2020 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,327 1,959 84.3 82.4-86.0 368 15.7 14.0-17.6
GENDER
Male 1,153 942 81.9 79.1-84.4 211 18.1 15.6-20.9
Female 1,174 1,017 86.8 84.2-89.0 157 13.2 11.0-15.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,959 1,959 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 368 *** *** *** 368 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 583 503 86.0 82.3-89.0 80 14.0 11.0-17.7
Overweight 773 655 85.4 82.1-88.2 118 14.6 11.8-17.9
Obese 719 615 85.5 82.1-88.3 104 14.5 11.7-17.9
Current Smoker
Yes 333 240 71.4 65.2-76.9 93 28.6 23.1-34.8
No 1,920 1,662 86.9 84.9-88.6 258 13.1 11.4-15.1
History of CVD**
Yes 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,234 1,887 84.5 82.6-86.3 347 15.5 13.7-17.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 409 345 85.2 80.8-88.7 64 14.8 11.3-19.2
No 1,753 1,498 84.9 82.8-86.9 255 15.1 13.1-17.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 148 126 86.8 79.9-91.6 22 13.2 8.4-20.1
No 2,007 1,713 85.0 83.0-86.8 294 15.0 13.2-17.0
COPD
Yes 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 2,259 1,904 84.4 82.5-86.1 355 15.6 13.9-17.5
Current Asthma
Yes 186 167 90.4 84.8-94.1 19 9.6 5.9-15.2
No 2,133 1,785 83.8 81.8-85.6 348 16.2 14.4-18.2
Diabetes
Yes 172 146 83.7 75.7-89.4 26 16.3 10.6-24.3
No 2,151 1,810 84.3 82.4-86.1 341 15.7 13.9-17.6
Functional Disability
Yes 319 248 79.3 73.7-84.0 71 20.7 16.0-26.3
No 1,941 1,660 85.4 83.3-87.2 281 14.6 12.8-16.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 319 278 87.6 82.7-91.3 41 12.4 8.7-17.3
No 2,006 1,679 83.8 81.8-85.7 327 16.2 14.3-18.2

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2020 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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