BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,691	3,849	80.9	79.5-82.3	842	19.1	17.7-20.5
-Piedmont	2,440	1,997	80.8	78.8-82.6	443	19.2	17.4-21.2
GENDER
Male	1,098	871	77.5	74.3-80.3	227	22.5	19.7-25.7
Female	1,342	1,126	83.9	81.5-86.1	216	16.1	13.9-18.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,447	1,312	89.9	87.9-91.6	135	10.1	8.4-12.1
Non-Hispanic Black	541	436	78.0	73.4-82.1	105	22.0	17.9-26.6
Other	424	223	49.9	44.2-55.5	201	50.1	44.5-55.8
AGE
18-34	687	522	75.4	71.4-79.0	165	24.6	21.0-28.6
35-44	517	398	78.0	73.5-81.8	119	22.0	18.2-26.5
45-54	628	533	84.5	81.0-87.4	95	15.5	12.6-19.0
55-64	608	544	90.0	87.1-92.4	64	10.0	7.6-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	237	103	47.0	39.4-54.6	134	53.0	45.4-60.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	562	409	75.3	71.1-79.0	153	24.7	21.0-28.9
Some Post-H.S.	643	541	85.4	81.8-88.3	102	14.6	11.7-18.2
College Graduate	991	939	95.3	93.7-96.5	52	4.7	3.5- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	219	133	61.7	53.9-68.9	86	38.3	31.1-46.1
$15,000- 24,999	347	204	57.5	51.3-63.4	143	42.5	36.6-48.7
$25,000- 34,999	206	156	72.4	63.2-80.1	50	27.6	19.9-36.8
$35,000- 49,999	249	211	82.5	75.9-87.6	38	17.5	12.4-24.1
$50,000- 74,999	301	285	94.4	90.7-96.7	16	5.6	3.3- 9.3
$75,000+	708	688	96.7	94.6-98.0	20	3.3	2.0- 5.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	451	375	82.9	78.4-86.6	76	17.1	13.4-21.6
No	1,943	1,583	80.2	77.9-82.2	360	19.8	17.8-22.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	189	175	91.9	86.1-95.4	14	8.1	4.6-13.9
Non-Veteran	2,243	1,815	79.9	77.8-81.8	428	20.1	18.2-22.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,397	1,161	83.6	81.2-85.7	236	16.4	14.3-18.8
Regional City or Suburban	613	501	78.6	74.3-82.4	112	21.4	17.6-25.7
Rural	430	335	75.6	70.1-80.4	95	24.4	19.6-29.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,691

3,849

80.9

79.5-82.3

842

19.1

17.7-20.5

-Piedmont

2,440

1,997

80.8

78.8-82.6

443

19.2

17.4-21.2

GENDER

Male

1,098

871

77.5

74.3-80.3

227

22.5

19.7-25.7

Female

1,342

1,126

83.9

81.5-86.1

216

16.1

13.9-18.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,447

1,312

89.9

87.9-91.6

135

10.1

8.4-12.1

Non-Hispanic Black

541

436

78.0

73.4-82.1

105

22.0

17.9-26.6

Other

424

223

49.9

44.2-55.5

201

50.1

44.5-55.8

AGE

18-34

687

522

75.4

71.4-79.0

165

24.6

21.0-28.6

35-44

517

398

78.0

73.5-81.8

119

22.0

18.2-26.5

45-54

628

533

84.5

81.0-87.4

15.5

12.6-19.0

55-64

608

544

90.0

87.1-92.4

10.0

7.6-12.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

237

103

47.0

39.4-54.6

134

53.0

45.4-60.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

562

409

75.3

71.1-79.0

153

24.7

21.0-28.9

Some Post-H.S.

643

541

85.4

81.8-88.3

102

14.6

11.7-18.2

College Graduate

991

939

95.3

93.7-96.5

4.7

3.5- 6.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

219

133

61.7

53.9-68.9

38.3

31.1-46.1

$15,000- 24,999

347

204

57.5

51.3-63.4

143

42.5

36.6-48.7

$25,000- 34,999

206

156

72.4

63.2-80.1

27.6

19.9-36.8

$35,000- 49,999

249

211

82.5

75.9-87.6

17.5

12.4-24.1

$50,000- 74,999

301

285

94.4

90.7-96.7

5.6

3.3- 9.3

$75,000+

708

688

96.7

94.6-98.0

3.3

2.0- 5.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

451

375

82.9

78.4-86.6

17.1

13.4-21.6

1,943

1,583

80.2

77.9-82.2

360

19.8

17.8-22.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

189

175

91.9

86.1-95.4

8.1

4.6-13.9

Non-Veteran

2,243

1,815

79.9

77.8-81.8

428

20.1

18.2-22.2

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,397

1,161

83.6

81.2-85.7

236

16.4

14.3-18.8

Regional City or Suburban

613

501

78.6

74.3-82.4

112

21.4

17.6-25.7

Rural

430

335

75.6

70.1-80.4

24.4

19.6-29.9

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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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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