2021 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 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
-Piedmont NC 1,733 1,489 87.1 85.2-88.8 244 12.9 11.2-14.8
GENDER
Male 843 716 84.9 81.7-87.6 127 15.1 12.4-18.3
Female 890 773 89.2 86.9-91.1 117 10.8 8.9-13.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 959 92.2 90.0-93.9 79 7.8 6.1-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 328 297 90.5 86.0-93.7 31 9.5 6.3-14.0
Other 340 209 65.2 59.0-70.8 131 34.8 29.2-41.0
AGE
18-34 553 455 82.4 78.3-85.8 98 17.6 14.2-21.7
35-44 417 349 85.5 81.4-88.8 68 14.5 11.2-18.6
45-54 395 337 88.1 84.4-91.0 58 11.9 9.0-15.6
55-64 368 348 96.0 93.4-97.5 20 4.0 2.5- 6.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 71 57.9 48.5-66.7 81 42.1 33.3-51.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 344 263 82.5 77.8-86.4 81 17.5 13.6-22.2
Some Post-H.S. 420 375 91.5 88.3-93.9 45 8.5 6.1-11.7
College Graduate 815 778 95.9 94.2-97.1 37 4.1 2.9- 5.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 372 315 87.3 83.4-90.4 57 12.7 9.6-16.6
No 1,327 1,147 87.2 84.9-89.1 180 12.8 10.9-15.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,603 1,363 86.2 84.2-88.1 240 13.8 11.9-15.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,283 1,128 88.5 86.4-90.4 155 11.5 9.6-13.6
Unemployed 115 76 67.2 56.3-76.5 39 32.8 23.5-43.7
Retired 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 126 84.7 78.0-89.6 34 15.3 10.4-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 71 80.2 70.9-87.2 27 19.8 12.8-29.1
$15,000- 24,999 133 88 71.7 61.6-80.0 45 28.3 20.0-38.4
$25,000- 34,999 160 112 71.0 62.4-78.3 48 29.0 21.7-37.6
$35,000- 49,999 166 145 88.3 81.9-92.7 21 11.7 7.3-18.1
$50,000- 74,999 208 190 89.6 83.2-93.8 18 10.4 6.2-16.8
$75,000+ 670 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 298 227 80.2 74.7-84.8 71 19.8 15.2-25.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 89 70.6 60.8-78.7 51 29.4 21.3-39.2
101% to 150% 139 100 73.5 64.4-81.0 39 26.5 19.0-35.6
151% to 200% 120 97 82.9 74.3-89.1 23 17.1 10.9-25.7
More than 200% 964 924 95.2 93.2-96.6 40 4.8 3.4- 6.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 298 227 80.2 74.7-84.8 71 19.8 15.2-25.3
HOUSING
Own 977 912 93.0 90.9-94.7 65 7.0 5.3- 9.1
Rent 616 456 74.1 69.8-78.0 160 25.9 22.0-30.2
Other arrangement 127 110 88.7 81.6-93.3 17 11.3 6.7-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,035 903 88.2 85.8-90.2 132 11.8 9.8-14.2
Regional City or Suburban County 417 352 86.4 82.2-89.7 65 13.6 10.3-17.8
Rural 281 234 84.5 78.9-88.9 47 15.5 11.1-21.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 115 86.1 77.5-91.8 21 13.9 8.2-22.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 627 544 87.3 83.9-90.1 83 12.7 9.9-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 830 87.1 84.6-89.3 140 12.9 10.7-15.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 590 501 86.9 83.6-89.6 89 13.1 10.4-16.4
2nd Quartile 666 579 87.4 84.3-89.9 87 12.6 10.1-15.7
3rd Quartile 436 375 87.0 82.6-90.5 61 13.0 9.5-17.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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