2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
-Eastern NC 1,657 620 40.5 37.4-43.7 160 10.5 8.7-12.6 565 26.3 23.9-28.9 94 7.2 5.6- 9.2 178 12.7 10.8-14.9 40 2.8 1.9- 4.2
GENDER
Male 711 280 44.1 39.4-48.9 70 9.4 7.1-12.3 213 23.6 20.1-27.4 *** *** *** 120 18.3 15.1-22.1 *** *** ***
Female 946 340 37.2 33.0-41.6 90 11.5 8.9-14.7 352 28.9 25.6-32.5 80 12.1 9.2-15.7 58 7.5 5.5-10.0 26 2.7 1.7- 4.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 978 380 42.6 38.6-46.7 88 10.0 7.8-12.9 359 28.4 25.3-31.7 31 4.7 3.0- 7.4 94 10.8 8.6-13.4 26 3.5 2.1- 5.6
Non-Hispanic Black 409 126 35.4 29.2-42.1 44 10.2 7.1-14.4 144 28.6 23.4-34.4 42 11.4 7.9-16.3 46 13.0 9.4-17.7 *** *** ***
Other 249 106 41.8 33.4-50.6 25 12.8 7.8-20.2 55 9.0 5.9-13.4 20 11.0 6.5-18.0 36 22.2 15.1-31.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 281 144 50.4 42.9-58.0 34 13.2 8.9-19.0 *** *** *** 40 15.6 10.8-21.8 53 16.4 12.0-22.1 *** *** ***
35-44 204 106 52.1 44.1-59.9 31 12.6 8.4-18.6 *** *** *** 15 6.5 3.6-11.4 35 21.4 15.3-29.0 *** *** ***
45-54 226 134 57.2 49.3-64.6 23 10.9 7.0-16.7 *** *** *** 15 7.2 4.0-12.5 31 12.3 8.5-17.7 *** *** ***
55-64 301 146 47.8 40.9-54.7 48 15.6 11.3-21.2 55 17.3 12.6-23.2 *** *** *** 29 12.5 8.4-18.2 *** *** ***
65-74 390 52 10.3 7.3-14.2 *** *** *** 294 80.2 75.3-84.3 *** *** *** 19 4.4 2.6- 7.3 *** *** ***
75+ 217 22 8.5 5.1-14.0 *** *** *** 176 84.0 77.5-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.7 5.9-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 123 34.8 29.2-40.8 40 9.6 6.8-13.5 163 24.1 20.1-28.7 39 10.9 7.2-16.2 59 17.5 13.3-22.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 478 163 40.5 34.5-46.8 51 11.4 8.1-15.9 178 27.5 23.1-32.4 29 7.1 4.7-10.6 54 13.0 9.7-17.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 620 313 54.2 49.4-58.8 60 11.4 8.4-15.3 158 20.1 16.8-23.9 *** *** *** 62 10.0 7.6-12.9 16 2.6 1.5- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 581 131 23.8 19.5-28.6 39 6.5 4.4- 9.5 296 42.3 37.2-47.5 49 11.0 7.9-15.1 52 12.5 9.2-16.7 *** *** ***
No 1,040 473 48.0 43.9-52.1 118 12.5 10.1-15.5 259 18.9 16.3-21.7 43 5.4 3.6- 8.0 123 13.1 10.7-15.9 24 2.2 1.3- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 58 20.1 15.3-26.1 *** *** *** 84 22.3 17.3-28.2 *** *** *** 139 50.9 44.1-57.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,350 558 45.5 41.9-49.1 152 12.7 10.5-15.3 481 27.5 24.8-30.5 88 8.3 6.4-10.8 38 3.1 2.1- 4.5 33 2.9 1.9- 4.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 801 498 61.0 56.7-65.2 92 12.1 9.6-15.0 62 5.6 4.2- 7.5 30 5.0 3.3- 7.6 101 14.2 11.5-17.4 18 2.1 1.2- 3.6
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.6 8.7-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 71 11.9 9.1-15.5 22 3.2 1.9- 5.2 387 71.7 66.7-76.2 *** *** *** 38 8.1 5.6-11.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 55.6 45.2-65.5 21 16.7 10.3-26.0 15 14.7 8.3-24.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 *** *** *** 20 9.1 5.2-15.7 74 32.6 23.7-42.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 166 35 19.5 13.2-28.0 16 9.2 5.3-15.6 75 41.3 32.3-50.9 18 15.2 8.9-24.6 18 12.0 7.1-19.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 197 63 34.0 26.5-42.5 19 9.6 5.8-15.7 69 27.0 20.7-34.4 *** *** *** 31 21.1 14.3-30.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 224 119 56.0 46.5-65.1 16 9.8 5.6-16.6 55 15.2 10.9-20.9 *** *** *** 30 14.6 9.7-21.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 458 268 62.2 56.8-67.3 41 9.3 6.7-13.0 86 14.1 11.0-18.0 *** *** *** 51 11.9 8.7-16.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 348 90 25.0 19.6-31.3 32 13.9 9.1-20.8 157 37.0 30.9-43.6 26 7.8 5.0-12.0 31 11.7 8.0-16.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 16 19.7 11.7-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.9 11.9-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** 19 11.2 6.3-19.1 49 24.1 16.3-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 153 40 24.1 16.8-33.3 15 8.5 4.7-14.8 57 32.4 24.1-42.0 *** *** *** 25 20.4 13.1-30.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 852 428 54.2 49.9-58.5 72 9.6 7.4-12.4 231 20.0 17.2-23.2 *** *** *** 100 13.2 10.6-16.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 348 90 25.0 19.6-31.3 32 13.9 9.1-20.8 157 37.0 30.9-43.6 26 7.8 5.0-12.0 31 11.7 8.0-16.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,173 450 41.3 37.6-45.1 103 9.3 7.4-11.6 443 29.9 26.9-33.2 26 3.4 2.0- 5.8 120 12.8 10.5-15.5 31 3.2 2.0- 5.1
Rent 352 127 39.7 32.8-47.1 38 11.3 7.8-16.0 89 17.1 13.3-21.6 50 17.3 12.6-23.3 41 12.8 9.0-18.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 17.5 11.0-26.6 16 15.7 9.0-25.9 16 12.4 7.3-20.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 52 40.5 31.4-50.2 12 9.7 5.4-16.8 52 32.7 24.5-42.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 469 170 38.0 32.6-43.7 40 9.1 6.4-12.8 110 18.1 14.6-22.2 29 7.5 5.0-11.2 107 24.5 20.0-29.7 *** *** ***
Rural 1,054 398 41.9 37.7-46.1 108 11.3 8.9-14.3 403 30.0 26.7-33.6 59 7.2 5.1-10.1 63 6.8 5.1- 9.0 23 2.7 1.5- 4.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 840 299 39.0 34.3-44.0 82 10.1 7.5-13.5 282 25.3 21.7-29.2 64 10.5 7.6-14.3 93 12.5 9.9-15.7 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 246 40.3 35.7-45.2 66 11.0 8.5-14.1 241 29.4 25.7-33.4 23 3.4 2.1- 5.5 71 13.8 10.7-17.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 156 75 46.8 37.7-56.2 *** *** *** 42 20.4 14.2-28.4 *** *** *** 14 9.3 5.2-15.9 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 331 115 38.0 31.8-44.7 32 10.8 7.5-15.4 143 35.4 29.8-41.6 *** *** *** 21 7.3 4.5-11.5 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 196 81 40.5 32.9-48.6 16 8.6 4.9-14.7 48 19.7 14.4-26.5 *** *** *** 38 22.8 16.5-30.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 551 203 39.4 34.3-44.7 49 10.6 7.8-14.2 154 22.6 19.0-26.7 34 6.6 4.5- 9.7 98 18.6 15.0-23.0 13 2.1 1.2- 3.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 579 221 43.3 37.1-49.9 63 11.1 7.7-15.8 220 28.5 23.7-33.9 41 10.7 6.9-16.0 21 3.8 2.2- 6.3 *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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