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
MALES 1,738 1,442 82.2 79.6-84.6 111 6.3 5.0- 7.9 185 11.5 9.5-13.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,112 997 88.3 85.5-90.6 66 6.0 4.5- 8.0 49 5.7 4.1- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 253 218 83.8 76.3-89.3 17 7.2 3.9-12.8 18 9.0 4.9-15.9
Other 331 193 58.3 49.8-66.3 26 6.3 3.9-10.2 112 35.4 27.7-43.9
AGE
18-34 360 246 68.5 62.1-74.2 48 11.5 8.3-15.7 66 20.0 15.2-26.0
35-44 269 204 79.9 73.6-85.0 14 5.2 2.4-10.7 51 14.9 10.8-20.2
45-54 293 232 79.8 73.1-85.1 24 8.7 5.2-14.1 37 11.6 7.6-17.1
55-64 314 280 90.3 84.4-94.1 15 3.1 1.7- 5.6 19 6.6 3.3-12.8
65-74 307 300 98.3 95.8-99.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 99 57.0 47.1-66.4 *** *** *** 76 39.3 30.1-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 432 331 77.2 71.8-81.9 43 10.2 7.2-14.3 58 12.6 9.1-17.1
Some Post-H.S. 472 415 88.6 84.6-91.6 29 6.3 4.1- 9.7 28 5.1 3.2- 8.0
College Graduate 639 591 94.4 92.4-96.0 30 3.6 2.4- 5.5 18 1.9 1.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 102 72.0 61.4-80.7 15 8.0 4.2-14.7 29 19.9 12.4-30.5
$35,000- 49,999 166 126 74.6 65.5-82.0 18 11.2 6.6-18.3 22 14.2 8.8-22.2
$50,000- 74,999 221 197 90.7 85.0-94.4 *** *** *** 14 6.1 3.0-11.9
$75,000+ 633 592 92.0 88.6-94.5 25 4.5 2.6- 7.6 16 3.4 2.0- 5.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 530 439 80.8 75.2-85.3 35 5.9 3.7- 9.1 56 13.3 9.3-18.7
No 1,150 958 83.0 79.9-85.7 74 6.6 5.0- 8.7 118 10.4 8.2-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 393 368 94.5 91.2-96.6 13 2.7 1.4- 5.2 12 2.9 1.4- 5.6
Non-Veteran 1,332 1,064 79.1 75.9-82.0 98 7.3 5.7- 9.3 170 13.6 11.2-16.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 570 466 81.3 77.3-84.8 37 6.1 4.2- 8.9 67 12.6 9.7-16.1
Regional City or Suburban County 445 364 80.6 74.5-85.4 31 7.2 4.6-11.0 50 12.3 8.2-17.9
Rural 723 612 84.2 79.8-87.7 43 5.8 3.9- 8.5 68 10.1 7.1-14.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,113 888 79.7 76.6-82.6 81 7.2 5.5- 9.3 144 13.1 10.8-15.9
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 404 393 96.7 93.2-98.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 81 68.2 57.1-77.6 *** *** *** 39 28.4 19.5-39.4
101% to 150% 95 68 77.0 65.9-85.2 *** *** *** 17 15.6 9.0-25.6
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** 15 14.5 8.2-24.4 13 13.1 6.3-25.1
More than 200% 976 888 89.5 86.6-91.9 44 4.4 3.0- 6.5 44 6.0 4.2- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 364 81.2 74.7-86.3 27 6.5 3.9-10.6 54 12.4 8.0-18.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 558 481 85.4 81.4-88.7 38 6.9 4.7-10.1 39 7.6 5.3-10.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 735 597 80.1 75.9-83.8 46 5.7 4.0- 8.0 92 14.2 10.9-18.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 556 465 80.2 74.8-84.6 37 6.5 4.3- 9.5 54 13.4 9.4-18.6
2nd Quartile 446 380 86.3 82.1-89.6 25 5.5 3.4- 8.8 41 8.2 5.8-11.5
3rd Quartile 451 370 80.9 75.9-85.0 33 8.1 5.5-11.9 48 11.0 7.9-15.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 227 78.9 68.7-86.4 16 3.8 1.9- 7.6 42 17.3 10.2-27.8

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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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