2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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%)
North Carolina 3,147 2,600 80.0 78.2-81.7 246 9.1 7.9-10.5 301 10.9 9.6-12.4
-MALES 1,431 1,146 76.7 73.9-79.4 99 8.6 6.9-10.8 186 14.6 12.5-17.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 930 809 84.3 81.1-87.0 50 6.5 4.7- 9.0 71 9.2 7.2-11.8
Non-Hispanic Black 259 205 75.1 68.4-80.8 27 13.3 9.0-19.2 27 11.6 7.8-16.9
Other 226 122 47.3 39.5-55.1 18 8.8 5.3-14.3 86 43.9 36.1-52.1
AGE
18-34 282 177 61.2 54.4-67.5 38 13.8 9.6-19.4 67 25.0 19.6-31.4
35-44 182 121 67.5 59.5-74.6 15 9.3 5.5-15.5 46 23.2 17.2-30.6
45-54 253 187 74.7 67.6-80.7 23 11.1 6.7-17.9 43 14.2 10.1-19.6
55-64 262 218 81.9 75.9-86.6 17 7.5 4.6-12.0 27 10.6 7.0-15.7
65-74 253 248 98.1 94.9-99.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 183 181 99.1 96.4-99.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 86 55.4 46.2-64.2 17 13.5 7.8-22.5 58 31.1 23.6-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 365 266 72.8 67.1-77.8 32 8.8 6.1-12.6 67 18.4 14.1-23.6
Some Post-H.S. 420 340 79.6 74.7-83.7 31 8.5 5.8-12.5 49 11.9 8.8-15.8
College Graduate 483 452 91.9 88.3-94.4 19 5.2 3.2- 8.4 12 2.9 1.6- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 111 55.0 46.0-63.6 18 11.8 6.7-20.1 55 33.2 25.3-42.2
$25,000- 34,999 121 82 66.9 56.6-75.8 14 12.7 7.5-20.9 25 20.4 13.2-30.1
$35,000- 49,999 166 138 80.3 71.9-86.7 12 9.9 5.4-17.5 16 9.8 5.6-16.5
$50,000- 74,999 167 144 81.9 73.4-88.1 *** *** *** 13 10.6 6.0-18.3
$75,000+ 441 405 88.1 83.3-91.7 20 6.4 3.8-10.7 16 5.4 3.2- 9.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 371 73.2 67.7-78.0 31 9.0 6.0-13.3 71 17.8 13.8-22.6
No 947 765 78.2 74.8-81.3 68 8.5 6.5-11.1 114 13.2 10.8-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 373 351 92.9 89.0-95.5 *** *** *** 13 4.0 2.2- 7.3
Non-Veteran 1,056 793 72.1 68.7-75.3 90 10.2 8.1-12.9 173 17.7 15.1-20.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 465 370 76.2 71.0-80.7 42 11.5 8.1-16.3 53 12.3 9.3-16.2
Regional City or Suburban County 399 329 79.3 73.8-83.8 25 7.6 5.0-11.4 45 13.2 9.4-18.1
Rural 567 447 75.4 70.7-79.5 32 6.9 4.7-10.2 88 17.7 14.1-22.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 827 615 73.2 69.5-76.5 64 8.7 6.7-11.3 148 18.1 15.3-21.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 399 388 96.9 94.2-98.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 116 91 74.6 63.7-83.0 *** *** *** 15 15.3 8.6-25.8
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 69 57.9 47.6-67.5 *** *** *** 44 33.9 25.1-43.8
101% to 150% 148 96 59.1 48.9-68.6 17 13.6 7.7-22.9 35 27.3 19.0-37.5
151% to 200% 121 93 74.0 64.0-82.0 11 9.4 5.1-16.6 17 16.6 10.0-26.1
More than 200% 729 658 87.0 83.4-89.9 36 6.8 4.6- 9.9 35 6.2 4.3- 8.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 325 250 69.9 63.1-75.8 28 11.2 7.5-16.3 47 19.0 13.9-25.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 498 402 79.0 74.4-82.9 28 6.6 4.3- 9.9 68 14.5 11.2-18.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 608 494 78.2 73.7-82.1 43 9.1 6.4-12.9 71 12.7 9.8-16.3

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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 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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