2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,041 1,807 89.0 87.2-90.5 234 11.0 9.5-12.8
-Piedmont NC 1,122 1,005 90.0 87.8-91.9 117 10.0 8.1-12.2
GENDER
Male 568 500 87.4 83.6-90.4 68 12.6 9.6-16.4
Female 554 505 92.7 90.1-94.6 49 7.3 5.4- 9.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 701 658 93.4 90.8-95.3 43 6.6 4.7- 9.2
Non-Hispanic Black 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 200 139 71.5 63.7-78.2 61 28.5 21.8-36.3
AGE
18-34 386 326 83.5 78.6-87.5 60 16.5 12.5-21.4
35-44 277 249 92.0 88.0-94.8 28 8.0 5.2-12.0
45-54 271 249 93.3 89.4-95.9 22 6.7 4.1-10.6
55-64 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 159 84.5 78.4-89.1 42 15.5 10.9-21.6
Some Post-H.S. 240 217 91.9 87.3-94.9 23 8.1 5.1-12.7
College Graduate 615 596 97.5 95.9-98.5 19 2.5 1.5- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 153 88.7 82.9-92.7 24 11.3 7.3-17.1
No 928 836 90.2 87.7-92.3 92 9.8 7.7-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,035 920 89.3 86.9-91.3 115 10.7 8.7-13.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,122 1,005 90.0 87.8-91.9 117 10.0 8.1-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 98 89.3 81.5-94.0 14 10.7 6.0-18.5
$50,000- 74,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 531 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 140 85.4 77.7-90.7 26 14.6 9.3-22.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 739 716 96.4 94.3-97.8 23 3.6 2.2- 5.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 166 140 85.4 77.7-90.7 26 14.6 9.3-22.3
HOUSING
Own 684 654 94.6 92.0-96.4 30 5.4 3.6- 8.0
Rent 362 282 77.9 72.5-82.5 80 22.1 17.5-27.5
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 626 90.6 87.7-92.8 67 9.4 7.2-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 271 237 89.5 84.9-92.8 34 10.5 7.2-15.1
Rural 158 142 88.7 80.5-93.7 16 11.3 6.3-19.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 394 359 90.7 86.2-93.8 35 9.3 6.2-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 652 576 89.2 86.3-91.6 76 10.8 8.4-13.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 401 352 88.6 84.6-91.7 49 11.4 8.3-15.4
2nd Quartile 431 392 90.8 87.1-93.6 39 9.2 6.4-12.9
3rd Quartile 274 247 90.8 85.9-94.1 27 9.2 5.9-14.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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