2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,999 1,842 46.5 44.5-48.6 433 11.8 10.5-13.4 1,138 25.7 23.9-27.5 216 7.0 5.8- 8.3 256 6.5 5.6- 7.5 114 2.5 2.0- 3.2
Eastern NC 1,434 548 38.6 35.3-42.0 149 12.0 9.7-14.8 447 26.0 23.1-29.0 90 6.8 5.1- 8.9 159 13.9 11.6-16.5 41 2.7 1.8- 4.0
GENDER
Male 650 254 38.1 33.4-43.1 62 11.9 8.7-15.9 185 24.7 20.5-29.5 28 5.0 2.9- 8.4 105 18.0 14.4-22.3 *** *** ***
Female 784 294 39.1 34.6-43.8 87 12.2 9.1-16.2 262 27.1 23.3-31.3 62 8.4 6.1-11.5 54 10.1 7.5-13.3 25 3.1 1.8- 5.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 858 341 40.1 36.0-44.4 84 10.7 8.1-14.2 287 27.1 23.6-30.9 32 5.3 3.4- 8.3 94 14.0 11.1-17.4 20 2.7 1.5- 4.6
Non-Hispanic Black 306 100 35.2 28.6-42.5 38 15.3 10.2-22.2 98 27.8 21.5-35.0 28 8.0 5.1-12.4 35 11.5 7.8-16.7 *** *** ***
Other 243 99 40.2 31.0-50.2 25 11.8 7.0-19.4 53 12.3 8.1-18.3 27 11.4 6.4-19.6 27 20.4 13.2-30.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 260 117 44.9 37.8-52.2 33 12.8 8.1-19.7 *** *** *** 35 13.3 9.0-19.1 56 23.1 17.7-29.4 *** *** ***
35-44 206 129 56.1 47.0-64.7 16 9.3 5.1-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 17.4 11.3-25.7 *** *** ***
45-54 193 101 49.4 39.9-58.9 31 18.5 11.9-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 10.2 6.3-16.1 *** *** ***
55-64 283 145 48.7 40.4-57.0 45 18.8 12.7-26.9 54 17.0 11.8-23.9 *** *** *** 17 7.2 4.2-12.2 *** *** ***
65-74 300 34 12.5 8.2-18.7 *** *** *** 219 70.8 63.1-77.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 80.3 70.4-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 20 19.0 11.1-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 116 32.9 26.9-39.4 29 8.0 5.2-12.1 128 27.4 21.9-33.6 37 10.3 6.8-15.3 48 19.2 14.3-25.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 468 179 41.7 36.0-47.6 58 14.0 9.8-19.6 134 21.7 17.6-26.4 28 5.0 3.1- 8.0 59 15.3 11.5-20.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 501 233 49.1 43.5-54.6 46 9.9 7.1-13.6 146 24.8 20.5-29.6 *** *** *** 49 10.5 7.6-14.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 498 114 21.9 17.6-26.9 32 8.8 5.5-14.0 235 42.2 36.3-48.3 41 8.4 5.4-12.7 60 15.0 11.2-19.7 *** *** ***
No 899 417 48.4 44.1-52.7 115 14.0 11.1-17.6 200 16.3 13.6-19.3 48 5.7 4.0- 8.2 95 13.4 10.7-16.8 24 2.2 1.3- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 66 23.8 18.1-30.7 *** *** *** 77 20.3 15.1-26.8 *** *** *** 123 49.1 41.7-56.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,140 480 42.6 38.8-46.6 137 14.3 11.5-17.7 368 27.5 24.2-31.0 84 8.1 6.1-10.7 36 4.4 3.1- 6.3 35 3.1 2.0- 4.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 750 444 56.2 51.5-60.8 93 13.1 10.0-16.9 54 7.4 5.2-10.5 40 5.1 3.4- 7.6 96 15.2 12.2-18.8 23 3.0 1.7- 5.0
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 59 10.9 7.9-14.9 31 9.5 5.8-15.1 299 66.8 60.2-72.8 *** *** *** 33 9.9 6.3-15.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 21 16.5 9.3-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 157 38 27.4 18.5-38.5 18 11.4 6.5-19.4 58 24.1 17.3-32.5 *** *** *** 18 18.6 11.2-29.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 161 61 37.0 28.1-46.9 21 18.6 11.2-29.3 51 24.8 17.4-34.1 *** *** *** 18 12.6 7.6-20.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 184 95 50.9 41.6-60.2 16 10.0 5.6-17.3 34 15.4 9.8-23.3 *** *** *** 32 20.8 13.7-30.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 419 243 58.2 51.8-64.3 32 8.5 5.0-14.2 79 16.8 12.6-22.0 *** *** *** 50 14.4 10.5-19.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 81 28.8 22.1-36.6 39 14.1 9.1-21.1 125 33.8 27.1-41.3 22 9.8 5.8-16.1 25 10.3 6.4-16.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.5 12.4-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 135 38 27.2 18.9-37.4 15 12.8 7.1-22.0 52 29.1 20.5-39.7 *** *** *** 20 21.6 13.7-32.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 730 373 51.2 46.5-56.0 62 10.5 7.5-14.6 169 18.5 15.2-22.4 *** *** *** 94 16.2 12.9-20.2 22 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 81 28.8 22.1-36.6 39 14.1 9.1-21.1 125 33.8 27.1-41.3 22 9.8 5.8-16.1 25 10.3 6.4-16.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,021 407 40.1 36.1-44.1 101 12.1 9.3-15.6 351 29.2 25.6-33.0 30 3.4 2.0- 5.7 103 13.0 10.4-16.1 29 2.3 1.4- 3.9
Rent 310 109 35.0 28.8-41.9 35 11.5 7.8-16.7 72 16.9 12.8-22.0 42 16.4 11.4-23.0 42 16.1 11.6-22.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 18.9 11.6-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 378 135 37.0 31.3-43.0 29 8.0 5.3-12.0 97 20.8 16.3-26.2 26 8.4 5.4-12.8 82 23.4 18.6-29.0 *** *** ***
Rural 957 363 37.9 33.7-42.3 113 14.5 11.2-18.5 323 29.5 25.7-33.6 61 6.2 4.3- 8.9 68 9.2 6.8-12.1 29 2.7 1.7- 4.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 769 276 34.7 30.0-39.7 82 13.6 10.0-18.3 236 27.0 22.7-31.7 66 8.6 6.1-12.0 84 13.8 10.7-17.6 25 2.3 1.3- 3.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 334 112 33.5 27.8-39.8 36 11.9 8.1-17.0 110 26.2 21.0-32.2 *** *** *** 52 19.4 14.6-25.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 160 52.8 46.2-59.3 31 8.8 5.9-12.9 101 23.5 18.7-29.2 *** *** *** 23 7.8 4.7-12.7 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 272 121 48.3 41.2-55.6 28 11.2 7.3-16.8 92 26.7 21.1-33.1 *** *** *** 17 6.4 3.6-11.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 187 78 41.9 33.8-50.4 *** *** *** 48 22.1 15.6-30.4 *** *** *** 37 22.6 16.1-30.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 417 136 34.6 29.1-40.6 44 14.9 10.3-21.0 121 21.6 17.6-26.3 31 7.8 5.1-11.6 73 18.9 14.8-23.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 558 213 35.9 30.1-42.1 63 13.2 9.3-18.4 186 32.5 26.7-38.9 44 8.0 4.9-12.7 32 7.6 4.7-12.0 *** *** ***

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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 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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