2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,959 1,743 86.5 84.4-88.3 116 7.0 5.7- 8.6 100 6.5 5.2- 8.1
GENDER
Male 930 809 84.3 81.1-87.0 50 6.5 4.7- 9.0 71 9.2 7.2-11.8
Female 1,029 934 88.5 85.7-90.8 66 7.5 5.7- 9.8 29 4.0 2.6- 6.1
AGE
18-34 258 191 71.4 64.5-77.4 39 16.0 11.3-22.3 28 12.6 8.6-18.0
35-44 222 180 78.8 71.5-84.6 16 8.5 4.9-14.1 26 12.7 8.2-19.3
45-54 311 269 86.6 81.7-90.4 21 6.5 4.0-10.4 21 6.9 4.3-10.9
55-64 423 367 86.6 82.5-89.9 32 7.2 5.0-10.4 24 6.1 3.9- 9.4
65-74 410 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 316 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 92 79.2 68.6-86.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 349 81.5 77.0-85.3 41 9.9 7.1-13.5 35 8.7 6.1-12.1
Some Post-H.S. 621 545 85.7 81.9-88.8 33 6.6 4.4- 9.5 43 7.8 5.5-10.8
College Graduate 797 752 93.9 91.8-95.6 33 4.2 3.0- 6.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 80 76.2 64.9-84.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 199 154 76.3 69.0-82.4 25 12.3 8.0-18.3 20 11.4 7.2-17.5
$25,000- 34,999 146 122 81.3 72.5-87.7 *** *** *** 14 11.4 6.3-19.7
$35,000- 49,999 229 206 88.0 81.5-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 237 87.6 80.9-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 624 583 91.3 87.7-93.9 25 5.0 3.0- 8.2 16 3.7 2.1- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 676 590 83.2 79.2-86.6 45 8.6 6.2-11.9 41 8.1 5.8-11.3
No 1,270 1,140 88.0 85.5-90.1 71 6.3 4.7- 8.2 59 5.8 4.3- 7.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 277 93.7 89.5-96.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,666 1,465 85.4 83.1-87.4 111 7.7 6.2- 9.6 90 6.9 5.4- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 472 89.1 85.0-92.2 33 7.6 5.0-11.4 14 3.3 1.9- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 566 507 88.5 85.1-91.2 29 5.4 3.6- 8.0 30 6.1 4.1- 8.9
Rural 874 764 83.6 80.1-86.5 54 7.8 5.7-10.4 56 8.7 6.5-11.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 974 842 85.0 82.2-87.5 62 6.8 5.2- 9.0 70 8.1 6.3-10.4
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 662 645 97.3 95.5-98.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 164 139 84.1 76.9-89.4 18 11.1 6.9-17.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 98 70.7 60.8-78.9 15 14.7 8.7-23.7 19 14.6 9.1-22.7
101% to 150% 160 124 76.8 68.4-83.5 18 11.0 6.7-17.7 18 12.2 7.3-19.7
151% to 200% 144 125 85.2 76.9-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,094 1,014 90.6 88.0-92.7 44 4.7 3.2- 6.7 36 4.7 3.2- 6.8
HOUSING
Own 1,505 1,397 90.1 87.9-92.0 64 5.3 4.0- 7.0 44 4.5 3.3- 6.2
Rent 331 253 70.6 64.1-76.4 36 14.2 9.8-20.0 42 15.2 11.1-20.5
Other arrangement 116 86 73.5 63.1-81.8 16 13.3 7.6-22.3 14 13.2 7.4-22.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 340 80.4 74.8-85.0 36 10.3 7.2-14.6 23 9.3 5.9-14.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 753 665 86.3 82.9-89.1 45 7.2 5.1-10.0 43 6.6 4.7- 9.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 807 738 89.3 86.2-91.8 35 5.4 3.6- 7.9 34 5.3 3.6- 7.7

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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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