2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,154 2,750 87.3 85.8-88.8 404 12.7 11.2-14.2
Piedmont NC 1,749 1,533 89.2 87.4-90.8 216 10.8 9.2-12.6
GENDER
Male 869 732 86.1 83.2-88.6 137 13.9 11.4-16.8
Female 880 801 92.3 90.0-94.1 79 7.7 5.9-10.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,013 953 93.0 90.6-94.8 60 7.0 5.2- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Black 336 316 95.1 92.0-97.0 20 4.9 3.0- 8.0
Other 360 226 68.9 62.8-74.4 134 31.1 25.6-37.2
AGE
18-34 582 487 85.3 81.9-88.2 95 14.7 11.8-18.1
35-44 381 326 88.9 85.0-91.9 55 11.1 8.1-15.0
45-54 396 357 92.8 89.7-95.1 39 7.2 4.9-10.3
55-64 390 363 93.0 88.2-95.9 27 7.0 4.1-11.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 278 84.5 80.3-87.9 80 15.5 12.1-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 445 404 92.5 89.3-94.8 41 7.5 5.2-10.7
College Graduate 817 790 97.5 96.1-98.4 27 2.5 1.6- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 413 353 88.0 84.1-91.0 60 12.0 9.0-15.9
No 1,275 1,128 89.5 87.3-91.3 147 10.5 8.7-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,613 1,404 88.7 86.8-90.4 209 11.3 9.6-13.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,311 1,162 89.3 87.1-91.2 149 10.7 8.8-12.9
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 117 89.3 83.5-93.2 24 10.7 6.8-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 78 82.9 73.7-89.3 22 17.1 10.7-26.3
$15,000- 24,999 123 78 72.5 62.6-80.6 45 27.5 19.4-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 143 109 78.8 69.2-86.0 34 21.2 14.0-30.8
$35,000- 49,999 154 135 87.8 80.4-92.7 19 12.2 7.3-19.6
$50,000- 74,999 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 685 665 96.7 94.7-98.0 20 3.3 2.0- 5.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 331 270 86.0 81.2-89.7 61 14.0 10.3-18.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 88 73.3 64.0-80.9 44 26.7 19.1-36.0
101% to 150% 109 80 80.3 71.0-87.1 29 19.7 12.9-29.0
151% to 200% 110 93 87.3 78.7-92.7 17 12.7 7.3-21.3
More than 200% 982 938 94.9 92.7-96.5 44 5.1 3.5- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 331 270 86.0 81.2-89.7 61 14.0 10.3-18.8
HOUSING
Own 958 893 93.1 90.8-94.9 65 6.9 5.1- 9.2
Rent 627 499 81.4 77.8-84.5 128 18.6 15.5-22.2
Other arrangement 143 123 87.7 80.4-92.5 20 12.3 7.5-19.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,075 938 88.7 86.4-90.7 137 11.3 9.3-13.6
Regional City or Suburban County 410 358 89.4 85.6-92.3 52 10.6 7.7-14.4
Rural 264 237 90.8 85.1-94.5 27 9.2 5.5-14.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 528 89.2 86.0-91.7 75 10.8 8.3-14.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,078 944 89.2 87.0-91.1 134 10.8 8.9-13.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 613 551 90.6 87.6-92.9 62 9.4 7.1-12.4
2nd Quartile 691 609 89.6 86.8-91.9 82 10.4 8.1-13.2
3rd Quartile 404 336 86.6 82.4-90.0 68 13.4 10.0-17.6
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 included

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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