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
-MALES 1,420 1,109 77.8 75.2-80.2 311 22.2 19.8-24.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 843 723 85.1 82.1-87.7 120 14.9 12.3-17.9
Non-Hispanic Black 261 205 77.6 71.5-82.6 56 22.4 17.4-28.5
Other 292 162 51.5 44.7-58.3 130 48.5 41.7-55.3
AGE
18-34 479 348 71.4 66.5-75.8 131 28.6 24.2-33.5
35-44 273 203 76.7 70.8-81.8 70 23.3 18.2-29.2
45-54 327 261 81.9 76.9-86.1 66 18.1 13.9-23.1
55-64 341 297 87.0 82.4-90.5 44 13.0 9.5-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 76 55.1 46.2-63.6 87 44.9 36.4-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 372 258 72.4 67.1-77.2 114 27.6 22.8-32.9
Some Post-H.S. 392 316 81.6 77.1-85.4 76 18.4 14.6-22.9
College Graduate 489 456 93.0 90.0-95.1 33 7.0 4.9-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 70 63.0 52.6-72.3 45 37.0 27.7-47.4
$15,000- 24,999 162 88 54.2 45.1-63.0 74 45.8 37.0-54.9
$25,000- 34,999 121 72 63.8 54.0-72.7 49 36.2 27.3-46.0
$35,000- 49,999 175 144 83.0 76.0-88.3 31 17.0 11.7-24.0
$50,000- 74,999 165 146 87.5 80.3-92.3 19 12.5 7.7-19.7
$75,000+ 470 441 92.2 88.6-94.7 29 7.8 5.3-11.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 348 249 70.9 65.0-76.2 99 29.1 23.8-35.0
No 1,015 823 80.8 77.8-83.4 192 19.2 16.6-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 265 240 90.0 85.0-93.4 25 10.0 6.6-15.0
Non-Veteran 1,142 862 75.4 72.4-78.2 280 24.6 21.8-27.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 503 401 79.7 75.5-83.3 102 20.3 16.7-24.5
Regional City or Suburban County 403 319 78.8 73.8-83.2 84 21.2 16.8-26.2
Rural 514 389 74.9 70.2-79.0 125 25.1 21.0-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,090 852 78.1 75.2-80.8 238 21.9 19.2-24.8
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 67 63 95.1 86.5-98.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 115 95 80.5 70.0-87.9 20 19.5 12.1-30.0
Other not in Labor Force 52 46 87.9 74.2-94.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 64 52.3 42.5-61.9 65 47.7 38.1-57.5
101% to 150% 137 83 61.0 51.0-70.2 54 39.0 29.8-49.0
151% to 200% 111 83 75.7 66.0-83.4 28 24.3 16.6-34.0
More than 200% 747 682 90.6 87.8-92.8 65 9.4 7.2-12.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 237 73.6 67.3-79.0 76 26.4 21.0-32.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 469 364 78.0 73.5-81.9 105 22.0 18.1-26.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 638 508 79.5 75.7-82.9 130 20.5 17.1-24.3

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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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