.7-73.2 293 30.0 26.8-33.3
Other arrangement 249 186 79.1 73.2-83.9 63 20.9 16.1-26.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,042 856 81.4 78.5-83.9 186 18.6 16.1-21.5
Regional City or Suburban County 835 698 82.3 79.0-85.2 137 17.7 14.8-21.0
Rural 1,144 927 79.6 76.6-82.4 217 20.4 17.6-23.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 703 569 78.4 74.4-82.0 134 21.6 18.0-25.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 962 791 82.1 79.1-84.7 171 17.9 15.3-20.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,356 1,121 81.4 78.8-83.7 235 18.6 16.3-21.2

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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 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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