2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,750 1,561 87.9 85.9-89.6 189 12.1 10.4-14.1
GENDER
Male 843 723 85.1 82.1-87.7 120 14.9 12.3-17.9
Female 907 838 90.7 87.9-92.8 69 9.3 7.2-12.1
AGE
18-34 489 420 83.5 79.3-87.0 69 16.5 13.0-20.7
35-44 320 279 87.0 81.9-90.9 41 13.0 9.1-18.1
45-54 416 378 90.4 86.6-93.3 38 9.6 6.7-13.4
55-64 525 484 92.4 89.5-94.6 41 7.6 5.4-10.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 60 77.5 66.1-86.0 17 22.5 14.0-33.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 296 83.4 78.8-87.2 64 16.6 12.8-21.2
Some Post-H.S. 523 454 86.6 82.9-89.7 69 13.4 10.3-17.1
College Graduate 787 748 95.0 93.1-96.4 39 5.0 3.6- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 86 81.7 72.2-88.6 19 18.3 11.4-27.8
$15,000- 24,999 144 114 75.5 66.4-82.7 30 24.5 17.3-33.6
$25,000- 34,999 133 104 80.1 71.6-86.6 29 19.9 13.4-28.4
$35,000- 49,999 200 180 90.6 84.9-94.3 20 9.4 5.7-15.1
$50,000- 74,999 239 216 87.5 80.6-92.2 23 12.5 7.8-19.4
$75,000+ 684 653 94.8 92.3-96.5 31 5.2 3.5- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 428 361 82.1 77.3-86.1 67 17.9 13.9-22.7
No 1,283 1,164 89.8 87.6-91.6 119 10.2 8.4-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 180 90.3 84.6-94.1 19 9.7 5.9-15.4
Non-Veteran 1,543 1,373 87.6 85.4-89.4 170 12.4 10.6-14.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 522 480 91.0 87.8-93.5 42 9.0 6.5-12.2
Regional City or Suburban County 522 465 88.5 84.8-91.3 57 11.5 8.7-15.2
Rural 706 616 85.2 81.6-88.2 90 14.8 11.8-18.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,249 1,122 88.8 86.5-90.7 127 11.2 9.3-13.5
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 166 153 92.3 86.6-95.7 13 7.7 4.3-13.4
Other not in Labor Force 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 84 71.7 61.7-80.0 33 28.3 20.0-38.3
101% to 150% 135 111 80.5 71.4-87.2 24 19.5 12.8-28.6
151% to 200% 109 91 84.2 75.2-90.3 18 15.8 9.7-24.8
More than 200% 1,083 1,014 92.6 90.4-94.4 69 7.4 5.6- 9.6
HOUSING
Own 1,170 1,086 90.5 88.1-92.4 84 9.5 7.6-11.9
Rent 453 371 80.4 75.8-84.4 82 19.6 15.6-24.2
Other arrangement 124 101 85.2 77.4-90.7 23 14.8 9.3-22.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 339 296 85.0 79.7-89.2 43 15.0 10.8-20.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 614 540 86.8 83.2-89.7 74 13.2 10.3-16.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 797 725 89.9 87.1-92.1 72 10.1 7.9-12.9

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