2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,154 2,750 87.3 85.8-88.8 404 12.7 11.2-14.2
Females 1,632 1,464 89.9 87.9-91.6 168 10.1 8.4-12.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 940 894 94.2 91.9-95.9 46 5.8 4.1- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 332 315 96.5 94.0-98.0 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0
Other 329 229 71.7 64.7-77.8 100 28.3 22.2-35.3
AGE
18-34 464 391 85.2 80.9-88.7 73 14.8 11.3-19.1
35-44 359 324 91.5 87.4-94.4 35 8.5 5.6-12.6
45-54 374 339 92.5 89.0-94.9 35 7.5 5.1-11.0
55-64 435 410 93.8 89.9-96.2 25 6.2 3.8-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 248 83.4 77.6-87.9 54 16.6 12.1-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 496 463 93.8 90.5-96.0 33 6.2 4.0- 9.5
College Graduate 723 698 97.3 95.6-98.4 25 2.7 1.6- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 88 83.8 74.8-90.0 24 16.2 10.0-25.2
$15,000- 24,999 144 106 77.4 68.3-84.5 38 22.6 15.5-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 183 155 86.0 79.5-90.7 28 14.0 9.3-20.5
$35,000- 49,999 164 157 93.0 83.3-97.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 211 205 97.2 93.0-98.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 514 501 97.7 95.1-99.0 13 2.3 1.0- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 457 404 88.0 83.4-91.4 53 12.0 8.6-16.6
No 1,136 1,026 90.6 88.4-92.5 110 9.4 7.5-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 70 99.2 94.3-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,555 1,389 89.6 87.5-91.3 166 10.4 8.7-12.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 575 522 91.1 87.9-93.5 53 8.9 6.5-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 433 388 89.9 85.7-92.9 45 10.1 7.1-14.3
Rural 624 554 88.6 84.7-91.6 70 11.4 8.4-15.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,071 994 91.6 89.0-93.7 77 8.4 6.3-11.0
Unemployed 87 68 87.5 79.1-92.9 19 12.5 7.1-20.9
Retired 110 105 97.0 92.8-98.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 148 135 93.4 87.7-96.6 13 6.6 3.4-12.3
Other not in Labor Force 198 149 80.3 73.3-85.7 49 19.7 14.3-26.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 136 80.9 73.1-86.9 39 19.1 13.1-26.9
101% to 150% 126 107 87.2 79.3-92.3 19 12.8 7.7-20.7
151% to 200% 132 113 85.1 75.0-91.5 19 14.9 8.5-25.0
More than 200% 816 795 97.5 95.6-98.6 21 2.5 1.4- 4.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 409 361 87.4 81.4-91.7 48 12.6 8.3-18.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 489 430 87.9 83.8-91.1 59 12.1 8.9-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 734 673 92.4 90.1-94.2 61 7.6 5.8- 9.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 490 461 94.5 91.8-96.4 29 5.5 3.6- 8.2
2nd Quartile 468 416 89.2 85.5-92.0 52 10.8 8.0-14.5
3rd Quartile 409 358 85.9 80.5-90.1 51 14.1 9.9-19.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 265 229 88.4 82.2-92.6 36 11.6 7.4-17.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are 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 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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