2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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%)
TOTAL 4,234 3,562 82.7 81.1-84.1 286 8.1 7.0- 9.4 386 9.2 8.2-10.4
GENDER
Male 1,915 1,566 80.9 78.5-83.0 134 7.9 6.5- 9.6 215 11.2 9.5-13.1
Female 2,319 1,996 84.2 82.1-86.2 152 8.3 6.7-10.2 171 7.5 6.3- 8.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,669 2,410 88.5 86.7-90.1 133 6.0 4.8- 7.5 126 5.5 4.5- 6.8
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 123 87.9 76.4-94.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 59 54 91.7 78.5-97.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 80 63 79.0 67.1-87.4 11 12.9 6.8-23.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 401 166 40.4 34.3-46.7 34 9.9 6.7-14.4 201 49.8 43.6-55.9
AGE
18-34 735 507 69.7 65.6-73.5 106 14.2 11.6-17.3 122 16.1 13.1-19.6
35-44 655 499 77.3 73.3-80.9 52 8.9 6.4-12.1 104 13.8 11.1-17.0
45-54 703 554 80.5 76.9-83.7 49 7.4 5.3-10.1 100 12.1 9.7-15.0
55-64 742 650 87.5 83.7-90.5 51 7.8 5.3-11.4 41 4.7 3.2- 6.9
65-74 801 776 95.6 91.3-97.9 18 3.4 1.4- 8.2 *** *** ***
75+ 501 494 98.8 96.8-99.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 402 222 57.2 50.6-63.6 35 11.2 6.8-17.7 145 31.6 26.1-37.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 977 783 80.5 77.3-83.3 72 8.2 6.3-10.6 122 11.3 9.2-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,138 979 85.6 83.0-87.8 90 9.2 7.3-11.5 69 5.3 4.0- 6.8
College Graduate 1,698 1,567 92.0 90.4-93.4 87 5.6 4.4- 7.1 44 2.3 1.7- 3.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,338 1,135 82.7 79.7-85.3 106 10.0 7.8-12.6 97 7.4 5.8- 9.2
No 2,832 2,376 82.8 81.0-84.6 176 7.4 6.2- 8.9 280 9.8 8.5-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 522 494 94.7 90.9-97.0 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7 15 2.9 1.2- 6.8
Non-Veteran 3,690 3,051 81.0 79.3-82.7 271 8.9 7.7-10.3 368 10.1 8.9-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,261 1,829 80.5 78.5-82.4 179 8.8 7.5-10.4 253 10.7 9.2-12.3
Unemployed 210 126 56.5 47.9-64.8 38 20.2 14.1-28.0 46 23.3 16.7-31.5
Retired 1,174 1,144 96.3 93.3-98.0 20 2.7 1.2- 5.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 310 267 86.4 80.8-90.5 24 8.5 5.1-13.6 19 5.2 3.0- 8.7
Other not in Labor Force 236 165 75.1 67.3-81.5 22 10.4 5.7-18.4 49 14.5 10.5-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 247 179 73.7 65.9-80.2 27 12.0 7.4-18.8 41 14.3 9.9-20.3
$15,000- 24,999 383 274 66.2 59.2-72.5 39 13.3 9.2-18.8 70 20.5 15.3-27.0
$25,000- 34,999 434 321 72.9 66.9-78.1 42 10.8 6.9-16.4 71 16.4 12.6-21.0
$35,000- 49,999 436 369 82.4 77.5-86.5 32 9.3 6.3-13.6 35 8.3 5.7-11.9
$50,000-74,999 539 487 87.0 82.3-90.5 33 7.5 4.9-11.1 19 5.6 3.2- 9.6
$75,000-100,000 433 400 91.5 87.8-94.1 22 6.1 3.9- 9.5 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6
$100,000-150,000 455 434 94.5 91.3-96.6 17 4.5 2.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 370 362 98.0 95.8-99.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 937 736 77.7 74.0-81.0 67 9.0 6.6-12.1 134 13.4 11.0-16.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 *** *** *** 12 13.3 6.5-25.1 24 21.4 13.3-32.5
50% to 100% 344 234 67.8 60.8-74.0 33 11.7 7.6-17.4 77 20.6 15.6-26.5
101% to 150% 365 260 68.6 62.2-74.3 43 13.4 9.6-18.5 62 18.0 13.6-23.5
151% to 200% 330 260 76.6 69.5-82.5 37 13.6 8.7-20.8 33 9.8 6.6-14.2
More than 200% 2,135 1,990 91.8 90.1-93.2 93 5.2 4.1- 6.5 52 3.0 2.2- 4.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 937 736 77.7 74.0-81.0 67 9.0 6.6-12.1 134 13.4 11.0-16.2
HOUSING
Own 2,877 2,629 88.5 86.7-90.1 123 5.9 4.7- 7.4 125 5.7 4.6- 6.9
Rent 1,028 688 65.6 61.9-69.2 121 14.1 11.6-17.1 219 20.3 17.4-23.5
Other arrangement 276 204 75.9 69.6-81.2 37 13.0 9.1-18.3 35 11.0 7.6-15.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,223 1,027 83.4 80.7-85.8 89 8.5 6.7-10.8 107 8.1 6.5- 9.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,129 960 83.4 80.5-86.0 72 7.3 5.7- 9.4 97 9.2 7.3-11.6
Rural 1,882 1,575 81.5 78.7-83.9 125 8.4 6.6-10.7 182 10.2 8.4-12.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,226 1,021 81.3 78.0-84.2 96 9.9 7.6-12.8 109 8.8 6.9-11.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,721 1,476 83.6 81.0-85.9 101 7.1 5.5- 9.1 144 9.3 7.6-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,287 1,065 82.5 80.0-84.8 89 8.1 6.4-10.2 133 9.3 7.7-11.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,248 1,055 83.1 80.1-85.7 72 7.0 5.1- 9.4 121 9.9 8.0-12.2
2nd Quartile 1,055 882 83.1 80.2-85.6 71 8.2 6.4-10.6 102 8.7 6.9-10.8
3rd Quartile 1,244 1,052 82.0 78.8-84.7 85 8.2 6.3-10.7 107 9.8 7.8-12.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 687 573 82.0 77.7-85.6 58 10.7 7.8-14.4 56 7.4 5.3-10.3

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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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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