2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,961 2,549 87.2 85.8-88.6 412 12.8 11.4-14.2
Piedmont NC 1,747 1,491 87.6 85.7-89.2 256 12.4 10.8-14.3
GENDER
Male 827 674 84.7 81.8-87.2 153 15.3 12.8-18.2
Female 920 817 90.4 87.9-92.3 103 9.6 7.7-12.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 907 854 93.3 91.0-95.1 53 6.7 4.9- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 337 319 93.3 89.0-96.0 18 6.7 4.0-11.0
Other 493 311 66.8 61.8-71.5 182 33.2 28.5-38.2
AGE
18-34 593 489 84.6 80.9-87.7 104 15.4 12.3-19.1
35-44 404 335 85.1 80.8-88.5 69 14.9 11.5-19.2
45-54 393 332 87.4 83.7-90.4 61 12.6 9.6-16.3
55-64 357 335 95.7 92.8-97.4 22 4.3 2.6- 7.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 69 50.5 41.8-59.2 106 49.5 40.8-58.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 341 271 84.9 80.3-88.5 70 15.1 11.5-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 428 379 90.5 86.9-93.2 49 9.5 6.8-13.1
College Graduate 797 768 96.8 95.2-97.9 29 3.2 2.1- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 403 341 86.9 82.6-90.3 62 13.1 9.7-17.4
No 1,281 1,099 88.1 85.9-89.9 182 11.9 10.1-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,639 1,386 86.7 84.8-88.5 253 13.3 11.5-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,276 1,101 88.7 86.6-90.5 175 11.3 9.5-13.4
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 63 63 100 - *** *** ***
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 170 136 86.2 79.9-90.7 34 13.8 9.3-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 121 92 80.2 70.4-87.4 29 19.8 12.6-29.6
$35,000- 49,999 191 150 83.5 77.4-88.2 41 16.5 11.8-22.6
$50,000- 74,999 186 173 93.2 88.0-96.3 13 6.8 3.7-12.0
$75,000+ 702 676 95.6 93.2-97.1 26 4.4 2.9- 6.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 275 81.8 77.2-85.6 83 18.2 14.4-22.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 75 67.9 57.3-77.0 47 32.1 23.0-42.7
101% to 150% 156 128 86.2 78.6-91.4 28 13.8 8.6-21.4
151% to 200% 81 65 82.5 71.9-89.7 16 17.5 10.3-28.1
More than 200% 937 890 94.8 92.8-96.2 47 5.2 3.8- 7.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 275 81.8 77.2-85.6 83 18.2 14.4-22.8
HOUSING
Own 873 812 92.0 89.5-93.9 61 8.0 6.1-10.5
Rent 733 561 79.7 76.4-82.5 172 20.3 17.5-23.6
Other arrangement 136 113 81.9 72.8-88.4 23 18.1 11.6-27.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,060 899 87.1 84.7-89.2 161 12.9 10.8-15.3
Regional City or Suburban County 443 386 89.4 85.8-92.2 57 10.6 7.8-14.2
Rural 244 206 86.1 80.4-90.3 38 13.9 9.7-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 578 499 88.8 85.6-91.4 79 11.2 8.6-14.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,117 948 87.1 84.7-89.1 169 12.9 10.9-15.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 638 560 88.9 85.6-91.5 78 11.1 8.5-14.4
2nd Quartile 747 631 86.8 83.9-89.3 116 13.2 10.7-16.1
3rd Quartile 326 271 87.9 84.0-90.9 55 12.1 9.1-16.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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