2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,699 1,524 43.2 41.0-45.4 434 13.6 11.9-15.5 1,199 27.5 25.6-29.5 196 6.2 5.0- 7.6 230 6.5 5.6- 7.7 116 2.9 2.2- 4.0
Piedmont NC 1,832 865 47.5 44.5-50.6 241 15.4 12.9-18.3 525 24.1 21.7-26.8 86 6.1 4.5- 8.1 60 3.8 2.7- 5.2 55 3.0 2.0- 4.6
GENDER
Male 818 398 47.2 42.6-51.9 122 18.1 14.1-22.9 211 21.9 18.4-26.0 26 4.9 2.8- 8.4 43 5.8 3.9- 8.5 *** *** ***
Female 1,014 467 47.8 43.7-51.9 119 13.1 10.3-16.6 314 26.1 22.7-29.7 60 7.2 5.2- 9.8 17 2.0 1.2- 3.5 37 3.9 2.3- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,195 569 49.1 45.3-52.9 128 13.5 10.5-17.2 394 27.3 24.2-30.6 32 4.0 2.5- 6.2 38 3.5 2.4- 5.0 34 2.7 1.7- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 358 155 41.5 35.0-48.2 55 17.5 12.3-24.3 92 25.3 19.6-32.0 35 10.2 6.4-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 250 128 50.7 41.7-59.7 51 20.9 14.5-29.1 33 9.3 5.3-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 391 246 55.0 48.2-61.6 65 19.7 14.4-26.3 *** *** *** 34 11.1 7.3-16.6 15 4.2 2.4- 7.2 *** *** ***
35-44 250 170 66.9 59.0-73.9 36 16.5 10.9-24.2 *** *** *** 16 7.6 4.4-12.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 298 209 67.7 59.7-74.8 48 17.1 11.8-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 313 176 52.3 44.2-60.3 61 21.1 14.1-30.4 32 11.9 7.9-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 308 38 10.4 7.2-14.9 *** *** *** 245 80.9 74.8-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 240 *** *** *** *** *** *** 201 84.3 76.6-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 20 16.3 9.7-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 337 108 38.7 32.2-45.7 53 15.6 11.5-20.8 115 25.5 20.3-31.6 37 11.7 7.8-17.2 16 4.9 2.8- 8.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 444 185 43.2 37.4-49.2 63 18.4 13.3-24.9 137 25.6 20.9-30.9 26 4.5 2.9- 6.9 21 4.7 2.6- 8.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 944 550 64.6 60.8-68.3 104 11.6 9.0-14.7 228 17.8 15.2-20.8 *** *** *** 19 2.1 1.3- 3.5 31 2.7 1.8- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 517 149 29.2 24.3-34.7 57 13.5 9.3-19.1 222 36.8 31.3-42.6 36 10.6 6.7-16.2 33 7.2 4.8-10.7 20 2.8 1.6- 4.6
No 1,260 702 55.7 51.9-59.5 178 16.4 13.4-20.0 277 18.5 15.9-21.5 46 4.1 2.8- 6.0 25 2.4 1.4- 4.1 32 2.8 1.6- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 209 60 26.1 19.6-33.8 *** *** *** 71 30.7 22.7-40.1 *** *** *** 54 31.3 23.3-40.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,620 805 50.3 47.0-53.6 226 16.3 13.6-19.4 451 23.2 20.6-25.9 81 6.6 4.9- 8.9 *** *** *** 51 3.3 2.1- 5.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,044 722 66.3 62.2-70.2 164 17.6 14.3-21.4 60 5.6 4.0- 7.8 38 4.4 2.9- 6.5 30 3.0 2.0- 4.5 30 3.1 1.8- 5.5
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 47 9.0 6.3-12.8 *** *** *** 396 74.5 67.2-80.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.5 9.6-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 126 22 14.4 8.3-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 186 69 35.4 27.5-44.3 26 14.9 9.3-23.0 66 32.2 24.2-41.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 240 116 53.0 44.2-61.6 38 13.5 9.1-19.4 63 18.2 13.2-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 719 488 70.7 65.9-75.0 72 12.5 9.3-16.6 122 11.3 8.9-14.2 *** *** *** 19 2.4 1.4- 4.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 146 36.4 30.5-42.7 53 16.5 11.5-23.1 145 35.4 29.2-42.1 24 5.7 3.5- 9.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 34 26.1 17.2-37.6 18 18.0 10.1-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,095 633 61.3 57.4-65.1 122 12.4 9.9-15.4 260 17.5 15.0-20.4 *** *** *** 39 3.6 2.5- 5.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 146 36.4 30.5-42.7 53 16.5 11.5-23.1 145 35.4 29.2-42.1 24 5.7 3.5- 9.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,195 569 48.6 44.8-52.5 139 15.5 12.3-19.5 405 26.8 23.8-30.1 *** *** *** 33 3.5 2.2- 5.4 32 3.0 1.7- 5.2
Rent 490 245 48.5 42.7-54.3 75 13.6 10.5-17.5 76 15.1 10.7-21.0 52 14.6 10.3-20.3 21 4.5 2.7- 7.2 21 3.7 2.3- 5.9
Other arrangement 125 39 31.9 22.8-42.6 25 21.7 14.4-31.4 *** *** *** 15 14.6 8.0-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,034 523 51.9 48.0-55.8 144 14.6 12.1-17.6 265 21.8 18.7-25.3 40 4.4 3.0- 6.2 29 3.7 2.4- 5.5 33 3.6 2.1- 6.2
Regional City or Suburban County 425 186 42.0 35.7-48.7 60 20.5 14.3-28.6 134 25.5 20.6-31.1 *** *** *** 17 3.4 1.9- 5.9 *** *** ***
Rural 373 156 43.9 37.2-50.8 37 10.2 6.6-15.5 126 28.2 22.5-34.8 29 10.1 6.6-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 *** *** *** 17 9.5 5.3-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 653 272 42.7 37.7-47.9 87 17.9 13.2-23.7 224 28.8 24.5-33.5 29 4.5 2.9- 6.9 20 2.8 1.6- 4.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,055 546 51.3 47.3-55.4 137 14.7 11.8-18.3 264 21.5 18.4-24.9 46 6.0 3.9- 9.2 32 3.6 2.4- 5.3 30 2.8 1.7- 4.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 364 54.0 48.8-59.0 80 14.8 10.8-20.1 183 21.4 17.7-25.7 25 4.2 2.7- 6.7 18 2.9 1.8- 4.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 686 309 44.4 39.6-49.4 97 16.0 12.0-20.8 196 24.5 20.7-28.9 36 7.5 4.7-11.7 24 3.9 2.4- 6.2 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 399 176 46.8 40.5-53.3 55 14.8 10.8-19.9 125 28.1 22.5-34.4 18 4.1 2.4- 6.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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