2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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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 3,147 2,600 80.0 78.2-81.7 246 9.1 7.9-10.5 301 10.9 9.6-12.4
-Piedmont NC 1,670 1,380 80.4 78.0-82.7 130 9.3 7.6-11.2 160 10.3 8.7-12.2
GENDER
Male 758 614 77.4 73.5-81.0 56 9.5 7.0-12.8 88 13.0 10.4-16.2
Female 912 766 83.0 79.9-85.7 74 9.0 7.0-11.6 72 8.0 6.1-10.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,028 932 88.1 85.1-90.5 54 6.5 4.7- 8.9 42 5.5 3.9- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Black 374 304 78.2 72.9-82.8 49 15.6 11.7-20.6 21 6.2 3.8- 9.7
Other 268 144 48.2 41.3-55.1 27 10.6 7.1-15.6 97 41.2 34.4-48.3
AGE
18-34 307 199 64.6 58.3-70.4 51 16.9 12.5-22.5 57 18.5 14.1-23.9
35-44 242 182 74.0 67.0-79.9 18 9.2 5.5-14.9 42 16.8 12.1-22.9
45-54 291 229 80.8 74.7-85.7 24 9.1 5.5-14.7 38 10.2 7.0-14.5
55-64 341 292 85.0 80.2-88.8 29 8.7 5.9-12.7 20 6.3 3.9-10.0
65-74 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 85 53.8 44.9-62.5 19 14.0 8.2-23.0 65 32.1 24.8-40.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 269 75.8 70.4-80.5 40 12.0 8.6-16.5 47 12.2 8.9-16.5
Some Post-H.S. 483 413 84.1 79.8-87.6 35 8.3 5.8-11.9 35 7.6 5.2-10.8
College Graduate 660 611 92.3 89.6-94.3 36 5.9 4.1- 8.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 416 77.9 73.0-82.2 36 8.8 5.9-13.0 60 13.2 10.0-17.3
No 1,146 953 81.3 78.4-83.9 94 9.5 7.6-11.9 99 9.2 7.4-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,468 1,189 79.0 76.3-81.4 125 10.0 8.2-12.2 154 11.0 9.2-13.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 925 739 78.7 75.4-81.6 78 9.1 7.1-11.5 108 12.2 9.9-15.0
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 132 107 81.6 73.4-87.7 13 8.5 4.8-14.7 12 9.9 5.4-17.3
Other not in Labor Force 103 69 72.9 62.6-81.1 *** *** *** 22 16.2 10.2-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 76 71.5 60.6-80.4 *** *** *** 22 14.7 9.3-22.6
$15,000- 24,999 195 126 63.4 55.0-71.1 23 12.8 7.7-20.4 46 23.8 17.5-31.4
$25,000- 34,999 144 105 71.4 62.0-79.3 17 11.7 7.1-18.6 22 16.9 10.6-26.0
$35,000- 49,999 175 149 82.0 73.6-88.1 18 13.1 7.8-21.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 182 159 82.5 74.4-88.5 *** *** *** 11 10.0 5.5-17.6
$75,000+ 510 472 90.4 86.3-93.4 27 6.9 4.3-10.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 97 64.0 54.9-72.2 15 12.6 7.4-20.6 41 23.5 16.9-31.6
101% to 150% 162 108 63.1 53.6-71.7 23 14.9 9.0-23.7 31 22.0 15.1-30.8
151% to 200% 105 81 75.1 64.1-83.6 14 13.7 8.0-22.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 844 774 89.5 86.4-91.9 48 7.1 5.1- 9.9 22 3.4 2.2- 5.2
HOUSING
Own 1,079 980 87.5 84.6-89.9 52 6.6 4.8- 9.0 47 5.9 4.3- 7.9
Rent 466 309 62.5 57.2-67.5 62 15.5 11.9-19.9 95 22.0 17.8-26.8
Other arrangement 116 82 70.3 60.1-78.8 16 14.5 8.6-23.4 18 15.2 9.2-24.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 901 732 79.3 75.9-82.4 81 10.5 8.1-13.4 88 10.2 8.1-12.8
Regional City or Suburban County 416 350 81.7 76.8-85.8 28 8.4 5.6-12.4 38 9.9 7.0-13.9
Rural 353 298 81.6 76.1-86.1 21 7.3 4.6-11.4 34 11.1 7.6-16.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 650 539 81.7 77.9-85.0 48 8.3 6.0-11.2 63 10.0 7.6-13.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 917 754 80.0 76.6-83.1 73 9.7 7.4-12.6 90 10.3 8.2-12.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the 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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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