2024 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 1,843 1,634 89.3 87.6-90.9 209 10.7 9.1-12.4
Piedmont NC 1,121 991 90.3 88.1-92.0 130 9.7 8.0-11.9
GENDER
Male 562 476 88.2 85.0-90.7 86 11.8 9.3-15.0
Female 559 515 92.5 89.4-94.8 44 7.5 5.2-10.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 594 570 95.3 92.6-97.0 24 4.7 3.0- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 292 194 68.3 61.9-74.2 98 31.7 25.8-38.1
AGE
18-34 387 327 86.1 81.4-89.7 60 13.9 10.3-18.6
35-44 278 250 92.2 88.4-94.8 28 7.8 5.2-11.6
45-54 271 239 90.0 85.8-93.1 32 10.0 6.9-14.2
55-64 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 146 84.7 77.9-89.6 37 15.3 10.4-22.1
Some Post-H.S. 255 231 94.3 91.3-96.4 24 5.7 3.6- 8.7
College Graduate 599 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 197 167 85.4 78.0-90.6 30 14.6 9.4-22.0
No 890 798 92.0 89.9-93.7 92 8.0 6.3-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,053 924 89.6 87.4-91.5 129 10.4 8.5-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 991 90.3 88.1-92.0 130 9.7 8.0-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 101 89.7 83.1-93.8 17 10.3 6.2-16.9
$50,000- 74,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 558 543 96.9 94.6-98.3 15 3.1 1.7- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 134 81.8 75.2-86.9 40 18.2 13.1-24.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 732 707 96.5 94.6-97.8 25 3.5 2.2- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 174 134 81.8 75.2-86.9 40 18.2 13.1-24.8
HOUSING
Own 615 586 94.6 92.0-96.4 29 5.4 3.6- 8.0
Rent 456 364 81.4 77.3-84.9 92 18.6 15.1-22.7
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 695 613 90.3 87.7-92.5 82 9.7 7.5-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 289 258 91.0 86.5-94.2 31 9.0 5.8-13.5
Rural 137 120 88.5 80.9-93.3 17 11.5 6.7-19.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 359 317 90.1 85.9-93.2 42 9.9 6.8-14.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 653 90.6 88.1-92.7 83 9.4 7.3-11.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 412 372 92.1 88.6-94.6 40 7.9 5.4-11.4
2nd Quartile 480 423 89.3 85.6-92.1 57 10.7 7.9-14.4
3rd Quartile 208 181 90.8 86.4-93.9 27 9.2 6.1-13.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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