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
Non-Hispanic White 1,844 1,730 92.6 90.8-94.0 114 7.4 6.0- 9.2
GENDER
Male 904 836 90.8 88.0-93.0 68 9.2 7.0-12.0
Female 940 894 94.2 91.9-95.9 46 5.8 4.1- 8.1
AGE
18-34 544 493 89.0 85.3-91.9 51 11.0 8.1-14.7
35-44 354 337 94.4 90.8-96.6 17 5.6 3.4- 9.2
45-54 426 400 94.6 91.6-96.6 26 5.4 3.4- 8.4
55-64 520 500 94.2 89.8-96.8 20 5.8 3.2-10.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 355 313 88.9 84.8-92.0 42 11.1 8.0-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 559 520 93.3 90.4-95.5 39 6.7 4.5- 9.6
College Graduate 861 845 98.4 97.2-99.1 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 82 88.0 79.9-93.1 16 12.0 6.9-20.1
$25,000- 34,999 144 125 83.3 72.9-90.3 19 16.7 9.7-27.1
$35,000- 49,999 172 154 86.3 77.5-92.0 18 13.7 8.0-22.5
$50,000- 74,999 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 800 780 97.4 95.8-98.4 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 433 89.8 85.7-92.9 42 10.2 7.1-14.3
No 1,320 1,250 93.4 91.4-95.0 70 6.6 5.0- 8.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,635 1,530 92.1 90.1-93.7 105 7.9 6.3- 9.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 610 573 92.7 89.6-95.0 37 7.3 5.0-10.4
Regional City or Suburban County 533 499 93.7 90.8-95.7 34 6.3 4.3- 9.2
Rural 701 658 91.4 87.8-94.0 43 8.6 6.0-12.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,360 1,288 92.7 90.5-94.5 72 7.3 5.5- 9.5
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 83 85.3 76.1-91.4 17 14.7 8.6-23.9
151% to 200% 128 110 84.0 73.6-90.9 18 16.0 9.1-26.4
More than 200% 1,170 1,128 95.5 93.5-96.9 42 4.5 3.1- 6.5
HOUSING
Own 1,230 1,181 94.4 92.3-96.0 49 5.6 4.0- 7.7
Rent 484 435 89.4 85.8-92.1 49 10.6 7.9-14.2
Other arrangement 121 105 81.8 71.6-89.0 16 18.2 11.0-28.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 348 327 90.5 84.3-94.5 21 9.5 5.5-15.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 622 576 92.0 88.9-94.3 46 8.0 5.7-11.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 874 827 93.9 91.6-95.5 47 6.1 4.5- 8.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 676 639 94.0 91.5-95.8 37 6.0 4.2- 8.5
2nd Quartile 548 510 92.6 89.5-94.8 38 7.4 5.2-10.5
3rd Quartile 438 408 91.0 86.4-94.2 30 9.0 5.8-13.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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