2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
GENDER
Male 1,587 1,337 84.8 82.5-86.9 250 15.2 13.1-17.5
Female 1,707 1,487 88.3 86.4-89.9 220 11.7 10.1-13.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,956 1,794 91.5 89.9-92.9 162 8.5 7.1-10.1
Non-Hispanic Black 625 566 90.4 87.2-92.9 59 9.6 7.1-12.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 66 65 99.5 96.2-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 89 78 85.4 74.1-92.3 11 14.6 7.7-25.9
Hispanic 428 209 50.0 44.2-55.9 219 50.0 44.1-55.8
AGE
18-34 979 807 82.7 79.7-85.4 172 17.3 14.6-20.3
35-44 736 611 84.9 81.8-87.6 125 15.1 12.4-18.2
45-54 767 652 87.1 84.3-89.5 115 12.9 10.5-15.7
55-64 812 754 94.3 92.3-95.8 58 5.7 4.2- 7.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 309 144 54.3 47.3-61.2 165 45.7 38.8-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 758 608 84.4 81.3-87.0 150 15.6 13.0-18.7
Some Post-H.S. 849 758 91.2 89.0-93.0 91 8.8 7.0-11.0
College Graduate 1,372 1,309 95.6 94.0-96.7 63 4.4 3.3- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 819 693 86.1 83.2-88.6 126 13.9 11.4-16.8
No 2,409 2,076 86.9 85.2-88.4 333 13.1 11.6-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 336 96.2 91.1-98.4 14 3.8 1.6- 8.9
Non-Veteran 2,931 2,478 85.5 83.9-86.9 453 14.5 13.1-16.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,361 2,057 87.7 86.0-89.2 304 12.3 10.8-14.0
Unemployed 212 145 68.4 60.3-75.6 67 31.6 24.4-39.7
Retired 150 144 97.3 93.9-98.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 260 236 92.3 87.9-95.2 24 7.7 4.8-12.1
Other not in Labor Force 282 222 85.1 80.2-88.9 60 14.9 11.1-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 143 79.4 72.1-85.2 51 20.6 14.8-27.9
$15,000- 24,999 282 197 71.5 64.2-77.9 85 28.5 22.1-35.8
$25,000- 34,999 339 242 72.1 66.1-77.4 97 27.9 22.6-33.9
$35,000- 49,999 334 290 87.6 83.0-91.0 44 12.4 9.0-17.0
$50,000-74,999 416 383 89.9 85.0-93.3 33 10.1 6.7-15.0
$75,000-100,000 367 353 96.3 93.5-97.9 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5
$100,000-150,000 405 400 98.9 96.7-99.6 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 358 354 98.2 94.6-99.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 599 462 80.7 76.9-84.1 137 19.3 15.9-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 96 67 76.9 66.3-85.0 29 23.1 15.0-33.7
50% to 100% 273 181 71.5 64.4-77.6 92 28.5 22.4-35.6
101% to 150% 298 224 76.5 70.3-81.8 74 23.5 18.2-29.7
151% to 200% 257 203 79.8 73.6-84.9 54 20.2 15.1-26.4
More than 200% 1,738 1,660 94.7 93.1-96.0 78 5.3 4.0- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 599 462 80.7 76.9-84.1 137 19.3 15.9-23.1
HOUSING
Own 1,902 1,764 91.8 90.0-93.2 138 8.2 6.8-10.0
Rent 1,101 816 75.2 71.9-78.1 285 24.8 21.9-28.1
Other arrangement 269 225 86.0 80.9-90.0 44 14.0 10.0-19.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,118 975 87.9 85.6-89.9 143 12.1 10.1-14.4
Regional City or Suburban County 902 789 87.7 84.9-90.1 113 12.3 9.9-15.1
Rural 1,274 1,060 84.2 81.5-86.6 214 15.8 13.4-18.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 857 727 85.9 82.6-88.6 130 14.1 11.4-17.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,268 1,100 86.9 84.3-89.0 168 13.1 11.0-15.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,169 997 86.7 84.4-88.7 172 13.3 11.3-15.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 991 845 86.5 83.9-88.8 146 13.5 11.2-16.1
2nd Quartile 904 778 87.2 84.6-89.5 126 12.8 10.5-15.4
3rd Quartile 964 835 86.1 83.0-88.7 129 13.9 11.3-17.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 435 366 85.6 80.7-89.4 69 14.4 10.6-19.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are 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 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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