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%)
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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,231 1,123 89.5 86.8-91.6 75 7.1 5.3- 9.3 33 3.5 2.3- 5.3
Non-Hispanic Black 425 382 90.1 86.2-93.0 36 9.0 6.2-12.9 *** *** ***
Other 316 194 62.6 54.6-70.0 35 9.0 5.1-15.4 87 28.4 22.1-35.6
AGE
18-34 350 251 74.8 69.1-79.8 49 11.6 8.4-15.9 50 13.6 9.8-18.5
35-44 314 252 80.6 74.1-85.8 31 11.1 7.0-17.1 31 8.3 5.3-12.7
45-54 325 275 85.9 80.5-90.0 24 7.0 4.2-11.5 26 7.1 4.5-10.9
55-64 394 346 87.1 81.8-91.1 30 7.7 4.8-12.2 18 5.1 2.8- 9.4
65-74 345 336 97.2 93.5-98.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 237 232 98.9 95.7-99.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** 11 7.0 2.6-17.7 52 28.4 19.7-39.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 334 82.0 76.9-86.1 37 9.1 6.2-13.0 39 9.0 6.1-13.1
Some Post-H.S. 620 547 86.9 82.8-90.1 48 8.8 6.2-12.4 25 4.3 2.5- 7.1
College Graduate 846 780 92.4 89.8-94.4 52 6.2 4.4- 8.6 14 1.4 0.7- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 92 75.9 64.2-84.7 16 12.5 5.9-24.6 20 11.6 6.9-18.8
$15,000- 24,999 203 153 77.0 69.2-83.4 20 8.2 4.7-14.1 30 14.7 9.9-21.4
$25,000- 34,999 225 177 76.7 68.4-83.3 31 16.5 10.6-24.6 17 6.8 4.0-11.5
$35,000- 49,999 206 181 85.4 77.1-91.1 22 11.5 6.9-18.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 223 205 92.2 87.3-95.3 13 5.1 2.9- 9.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 546 515 93.4 89.8-95.8 26 5.4 3.4- 8.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 665 568 83.6 79.2-87.3 61 10.3 7.4-14.2 36 6.0 3.9- 9.1
No 1,302 1,130 86.6 84.1-88.7 83 6.3 4.9- 8.1 89 7.1 5.5- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 64 97.7 90.8-99.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,941 1,665 85.0 82.7-87.0 146 8.1 6.5- 9.9 130 6.9 5.6- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 606 521 86.5 82.8-89.6 48 7.2 5.0-10.3 37 6.3 4.3- 9.0
Regional City or Suburban County 532 461 84.8 80.2-88.4 36 7.8 5.3-11.4 35 7.4 4.9-11.0
Rural 873 750 84.7 80.9-87.8 64 8.5 6.1-11.8 59 6.8 4.8- 9.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 999 850 84.2 81.0-87.0 92 9.2 7.2-11.7 57 6.5 4.7- 9.1
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 572 560 97.1 93.8-98.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 170 151 89.2 79.5-94.6 11 7.4 2.9-17.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 173 106 66.6 57.6-74.6 19 10.8 5.7-19.3 48 22.6 16.4-30.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 201 146 72.3 63.0-80.1 22 11.8 6.3-21.2 33 15.8 10.8-22.6
101% to 150% 146 110 77.7 69.0-84.5 25 14.9 9.4-22.7 11 7.5 3.9-13.8
151% to 200% 172 143 82.4 73.6-88.7 16 11.2 6.5-18.8 13 6.4 2.9-13.8
More than 200% 935 873 92.8 90.3-94.7 54 6.0 4.3- 8.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 457 84.7 79.5-88.7 46 8.1 5.4-11.8 40 7.3 4.4-11.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 654 565 84.1 80.1-87.5 44 7.8 5.5-10.8 45 8.1 5.7-11.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 814 710 86.7 83.3-89.5 58 7.9 5.6-11.0 46 5.5 4.0- 7.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 598 535 87.6 83.5-90.8 38 8.1 5.3-12.0 25 4.3 2.8- 6.6
2nd Quartile 537 457 84.1 79.8-87.6 45 8.8 6.2-12.4 35 7.1 4.9-10.2
3rd Quartile 510 438 84.5 79.6-88.4 31 5.8 3.7- 9.0 41 9.6 6.5-14.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 366 302 84.5 78.6-89.0 34 9.5 6.0-14.8 30 6.0 3.6- 9.8

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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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