BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,659	2,271	84.5	82.7-86.1	388	15.5	13.9-17.3
-Piedmont	1,469	1,254	84.6	82.2-86.7	215	15.4	13.3-17.8
GENDER
Male	725	602	81.6	78.0-84.7	123	18.4	15.3-22.0
Female	744	652	87.9	84.9-90.4	92	12.1	9.6-15.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	871	810	92.1	89.6-94.1	61	7.9	5.9-10.4
Non-Hispanic Black	331	283	83.9	78.6-88.1	48	16.1	11.9-21.4
Other	255	149	55.5	48.2-62.5	106	44.5	37.5-51.8
AGE
18-34	424	338	78.2	73.2-82.5	86	21.8	17.5-26.8
35-44	368	299	83.3	78.7-87.1	69	16.7	12.9-21.3
45-54	387	351	91.4	87.9-93.9	36	8.6	6.1-12.1
55-64	290	266	91.6	87.2-94.6	24	8.4	5.4-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	106	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	299	231	81.6	76.7-85.7	68	18.4	14.3-23.3
Some Post-H.S.	351	306	88.6	84.5-91.8	45	11.4	8.2-15.5
College Graduate	709	681	96.6	94.9-97.7	28	3.4	2.3- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	63	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	165	89	54.3	45.6-62.7	76	45.7	37.3-54.4
$25,000- 34,999	144	111	74.1	63.7-82.3	33	25.9	17.7-36.3
$35,000- 49,999	167	145	84.8	76.7-90.5	22	15.2	9.5-23.3
$50,000- 74,999	211	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	524	511	97.4	95.4-98.5	13	2.6	1.5- 4.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	138	118	85.2	75.9-91.3	20	14.8	8.7-24.1
No	1,304	1,113	84.4	81.9-86.6	191	15.6	13.4-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,346	1,137	83.7	81.1-85.9	209	16.3	14.1-18.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	889	768	86.7	84.1-89.0	121	13.3	11.0-15.9
Regional City or Suburban	352	301	83.7	78.5-87.9	51	16.3	12.1-21.5
Rural	228	185	78.4	70.5-84.6	43	21.6	15.4-29.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,659

2,271

84.5

82.7-86.1

388

15.5

13.9-17.3

-Piedmont

1,469

1,254

84.6

82.2-86.7

215

15.4

13.3-17.8

GENDER

Male

725

602

81.6

78.0-84.7

123

18.4

15.3-22.0

Female

744

652

87.9

84.9-90.4

12.1

9.6-15.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

871

810

92.1

89.6-94.1

7.9

5.9-10.4

Non-Hispanic Black

331

283

83.9

78.6-88.1

16.1

11.9-21.4

Other

255

149

55.5

48.2-62.5

106

44.5

37.5-51.8

AGE

18-34

424

338

78.2

73.2-82.5

21.8

17.5-26.8

35-44

368

299

83.3

78.7-87.1

16.7

12.9-21.3

45-54

387

351

91.4

87.9-93.9

8.6

6.1-12.1

55-64

290

266

91.6

87.2-94.6

8.4

5.4-12.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

106

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

299

231

81.6

76.7-85.7

18.4

14.3-23.3

Some Post-H.S.

351

306

88.6

84.5-91.8

11.4

8.2-15.5

College Graduate

709

681

96.6

94.9-97.7

3.4

2.3- 5.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

165

54.3

45.6-62.7

45.7

37.3-54.4

$25,000- 34,999

144

111

74.1

63.7-82.3

25.9

17.7-36.3

$35,000- 49,999

167

145

84.8

76.7-90.5

15.2

9.5-23.3

$50,000- 74,999

211

***

$75,000+

524

511

97.4

95.4-98.5

2.6

1.5- 4.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

138

118

85.2

75.9-91.3

14.8

8.7-24.1

1,304

1,113

84.4

81.9-86.6

191

15.6

13.4-18.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

***

Non-Veteran

1,346

1,137

83.7

81.1-85.9

209

16.3

14.1-18.9

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

889

768

86.7

84.1-89.0

121

13.3

11.0-15.9

Regional City or Suburban

352

301

83.7

78.5-87.9

16.3

12.1-21.5

Rural

228

185

78.4

70.5-84.6

21.6

15.4-29.5

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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 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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