2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,749 3,174 83.8 82.2-85.4 259 7.1 6.1- 8.3 316 9.0 7.8-10.4
Eastern NC 1,388 1,170 82.6 79.3-85.4 90 7.4 5.5- 9.7 128 10.1 7.8-12.8
GENDER
Male 630 526 81.4 76.0-85.8 35 6.6 4.0-10.5 69 12.0 8.5-16.8
Female 758 644 83.7 79.7-87.1 55 8.1 5.8-11.3 59 8.2 5.8-11.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 759 699 90.3 87.2-92.7 37 5.3 3.7- 7.6 23 4.4 2.8- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 301 262 79.4 70.6-86.0 26 13.4 8.4-20.7 *** *** ***
Other 295 184 56.6 47.5-65.4 27 5.2 2.9- 8.9 84 38.2 29.7-47.5
AGE
18-34 235 156 68.8 60.4-76.2 32 11.5 7.3-17.7 47 19.7 13.4-27.8
35-44 220 170 78.3 69.5-85.1 *** *** *** 33 11.1 7.1-17.0
45-54 204 165 81.1 72.0-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 275 238 86.3 79.6-91.1 20 6.9 3.8-12.0 *** *** ***
65-74 271 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 351 291 80.5 73.1-86.2 30 9.3 5.9-14.5 30 10.2 5.8-17.4
Some Post-H.S. 442 393 87.5 82.5-91.2 28 8.0 5.0-12.5 21 4.5 2.5- 8.0
College Graduate 439 408 93.0 89.2-95.5 21 5.2 3.0- 8.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 504 432 83.4 77.8-87.9 33 6.4 3.8-10.6 39 10.2 6.7-15.2
No 849 712 82.6 78.5-86.1 56 8.2 5.8-11.4 81 9.1 6.5-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,154 947 79.7 75.9-83.0 84 8.5 6.4-11.3 123 11.8 9.1-15.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 716 587 82.0 77.7-85.7 53 8.5 5.9-12.1 76 9.5 6.9-12.9
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 395 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 18.9 11.3-29.9
$25,000- 34,999 155 116 72.6 62.0-81.2 *** *** *** 22 15.5 9.2-24.8
$35,000- 49,999 145 125 84.6 75.9-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 368 347 92.4 86.6-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 318 260 80.8 73.5-86.5 *** *** *** 42 12.1 7.8-18.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 21.3 13.6-31.7
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 105 83.0 72.8-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 641 595 90.7 86.6-93.7 30 5.3 3.2- 8.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 318 260 80.8 73.5-86.5 *** *** *** 42 12.1 7.8-18.5
HOUSING
Own 982 882 88.3 85.1-90.9 49 5.3 3.7- 7.5 51 6.4 4.5- 9.1
Rent 304 215 71.4 64.1-77.7 27 11.7 7.2-18.5 62 16.9 12.3-22.7
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 85 82.9 70.8-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 337 285 81.7 75.2-86.7 19 8.0 4.5-13.8 33 10.3 6.8-15.4
Rural 954 800 83.0 78.8-86.5 67 7.3 5.2-10.0 87 9.7 6.9-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 774 633 80.5 75.3-84.7 61 9.1 6.4-12.9 80 10.4 7.1-14.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 302 265 84.3 77.4-89.4 *** *** *** 20 9.0 5.3-14.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 312 272 85.2 79.9-89.4 *** *** *** 28 10.5 7.0-15.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 247 224 87.7 81.6-92.0 *** *** *** 15 8.7 5.0-14.6
2nd Quartile 168 140 83.5 75.0-89.5 *** *** *** 15 7.7 4.4-13.1
3rd Quartile 377 326 81.1 74.6-86.2 21 7.7 4.6-12.8 30 11.2 7.2-17.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 596 480 80.9 74.9-85.8 48 8.2 5.4-12.2 68 10.9 7.0-16.5

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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