2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
-Eastern NC 1,173 1,012 86.6 84.1-88.8 161 13.4 11.2-15.9
GENDER
Male 551 463 84.7 80.7-88.1 88 15.3 11.9-19.3
Female 622 549 88.6 85.1-91.3 73 11.4 8.7-14.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 619 565 90.9 87.7-93.3 54 9.1 6.7-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 280 253 89.8 84.9-93.2 27 10.2 6.8-15.1
Other 262 185 69.7 62.2-76.3 77 30.3 23.7-37.8
AGE
18-34 337 281 84.5 79.2-88.6 56 15.5 11.4-20.8
35-44 245 204 85.2 79.4-89.6 41 14.8 10.4-20.6
45-54 262 226 87.2 81.9-91.2 36 12.8 8.8-18.1
55-64 329 301 91.4 87.1-94.4 28 8.6 5.6-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 333 281 87.3 83.0-90.7 52 12.7 9.3-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 319 282 89.9 85.8-93.0 37 10.1 7.0-14.2
College Graduate 412 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 328 280 83.3 77.1-88.1 48 16.7 11.9-22.9
No 820 709 87.6 84.7-90.0 111 12.4 10.0-15.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 975 824 84.4 81.3-87.0 151 15.6 13.0-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 804 699 87.3 84.2-89.9 105 12.7 10.1-15.8
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 72 85.9 76.4-92.0 19 14.1 8.0-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 89 76.3 66.0-84.3 30 23.7 15.7-34.0
$35,000- 49,999 134 114 86.6 78.9-91.8 20 13.4 8.2-21.1
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 230 175 78.7 71.6-84.3 55 21.3 15.7-28.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 70 79.1 68.0-87.0 20 20.9 13.0-32.0
101% to 150% 114 94 81.9 70.7-89.4 20 18.1 10.6-29.3
151% to 200% 108 81 73.6 62.7-82.2 27 26.4 17.8-37.3
More than 200% 584 555 95.1 92.1-96.9 29 4.9 3.1- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 230 175 78.7 71.6-84.3 55 21.3 15.7-28.4
HOUSING
Own 686 636 91.5 88.3-93.8 50 8.5 6.2-11.7
Rent 364 274 76.8 70.9-81.8 90 23.2 18.2-29.1
Other arrangement 116 96 82.9 73.5-89.5 20 17.1 10.5-26.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 369 334 90.6 86.6-93.4 35 9.4 6.6-13.4
Rural 721 606 84.6 81.0-87.7 115 15.4 12.3-19.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 595 515 86.8 82.9-90.0 80 13.2 10.0-17.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 450 390 86.7 82.5-90.1 60 13.3 9.9-17.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 128 107 85.5 77.6-91.0 21 14.5 9.0-22.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 202 168 82.5 75.5-87.9 34 17.5 12.1-24.5
2nd Quartile 163 144 91.7 86.6-95.0 19 8.3 5.0-13.4
3rd Quartile 414 368 87.2 82.6-90.7 46 12.8 9.3-17.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 394 332 85.6 80.2-89.7 62 14.4 10.3-19.8

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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 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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