2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
-Non-Hispanic White 2,897 1,295 47.3 45.1-49.5 280 10.2 9.0-11.7 983 30.0 28.1-32.0 82 3.5 2.7- 4.6 179 6.2 5.2- 7.4 78 2.7 2.1- 3.6
GENDER
Male 1,354 629 49.8 46.6-53.0 137 10.9 9.0-13.0 411 26.7 24.0-29.5 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3 119 8.3 6.8-10.1 37 3.0 2.0- 4.4
Female 1,543 666 45.1 42.0-48.2 143 9.7 8.0-11.7 572 33.0 30.1-35.9 61 5.4 4.0- 7.2 60 4.3 3.0- 6.0 41 2.5 1.8- 3.7
AGE
18-34 494 319 62.1 56.6-67.2 67 13.3 10.1-17.4 *** *** *** 28 7.4 4.9-11.1 55 11.4 8.2-15.6 *** *** ***
35-44 373 263 73.2 67.9-78.0 44 10.4 7.5-14.3 *** *** *** 14 3.3 1.9- 5.8 33 8.1 5.6-11.6 *** *** ***
45-54 407 289 70.8 65.5-75.7 39 9.9 7.0-13.9 22 5.8 3.7- 9.1 *** *** *** 28 5.5 3.7- 8.3 14 3.6 2.0- 6.4
55-64 520 306 57.8 52.3-63.1 88 17.6 14.0-21.8 65 14.0 9.9-19.5 13 2.3 1.2- 4.1 28 4.4 2.9- 6.6 20 3.9 2.3- 6.7
65-74 640 66 7.9 5.9-10.5 20 3.1 1.8- 5.3 517 83.3 79.7-86.5 *** *** *** 25 3.7 2.3- 5.9 *** *** ***
75+ 411 31 6.4 4.1- 9.8 16 4.5 2.5- 8.0 344 85.3 80.8-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 26 23.4 15.4-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 594 192 37.3 32.7-42.1 58 10.3 7.9-13.5 251 35.7 31.3-40.4 34 6.1 4.0- 9.1 48 8.6 6.2-11.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 777 311 45.0 40.8-49.2 96 12.5 10.0-15.6 288 30.9 27.3-34.8 19 2.8 1.7- 4.6 49 6.8 4.9- 9.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,399 766 61.8 59.0-64.5 114 8.1 6.6- 9.8 379 21.1 19.0-23.4 16 1.2 0.7- 2.0 79 4.8 3.8- 6.1 45 3.0 2.2- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.4 10.0-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 31 22.4 15.3-31.5 18 10.3 6.2-16.6 103 50.3 41.2-59.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 234 47 21.0 15.2-28.4 32 14.8 9.9-21.6 120 50.9 42.7-59.2 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9 13 4.9 2.7- 8.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 288 88 33.9 27.5-40.9 37 12.2 8.5-17.3 120 34.4 28.4-41.0 *** *** *** 20 10.6 5.9-18.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 417 204 53.2 47.2-59.1 40 10.6 7.6-14.6 123 24.0 19.6-29.1 *** *** *** 38 8.3 5.8-11.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,123 734 69.7 66.5-72.7 88 8.1 6.4-10.1 212 14.5 12.4-16.9 *** *** *** 66 5.9 4.4- 7.9 16 1.0 0.6- 1.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 857 220 26.7 23.2-30.5 70 9.1 7.0-11.7 447 48.7 44.6-52.8 47 6.2 4.4- 8.5 53 6.1 4.5- 8.1 20 3.3 1.9- 5.5
No 1,994 1,058 56.3 53.7-59.0 206 10.8 9.2-12.6 518 21.7 19.7-23.9 34 2.5 1.6- 3.7 122 6.2 4.9- 7.7 56 2.5 1.8- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 413 98 25.3 20.7-30.5 17 3.8 2.2- 6.6 153 33.8 28.7-39.3 *** *** *** 131 33.9 28.6-39.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,475 1,194 50.7 48.3-53.1 261 11.2 9.8-12.8 827 29.3 27.2-31.5 77 3.9 3.0- 5.1 47 2.0 1.3- 2.9 69 2.9 2.2- 3.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 852 479 58.1 54.2-62.0 89 10.2 8.0-13.0 203 22.3 19.2-25.8 16 2.0 1.1- 3.6 35 4.2 2.7- 6.3 30 3.1 2.0- 4.9
Regional City or Suburban County 798 344 46.3 42.2-50.4 74 10.3 8.0-13.2 265 28.7 25.3-32.4 18 2.7 1.5- 4.6 77 9.3 7.0-12.2 20 2.7 1.6- 4.5
Rural 1,247 472 39.7 36.2-43.2 117 10.2 8.2-12.5 515 36.9 33.5-40.4 48 5.4 3.9- 7.5 67 5.4 4.1- 7.1 28 2.5 1.6- 3.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,527 1,089 72.6 69.9-75.1 168 10.8 9.2-12.7 115 6.2 5.0- 7.6 22 1.8 1.1- 2.9 100 6.5 5.2- 8.3 33 2.1 1.4- 3.1
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.5 7.9-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 941 89 8.1 6.4-10.3 50 6.0 4.3- 8.3 729 78.0 74.6-81.1 *** *** *** 37 3.7 2.5- 5.4 23 2.5 1.5- 4.2
Unable to Work 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 58.1 48.7-67.0 25 15.8 10.2-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 159 74 45.4 35.9-55.3 25 15.9 9.7-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 12.3 7.2-20.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 18 17.1 10.1-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.0-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 37 28.1 19.7-38.5 20 13.3 8.3-20.8 68 43.1 33.2-53.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 215 54 25.9 19.6-33.5 32 15.1 10.2-21.8 91 41.5 33.3-50.1 *** *** *** 15 6.3 3.5-11.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,797 989 59.1 56.4-61.8 153 8.9 7.5-10.6 489 22.0 19.9-24.3 *** *** *** 119 7.2 5.8- 9.0 33 1.8 1.2- 2.8
HOUSING
Own 2,207 994 47.7 45.2-50.3 189 9.2 7.9-10.8 811 32.5 30.2-34.9 32 2.0 1.3- 3.0 129 6.1 5.0- 7.5 52 2.4 1.8- 3.4
Rent 520 229 45.9 40.8-51.0 67 12.7 9.8-16.2 130 21.7 17.8-26.1 34 8.6 5.9-12.4 39 6.5 4.5- 9.5 21 4.6 2.7- 7.7
Other arrangement 151 63 44.6 35.0-54.6 23 18.5 11.2-29.1 35 16.2 10.9-23.4 14 11.4 6.3-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 639 239 38.1 33.1-43.4 57 9.7 7.0-13.3 245 35.2 30.2-40.6 34 7.2 4.8-10.7 48 7.0 4.8-10.1 16 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,292 546 44.0 40.8-47.4 128 11.0 9.0-13.3 474 33.1 30.0-36.3 35 3.6 2.4- 5.3 79 6.2 4.8- 8.0 30 2.0 1.3- 3.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 510 56.0 52.3-59.6 95 9.7 7.8-12.1 264 23.7 20.8-26.8 *** *** *** 52 5.7 4.1- 7.9 32 3.6 2.3- 5.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,041 470 48.6 45.0-52.2 110 10.6 8.7-13.0 355 30.0 26.8-33.5 19 1.8 1.1- 3.0 54 5.4 3.9- 7.4 33 3.6 2.3- 5.6
2nd Quartile 776 365 49.6 45.5-53.7 70 9.6 7.4-12.4 252 28.8 25.3-32.5 22 3.3 2.0- 5.3 47 6.4 4.6- 8.9 20 2.4 1.4- 3.9
3rd Quartile 779 346 44.1 39.8-48.4 73 10.6 8.1-13.6 253 31.8 27.8-36.2 24 4.1 2.6- 6.3 65 7.5 5.5-10.2 18 1.9 1.2- 3.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 301 114 42.7 34.3-51.5 27 10.1 5.7-17.3 123 28.7 22.6-35.7 17 10.8 5.9-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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