2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 625 566 90.4 87.2-92.9 59 9.6 7.1-12.8
GENDER
Male 272 235 85.6 79.4-90.1 37 14.4 9.9-20.6
Female 353 331 94.5 91.4-96.5 22 5.5 3.5- 8.6
AGE
18-34 156 137 86.7 78.6-92.0 19 13.3 8.0-21.4
35-44 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 156 141 91.4 85.6-95.0 15 8.6 5.0-14.4
55-64 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 152 89.1 82.9-93.2 21 10.9 6.8-17.1
Some Post-H.S. 176 159 90.8 84.4-94.7 17 9.2 5.3-15.6
College Graduate 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 76 83.3 72.4-90.4 14 16.7 9.6-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 162 90.7 85.4-94.2 20 9.3 5.8-14.6
No 425 388 90.2 85.9-93.3 37 9.8 6.7-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 538 483 89.7 86.1-92.4 55 10.3 7.6-13.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 230 207 90.3 84.9-93.9 23 9.7 6.1-15.1
Regional City or Suburban County 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 207 187 90.2 84.6-93.9 20 9.8 6.1-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 413 382 91.9 88.1-94.5 31 8.1 5.5-11.9
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 272 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 275 238 85.4 79.2-90.1 37 14.6 9.9-20.8
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 214 193 87.7 80.0-92.8 21 12.3 7.2-20.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 198 89.7 83.3-93.8 20 10.3 6.2-16.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 175 93.0 88.7-95.8 18 7.0 4.2-11.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 169 154 91.3 85.5-94.9 15 8.7 5.1-14.5
3rd Quartile 243 221 89.1 82.1-93.6 22 10.9 6.4-17.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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