2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,715 1,555 89.8 87.7-91.6 160 10.2 8.4-12.3
Piedmont NC 933 843 90.3 87.7-92.4 90 9.7 7.6-12.3
GENDER
Male 460 402 88.2 84.2-91.3 58 11.8 8.7-15.8
Female 473 441 92.5 88.8-95.1 32 7.5 4.9-11.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 548 528 95.1 91.7-97.1 20 4.9 2.9- 8.3
Non-Hispanic Black 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 196 138 72.1 63.6-79.3 58 27.9 20.7-36.4
AGE
18-34 312 274 88.0 83.1-91.6 38 12.0 8.4-16.9
35-44 205 190 93.4 88.8-96.2 15 6.6 3.8-11.2
45-54 232 209 89.9 83.0-94.2 23 10.1 5.8-17.0
55-64 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 128 84.8 77.6-89.9 29 15.2 10.1-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 508 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 147 84.9 77.0-90.4 25 15.1 9.6-23.0
No 740 681 92.3 89.6-94.4 59 7.7 5.6-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 862 774 90.0 87.3-92.2 88 10.0 7.8-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 933 843 90.3 87.7-92.4 90 9.7 7.6-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 74 81.8 72.0-88.8 21 18.2 11.2-28.0
$50,000- 74,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 464 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 152 127 84.4 76.0-90.2 25 15.6 9.8-24.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 632 604 95.0 92.1-96.8 28 5.0 3.2- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 152 127 84.4 76.0-90.2 25 15.6 9.8-24.0
HOUSING
Own 540 514 94.0 90.7-96.1 26 6.0 3.9- 9.3
Rent 331 273 81.6 76.0-86.1 58 18.4 13.9-24.0
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 571 519 90.9 87.8-93.2 52 9.1 6.8-12.2
Regional City or Suburban County 192 175 92.7 87.6-95.8 17 7.3 4.2-12.4
Rural 170 149 85.1 75.5-91.4 21 14.9 8.6-24.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 303 270 87.2 81.1-91.5 33 12.8 8.5-18.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 571 522 92.3 89.5-94.4 49 7.7 5.6-10.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 358 330 93.6 90.3-95.8 28 6.4 4.2- 9.7
2nd Quartile 351 314 88.5 83.5-92.1 37 11.5 7.9-16.5
3rd Quartile 199 179 89.7 83.3-93.8 20 10.3 6.2-16.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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