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%)
TOTAL 1,802 1,539 84.6 82.6-86.5 263 15.4 13.5-17.4
GENDER
Male 903 736 81.2 78.1-84.0 167 18.8 16.0-21.9
Female 899 803 88.5 85.7-90.8 96 11.5 9.2-14.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,056 970 90.5 88.1-92.5 86 9.5 7.5-11.9
Non-Hispanic Black 367 322 86.8 82.3-90.3 45 13.2 9.7-17.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 231 113 43.7 36.7-50.9 118 56.3 49.1-63.3
AGE
18-34 616 498 79.9 76.1-83.3 118 20.1 16.7-23.9
35-44 418 348 83.3 78.7-87.0 70 16.7 13.0-21.3
45-54 448 399 89.7 86.0-92.5 49 10.3 7.5-14.0
55-64 320 294 92.6 88.6-95.3 26 7.4 4.7-11.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 61 48.6 39.4-57.9 87 51.4 42.1-60.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 289 79.4 74.6-83.5 87 20.6 16.5-25.4
Some Post-H.S. 479 421 88.8 85.3-91.6 58 11.2 8.4-14.7
College Graduate 797 766 96.1 94.3-97.3 31 3.9 2.7- 5.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 232 75.3 69.2-80.5 75 24.7 19.5-30.8
No 1,448 1,271 86.8 84.6-88.8 177 13.2 11.2-15.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 184 90.0 84.2-93.9 19 10.0 6.1-15.8
Non-Veteran 1,598 1,355 84.0 81.8-86.0 243 16.0 14.0-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,802 1,539 84.6 82.6-86.5 263 15.4 13.5-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 100 59.5 50.8-67.7 67 40.5 32.3-49.2
$25,000- 34,999 151 109 74.5 66.0-81.5 42 25.5 18.5-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 229 206 90.6 85.5-94.0 23 9.4 6.0-14.5
$50,000-74,999 255 238 91.4 85.9-94.9 17 8.6 5.1-14.1
$75,000+ 683 661 95.9 93.4-97.4 22 4.1 2.6- 6.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 250 189 74.1 67.3-79.9 61 25.9 20.1-32.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 58 51.7 41.5-61.7 63 48.3 38.3-58.5
101% to 150% 149 103 69.7 60.6-77.5 46 30.3 22.5-39.4
151% to 200% 137 116 83.8 75.4-89.7 21 16.2 10.3-24.6
More than 200% 1,089 1,039 94.9 93.1-96.3 50 5.1 3.7- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 250 189 74.1 67.3-79.9 61 25.9 20.1-32.7
HOUSING
Own 1,049 976 91.1 88.7-93.0 73 8.9 7.0-11.3
Rent 642 478 71.7 67.4-75.7 164 28.3 24.3-32.6
Other arrangement 107 81 80.2 70.9-87.0 26 19.8 13.0-29.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 674 577 84.8 81.4-87.6 97 15.2 12.4-18.6
Regional City or Suburban County 501 431 85.0 80.9-88.3 70 15.0 11.7-19.1
Rural 627 531 84.2 80.4-87.3 96 15.8 12.7-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 388 333 84.0 78.8-88.1 55 16.0 11.9-21.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 559 471 84.4 80.7-87.6 88 15.6 12.4-19.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 855 735 85.1 82.1-87.6 120 14.9 12.4-17.9

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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 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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