2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
-Non-Hispanic White 1,956 1,794 91.5 89.9-92.9 162 8.5 7.1-10.1
GENDER
Male 966 877 90.2 87.7-92.3 89 9.8 7.7-12.3
Female 990 917 92.7 90.5-94.5 73 7.3 5.5- 9.5
AGE
18-34 553 494 88.9 85.3-91.8 59 11.1 8.2-14.7
35-44 402 373 91.6 87.8-94.3 29 8.4 5.7-12.2
45-54 453 407 90.1 86.6-92.8 46 9.9 7.2-13.4
55-64 548 520 95.8 93.5-97.3 28 4.2 2.7- 6.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 342 89.1 85.3-92.0 51 10.9 8.0-14.7
Some Post-H.S. 522 468 91.6 88.8-93.7 54 8.4 6.3-11.2
College Graduate 957 922 96.8 95.4-97.8 35 3.2 2.2- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 77 77.1 66.6-85.0 27 22.9 15.0-33.4
$25,000- 34,999 154 118 76.9 68.3-83.8 36 23.1 16.2-31.7
$35,000- 49,999 173 148 86.1 79.2-90.9 25 13.9 9.1-20.8
$50,000- 74,999 285 264 90.3 84.1-94.3 21 9.7 5.7-15.9
$75,000+ 867 851 98.2 96.9-98.9 16 1.8 1.1- 3.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 469 414 88.7 84.9-91.6 55 11.3 8.4-15.1
No 1,460 1,355 92.4 90.6-94.0 105 7.6 6.0- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,740 1,586 90.8 89.0-92.3 154 9.2 7.7-11.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 643 602 93.5 91.1-95.3 41 6.5 4.7- 8.9
Regional City or Suburban County 545 505 92.4 89.1-94.8 40 7.6 5.2-10.9
Rural 768 687 88.9 85.8-91.4 81 11.1 8.6-14.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,455 1,342 91.9 90.0-93.5 113 8.1 6.5-10.0
Unemployed 93 69 75.6 64.3-84.2 24 24.4 15.8-35.7
Retired 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 73 81.9 71.3-89.2 21 18.1 10.8-28.7
101% to 150% 119 89 76.0 65.9-83.9 30 24.0 16.1-34.1
151% to 200% 142 113 80.3 72.1-86.6 29 19.7 13.4-27.9
More than 200% 1,255 1,205 95.3 93.4-96.6 50 4.7 3.4- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 1,316 1,252 94.3 92.5-95.7 64 5.7 4.3- 7.5
Rent 483 410 83.2 78.8-86.9 73 16.8 13.1-21.2
Other arrangement 147 123 87.8 81.1-92.3 24 12.2 7.7-18.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 407 366 91.1 87.5-93.7 41 8.9 6.3-12.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 841 769 90.6 87.7-92.9 72 9.4 7.1-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 708 659 92.5 89.9-94.5 49 7.5 5.5-10.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 639 91.8 88.7-94.1 51 8.2 5.9-11.3
2nd Quartile 554 505 91.7 88.7-94.0 49 8.3 6.0-11.3
3rd Quartile 541 493 90.2 86.6-92.9 48 9.8 7.1-13.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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