2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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
MALES 1,522 1,286 84.7 82.2-86.8 236 15.3 13.2-17.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 904 836 90.8 88.0-93.0 68 9.2 7.0-12.0
Non-Hispanic Black 232 208 88.8 81.8-93.3 24 11.2 6.7-18.2
Other 354 214 63.5 56.7-69.9 140 36.5 30.1-43.3
AGE
18-34 525 428 79.7 75.1-83.7 97 20.3 16.3-24.9
35-44 312 251 84.4 79.3-88.4 61 15.6 11.6-20.7
45-54 336 282 86.2 81.0-90.1 54 13.8 9.9-19.0
55-64 349 325 92.9 87.5-96.1 24 7.1 3.9-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 75 50.6 41.0-60.2 86 49.4 39.8-59.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 319 82.7 77.8-86.7 80 17.3 13.3-22.2
Some Post-H.S. 402 359 91.2 87.6-93.8 43 8.8 6.2-12.4
College Graduate 553 529 96.9 95.2-98.1 24 3.1 1.9- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 85 70.8 59.6-79.9 39 29.2 20.1-40.4
$35,000- 49,999 145 115 80.0 71.3-86.6 30 20.0 13.4-28.7
$50,000- 74,999 193 174 90.3 83.4-94.5 19 9.7 5.5-16.6
$75,000+ 593 567 95.0 92.4-96.8 26 5.0 3.2- 7.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 373 302 82.1 76.9-86.3 71 17.9 13.7-23.1
No 1,089 937 85.8 82.9-88.3 152 14.2 11.7-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 250 95.0 91.2-97.2 16 5.0 2.8- 8.8
Non-Veteran 1,241 1,022 82.5 79.6-85.1 219 17.5 14.9-20.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 576 482 83.7 80.0-86.9 94 16.3 13.1-20.0
Regional City or Suburban County 405 346 86.0 81.4-89.7 59 14.0 10.3-18.6
Rural 541 458 84.7 79.7-88.6 83 15.3 11.4-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,218 1,031 84.8 82.1-87.2 187 15.2 12.8-17.9
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 69 68 99.1 93.5-99.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 85 90.8 79.3-96.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 882 820 91.9 89.0-94.0 62 8.1 6.0-11.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 352 292 83.9 76.9-89.0 60 16.1 11.0-23.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 461 403 87.5 83.5-90.7 58 12.5 9.3-16.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 709 591 83.0 79.5-86.1 118 17.0 13.9-20.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 482 411 83.5 78.9-87.2 71 16.5 12.8-21.1
2nd Quartile 439 383 88.6 84.9-91.5 56 11.4 8.5-15.1
3rd Quartile 389 326 83.1 78.0-87.1 63 16.9 12.9-22.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 166 78.1 66.3-86.6 46 21.9 13.4-33.7

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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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