2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,021 2,481 81.0 79.3-82.6 540 19.0 17.4-20.7
-Piedmont NC 1,691 1,399 82.6 80.4-84.5 292 17.4 15.5-19.6
GENDER
Male 791 633 80.3 77.0-83.2 158 19.7 16.8-23.0
Female 900 766 84.7 81.7-87.3 134 15.3 12.7-18.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 965 874 89.3 86.7-91.4 91 10.7 8.6-13.3
Non-Hispanic Black 377 320 84.0 79.4-87.7 57 16.0 12.3-20.6
Other 349 205 55.3 49.1-61.3 144 44.7 38.7-50.9
AGE
18-34 524 404 77.2 72.9-80.9 120 22.8 19.1-27.1
35-44 345 282 82.3 77.3-86.4 63 17.7 13.6-22.7
45-54 386 319 84.8 80.4-88.3 67 15.2 11.7-19.6
55-64 436 394 90.5 86.9-93.1 42 9.5 6.9-13.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 73 50.6 41.9-59.3 98 49.4 40.7-58.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 342 254 76.4 71.0-81.1 88 23.6 18.9-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 445 380 86.8 83.1-89.8 65 13.2 10.2-16.9
College Graduate 730 689 94.6 92.5-96.1 41 5.4 3.9- 7.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 288 74.8 69.2-79.8 90 25.2 20.2-30.8
No 1,261 1,073 85.2 82.8-87.3 188 14.8 12.7-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 117 88.8 80.8-93.7 12 11.2 6.3-19.2
Non-Veteran 1,549 1,274 82.3 80.0-84.4 275 17.7 15.6-20.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,207 1,015 83.8 81.2-86.0 192 16.2 14.0-18.8
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 119 86.8 79.5-91.8 19 13.2 8.2-20.5
Other not in Labor Force 147 113 81.9 74.4-87.5 34 18.1 12.5-25.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 82 70.2 60.5-78.3 41 29.8 21.7-39.5
$15,000- 24,999 182 112 61.4 52.9-69.3 70 38.6 30.7-47.1
$25,000- 34,999 144 104 74.1 65.3-81.3 40 25.9 18.7-34.7
$35,000- 49,999 170 147 86.7 80.0-91.5 23 13.3 8.5-20.0
$50,000- 74,999 203 182 86.7 79.6-91.6 21 13.3 8.4-20.4
$75,000+ 590 564 95.1 92.6-96.8 26 4.9 3.2- 7.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 89 60.0 51.0-68.3 66 40.0 31.7-49.0
101% to 150% 165 114 68.9 60.1-76.5 51 31.1 23.5-39.9
151% to 200% 94 76 81.1 70.2-88.6 18 18.9 11.4-29.8
More than 200% 915 858 93.1 90.9-94.8 57 6.9 5.2- 9.1
HOUSING
Own 944 859 89.3 86.6-91.4 85 10.7 8.6-13.4
Rent 607 433 70.6 66.3-74.6 174 29.4 25.4-33.7
Other arrangement 132 100 78.5 70.1-85.0 32 21.5 15.0-29.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 973 802 82.4 79.5-85.0 171 17.6 15.0-20.5
Regional City or Suburban County 407 336 81.3 76.4-85.3 71 18.7 14.7-23.6
Rural 311 261 84.9 79.7-89.0 50 15.1 11.0-20.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 575 463 81.5 77.6-84.8 112 18.5 15.2-22.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,023 854 83.1 80.3-85.6 169 16.9 14.4-19.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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