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%)
North Carolina 1,802 1,539 84.6 82.6-86.5 263 15.4 13.5-17.4
-MALES 903 736 81.2 78.1-84.0 167 18.8 16.0-21.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 546 489 88.0 84.2-90.9 57 12.0 9.1-15.8
Non-Hispanic Black 136 114 82.8 74.6-88.7 22 17.2 11.3-25.4
Other 205 120 56.8 48.8-64.4 85 43.2 35.6-51.2
AGE
18-34 340 258 74.9 69.3-79.8 82 25.1 20.2-30.7
35-44 204 164 81.7 75.1-86.8 40 18.3 13.2-24.9
45-54 214 182 87.3 81.6-91.4 32 12.7 8.6-18.4
55-64 145 132 91.4 84.2-95.5 13 8.6 4.5-15.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 163 78.1 71.9-83.3 59 21.9 16.7-28.1
Some Post-H.S. 230 195 85.6 79.7-90.0 35 14.4 10.0-20.3
College Graduate 353 338 95.1 91.7-97.2 15 4.9 2.8- 8.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 99 86.9 78.6-92.4 16 13.1 7.6-21.4
$50,000- 74,999 116 109 91.7 82.4-96.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 360 347 94.7 90.6-97.1 13 5.3 2.9- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 160 112 71.6 63.0-78.9 48 28.4 21.1-37.0
No 712 602 83.8 80.4-86.7 110 16.2 13.3-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 179 161 89.1 82.6-93.3 18 10.9 6.7-17.4
Non-Veteran 723 575 79.4 75.8-82.6 148 20.6 17.4-24.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 343 285 83.1 78.3-87.1 58 16.9 12.9-21.7
Regional City or Suburban County 254 209 82.0 75.9-86.8 45 18.0 13.2-24.1
Rural 306 242 78.2 72.2-83.2 64 21.8 16.8-27.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 903 736 81.2 78.1-84.0 167 18.8 16.0-21.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 544 517 94.1 91.0-96.1 27 5.9 3.9- 9.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 143 77.4 69.3-83.9 39 22.6 16.1-30.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 294 238 80.5 74.8-85.2 56 19.5 14.8-25.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 427 355 83.2 78.8-86.8 72 16.8 13.2-21.2

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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 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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