2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,061 2,101 51.4 49.2-53.6 1,374 31.7 29.7-33.7 586 16.9 15.3-18.6
Piedmont NC 2,032 1,042 51.7 48.8-54.7 667 30.5 27.9-33.2 323 17.8 15.7-20.1
GENDER
Male 925 478 52.4 48.0-56.7 261 26.6 23.0-30.6 186 21.0 17.9-24.5
Female 1,107 564 51.2 47.2-55.1 406 34.1 30.5-37.9 137 14.8 12.0-18.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,248 667 54.7 51.0-58.4 450 31.3 28.1-34.6 131 14.0 11.4-17.0
Non-Hispanic Black 387 200 53.3 46.7-59.7 140 33.0 27.4-39.2 47 13.7 9.9-18.6
Other 360 159 41.8 35.1-48.9 65 23.2 16.7-31.4 136 34.9 28.9-41.5
AGE
18-34 468 214 45.2 39.3-51.1 98 20.7 16.2-26.0 156 34.2 28.9-39.9
35-44 297 150 51.9 45.1-58.8 87 28.2 22.4-34.8 60 19.9 15.2-25.6
45-54 333 190 60.8 53.7-67.5 92 25.3 19.7-31.8 51 13.9 9.9-19.2
55-64 344 185 53.8 46.4-61.1 124 36.7 30.0-44.0 35 9.5 6.1-14.4
65-74 309 172 58.5 50.9-65.7 131 40.6 33.4-48.2 *** *** ***
75+ 246 111 45.0 36.2-54.1 125 51.6 42.6-60.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** 27 20.4 13.3-30.1 61 27.5 20.2-36.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 174 45.0 38.8-51.2 132 29.1 23.7-35.0 93 26.0 20.8-31.9
Some Post-H.S. 479 265 54.9 49.0-60.6 150 29.8 24.8-35.3 64 15.4 11.6-20.1
College Graduate 975 516 53.9 50.0-57.8 356 35.6 31.9-39.5 103 10.5 8.4-13.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 258 45.3 39.7-51.1 242 37.1 32.0-42.5 83 17.6 13.7-22.3
No 1,381 742 54.0 50.5-57.5 408 28.2 25.1-31.4 231 17.8 15.4-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 88 37.7 29.6-46.7 101 47.7 38.9-56.8 27 14.5 9.4-21.8
Non-Veteran 1,811 953 53.4 50.3-56.5 563 28.5 25.8-31.3 295 18.1 15.9-20.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,171 621 51.4 47.7-55.2 314 26.1 22.9-29.5 236 22.5 19.5-25.8
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 511 253 51.0 44.4-57.7 238 46.2 39.7-52.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** 25 17.7 10.6-28.0 35 24.9 17.2-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** 36 29.2 20.0-40.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 21.4 13.4-32.5
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** 55 29.7 21.1-40.0 37 22.5 15.2-32.1
$35,000- 49,999 222 117 52.5 44.1-60.8 67 29.7 22.4-38.1 38 17.8 12.7-24.4
$50,000- 74,999 260 140 53.9 45.6-62.0 84 30.5 23.4-38.8 36 15.5 10.6-22.1
$75,000+ 734 388 53.7 48.9-58.4 261 31.7 27.6-36.2 85 14.6 11.3-18.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 443 231 49.3 43.1-55.5 133 30.8 25.3-36.9 79 19.9 15.3-25.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** 41 25.7 17.5-36.1 37 26.3 18.4-36.1
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,148 603 53.3 49.5-57.2 403 31.5 28.1-35.1 142 15.2 12.5-18.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 443 231 49.3 43.1-55.5 133 30.8 25.3-36.9 79 19.9 15.3-25.6
HOUSING
Own 1,256 667 52.1 48.2-55.8 461 34.9 31.4-38.6 128 13.0 10.6-15.9
Rent 606 285 49.2 44.1-54.4 154 20.6 17.1-24.7 167 30.1 25.8-34.9
Other arrangement 145 73 52.7 42.6-62.6 46 26.5 19.0-35.7 26 20.7 13.5-30.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 555 47.4 43.8-51.1 397 31.9 28.6-35.4 206 20.7 17.8-23.9
Regional City or Suburban County 467 258 58.6 52.2-64.7 141 25.8 20.8-31.5 68 15.6 11.8-20.3
Rural 407 229 53.6 46.9-60.2 129 33.4 27.3-40.2 49 12.9 9.0-18.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 723 380 53.3 48.2-58.3 240 30.4 26.0-35.3 103 16.3 13.1-20.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,172 582 49.8 46.0-53.7 387 31.0 27.7-34.5 203 19.2 16.4-22.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 747 381 52.4 47.6-57.2 260 32.0 27.8-36.5 106 15.6 12.3-19.5
2nd Quartile 778 401 51.3 46.7-56.0 236 29.2 25.2-33.6 141 19.4 16.2-23.2
3rd Quartile 440 224 51.9 45.7-58.0 149 28.9 23.9-34.4 67 19.3 14.6-25.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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