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
MALES 1,027 897 88.2 85.6-90.4 130 11.8 9.6-14.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 619 591 93.8 90.3-96.1 28 6.2 3.9- 9.7
Non-Hispanic Black 140 130 94.0 87.6-97.2 *** *** ***
Other 247 156 67.4 60.1-73.9 91 32.6 26.1-39.9
AGE
18-34 391 333 84.4 79.7-88.2 58 15.6 11.8-20.3
35-44 233 200 89.8 84.8-93.3 33 10.2 6.7-15.2
45-54 221 195 92.0 87.4-94.9 26 8.0 5.1-12.6
55-64 182 169 91.2 80.7-96.3 13 8.8 3.7-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 205 85.9 80.5-90.0 44 14.1 10.0-19.5
Some Post-H.S. 250 233 95.4 91.7-97.5 17 4.6 2.5- 8.3
College Graduate 434 420 97.8 95.9-98.9 14 2.2 1.1- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 92 86.2 76.6-92.3 15 13.8 7.7-23.4
$50,000- 74,999 139 127 92.5 85.9-96.1 12 7.5 3.9-14.1
$75,000+ 466 458 98.7 97.0-99.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 163 85.3 79.0-90.0 36 14.7 10.0-21.0
No 796 705 88.7 85.6-91.2 91 11.3 8.8-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 171 98.1 93.8-99.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 848 722 86.1 83.0-88.7 126 13.9 11.3-17.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 411 358 87.0 82.8-90.2 53 13.0 9.8-17.2
Regional City or Suburban County 267 237 90.3 85.5-93.6 30 9.7 6.4-14.5
Rural 349 302 88.0 82.2-92.1 47 12.0 7.9-17.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,027 897 88.2 85.6-90.4 130 11.8 9.6-14.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 672 643 95.6 92.7-97.4 29 4.4 2.6- 7.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 192 87.0 77.9-92.7 34 13.0 7.3-22.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 272 90.0 85.6-93.1 32 10.0 6.9-14.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 497 433 87.5 83.7-90.4 64 12.5 9.6-16.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 332 297 89.3 84.8-92.6 35 10.7 7.4-15.2
2nd Quartile 288 258 90.8 86.6-93.8 30 9.2 6.2-13.4
3rd Quartile 273 235 85.4 79.7-89.8 38 14.6 10.2-20.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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