2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 818 694 81.2 77.4-84.5 89 13.7 10.9-17.2 35 5.0 3.4- 7.5
GENDER
Male 326 270 79.1 72.5-84.4 34 12.6 8.5-18.3 22 8.3 5.0-13.5
Female 492 424 82.8 78.0-86.8 55 14.6 10.9-19.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 128 91 69.1 58.8-77.7 28 22.5 15.2-31.8 *** *** ***
35-44 136 113 82.5 72.6-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 145 118 79.8 70.7-86.7 15 12.7 7.1-21.6 *** *** ***
55-64 159 130 81.5 73.3-87.6 25 16.7 10.8-24.8 *** *** ***
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 181 77.8 70.2-84.0 28 14.6 9.6-21.5 14 7.6 4.3-13.1
Some Post-H.S. 247 214 83.0 76.0-88.3 24 13.8 8.9-20.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 273 240 85.6 79.6-90.1 27 12.4 8.2-18.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 110 91 78.6 67.7-86.6 12 12.7 7.0-22.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 78 81.3 69.6-89.2 13 17.0 9.4-28.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 256 81.2 74.9-86.2 35 14.2 9.8-20.2 14 4.6 2.6- 8.1
No 497 424 81.0 75.9-85.2 53 13.7 10.1-18.3 20 5.3 3.1- 8.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 698 583 79.8 75.6-83.5 84 14.9 11.7-18.7 31 5.3 3.4- 8.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 270 222 77.9 70.9-83.6 34 17.3 12.0-24.2 14 4.9 2.7- 8.5
Regional City or Suburban County 224 191 81.4 73.4-87.4 23 11.9 7.5-18.3 *** *** ***
Rural 324 281 85.0 79.3-89.3 32 11.2 7.5-16.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 402 333 79.8 74.5-84.3 49 14.9 10.9-19.9 20 5.3 3.3- 8.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** 14 17.3 9.6-29.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 305 89.7 84.2-93.4 19 8.2 4.8-13.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 459 417 86.6 81.5-90.5 34 11.4 7.8-16.4 *** *** ***
Rent 288 224 73.8 66.6-79.9 42 16.6 11.9-22.8 22 9.6 5.7-15.6
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 327 281 81.4 74.6-86.7 36 13.8 9.6-19.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 239 83.6 76.9-88.7 22 10.2 6.2-16.3 13 6.2 3.4-11.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 174 78.7 71.4-84.6 31 17.2 11.7-24.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 104 76.3 65.9-84.3 18 18.3 11.0-28.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 185 156 81.6 73.9-87.4 20 13.8 8.7-21.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 304 263 83.2 76.6-88.3 29 10.3 6.9-15.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 199 171 81.5 72.9-87.8 22 15.4 9.6-23.8 *** *** ***

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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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