2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,398 2,804 81.0 79.2-82.7 594 19.0 17.3-20.8
-Piedmont NC 1,508 1,273 83.0 80.5-85.2 235 17.0 14.8-19.5
GENDER
Male 711 601 82.5 78.8-85.7 110 17.5 14.3-21.2
Female 797 672 83.4 79.9-86.3 125 16.6 13.7-20.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 909 831 89.9 87.2-92.1 78 10.1 7.9-12.8
Non-Hispanic Black 316 262 80.6 74.5-85.5 54 19.4 14.5-25.5
Other 283 180 58.4 50.9-65.4 103 41.6 34.6-49.1
AGE
18-34 483 406 79.9 75.0-84.1 77 20.1 15.9-25.0
35-44 306 248 80.8 75.0-85.5 58 19.2 14.5-25.0
45-54 354 302 87.4 83.1-90.7 52 12.6 9.3-16.9
55-64 365 317 86.0 81.0-89.8 48 14.0 10.2-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 240 72.8 66.9-77.9 98 27.2 22.1-33.1
Some Post-H.S. 371 324 88.6 84.6-91.7 47 11.4 8.3-15.4
College Graduate 690 656 95.8 93.8-97.2 34 4.2 2.8- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 91 67.2 56.7-76.2 42 32.8 23.8-43.3
$15,000- 24,999 181 131 73.5 65.5-80.3 50 26.5 19.7-34.5
$25,000- 34,999 114 79 69.0 58.4-78.0 35 31.0 22.0-41.6
$35,000- 49,999 156 137 83.3 73.2-90.1 19 16.7 9.9-26.8
$50,000- 74,999 202 183 91.4 86.1-94.8 19 8.6 5.2-13.9
$75,000+ 502 487 96.1 93.4-97.7 15 3.9 2.3- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 231 76.3 69.8-81.8 66 23.7 18.2-30.2
No 1,147 991 84.8 82.1-87.2 156 15.2 12.8-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,380 1,151 81.9 79.2-84.3 229 18.1 15.7-20.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 923 780 82.8 79.6-85.6 143 17.2 14.4-20.4
Regional City or Suburban County 319 273 84.4 78.8-88.7 46 15.6 11.3-21.2
Rural 266 220 81.4 74.9-86.6 46 18.6 13.4-25.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 911 84.2 81.3-86.7 155 15.8 13.3-18.7
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 166 129 77.9 69.6-84.4 37 22.1 15.6-30.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 70 72.4 61.5-81.1 34 27.6 18.9-38.5
101% to 150% 155 112 70.0 60.2-78.2 43 30.0 21.8-39.8
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 802 752 93.0 90.5-94.9 50 7.0 5.1- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 416 344 81.0 75.8-85.3 72 19.0 14.7-24.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,037 881 83.5 80.5-86.1 156 16.5 13.9-19.5

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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 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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