2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,749 3,174 83.8 82.2-85.4 259 7.1 6.1- 8.3 316 9.0 7.8-10.4
GENDER
Male 1,738 1,442 82.2 79.6-84.6 111 6.3 5.0- 7.9 185 11.5 9.5-13.9
Female 2,011 1,732 85.3 83.1-87.3 148 7.9 6.4- 9.7 131 6.8 5.5- 8.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,343 2,120 88.9 87.0-90.5 141 6.6 5.4- 8.0 82 4.5 3.5- 5.9
Non-Hispanic Black 678 600 87.4 83.5-90.4 53 8.2 6.0-11.3 25 4.4 2.5- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 155 128 80.0 69.1-87.7 16 9.5 5.2-16.8 11 10.5 4.8-21.5
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 372 154 42.9 36.5-49.6 38 9.5 5.9-14.8 180 47.6 41.0-54.4
AGE
18-34 710 497 71.7 67.5-75.6 97 11.6 9.2-14.5 116 16.7 13.6-20.5
35-44 583 456 80.3 75.9-84.0 45 8.3 5.6-12.1 82 11.5 8.8-14.7
45-54 618 507 82.9 78.8-86.4 48 7.8 5.4-11.1 63 9.3 6.8-12.5
55-64 708 626 88.6 84.9-91.6 45 5.5 3.8- 8.1 37 5.8 3.6- 9.2
65-74 652 636 97.7 95.7-98.8 13 1.9 0.9- 3.8 *** *** ***
75+ 393 383 94.7 85.5-98.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 315 167 60.2 52.4-67.5 20 5.1 2.5-10.1 128 34.7 27.8-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 842 665 79.5 75.9-82.7 80 9.7 7.5-12.4 97 10.8 8.5-13.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,092 962 87.6 84.8-90.0 77 7.8 5.9-10.1 53 4.6 3.3- 6.5
College Graduate 1,485 1,371 93.3 91.6-94.7 82 5.1 3.9- 6.6 32 1.6 1.1- 2.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,195 1,007 82.4 79.0-85.3 96 8.4 6.4-10.8 92 9.3 7.0-12.2
No 2,452 2,088 84.8 82.9-86.6 157 6.4 5.3- 7.8 207 8.7 7.4-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 459 432 95.0 92.1-96.8 15 2.6 1.4- 4.8 12 2.4 1.2- 4.8
Non-Veteran 3,273 2,729 82.5 80.6-84.2 244 7.7 6.6- 9.1 300 9.8 8.4-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,112 1,738 81.8 79.6-83.9 173 8.1 6.8- 9.7 201 10.0 8.4-11.9
Unemployed 134 *** *** *** 24 13.5 8.3-21.3 31 23.9 15.1-35.7
Retired 976 953 97.0 94.8-98.2 18 2.7 1.5- 4.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 279 244 86.5 77.1-92.4 18 5.4 2.4-11.6 17 8.1 3.5-17.7
Other not in Labor Force 204 129 69.7 61.5-76.7 24 11.1 6.5-18.5 51 19.2 14.0-25.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 213 151 72.7 63.2-80.5 22 8.8 4.5-16.7 40 18.5 12.2-26.9
$15,000- 24,999 324 234 73.0 66.2-78.8 27 6.8 4.3-10.6 63 20.2 15.1-26.6
$25,000- 34,999 371 279 74.8 68.3-80.2 46 12.9 9.0-18.3 46 12.3 8.5-17.5
$35,000- 49,999 372 307 80.2 74.3-84.9 40 11.3 7.9-16.0 25 8.5 5.3-13.4
$50,000-74,999 444 402 91.4 87.9-94.0 23 4.1 2.7- 6.3 19 4.4 2.5- 7.8
$75,000-100,000 406 378 91.3 86.6-94.5 20 5.5 3.2- 9.4 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 379 357 93.5 89.2-96.2 16 4.8 2.5- 9.0 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 394 372 93.2 88.8-96.0 15 4.4 2.2- 8.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 846 694 81.1 77.0-84.7 50 6.8 4.8- 9.4 102 12.1 9.2-15.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** 14 8.8 4.2-17.7 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 327 227 70.7 63.7-76.8 28 8.5 4.9-14.4 72 20.8 15.9-26.7
101% to 150% 241 178 77.4 70.8-82.9 35 12.0 8.0-17.4 28 10.6 7.0-15.8
151% to 200% 289 232 78.3 71.2-84.0 31 12.6 8.5-18.2 26 9.1 5.3-15.3
More than 200% 1,911 1,761 91.0 89.1-92.6 98 5.1 4.0- 6.6 52 3.8 2.7- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 846 694 81.1 77.0-84.7 50 6.8 4.8- 9.4 102 12.1 9.2-15.8
HOUSING
Own 2,565 2,319 88.6 86.7-90.2 122 5.5 4.4- 6.9 124 5.9 4.7- 7.3
Rent 898 639 71.6 67.5-75.3 99 10.0 8.0-12.4 160 18.5 15.2-22.3
Other arrangement 242 183 72.5 63.7-79.8 35 15.1 10.0-22.3 24 12.4 7.4-20.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,176 987 84.1 81.4-86.4 85 6.7 5.1- 8.7 104 9.2 7.5-11.4
Regional City or Suburban County 977 825 82.8 79.2-85.9 67 7.5 5.6-10.0 85 9.7 7.2-12.8
Rural 1,596 1,362 84.4 81.6-86.9 107 7.2 5.6- 9.2 127 8.4 6.5-10.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 988 821 83.0 79.0-86.4 73 7.3 5.4- 9.9 94 9.7 7.0-13.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,212 1,046 84.7 82.0-87.2 82 7.4 5.7- 9.5 84 7.9 6.2-10.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,549 1,307 83.5 80.9-85.9 104 6.8 5.3- 8.7 138 9.7 7.8-11.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,154 1,000 84.1 80.8-86.9 75 7.3 5.4- 9.7 79 8.7 6.5-11.5
2nd Quartile 983 837 85.1 82.2-87.6 70 7.2 5.4- 9.5 76 7.7 6.0- 9.8
3rd Quartile 961 808 82.8 79.4-85.8 64 6.9 5.1- 9.2 89 10.3 7.9-13.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 651 529 82.0 76.5-86.4 50 6.9 4.7-10.2 72 11.1 7.3-16.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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