2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Health Care Access

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
-Western 557 460 79.5 73.9-84.1 33 7.4 4.4-12.1 64 13.1 9.6-17.7
GENDER
Male 263 209 78.6 71.2-84.6 19 7.8 4.6-13.0 35 13.5 8.6-20.6
Female 294 251 80.3 71.6-86.9 *** *** *** 29 12.7 8.2-19.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 454 396 83.1 76.9-87.9 26 8.0 4.6-13.6 32 9.0 5.8-13.5
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.2 9.6-28.8
45-54 104 79 77.3 66.9-85.1 *** *** *** 19 17.1 10.3-27.0
55-64 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 108 82.2 72.6-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 162 144 87.0 79.2-92.1 *** *** *** 14 8.6 4.8-14.8
College Graduate 191 174 90.5 84.8-94.2 12 7.2 4.0-12.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 178 82.9 72.0-90.2 *** *** *** 21 7.8 4.6-13.0
No 341 277 79.4 73.5-84.3 23 6.3 4.0- 9.8 41 14.2 10.0-20.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 491 398 78.4 72.5-83.3 32 8.2 4.9-13.6 61 13.4 9.9-17.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 214 75.3 68.4-81.1 24 9.1 5.7-14.1 41 15.6 10.8-22.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 98 82.9 73.4-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 260 241 88.7 81.3-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 98 82.9 73.4-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 387 347 83.8 76.5-89.1 *** *** *** 28 10.7 6.8-16.4
Rent 134 90 70.1 60.5-78.3 15 11.8 6.8-19.9 29 18.0 12.0-26.1
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 160 140 85.2 75.2-91.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 397 320 77.5 70.6-83.1 25 8.4 4.6-14.8 52 14.1 10.1-19.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 136 77.8 69.8-84.2 *** *** *** 32 14.5 9.7-21.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 275 233 78.6 69.0-85.9 *** *** *** 24 13.4 7.9-21.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 104 91 85.4 76.0-91.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 273 236 81.8 72.4-88.5 *** *** *** 20 9.9 5.6-16.9
2nd Quartile 114 87 75.2 64.1-83.8 *** *** *** 22 17.6 10.8-27.4
3rd Quartile 170 137 78.5 68.7-85.9 *** *** *** 22 15.4 8.9-25.4

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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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