2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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 3,785 3,144 80.3 78.4-82.0 294 8.7 7.5-10.1 347 11.0 9.7-12.5
-Piedmont NC 1,406 1,164 81.8 79.2-84.1 120 8.2 6.7-10.1 122 10.0 8.2-12.2
GENDER
Male 623 514 81.6 77.8-85.0 53 8.2 6.0-11.2 56 10.1 7.6-13.3
Female 783 650 81.8 78.2-85.0 67 8.2 6.2-10.8 66 9.9 7.5-13.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 929 835 88.0 85.1-90.4 53 5.8 4.3- 7.9 41 6.1 4.3- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Black 289 226 79.4 73.5-84.3 41 12.5 8.7-17.6 22 8.1 5.2-12.6
Other 188 103 49.5 40.3-58.7 26 14.2 8.8-22.2 59 36.3 28.0-45.5
AGE
18-34 258 182 71.3 64.5-77.3 40 13.9 9.7-19.6 36 14.8 10.5-20.4
35-44 189 147 75.6 67.4-82.3 16 9.0 5.2-15.0 26 15.4 10.0-23.1
45-54 266 209 79.9 74.0-84.8 25 8.7 5.6-13.3 32 11.3 7.7-16.3
55-64 295 242 82.6 76.7-87.2 29 8.0 5.3-12.1 24 9.4 5.9-14.7
65-74 228 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 77 62.8 52.7-71.9 *** *** *** 40 29.6 21.4-39.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 316 231 74.5 68.7-79.5 40 11.3 8.0-15.8 45 14.2 10.3-19.2
Some Post-H.S. 389 334 86.0 81.6-89.5 33 8.5 5.8-12.2 22 5.5 3.4- 8.7
College Graduate 573 521 91.7 88.8-94.0 37 5.7 3.9- 8.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 24.5 15.8-35.9
$15,000- 24,999 179 130 73.3 64.8-80.3 21 10.2 6.0-16.7 28 16.5 11.0-24.1
$25,000- 34,999 130 96 72.5 62.7-80.6 17 13.5 8.0-21.9 17 14.0 8.4-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 158 133 82.2 72.6-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 194 170 88.0 81.8-92.3 16 6.9 3.9-11.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 399 375 92.7 88.9-95.3 14 3.8 2.1- 6.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 386 306 77.2 71.4-82.1 40 9.3 6.5-13.1 40 13.6 9.5-19.0
No 1,016 855 83.5 80.6-86.0 80 7.9 6.1-10.1 81 8.6 6.8-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,252 1,023 80.4 77.6-83.0 110 8.6 6.9-10.6 119 11.0 9.0-13.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 769 625 80.3 76.7-83.4 71 8.5 6.5-11.1 73 11.2 8.7-14.3
Regional City or Suburban County 330 277 81.8 76.1-86.4 27 9.2 6.0-13.7 26 9.0 5.8-13.8
Rural 307 262 85.5 80.2-89.6 22 6.2 3.7-10.1 23 8.3 5.3-12.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 769 618 80.2 76.7-83.3 74 9.7 7.5-12.5 77 10.1 7.9-12.8
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 359 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 116 94 81.6 71.2-88.8 15 9.9 5.7-16.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 81 72.7 62.2-81.3 *** *** *** 22 20.0 12.7-30.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 65 74.2 63.2-82.8 *** *** *** 19 15.8 9.0-26.2
101% to 150% 171 120 67.6 58.3-75.7 23 13.1 8.0-20.6 28 19.4 12.8-28.2
151% to 200% 93 77 84.0 73.6-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 769 696 89.8 86.9-92.1 47 6.0 4.3- 8.4 26 4.2 2.7- 6.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 388 82.3 77.7-86.2 39 9.5 6.8-13.2 35 8.2 5.5-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 860 701 80.7 77.3-83.7 74 7.7 5.9-10.1 85 11.6 9.2-14.5

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*Data in this table were derived from 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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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