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%)
North Carolina 2,041 1,807 89.0 87.2-90.5 234 11.0 9.5-12.8
-FEMALES 1,005 912 90.9 88.5-92.8 93 9.1 7.2-11.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 594 558 93.2 90.0-95.4 36 6.8 4.6-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 216 205 95.2 91.0-97.5 11 4.8 2.5- 9.0
Other 184 140 74.5 65.9-81.6 44 25.5 18.4-34.1
AGE
18-34 297 262 87.6 82.4-91.4 35 12.4 8.6-17.6
35-44 239 215 92.5 88.2-95.3 24 7.5 4.7-11.8
45-54 244 219 89.5 84.1-93.3 25 10.5 6.7-15.9
55-64 225 216 97.0 93.9-98.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 130 83.9 77.1-88.9 35 16.1 11.1-22.9
Some Post-H.S. 227 209 93.4 89.4-96.0 18 6.6 4.0-10.6
College Graduate 563 548 97.4 95.5-98.5 15 2.6 1.5- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 75 78.7 67.0-87.0 18 21.3 13.0-33.0
$35,000- 49,999 104 95 92.1 84.2-96.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 135 127 89.8 78.3-95.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 425 422 99.3 97.6-99.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 195 165 85.0 78.3-89.9 30 15.0 10.1-21.7
No 797 734 92.1 89.5-94.1 63 7.9 5.9-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 965 873 90.6 88.1-92.6 92 9.4 7.4-11.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 355 322 91.9 88.3-94.4 33 8.1 5.6-11.7
Regional City or Suburban County 281 253 88.9 83.2-92.8 28 11.1 7.2-16.8
Rural 369 337 91.6 87.6-94.4 32 8.4 5.6-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,005 912 90.9 88.5-92.8 93 9.1 7.2-11.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 76 86.0 75.7-92.4 12 14.0 7.6-24.3
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 615 600 96.8 94.0-98.3 15 3.2 1.7- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 260 242 93.2 88.3-96.2 18 6.8 3.8-11.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 374 340 90.4 85.6-93.7 34 9.6 6.3-14.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 330 90.1 86.5-92.9 41 9.9 7.1-13.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 299 265 87.7 82.2-91.6 34 12.3 8.4-17.8
2nd Quartile 272 250 93.0 89.1-95.6 22 7.0 4.4-10.9
3rd Quartile 301 274 91.2 86.7-94.3 27 8.8 5.7-13.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 133 123 92.7 84.0-96.8 *** *** ***

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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 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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