2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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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 3,749 3,174 83.8 82.2-85.4 259 7.1 6.1- 8.3 316 9.0 7.8-10.4
Piedmont NC 1,920 1,621 85.2 83.1-87.1 137 6.9 5.7- 8.4 162 7.9 6.5- 9.5
GENDER
Male 913 748 83.2 79.9-86.0 62 6.1 4.6- 8.2 103 10.7 8.3-13.5
Female 1,007 873 87.0 84.2-89.4 75 7.6 5.8-10.0 59 5.4 3.9- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,201 1,074 88.1 85.5-90.4 79 6.7 5.2- 8.7 48 5.1 3.6- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 366 327 91.1 87.5-93.8 27 5.8 3.8- 8.7 *** *** ***
Other 311 183 63.2 55.7-70.2 27 8.4 5.0-13.6 101 28.4 22.3-35.4
AGE
18-34 411 298 75.9 71.0-80.2 52 10.9 8.1-14.6 61 13.2 10.0-17.2
35-44 320 249 82.0 76.6-86.4 25 7.4 4.5-12.0 46 10.5 7.5-14.7
45-54 339 281 85.7 80.6-89.7 28 7.8 4.8-12.4 30 6.5 4.2- 9.8
55-64 347 308 88.9 83.1-92.8 21 5.2 3.0- 9.0 *** *** ***
65-74 287 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 302 80.2 75.6-84.1 40 9.3 6.6-13.0 60 10.5 7.9-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 516 449 87.7 83.9-90.8 40 7.5 5.2-10.8 27 4.7 3.0- 7.5
College Graduate 857 791 93.6 91.5-95.2 49 5.1 3.6- 7.0 17 1.4 0.8- 2.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 440 81.6 76.9-85.5 52 10.2 7.3-14.1 46 8.2 5.6-11.8
No 1,329 1,139 86.6 84.2-88.6 82 5.7 4.4- 7.3 108 7.7 6.1- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,733 1,445 84.3 82.0-86.3 133 7.4 6.0- 9.1 155 8.3 6.8-10.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 963 83.6 80.8-86.0 98 7.6 6.0- 9.5 109 8.9 7.0-11.1
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.2 9.4-29.4
Retired 433 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 80 80.0 71.3-86.6 *** *** *** 22 12.6 7.9-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 68 82.1 71.5-89.3 *** *** *** 16 13.5 7.5-23.2
$15,000- 24,999 141 92 72.5 63.2-80.1 17 7.7 4.5-13.0 32 19.8 13.4-28.2
$25,000- 34,999 168 123 74.8 65.4-82.3 24 13.3 8.2-21.0 21 11.9 6.6-20.4
$35,000- 49,999 166 131 78.0 69.2-84.8 21 13.1 8.0-20.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 213 190 91.7 87.1-94.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 685 643 93.2 90.4-95.2 29 4.5 2.9- 7.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 458 374 82.4 77.4-86.6 31 6.9 4.5-10.5 53 10.6 7.4-15.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 88 70.5 60.3-78.9 *** *** *** 36 21.3 14.6-29.9
101% to 150% 112 78 75.8 66.1-83.4 20 14.7 8.8-23.4 14 9.6 5.3-16.5
151% to 200% 122 94 77.8 67.8-85.4 17 15.0 8.9-24.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,026 943 91.4 88.8-93.4 50 4.6 3.3- 6.5 33 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 458 374 82.4 77.4-86.6 31 6.9 4.5-10.5 53 10.6 7.4-15.0
HOUSING
Own 1,241 1,129 89.6 87.1-91.7 53 5.4 3.9- 7.3 59 5.0 3.6- 6.9
Rent 515 362 73.2 68.4-77.5 66 10.4 8.0-13.4 87 16.4 12.8-20.8
Other arrangement 140 113 80.7 71.8-87.3 15 10.6 6.1-18.0 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,079 902 84.8 82.1-87.1 81 6.9 5.3- 8.9 96 8.3 6.6-10.5
Regional City or Suburban County 483 406 84.0 79.2-87.8 35 7.7 5.2-11.3 42 8.3 5.6-12.2
Rural 358 313 88.0 83.0-91.7 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 24 6.1 3.4-10.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 755 645 85.6 82.3-88.4 55 7.4 5.5-10.0 55 6.9 5.0- 9.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,071 894 84.3 81.4-86.8 77 7.0 5.3- 9.2 100 8.7 6.9-11.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 659 562 84.2 80.2-87.5 46 7.5 5.3-10.6 51 8.3 5.9-11.5
2nd Quartile 732 624 85.9 82.7-88.6 53 7.1 5.2- 9.6 55 7.0 5.2- 9.4
3rd Quartile 474 386 85.0 80.8-88.4 36 6.4 4.3- 9.5 52 8.6 6.2-11.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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