2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,981 1,790 90.5 88.7-92.0 191 9.5 8.0-11.3
Piedmont NC 1,146 1,040 91.8 89.7-93.5 106 8.2 6.5-10.3
GENDER
Male 606 529 88.8 85.4-91.5 77 11.2 8.5-14.6
Female 540 511 95.2 92.7-96.9 29 4.8 3.1- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 676 653 95.1 91.9-97.0 23 4.9 3.0- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 228 154 71.6 64.7-77.6 74 28.4 22.4-35.3
AGE
18-34 392 337 87.1 82.9-90.3 55 12.9 9.7-17.1
35-44 269 247 94.8 91.6-96.9 22 5.2 3.1- 8.4
45-54 269 251 95.8 92.8-97.5 18 4.2 2.5- 7.2
55-64 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 165 88.1 83.4-91.7 40 11.9 8.3-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 619 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 168 88.6 82.6-92.8 26 11.4 7.2-17.4
No 921 842 92.1 89.7-94.0 79 7.9 6.0-10.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,068 963 91.3 89.1-93.2 105 8.7 6.8-10.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,146 1,040 91.8 89.7-93.5 106 8.2 6.5-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 535 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 185 155 87.6 81.1-92.0 30 12.4 8.0-18.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 753 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 185 155 87.6 81.1-92.0 30 12.4 8.0-18.9
HOUSING
Own 653 625 95.3 92.4-97.1 28 4.7 2.9- 7.6
Rent 403 336 84.7 80.5-88.1 67 15.3 11.9-19.5
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 730 662 91.7 89.3-93.6 68 8.3 6.4-10.7
Regional City or Suburban County 253 229 92.0 87.1-95.2 24 8.0 4.8-12.9
Rural 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 378 344 92.7 89.3-95.1 34 7.3 4.9-10.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 734 667 91.8 89.3-93.8 67 8.2 6.2-10.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 413 386 93.6 90.2-95.8 27 6.4 4.2- 9.8
2nd Quartile 449 414 93.2 90.3-95.3 35 6.8 4.7- 9.7
3rd Quartile 259 219 87.6 82.0-91.6 40 12.4 8.4-18.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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