2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,981 1,790 90.5 88.7-92.0 191 9.5 8.0-11.3
GENDER
Male 1,027 897 88.2 85.6-90.4 130 11.8 9.6-14.4
Female 954 893 93.0 90.4-94.9 61 7.0 5.1- 9.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,181 1,135 94.6 92.3-96.3 46 5.4 3.7- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 352 334 96.1 93.2-97.9 18 3.9 2.1- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 247 136 57.1 49.6-64.3 111 42.9 35.7-50.4
AGE
18-34 666 578 85.9 82.3-88.8 88 14.1 11.2-17.7
35-44 474 433 93.7 90.9-95.7 41 6.3 4.3- 9.1
45-54 449 409 93.3 90.5-95.4 40 6.7 4.6- 9.5
55-64 392 370 93.3 87.9-96.4 22 6.7 3.6-12.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 328 86.6 82.2-90.1 63 13.4 9.9-17.8
Some Post-H.S. 527 499 95.5 92.7-97.3 28 4.5 2.7- 7.3
College Graduate 932 910 98.2 97.0-98.9 22 1.8 1.1- 3.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 371 319 85.1 79.4-89.4 52 14.9 10.6-20.6
No 1,560 1,424 91.4 89.5-93.0 136 8.6 7.0-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 215 98.2 94.9-99.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,757 1,571 89.5 87.5-91.2 186 10.5 8.8-12.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,981 1,790 90.5 88.7-92.0 191 9.5 8.0-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 71 65.3 54.4-74.8 41 34.7 25.2-45.6
$25,000- 34,999 185 142 77.7 69.0-84.6 43 22.3 15.4-31.0
$35,000- 49,999 226 207 89.3 82.2-93.9 19 10.7 6.1-17.8
$50,000-74,999 283 270 96.0 92.6-97.9 13 4.0 2.1- 7.4
$75,000-100,000 271 267 98.7 96.4-99.6 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 275 270 98.9 97.0-99.6 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 294 292 99.3 95.7-99.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 252 84.9 79.1-89.4 51 15.1 10.6-20.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 77 66.6 56.3-75.6 45 33.4 24.4-43.7
101% to 150% 113 91 81.0 71.2-88.0 22 19.0 12.0-28.8
151% to 200% 155 131 84.4 75.1-90.7 24 15.6 9.3-24.9
More than 200% 1,254 1,219 97.1 95.5-98.2 35 2.9 1.8- 4.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 252 84.9 79.1-89.4 51 15.1 10.6-20.9
HOUSING
Own 1,166 1,104 94.1 91.9-95.8 62 5.9 4.2- 8.1
Rent 666 556 83.7 80.1-86.7 110 16.3 13.3-19.9
Other arrangement 137 118 83.7 74.3-90.1 19 16.3 9.9-25.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 772 698 90.3 87.6-92.4 74 9.7 7.6-12.4
Regional City or Suburban County 517 471 91.6 88.1-94.1 46 8.4 5.9-11.9
Rural 692 621 89.7 85.8-92.6 71 10.3 7.4-14.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 447 395 87.5 81.1-92.0 52 12.5 8.0-18.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 576 525 91.6 88.6-93.8 51 8.4 6.2-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 958 870 90.8 88.5-92.7 88 9.2 7.3-11.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 631 586 92.6 89.8-94.6 45 7.4 5.4-10.2
2nd Quartile 575 528 92.3 89.6-94.4 47 7.7 5.6-10.4
3rd Quartile 496 436 86.2 81.4-89.9 60 13.8 10.1-18.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 279 240 87.5 78.7-93.0 39 12.5 7.0-21.3

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

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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