2021 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 4,234 3,562 82.7 81.1-84.1 286 8.1 7.0- 9.4 386 9.2 8.2-10.4
-Piedmont NC 2,044 1,702 82.3 80.2-84.3 144 8.6 7.1-10.3 198 9.1 7.8-10.6
GENDER
Male 953 779 79.9 76.6-82.9 65 8.5 6.5-11.1 109 11.6 9.3-14.3
Female 1,091 923 84.4 81.5-86.9 79 8.6 6.6-11.2 89 7.0 5.6- 8.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 1,193 89.5 87.2-91.5 65 5.6 4.1- 7.6 60 4.8 3.6- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Black 381 311 78.2 72.5-82.9 49 15.9 11.8-21.1 21 6.0 3.6- 9.8
Other 307 168 56.6 49.8-63.2 26 9.7 6.4-14.3 113 33.7 27.8-40.2
AGE
18-34 397 270 68.3 62.7-73.4 57 15.0 11.3-19.5 70 16.7 12.9-21.5
35-44 365 282 78.5 73.0-83.0 26 8.2 5.1-12.8 57 13.4 10.0-17.7
45-54 355 277 79.9 74.9-84.2 27 8.7 5.7-13.1 51 11.4 8.4-15.2
55-64 327 292 88.0 82.0-92.2 22 9.0 5.2-15.2 *** *** ***
65-74 330 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 90 57.1 47.8-65.9 *** *** *** 68 32.2 24.7-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 310 77.5 72.6-81.8 33 8.9 6.2-12.8 71 13.5 10.3-17.5
Some Post-H.S. 522 442 85.4 81.7-88.5 49 10.2 7.5-13.6 31 4.4 3.0- 6.5
College Graduate 931 855 91.4 89.1-93.3 49 6.0 4.4- 8.2 27 2.5 1.7- 3.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 547 452 81.7 77.6-85.1 50 10.7 8.0-14.3 45 7.6 5.5-10.4
No 1,471 1,230 82.6 80.0-84.9 92 7.8 6.1-10.0 149 9.6 7.9-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,823 1,489 80.9 78.6-83.0 139 9.1 7.5-11.1 195 10.0 8.5-11.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,183 958 80.9 78.1-83.4 99 9.2 7.4-11.4 126 9.9 8.1-12.0
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 18 20.0 12.3-30.9 29 25.5 16.8-36.7
Retired 496 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 97 85.2 75.3-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 15.8 10.3-23.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 78 74.0 62.7-82.7 *** *** *** 21 13.8 8.4-21.6
$15,000- 24,999 149 94 60.6 50.3-70.0 20 18.1 11.2-28.0 35 21.3 14.1-31.0
$25,000- 34,999 189 136 73.8 66.1-80.3 18 8.9 5.4-14.3 35 17.3 12.0-24.2
$35,000- 49,999 209 178 83.4 76.5-88.6 14 8.4 4.7-14.6 17 8.2 4.9-13.4
$50,000- 74,999 257 227 85.1 78.3-90.1 19 8.8 5.1-14.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 707 665 94.1 91.8-95.7 32 5.0 3.4- 7.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 324 75.2 69.7-80.1 30 9.8 6.3-15.1 69 14.9 11.5-19.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 95 65.2 54.5-74.5 *** *** *** 40 21.8 14.7-31.2
101% to 150% 155 106 66.5 57.3-74.6 20 14.9 9.4-22.8 29 18.6 12.4-26.8
151% to 200% 153 120 79.9 71.9-86.1 15 9.5 5.4-16.3 18 10.6 6.3-17.2
More than 200% 1,102 1,018 91.2 88.9-93.1 59 6.1 4.6- 8.1 25 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 324 75.2 69.7-80.1 30 9.8 6.3-15.1 69 14.9 11.5-19.1
HOUSING
Own 1,364 1,236 88.1 85.5-90.2 67 6.8 5.1- 9.1 61 5.1 3.9- 6.7
Rent 519 343 65.1 60.0-69.9 58 13.3 10.1-17.3 118 21.6 17.6-26.1
Other arrangement 132 100 78.1 69.5-84.8 15 10.5 6.1-17.7 17 11.3 6.8-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,089 907 82.9 80.1-85.4 82 9.0 7.0-11.4 100 8.1 6.5-10.0
Regional City or Suburban County 539 443 81.4 77.2-85.0 40 8.4 6.0-11.5 56 10.3 7.6-13.8
Rural 416 352 82.3 76.5-86.9 22 7.8 4.4-13.4 42 9.9 6.9-14.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 163 80.8 71.2-87.7 *** *** *** 18 9.9 5.6-16.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 819 693 83.2 79.8-86.1 54 8.0 5.9-10.7 72 8.8 6.8-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 846 82.0 79.1-84.6 77 8.8 6.9-11.3 108 9.1 7.4-11.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 665 551 82.8 79.2-85.9 40 7.2 5.1-10.2 74 9.9 7.7-12.8
2nd Quartile 758 640 83.0 79.6-86.0 56 9.0 6.7-11.9 62 8.0 6.1-10.5
3rd Quartile 552 453 80.6 75.6-84.7 44 9.5 6.4-13.9 55 9.9 7.2-13.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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