2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,727 2,416 88.0 86.2-89.5 311 12.0 10.5-13.8
Piedmont NC 1,418 1,252 88.6 86.4-90.4 166 11.4 9.6-13.6
GENDER
Male 663 573 87.2 83.8-89.9 90 12.8 10.1-16.2
Female 755 679 89.9 87.0-92.2 76 10.1 7.8-13.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 788 743 93.4 90.7-95.4 45 6.6 4.6- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 289 271 93.7 89.7-96.2 18 6.3 3.8-10.3
Other 317 221 71.9 65.4-77.6 96 28.1 22.4-34.6
AGE
18-34 452 391 86.2 82.0-89.6 61 13.8 10.4-18.0
35-44 292 250 86.7 81.9-90.4 42 13.3 9.6-18.1
45-54 333 298 90.6 85.7-94.0 35 9.4 6.0-14.3
55-64 341 313 92.9 89.0-95.5 28 7.1 4.5-11.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 217 83.4 77.8-87.7 53 16.6 12.3-22.2
Some Post-H.S. 339 315 94.1 90.5-96.4 24 5.9 3.6- 9.5
College Graduate 682 660 97.2 95.5-98.3 22 2.8 1.7- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 289 84.9 79.9-88.8 55 15.1 11.2-20.1
No 1,035 933 90.3 87.8-92.3 102 9.7 7.7-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,296 1,136 88.2 85.9-90.1 160 11.8 9.9-14.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,056 944 89.4 86.8-91.5 112 10.6 8.5-13.2
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 98 82.7 73.7-89.1 22 17.3 10.9-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 151 119 81.7 73.9-87.6 32 18.3 12.4-26.1
$50,000- 74,999 185 169 91.2 85.1-94.9 16 8.8 5.1-14.9
$75,000+ 574 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 264 216 83.9 78.0-88.5 48 16.1 11.5-22.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 78 75.2 64.6-83.4 29 24.8 16.6-35.4
101% to 150% 89 64 81.0 69.9-88.6 25 19.0 11.4-30.1
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 823 781 94.1 91.5-95.9 42 5.9 4.1- 8.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 264 216 83.9 78.0-88.5 48 16.1 11.5-22.0
HOUSING
Own 779 727 92.5 89.8-94.5 52 7.5 5.5-10.2
Rent 512 414 79.8 75.3-83.7 98 20.2 16.3-24.7
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 845 750 88.8 86.1-91.0 95 11.2 9.0-13.9
Regional City or Suburban County 315 273 88.6 84.1-92.0 42 11.4 8.0-15.9
Rural 258 229 87.9 81.2-92.4 29 12.1 7.6-18.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 469 408 86.0 81.5-89.6 61 14.0 10.4-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 855 762 89.9 87.3-92.0 93 10.1 8.0-12.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 536 488 92.6 89.8-94.6 48 7.4 5.4-10.2
2nd Quartile 538 460 85.4 81.4-88.6 78 14.6 11.4-18.6
3rd Quartile 299 266 88.4 83.3-92.1 33 11.6 7.9-16.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 are included.

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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