2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage (Under Age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,064 6,225 74.6 73.3-75.8 1,839 25.4 24.2-26.7
-Piedmont NC 4,439 3,476 76.0 74.4-77.6 963 24.0 22.4-25.6
GENDER
Male 1,845 1,428 74.7 72.0-77.2 417 25.3 22.8-28.0
Female 2,594 2,048 77.3 75.2-79.3 546 22.7 20.7-24.8
RACE
White 3,041 2,569 82.4 80.6-84.2 472 17.6 15.8-19.4
African American 926 671 70.0 66.1-73.7 255 30.0 26.3-33.9
Other minorities 441 213 50.3 44.1-56.6 228 49.7 43.4-55.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 388 140 32.7 27.4-38.6 248 67.3 61.4-72.6
Non-Hispanic 4,043 3,329 80.1 78.5-81.7 714 19.9 18.3-21.5
AGE
18-34 1,159 797 68.1 64.7-71.3 362 31.9 28.7-35.3
35-54 2,096 1,658 78.6 76.4-80.7 438 21.4 19.3-23.6
55-64 1,184 1,021 86.0 83.4-88.3 163 14.0 11.7-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 461 217 49.4 43.7-55.1 244 50.6 44.9-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,169 817 68.6 65.1-72.0 352 31.4 28.0-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,228 977 79.5 76.6-82.2 251 20.5 17.8-23.4
College Graduate 1,570 1,457 93.4 91.6-94.7 113 6.6 5.3- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 493 270 52.3 46.8-57.7 223 47.7 42.3-53.2
$15,000- 24,999 704 358 49.0 44.4-53.6 346 51.0 46.4-55.6
$25,000- 34,999 424 314 71.2 64.9-76.7 110 28.8 23.3-35.1
$35,000- 49,999 540 476 87.2 82.7-90.6 64 12.8 9.4-17.3
$50,000+ 1,683 1,621 95.2 93.5-96.4 62 4.8 3.6- 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 898 721 78.4 74.7-81.7 177 21.6 18.3-25.3
No 3,499 2,722 75.6 73.7-77.4 777 24.4 22.6-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 387 341 87.3 82.9-90.7 46 12.7 9.3-17.1
Non-Veteran 4,050 3,134 75.0 73.2-76.7 916 25.0 23.3-26.8

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*Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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