2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Care Access

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,802 1,539 84.6 82.6-86.5 263 15.4 13.5-17.4
-Piedmont NC 1,044 899 85.9 83.3-88.2 145 14.1 11.8-16.7
GENDER
Male 511 426 83.6 79.6-86.9 85 16.4 13.1-20.4
Female 533 473 88.3 84.7-91.2 60 11.7 8.8-15.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 598 560 92.1 89.0-94.4 38 7.9 5.6-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black 226 200 87.4 81.6-91.6 26 12.6 8.4-18.4
Other 220 139 59.5 51.6-66.9 81 40.5 33.1-48.4
AGE
18-34 336 274 81.4 76.4-85.6 62 18.6 14.4-23.6
35-44 262 224 84.8 79.0-89.3 38 15.2 10.7-21.0
45-54 257 225 89.3 84.3-92.9 32 10.7 7.1-15.7
55-64 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 136 78.6 71.4-84.4 44 21.4 15.6-28.6
Some Post-H.S. 256 230 91.1 86.5-94.2 26 8.9 5.8-13.5
College Graduate 517 496 96.1 93.8-97.5 21 3.9 2.5- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 116 76.7 67.9-83.6 36 23.3 16.4-32.1
No 863 762 87.8 85.1-90.1 101 12.2 9.9-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 966 829 85.6 82.9-88.0 137 14.4 12.0-17.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,044 899 85.9 83.3-88.2 145 14.1 11.8-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 152 140 89.6 81.7-94.3 12 10.4 5.7-18.3
$75,000+ 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 669 641 95.4 93.2-97.0 28 4.6 3.0- 6.8
HOUSING
Own 611 573 92.5 89.5-94.7 38 7.5 5.3-10.5
Rent 374 277 72.3 66.7-77.2 97 27.7 22.8-33.3
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 629 542 86.1 82.8-88.9 87 13.9 11.1-17.2
Regional City or Suburban County 240 206 84.1 77.8-88.8 34 15.9 11.2-22.2
Rural 175 151 87.8 81.1-92.4 24 12.2 7.6-18.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 342 283 83.5 78.5-87.4 59 16.5 12.6-21.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 652 571 87.3 84.0-90.0 81 12.7 10.0-16.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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