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%)
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
-MALES 1,915 1,566 80.9 78.5-83.0 134 7.9 6.5- 9.6 215 11.2 9.5-13.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,236 1,091 86.4 83.8-88.7 69 6.4 4.9- 8.2 76 7.2 5.5- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Black 326 270 79.1 72.5-84.4 34 12.6 8.5-18.3 22 8.3 5.0-13.5
Other 314 174 57.5 50.4-64.4 30 9.7 6.3-14.8 110 32.7 26.6-39.6
AGE
18-34 370 240 65.6 59.5-71.2 50 12.6 9.3-16.7 80 21.8 17.0-27.6
35-44 298 219 73.0 66.4-78.7 27 11.9 7.7-17.8 52 15.1 11.1-20.3
45-54 346 274 81.1 75.6-85.5 24 7.3 4.3-11.9 48 11.7 8.4-15.9
55-64 324 276 86.9 81.7-90.8 25 7.9 5.0-12.4 23 5.2 2.9- 9.0
65-74 339 328 98.0 95.8-99.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 198 197 99.0 93.3-99.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 97 56.3 47.2-65.0 18 8.7 4.7-15.5 77 35.0 26.9-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 378 77.8 73.0-81.9 37 9.1 6.4-12.9 73 13.1 9.9-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 492 419 85.8 81.9-88.9 38 8.2 5.8-11.6 35 6.0 4.1- 8.7
College Graduate 731 667 91.0 88.3-93.1 40 5.9 4.2- 8.2 24 3.1 2.0- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.4 10.2-28.0
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** 15 12.1 6.5-21.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 117 66.8 58.1-74.5 16 7.5 4.2-13.1 48 25.6 18.8-33.9
$35,000- 49,999 230 189 78.5 70.9-84.5 18 11.4 6.8-18.5 23 10.1 6.4-15.6
$50,000- 74,999 271 241 85.2 78.3-90.2 17 7.8 4.3-13.6 13 7.0 3.7-12.8
$75,000+ 627 593 94.1 91.5-95.9 24 4.4 2.8- 6.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 566 468 82.0 77.7-85.6 47 9.9 7.1-13.6 51 8.1 5.8-11.1
No 1,314 1,071 80.7 77.9-83.3 84 7.2 5.6- 9.2 159 12.1 10.0-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 451 429 95.1 90.6-97.5 11 2.2 1.0- 4.6 11 2.7 0.9- 7.6
Non-Veteran 1,450 1,125 77.0 74.1-79.6 122 9.5 7.7-11.6 203 13.6 11.5-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 570 467 81.0 76.8-84.6 38 7.9 5.4-11.3 65 11.1 8.5-14.4
Regional City or Suburban County 514 430 82.6 78.1-86.4 34 7.6 5.1-11.0 50 9.8 7.0-13.6
Rural 831 669 79.5 75.5-82.9 62 8.3 6.2-11.0 100 12.2 9.5-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,146 887 77.6 74.6-80.4 95 9.3 7.4-11.7 164 13.1 10.9-15.5
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 15 14.6 8.2-24.7 *** *** ***
Retired 483 471 96.8 92.9-98.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 132 108 84.8 75.3-91.1 12 9.1 4.1-18.7 12 6.1 3.1-11.9
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** 11 8.8 4.1-18.1 47 28.5 19.4-39.7
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** 16 13.0 7.2-22.1 39 28.0 19.6-38.4
151% to 200% 148 109 75.8 67.1-82.8 18 12.5 7.3-20.3 21 11.8 7.3-18.4
More than 200% 1,064 981 90.4 87.8-92.6 49 5.6 4.1- 7.8 34 3.9 2.6- 5.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 399 78.0 72.8-82.4 47 11.1 8.0-15.2 60 10.9 7.8-15.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 816 686 83.0 79.4-86.1 46 5.5 4.0- 7.5 84 11.5 8.8-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 593 481 80.3 76.1-83.9 41 8.7 6.1-12.2 71 11.0 8.4-14.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 586 485 82.0 77.7-85.6 35 6.7 4.5- 9.9 66 11.2 8.4-14.9
2nd Quartile 496 407 82.1 77.7-85.8 34 7.9 5.4-11.5 55 10.0 7.3-13.5
3rd Quartile 570 464 78.1 73.3-82.3 39 7.9 5.6-11.0 67 14.0 10.5-18.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 210 81.3 74.3-86.7 26 11.9 7.4-18.5 27 6.8 4.1-11.2

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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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