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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,259 1,176 92.9 90.9-94.5 83 7.1 5.5- 9.1
GENDER
Male 665 618 92.7 89.8-94.8 47 7.3 5.2-10.2
Female 594 558 93.2 90.0-95.4 36 6.8 4.6-10.0
AGE
18-34 403 360 88.1 83.3-91.6 43 11.9 8.4-16.7
35-44 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 294 277 93.7 89.3-96.3 17 6.3 3.7-10.7
55-64 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 191 87.9 82.4-91.9 31 12.1 8.1-17.6
Some Post-H.S. 306 283 93.7 90.3-95.9 23 6.3 4.1- 9.7
College Graduate 700 681 98.0 96.7-98.8 19 2.0 1.2- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 87 85.8 76.8-91.7 17 14.2 8.3-23.2
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 659 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 190 89.3 83.8-93.1 25 10.7 6.9-16.2
No 1,027 970 93.7 91.4-95.4 57 6.3 4.6- 8.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,111 1,033 92.3 90.0-94.0 78 7.7 6.0-10.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 444 421 94.9 92.2-96.7 23 5.1 3.3- 7.8
Regional City or Suburban County 364 337 92.3 87.8-95.2 27 7.7 4.8-12.2
Rural 451 418 91.5 87.4-94.4 33 8.5 5.6-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,259 1,176 92.9 90.9-94.5 83 7.1 5.5- 9.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 919 888 95.7 93.4-97.3 31 4.3 2.7- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 875 848 95.6 93.2-97.2 27 4.4 2.8- 6.8
Rent 297 251 83.0 77.3-87.5 46 17.0 12.5-22.7
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 250 232 92.6 87.7-95.6 18 7.4 4.4-12.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 530 492 92.5 88.8-95.0 38 7.5 5.0-11.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 479 452 93.5 90.3-95.7 27 6.5 4.3- 9.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 439 408 91.3 87.0-94.3 31 8.7 5.7-13.0
2nd Quartile 370 349 94.8 91.5-96.9 21 5.2 3.1- 8.5
3rd Quartile 350 327 92.8 88.8-95.5 23 7.2 4.5-11.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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