2024 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 3,553 2,998 84.8 83.4-86.2 209 6.0 5.1- 7.0 346 9.2 8.1-10.3
Piedmont NC 1,915 1,595 85.7 83.9-87.4 115 5.6 4.6- 6.9 205 8.7 7.4-10.1
GENDER
Male 864 691 83.4 80.5-85.9 53 5.5 4.1- 7.4 120 11.1 9.1-13.5
Female 1,051 904 87.8 85.4-89.9 62 5.7 4.3- 7.5 85 6.5 5.1- 8.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,116 1,030 92.0 89.9-93.7 53 4.5 3.3- 6.0 33 3.6 2.4- 5.3
Non-Hispanic Black 376 331 88.4 84.3-91.5 29 6.6 4.4- 9.7 16 5.0 3.0- 8.4
Other 416 227 59.3 53.7-64.7 33 8.5 5.5-12.7 156 32.2 27.4-37.4
AGE
18-34 393 282 76.9 71.8-81.3 36 8.8 6.1-12.6 75 14.3 10.9-18.5
35-44 328 250 79.4 74.3-83.7 25 7.1 4.6-10.8 53 13.5 10.0-17.9
45-54 337 258 80.3 75.5-84.4 31 8.5 5.8-12.2 48 11.2 8.2-15.1
55-64 317 282 92.7 89.5-95.0 17 3.8 2.2- 6.5 18 3.5 2.1- 5.8
65-74 278 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 76 54.0 45.7-62.1 *** *** *** 100 39.2 31.7-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 301 84.9 80.7-88.3 27 6.3 4.2- 9.4 50 8.8 6.3-12.1
Some Post-H.S. 490 418 87.2 83.6-90.2 34 6.4 4.4- 9.1 38 6.4 4.3- 9.3
College Graduate 849 795 94.6 92.8-96.0 41 4.1 3.0- 5.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 442 86.6 82.8-89.6 31 5.6 3.8- 8.0 47 7.9 5.5-11.1
No 1,339 1,111 85.8 83.6-87.7 79 5.5 4.3- 7.1 149 8.7 7.2-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,745 1,436 84.9 83.0-86.7 108 5.7 4.6- 7.1 201 9.3 7.9-10.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 910 84.9 82.6-87.0 64 5.2 3.9- 6.7 146 9.9 8.3-11.9
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.7 10.2-28.9
Retired 462 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 89 74 81.9 70.7-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 135 94 77.7 68.7-84.8 *** *** *** 28 14.9 9.1-23.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 21.5 13.8-32.0
$25,000- 34,999 133 105 82.8 74.9-88.7 *** *** *** 23 13.4 8.4-20.8
$35,000- 49,999 222 171 80.9 74.9-85.7 18 7.5 4.5-12.1 33 11.7 8.1-16.5
$50,000- 74,999 204 182 91.1 86.1-94.5 14 5.5 3.1- 9.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 698 656 93.9 91.4-95.7 26 3.0 2.0- 4.5 16 3.1 1.8- 5.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 477 368 81.4 77.3-84.8 32 6.5 4.4- 9.4 77 12.2 9.5-15.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 70 62.9 52.0-72.6 *** *** *** 40 27.8 19.4-38.2
101% to 150% 165 129 84.1 77.4-89.0 *** *** *** 23 9.8 6.0-15.5
151% to 200% 90 72 82.1 72.2-89.0 *** *** *** 13 12.7 7.1-21.7
More than 200% 994 920 93.1 91.0-94.7 47 3.9 2.8- 5.3 27 3.1 2.0- 4.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 477 368 81.4 77.3-84.8 32 6.5 4.4- 9.4 77 12.2 9.5-15.5
HOUSING
Own 1,192 1,099 91.3 89.3-93.0 42 3.6 2.6- 5.0 51 5.1 3.8- 6.8
Rent 571 385 69.8 65.5-73.7 49 9.4 6.9-12.8 137 20.8 17.6-24.4
Other arrangement 136 97 72.9 63.8-80.5 24 16.3 10.6-24.2 15 10.8 6.1-18.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,068 872 83.9 81.3-86.2 70 6.4 4.9- 8.3 126 9.7 7.9-11.8
Regional City or Suburban County 527 451 87.5 84.0-90.3 27 4.7 3.1- 7.0 49 7.8 5.6-10.8
Rural 320 272 87.8 83.5-91.1 18 4.9 2.9- 8.1 30 7.3 4.9-10.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 607 87.4 84.6-89.9 37 4.9 3.4- 7.0 70 7.6 5.8-10.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,130 927 84.3 81.8-86.5 73 6.1 4.7- 7.8 130 9.6 7.9-11.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 659 550 85.2 81.8-88.1 49 7.1 5.1- 9.8 60 7.7 5.7-10.4
2nd Quartile 814 681 86.2 83.3-88.6 43 4.7 3.4- 6.5 90 9.1 7.2-11.6
3rd Quartile 400 329 85.5 81.6-88.8 20 4.9 3.1- 7.9 51 9.5 7.1-12.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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