2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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%)
North Carolina 2,041 1,807 89.0 87.2-90.5 234 11.0 9.5-12.8
-Eastern NC 696 611 87.7 84.2-90.4 85 12.3 9.6-15.8
GENDER
Male 350 295 85.6 80.5-89.6 55 14.4 10.4-19.5
Female 346 316 90.1 85.1-93.5 30 9.9 6.5-14.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 384 357 93.1 89.4-95.6 27 6.9 4.4-10.6
Non-Hispanic Black 147 135 89.9 82.3-94.5 12 10.1 5.5-17.7
Other 156 113 69.9 59.8-78.4 43 30.1 21.6-40.2
AGE
18-34 225 191 84.8 78.2-89.7 34 15.2 10.3-21.8
35-44 149 133 92.1 86.1-95.6 16 7.9 4.4-13.9
45-54 165 145 86.7 79.0-91.9 20 13.3 8.1-21.0
55-64 157 142 90.2 82.7-94.6 15 9.8 5.4-17.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 185 156 88.4 82.7-92.3 29 11.6 7.7-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 170 156 93.2 88.1-96.2 14 6.8 3.8-11.9
College Graduate 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 132 110 82.2 71.3-89.6 22 17.8 10.4-28.7
No 552 489 88.8 85.2-91.5 63 11.2 8.5-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 581 500 85.5 81.5-88.8 81 14.5 11.2-18.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 611 87.7 84.2-90.4 85 12.3 9.6-15.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 87 77.6 66.7-85.8 25 22.4 14.2-33.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 87 77.6 66.7-85.8 25 22.4 14.2-33.3
HOUSING
Own 420 395 92.1 87.7-95.1 25 7.9 4.9-12.3
Rent 216 162 77.5 70.3-83.4 54 22.5 16.6-29.7
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 230 214 92.7 87.5-95.8 16 7.3 4.2-12.5
Rural 414 354 85.5 80.5-89.3 60 14.5 10.7-19.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 342 306 87.7 81.8-91.8 36 12.3 8.2-18.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 239 87.3 82.1-91.1 39 12.7 8.9-17.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 114 92 80.7 70.7-87.8 22 19.3 12.2-29.3
2nd Quartile 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 254 230 89.2 83.6-93.1 24 10.8 6.9-16.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 223 194 85.8 77.5-91.4 29 14.2 8.6-22.5

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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

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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