2023 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 3,328 2,875 84.4 82.4-86.2 231 8.3 6.8-10.0 222 7.3 6.2- 8.6
Piedmont NC 1,603 1,375 83.7 80.9-86.2 121 9.4 7.3-12.1 107 6.9 5.5- 8.6
GENDER
Male 692 587 83.3 78.6-87.2 48 8.8 5.6-13.6 57 7.8 5.8-10.5
Female 911 788 84.0 80.4-87.1 73 9.9 7.3-13.2 50 6.1 4.4- 8.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,002 915 88.4 84.6-91.4 61 8.4 5.7-12.2 26 3.2 2.0- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 319 275 84.0 77.4-88.9 37 13.5 8.8-20.0 *** *** ***
Other 255 165 67.2 59.5-74.0 21 7.4 4.4-12.0 69 25.5 19.4-32.6
AGE
18-34 312 233 73.9 67.2-79.6 46 15.9 11.1-22.1 33 10.2 7.0-14.8
35-44 233 182 79.0 72.5-84.3 20 8.6 5.3-13.7 31 12.4 8.4-17.8
45-54 274 230 86.3 80.0-90.8 23 8.6 4.8-15.0 21 5.1 3.1- 8.3
55-64 294 252 82.0 72.0-89.0 *** *** *** 18 5.9 3.3-10.3
65-74 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 24.4 16.9-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 318 257 82.1 76.7-86.4 36 10.6 7.3-15.2 25 7.3 4.6-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 390 335 83.8 78.0-88.4 35 11.8 7.7-17.7 20 4.4 2.7- 6.9
College Graduate 749 702 93.2 90.4-95.2 34 4.6 3.1- 6.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 470 391 83.3 78.7-87.1 48 10.2 7.3-14.2 31 6.5 4.3- 9.6
No 1,089 950 84.3 80.6-87.4 68 8.9 6.2-12.5 71 6.8 5.2- 8.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,447 1,233 83.2 80.2-85.9 112 9.6 7.3-12.4 102 7.2 5.8- 9.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 921 777 84.2 80.8-87.1 71 8.1 5.9-11.1 73 7.7 5.9- 9.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.5 10.1-28.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 118 90 77.9 67.6-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 172 137 79.4 71.3-85.6 *** *** *** 22 13.0 8.2-20.0
$50,000- 74,999 202 178 85.4 77.4-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 583 545 92.5 89.1-94.9 28 5.2 3.2- 8.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 372 313 82.3 75.9-87.2 23 8.2 4.6-14.4 36 9.5 6.4-13.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 69 75.7 65.1-83.9 18 13.3 7.7-21.9 15 11.0 6.1-19.0
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.9 7.8-23.5
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 895 824 90.7 87.8-93.0 48 6.2 4.4- 8.9 23 3.1 1.9- 4.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 372 313 82.3 75.9-87.2 23 8.2 4.6-14.4 36 9.5 6.4-13.8
HOUSING
Own 1,069 984 88.1 84.4-91.0 48 7.3 4.8-11.0 37 4.5 3.2- 6.5
Rent 403 291 73.7 68.2-78.5 51 11.8 8.6-16.0 61 14.5 11.0-18.9
Other arrangement 113 *** *** *** 22 23.2 14.9-34.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 867 740 84.3 81.2-87.0 68 8.6 6.6-11.2 59 7.1 5.3- 9.3
Regional City or Suburban County 379 326 82.8 75.3-88.4 *** *** *** 28 7.5 4.9-11.4
Rural 357 309 83.5 77.1-88.4 28 10.8 6.8-16.8 20 5.7 3.2- 9.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 108 83.3 72.2-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 622 532 80.7 74.8-85.5 50 12.2 7.9-18.2 40 7.1 5.0-10.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 854 735 86.0 83.0-88.5 61 7.3 5.5- 9.5 58 6.7 5.0- 9.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 580 514 88.8 85.3-91.5 33 5.4 3.7- 7.8 33 5.8 3.9- 8.7
2nd Quartile 593 495 79.8 74.3-84.5 55 12.7 8.6-18.3 43 7.5 5.3-10.5
3rd Quartile 370 313 82.4 76.9-86.8 31 10.2 6.8-15.1 26 7.4 4.7-11.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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