2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,021 2,481 81.0 79.3-82.6 540 19.0 17.4-20.7
-FEMALES 1,601 1,372 84.2 81.8-86.3 229 15.8 13.7-18.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 907 838 90.7 87.9-92.8 69 9.3 7.2-12.1
Non-Hispanic Black 374 328 85.7 80.7-89.5 46 14.3 10.5-19.3
Other 301 189 57.3 50.4-64.0 112 42.7 36.0-49.6
AGE
18-34 451 364 79.5 74.9-83.5 87 20.5 16.5-25.1
35-44 331 273 81.2 75.3-85.9 58 18.8 14.1-24.7
45-54 375 328 87.4 83.0-90.8 47 12.6 9.2-17.0
55-64 444 407 91.6 87.7-94.3 37 8.4 5.7-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 63 51.3 41.8-60.7 76 48.7 39.3-58.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 327 257 77.9 72.0-82.9 70 22.1 17.1-28.0
Some Post-H.S. 482 425 88.0 84.0-91.1 57 12.0 8.9-16.0
College Graduate 652 626 96.2 94.3-97.5 26 3.8 2.5- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 110 73.6 64.9-80.8 38 26.4 19.2-35.1
$15,000- 24,999 199 142 69.9 61.7-77.0 57 30.1 23.0-38.3
$25,000- 34,999 132 112 84.6 76.1-90.4 20 15.4 9.6-23.9
$35,000- 49,999 170 154 90.0 83.3-94.1 16 10.0 5.9-16.7
$50,000- 74,999 196 182 88.5 80.0-93.7 14 11.5 6.3-20.0
$75,000+ 460 443 96.5 94.0-98.0 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 441 365 79.6 74.3-84.1 76 20.4 15.9-25.7
No 1,122 978 86.2 83.5-88.5 144 13.8 11.5-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,537 1,313 83.9 81.5-86.1 224 16.1 13.9-18.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 539 455 83.0 78.9-86.4 84 17.0 13.6-21.1
Regional City or Suburban County 432 379 86.0 81.5-89.5 53 14.0 10.5-18.5
Rural 630 538 84.0 79.9-87.4 92 16.0 12.6-20.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,010 897 88.0 85.3-90.2 113 12.0 9.8-14.7
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 100 97 97.5 92.2-99.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 189 172 89.3 81.8-93.9 17 10.7 6.1-18.2
Other not in Labor Force 197 145 76.1 68.5-82.4 52 23.9 17.6-31.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 116 66.9 58.3-74.6 59 33.1 25.4-41.7
101% to 150% 162 132 79.7 71.3-86.1 30 20.3 13.9-28.7
151% to 200% 91 85 93.2 83.6-97.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 786 747 94.3 91.7-96.1 39 5.7 3.9- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 390 332 83.4 78.0-87.6 58 16.6 12.4-22.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 493 427 86.3 82.2-89.6 66 13.7 10.4-17.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 718 613 83.1 79.5-86.2 105 16.9 13.8-20.5

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