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%)
North Carolina 1,981 1,790 90.5 88.7-92.0 191 9.5 8.0-11.3
Females 954 893 93.0 90.4-94.9 61 7.0 5.1- 9.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 562 544 95.5 92.1-97.5 18 4.5 2.5- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 212 204 97.9 95.4-99.0 *** *** ***
Other 166 133 78.8 69.4-85.9 33 21.2 14.1-30.6
AGE
18-34 275 245 87.6 81.5-91.9 30 12.4 8.1-18.5
35-44 241 233 98.1 95.9-99.1 *** *** ***
45-54 228 214 94.8 90.8-97.1 14 5.2 2.9- 9.2
55-64 210 201 95.3 89.6-97.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 123 87.8 79.1-93.3 19 12.2 6.7-20.9
Some Post-H.S. 277 266 95.6 90.7-98.0 11 4.4 2.0- 9.3
College Graduate 498 490 98.5 96.5-99.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 92 89.0 80.4-94.1 13 11.0 5.9-19.6
$35,000- 49,999 119 115 92.8 78.1-97.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 144 143 99.5 96.5-99.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 374 371 99.2 97.5-99.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 156 84.9 74.2-91.6 16 15.1 8.4-25.8
No 764 719 94.5 92.3-96.1 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 909 849 92.7 90.0-94.7 60 7.3 5.3-10.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 361 340 94.1 90.6-96.3 21 5.9 3.7- 9.4
Regional City or Suburban County 250 234 92.9 86.9-96.2 16 7.1 3.8-13.1
Rural 343 319 91.7 86.0-95.2 24 8.3 4.8-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 954 893 93.0 90.4-94.9 61 7.0 5.1- 9.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 60 89.1 76.2-95.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 582 576 99.0 97.7-99.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 221 203 88.1 77.7-94.0 18 11.9 6.0-22.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 272 253 93.4 88.8-96.1 19 6.6 3.9-11.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 461 437 94.6 91.7-96.5 24 5.4 3.5- 8.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 299 289 96.1 92.3-98.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 287 270 94.0 90.2-96.4 17 6.0 3.6- 9.8
3rd Quartile 223 201 87.1 78.4-92.7 22 12.9 7.3-21.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 133 93.5 86.9-96.9 12 6.5 3.1-13.1

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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 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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