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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,669 2,410 88.5 86.7-90.1 133 6.0 4.8- 7.5 126 5.5 4.5- 6.8
GENDER
Male 1,236 1,091 86.4 83.8-88.7 69 6.4 4.9- 8.2 76 7.2 5.5- 9.4
Female 1,433 1,319 90.4 87.8-92.5 64 5.6 3.9- 8.1 50 4.0 2.8- 5.5
AGE
18-34 398 312 77.8 72.5-82.3 46 10.6 7.7-14.3 40 11.6 8.1-16.4
35-44 353 305 85.3 80.5-89.1 31 9.0 6.1-13.1 17 5.7 3.4- 9.3
45-54 414 354 86.5 82.4-89.7 21 4.7 3.0- 7.4 39 8.8 6.2-12.4
55-64 495 452 89.5 84.4-93.1 *** *** *** 22 4.6 2.7- 7.8
65-74 582 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 381 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.0 10.4-26.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 566 501 88.0 84.4-90.9 27 4.9 3.3- 7.3 38 7.1 4.9-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 732 644 87.7 84.8-90.2 48 7.4 5.4- 9.9 40 4.9 3.5- 6.9
College Graduate 1,236 1,164 94.5 92.9-95.7 45 3.5 2.5- 4.8 27 2.0 1.3- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 79 79.2 67.8-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 169 137 79.1 70.5-85.7 12 7.9 4.3-14.0 20 13.0 7.7-21.0
$25,000- 34,999 231 185 78.6 69.9-85.3 *** *** *** 25 11.2 7.2-16.9
$35,000- 49,999 265 231 84.2 77.7-89.1 15 8.3 4.7-14.2 19 7.5 4.5-12.1
$50,000- 74,999 380 347 88.7 83.1-92.5 21 5.6 3.4- 9.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 994 950 95.4 93.7-96.7 31 3.4 2.3- 4.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 738 86.6 82.8-89.7 52 8.2 5.6-11.7 37 5.3 3.6- 7.6
No 1,811 1,645 89.5 87.5-91.3 78 5.0 3.7- 6.6 88 5.5 4.3- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,310 2,065 87.3 85.3-89.1 126 6.6 5.2- 8.2 119 6.2 5.0- 7.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 739 673 91.4 88.9-93.3 39 4.9 3.5- 7.0 27 3.7 2.5- 5.4
Regional City or Suburban County 733 670 90.3 87.2-92.7 31 4.8 3.2- 7.0 32 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Rural 1,197 1,067 85.3 81.8-88.2 63 7.5 5.3-10.6 67 7.2 5.4- 9.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,402 1,230 86.9 84.6-88.9 87 6.3 5.0- 7.9 85 6.8 5.3- 8.7
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** 15 20.6 12.4-32.2 18 19.4 11.5-30.9
Retired 867 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 163 147 91.9 86.1-95.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 108 79.4 70.9-85.9 16 9.6 5.6-16.1 19 11.0 6.6-18.0
101% to 150% 162 126 75.4 66.1-82.7 14 9.6 5.3-16.8 22 15.0 9.3-23.4
151% to 200% 200 165 78.7 68.7-86.2 *** *** *** 16 8.2 4.8-13.7
More than 200% 1,601 1,504 92.9 91.1-94.4 59 4.0 3.0- 5.3 38 3.1 2.1- 4.6
HOUSING
Own 2,066 1,938 91.5 89.4-93.1 68 4.6 3.3- 6.3 60 4.0 2.9- 5.3
Rent 431 338 75.2 69.8-79.9 49 13.2 9.7-17.6 44 11.7 8.3-16.1
Other arrangement 150 115 80.9 73.1-86.8 16 9.8 5.6-16.4 19 9.4 5.6-15.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 620 553 86.7 82.2-90.3 32 7.3 4.4-11.7 35 6.0 4.1- 8.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,219 1,099 87.7 84.7-90.1 62 6.2 4.4- 8.6 58 6.2 4.5- 8.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 830 758 90.7 88.0-92.8 39 4.9 3.5- 7.0 33 4.4 3.0- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 921 842 89.3 85.8-92.0 40 5.0 3.2- 8.0 39 5.7 3.8- 8.3
2nd Quartile 701 627 88.8 85.7-91.3 36 5.8 4.1- 8.4 38 5.4 3.7- 7.7
3rd Quartile 752 668 86.3 82.4-89.5 43 7.4 4.9-11.0 41 6.3 4.5- 8.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 295 273 91.5 86.6-94.7 14 5.7 3.2-10.0 *** *** ***

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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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