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
Non-Hispanic White 2,343 2,120 88.9 87.0-90.5 141 6.6 5.4- 8.0 82 4.5 3.5- 5.9
GENDER
Male 1,112 997 88.3 85.5-90.6 66 6.0 4.5- 8.0 49 5.7 4.1- 7.9
Female 1,231 1,123 89.5 86.8-91.6 75 7.1 5.3- 9.3 33 3.5 2.3- 5.3
AGE
18-34 387 292 76.1 70.8-80.7 64 15.0 11.4-19.3 31 8.9 6.0-13.1
35-44 299 267 88.3 83.1-92.0 16 5.6 3.1- 9.9 16 6.1 3.6-10.1
45-54 372 336 89.2 84.3-92.7 23 7.0 4.2-11.5 *** *** ***
55-64 470 435 91.1 86.0-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 455 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 407 85.1 81.0-88.5 43 9.7 7.0-13.4 26 5.1 3.4- 7.7
Some Post-H.S. 708 635 88.0 84.4-90.9 44 7.5 5.2-10.7 29 4.5 2.8- 6.9
College Graduate 1,055 996 94.9 93.1-96.2 48 4.2 3.0- 5.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 116 88.1 80.9-92.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 196 161 78.5 69.4-85.4 21 11.4 7.1-18.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 230 193 78.7 70.5-85.1 27 14.1 9.2-21.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 306 283 93.2 89.5-95.7 16 3.8 2.3- 6.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 893 850 94.3 92.0-96.0 32 4.1 2.7- 6.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 756 673 87.8 84.4-90.5 56 7.5 5.4-10.2 27 4.7 3.0- 7.3
No 1,534 1,402 89.7 87.5-91.6 81 5.8 4.5- 7.5 51 4.5 3.2- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,031 1,822 87.9 85.9-89.7 134 7.2 5.8- 8.8 75 4.9 3.7- 6.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 668 597 88.7 85.4-91.4 43 5.7 4.0- 8.1 28 5.5 3.6- 8.4
Regional City or Suburban County 671 607 89.6 86.3-92.2 39 6.5 4.4- 9.3 25 4.0 2.5- 6.2
Rural 1,004 916 88.5 85.2-91.1 59 7.2 5.2- 9.9 29 4.3 2.7- 6.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,272 1,135 87.1 84.4-89.4 90 7.4 5.8- 9.3 47 5.5 3.9- 7.7
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 729 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 102 88.9 80.6-94.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 90 82.4 73.2-88.8 16 11.9 6.7-20.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 173 140 77.2 68.0-84.4 21 14.9 9.3-22.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,397 1,309 92.5 90.4-94.2 62 4.5 3.3- 6.1 26 3.0 1.9- 4.7
HOUSING
Own 1,813 1,698 91.5 89.5-93.2 72 4.8 3.6- 6.4 43 3.7 2.5- 5.2
Rent 385 307 79.2 74.2-83.4 49 12.3 9.2-16.3 29 8.5 5.8-12.4
Other arrangement 127 99 71.2 60.4-80.0 20 20.5 13.0-31.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 424 89.3 84.2-93.0 25 5.5 3.4- 8.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 850 767 88.9 85.9-91.3 55 7.0 5.1- 9.4 28 4.1 2.7- 6.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,029 929 88.7 85.8-91.0 61 6.7 4.8- 9.3 39 4.6 3.2- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 856 774 88.3 84.9-90.9 54 7.7 5.5-10.8 28 4.0 2.7- 6.0
2nd Quartile 664 594 88.4 85.1-91.1 43 6.6 4.7- 9.2 27 5.0 3.2- 7.6
3rd Quartile 566 516 90.7 86.9-93.4 29 5.1 3.3- 7.8 21 4.2 2.4- 7.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 257 236 87.9 79.0-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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