2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 2,041 1,807 89.0 87.2-90.5 234 11.0 9.5-12.8
GENDER
Male 1,036 895 87.2 84.5-89.5 141 12.8 10.5-15.5
Female 1,005 912 90.9 88.5-92.8 93 9.1 7.2-11.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,259 1,176 92.9 90.9-94.5 83 7.1 5.5- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 360 336 92.1 87.8-95.0 24 7.9 5.0-12.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 57 53 91.5 77.6-97.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 255 138 55.7 48.1-63.0 117 44.3 37.0-51.9
AGE
18-34 672 569 84.0 80.3-87.1 103 16.0 12.9-19.7
35-44 478 426 91.6 88.5-93.9 52 8.4 6.1-11.5
45-54 499 445 90.5 87.2-93.0 54 9.5 7.0-12.8
55-64 392 367 95.3 92.7-97.1 25 4.7 2.9- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 346 85.5 81.5-88.8 81 14.5 11.2-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 473 432 92.5 89.5-94.7 41 7.5 5.3-10.5
College Graduate 998 967 96.9 95.1-98.0 31 3.1 2.0- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 365 307 86.3 81.7-89.9 58 13.7 10.1-18.3
No 1,644 1,470 89.5 87.5-91.2 174 10.5 8.8-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 214 98.0 95.0-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,818 1,590 87.9 86.0-89.6 228 12.1 10.4-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,041 1,807 89.0 87.2-90.5 234 11.0 9.5-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 87 69.9 60.2-78.2 46 30.1 21.8-39.8
$25,000- 34,999 176 127 71.9 63.3-79.1 49 28.1 20.9-36.7
$35,000- 49,999 214 186 89.0 83.7-92.8 28 11.0 7.2-16.3
$50,000-74,999 296 276 89.3 82.6-93.6 20 10.7 6.4-17.4
$75,000-100,000 275 266 97.0 93.9-98.5 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 312 308 99.1 97.3-99.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 278 278 100 . - . *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 315 256 83.4 77.9-87.7 59 16.6 12.3-22.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** 42 31.4 22.0-42.5
101% to 150% 156 117 75.7 66.8-82.9 39 24.3 17.1-33.2
151% to 200% 149 117 79.1 70.6-85.6 32 20.9 14.4-29.4
More than 200% 1,275 1,230 95.6 93.7-96.9 45 4.4 3.1- 6.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 315 256 83.4 77.9-87.7 59 16.6 12.3-22.1
HOUSING
Own 1,239 1,179 93.7 91.6-95.3 60 6.3 4.7- 8.4
Rent 646 490 77.2 73.2-80.8 156 22.8 19.2-26.8
Other arrangement 145 127 87.7 80.4-92.6 18 12.3 7.4-19.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 745 669 89.9 87.1-92.2 76 10.1 7.8-12.9
Regional City or Suburban County 564 507 90.1 86.6-92.7 57 9.9 7.3-13.4
Rural 732 631 86.8 83.4-89.6 101 13.2 10.4-16.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 434 88.6 84.5-91.7 57 11.4 8.3-15.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 786 700 89.3 86.2-91.8 86 10.7 8.2-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 764 673 88.9 86.2-91.2 91 11.1 8.8-13.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 625 544 87.4 83.9-90.3 81 12.6 9.7-16.1
2nd Quartile 582 521 90.4 87.2-92.8 61 9.6 7.2-12.8
3rd Quartile 595 534 89.9 86.7-92.5 61 10.1 7.5-13.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 239 208 86.1 78.5-91.3 31 13.9 8.7-21.5

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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 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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