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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,433 1,319 90.4 87.8-92.5 64 5.6 3.9- 8.1 50 4.0 2.8- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 492 424 82.8 78.0-86.8 55 14.6 10.9-19.3 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7
Other 365 232 57.5 50.5-64.1 28 9.5 6.1-14.4 105 33.1 27.0-39.7
AGE
18-34 365 267 73.6 68.0-78.5 56 15.8 11.9-20.6 42 10.7 7.5-14.9
35-44 357 280 81.3 76.4-85.4 25 6.1 3.9- 9.5 52 12.5 9.2-16.9
45-54 357 280 80.0 74.9-84.2 25 7.4 4.9-11.2 52 12.6 9.3-16.8
55-64 418 374 88.1 81.9-92.3 26 7.7 4.1-14.1 18 4.3 2.4- 7.3
65-74 462 448 93.7 85.7-97.4 11 5.5 2.0-14.0 *** *** ***
75+ 303 297 98.7 95.9-99.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 125 58.1 48.6-67.1 17 13.6 6.8-25.4 68 28.3 21.3-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 489 405 83.7 79.5-87.1 35 7.1 4.9-10.2 49 9.2 6.7-12.6
Some Post-H.S. 646 560 85.4 81.8-88.5 52 9.9 7.3-13.2 34 4.7 3.2- 6.8
College Graduate 967 900 92.8 90.6-94.6 47 5.4 3.9- 7.6 20 1.8 1.1- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 124 73.2 63.2-81.3 19 14.0 8.0-23.3 21 12.8 7.6-20.7
$15,000- 24,999 238 182 70.8 62.8-77.8 24 14.2 9.0-21.5 32 15.0 10.3-21.4
$25,000- 34,999 253 204 77.2 68.4-84.0 26 13.1 7.4-22.1 23 9.8 6.1-15.4
$35,000- 49,999 206 180 86.9 80.5-91.4 14 6.9 3.9-11.9 12 6.2 3.3-11.4
$50,000- 74,999 268 246 89.0 82.1-93.5 16 7.0 4.0-12.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 631 603 95.1 92.7-96.8 22 4.1 2.6- 6.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 772 667 83.2 79.0-86.8 59 10.0 7.1-14.0 46 6.8 4.8- 9.3
No 1,518 1,305 84.7 82.2-87.0 92 7.6 5.9- 9.8 121 7.7 6.2- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 65 92.3 82.3-96.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,240 1,926 84.0 81.8-86.0 149 8.4 6.8-10.4 165 7.6 6.4- 9.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 653 560 85.5 81.9-88.4 51 9.1 6.6-12.4 42 5.4 3.9- 7.5
Regional City or Suburban County 615 530 84.1 80.2-87.4 38 7.1 5.1-10.0 47 8.7 6.3-12.1
Rural 1,051 906 83.3 79.3-86.6 63 8.5 5.8-12.3 82 8.2 6.4-10.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,115 942 83.6 80.8-86.1 84 8.3 6.5-10.5 89 8.1 6.3-10.3
Unemployed 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 15.0 8.9-24.1
Retired 691 673 95.9 90.9-98.2 14 3.6 1.4- 8.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 178 159 87.7 80.5-92.5 12 7.9 4.2-14.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 196 131 71.2 62.1-78.8 18 10.8 5.3-20.9 47 18.0 12.9-24.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 158 71.5 62.9-78.8 22 13.8 8.3-22.0 30 14.7 9.9-21.3
101% to 150% 221 171 75.2 67.6-81.5 27 13.8 9.1-20.2 23 11.0 6.9-17.1
151% to 200% 182 151 77.3 66.0-85.6 19 14.6 7.4-26.6 12 8.2 4.3-15.0
More than 200% 1,071 1,009 93.2 90.9-94.9 44 4.7 3.3- 6.5 18 2.1 1.2- 3.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 720 622 84.0 79.5-87.8 49 8.9 5.8-13.2 49 7.1 5.1- 9.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 905 790 84.1 80.2-87.3 55 8.6 6.0-12.1 60 7.3 5.4- 9.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 694 584 84.5 81.2-87.3 48 7.6 5.6-10.2 62 7.9 6.0-10.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 662 570 84.0 79.6-87.6 37 7.2 4.6-11.2 55 8.8 6.4-11.9
2nd Quartile 559 475 83.9 79.9-87.3 37 8.6 6.0-12.1 47 7.5 5.4-10.3
3rd Quartile 674 588 85.5 81.3-88.9 46 8.6 5.7-12.6 40 5.9 4.1- 8.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 424 363 82.5 76.8-87.0 32 9.7 6.3-14.6 29 7.8 5.0-12.1

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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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