2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 360 298 81.4 75.7-85.9 62 18.6 14.1-24.3
GENDER
Male 184 143 76.3 67.9-83.0 41 23.7 17.0-32.1
Female 176 155 86.0 77.8-91.5 21 14.0 8.5-22.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 280 241 82.9 76.5-87.9 39 17.1 12.1-23.5
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 88 76.4 65.9-84.5 24 23.6 15.5-34.1
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 79 83.4 72.0-90.8 15 16.6 9.2-28.0
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 111 96 81.8 70.1-89.6 15 18.2 10.4-29.9
College Graduate 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 98 79 83.1 72.9-90.0 19 16.9 10.0-27.1
No 255 215 81.1 74.2-86.6 40 18.9 13.4-25.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 328 271 81.7 75.8-86.4 57 18.3 13.6-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 254 211 82.6 76.2-87.6 43 17.4 12.4-23.8
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 222 194 83.6 76.3-88.9 28 16.4 11.1-23.7
Rent 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 106 85 79.9 69.9-87.2 21 20.1 12.8-30.1
Rural 254 213 81.9 74.9-87.3 41 18.1 12.7-25.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 151 126 83.3 74.5-89.5 25 16.7 10.5-25.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 142 118 80.7 70.8-87.8 24 19.3 12.2-29.2

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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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