2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 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
-MALES 1,036 895 87.2 84.5-89.5 141 12.8 10.5-15.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 665 618 92.7 89.8-94.8 47 7.3 5.2-10.2
Non-Hispanic Black 144 131 87.8 78.9-93.3 13 12.2 6.7-21.1
Other 209 131 66.5 58.3-73.9 78 33.5 26.1-41.7
AGE
18-34 375 307 81.0 75.6-85.5 68 19.0 14.5-24.4
35-44 239 211 90.7 85.9-94.0 28 9.3 6.0-14.1
45-54 255 226 91.5 87.2-94.5 29 8.5 5.5-12.8
55-64 167 151 93.4 88.4-96.4 16 6.6 3.6-11.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 262 216 86.5 81.2-90.5 46 13.5 9.5-18.8
Some Post-H.S. 246 223 91.7 86.8-94.9 23 8.3 5.1-13.2
College Graduate 435 419 96.2 92.3-98.1 16 3.8 1.9- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 91 85.9 77.5-91.5 19 14.1 8.5-22.5
$50,000- 74,999 161 149 88.9 79.6-94.3 12 11.1 5.7-20.4
$75,000+ 440 430 98.2 96.3-99.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 142 87.6 80.7-92.2 28 12.4 7.8-19.3
No 847 736 87.0 84.0-89.6 111 13.0 10.4-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 180 175 97.8 94.1-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 853 717 85.0 81.8-87.7 136 15.0 12.3-18.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 390 347 88.1 83.6-91.5 43 11.9 8.5-16.4
Regional City or Suburban County 283 254 91.2 86.7-94.3 29 8.8 5.7-13.3
Rural 363 294 82.5 76.9-87.0 69 17.5 13.0-23.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,036 895 87.2 84.5-89.5 141 12.8 10.5-15.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 55 84.7 74.5-91.2 16 15.3 8.8-25.5
More than 200% 660 630 94.5 91.5-96.5 30 5.5 3.5- 8.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 192 84.1 77.3-89.1 39 15.9 10.9-22.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 412 360 88.3 83.8-91.7 52 11.7 8.3-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 393 343 87.8 83.4-91.1 50 12.2 8.9-16.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 326 279 87.2 82.3-90.9 47 12.8 9.1-17.7
2nd Quartile 310 271 88.0 82.9-91.7 39 12.0 8.3-17.1
3rd Quartile 294 260 88.7 83.7-92.3 34 11.3 7.7-16.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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