2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,234 3,562 82.7 81.1-84.1 286 8.1 7.0- 9.4 386 9.2 8.2-10.4
-Eastern NC 1,633 1,400 84.3 81.8-86.4 109 8.0 6.4- 9.9 124 7.8 6.3- 9.6
GENDER
Male 699 578 83.3 79.5-86.4 50 7.4 5.3-10.2 71 9.4 7.0-12.4
Female 934 822 85.2 81.8-88.0 59 8.5 6.4-11.3 53 6.3 4.5- 8.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 897 821 89.4 86.4-91.8 42 5.7 4.1- 7.9 34 4.9 3.2- 7.3
Non-Hispanic Black 414 364 85.7 80.8-89.5 37 10.9 7.6-15.5 *** *** ***
Other 300 198 60.1 52.1-67.6 28 10.9 6.5-17.6 74 29.0 22.5-36.6
AGE
18-34 258 183 73.2 66.5-79.1 39 14.7 10.4-20.3 36 12.1 8.2-17.5
35-44 222 170 78.5 71.7-84.1 19 8.9 5.5-14.3 33 12.6 8.3-18.4
45-54 244 198 83.6 77.6-88.2 16 5.3 3.0- 9.4 30 11.1 7.3-16.5
55-64 306 263 87.2 82.0-91.0 24 7.9 4.8-12.7 19 4.9 3.0- 8.1
65-74 363 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 98 62.9 52.8-71.9 *** *** *** 49 27.3 19.4-37.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 365 84.2 79.5-88.0 31 8.4 5.6-12.5 35 7.4 5.0-10.8
Some Post-H.S. 454 393 84.8 80.2-88.5 37 9.6 6.7-13.7 24 5.6 3.5- 8.7
College Graduate 576 538 94.0 91.4-95.8 26 4.2 2.7- 6.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 505 83.4 78.7-87.2 47 9.5 6.7-13.2 31 7.1 4.5-11.0
No 1,020 869 84.4 81.4-87.0 61 7.3 5.5- 9.8 90 8.2 6.4-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,376 1,164 82.2 79.3-84.7 100 9.0 7.2-11.3 112 8.8 7.0-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 799 657 82.0 78.6-85.0 56 8.1 6.0-10.8 86 9.9 7.7-12.6
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 504 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 122 84.6 76.2-90.4 15 11.0 6.2-18.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** 14 16.4 8.9-28.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 131 72.7 61.7-81.6 18 13.1 7.5-21.9 18 14.2 7.9-24.2
$25,000- 34,999 171 134 77.8 69.3-84.6 17 10.8 6.3-17.9 20 11.3 6.7-18.6
$35,000- 49,999 178 149 82.2 74.3-88.0 14 9.9 5.5-17.1 15 7.9 4.5-13.6
$50,000- 74,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 414 400 96.1 93.2-97.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 393 314 78.9 73.2-83.7 28 9.2 5.9-14.0 51 11.9 8.5-16.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 92 68.6 57.8-77.8 17 16.2 9.7-25.7 17 15.2 8.9-24.6
101% to 150% 149 113 72.5 61.2-81.5 18 13.4 7.7-22.2 18 14.1 7.7-24.4
151% to 200% 139 110 76.3 66.3-84.1 17 14.6 8.5-23.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 773 731 94.1 91.7-95.8 23 3.4 2.1- 5.5 19 2.5 1.5- 4.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 393 314 78.9 73.2-83.7 28 9.2 5.9-14.0 51 11.9 8.5-16.5
HOUSING
Own 1,126 1,046 91.2 88.8-93.1 44 4.4 3.1- 6.2 36 4.4 3.1- 6.4
Rent 375 255 65.1 58.2-71.3 48 16.9 12.2-23.0 72 18.0 13.5-23.6
Other arrangement 114 84 73.5 62.5-82.3 16 15.6 9.0-25.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 120 88.7 81.5-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 430 377 86.4 81.8-89.9 24 6.7 4.2-10.5 29 6.9 4.6-10.4
Rural 1,069 903 82.8 79.5-85.6 78 8.9 6.9-11.4 88 8.4 6.4-10.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 854 722 82.4 78.7-85.6 73 10.9 8.4-14.2 59 6.6 4.8- 9.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 550 86.5 82.7-89.6 29 5.2 3.4- 7.9 48 8.3 5.9-11.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 128 84.1 75.9-89.8 *** *** *** 17 10.7 6.2-17.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 310 268 84.4 78.9-88.7 15 5.4 3.1- 9.1 27 10.2 6.7-15.3
2nd Quartile 183 155 87.9 81.6-92.2 *** *** *** 18 7.0 4.1-11.6
3rd Quartile 522 462 84.8 80.2-88.4 30 7.7 5.2-11.3 30 7.5 5.0-11.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 618 515 82.0 77.4-85.8 54 11.0 7.9-15.0 49 7.0 4.8-10.1

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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