BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,192	5,457	85.8	84.2-87.2	735	14.2	12.8-15.8
GENDER
Male	2,377	2,068	84.3	81.7-86.6	309	15.7	13.4-18.3
Female	3,815	3,389	87.0	85.2-88.7	426	13.0	11.3-14.8
RACE
White	4,687	4,186	87.4	85.7-89.0	501	12.6	11.0-14.3
African American	1,142	980	84.0	80.2-87.1	162	16.0	12.9-19.8
Other Minorities	264	211	73.7	62.9-82.2	53	26.3	17.8-37.1
HISPANIC
Yes	174	140	71.4	56.8-82.6	34	28.6	17.4-43.2
No	6,003	5,305	86.3	84.8-87.7	698	13.7	12.3-15.2
AGE
18-24	544	418	73.2	66.6-79.0	126	26.8	21.0-33.4
25-34	1,155	967	81.8	78.0-85.1	188	18.2	14.9-22.0
35-44	1,285	1,107	85.4	82.0-88.2	178	14.6	11.8-18.0
45-54	1,133	1,007	86.2	82.2-89.4	126	13.8	10.6-17.8
55-64	824	742	88.7	85.0-91.5	82	11.3	8.5-15.0
65+	1,188	1,160	97.4	95.8-98.4	28	2.6	1.6- 4.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	831	668	72.4	66.6-77.5	163	27.6	22.5-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,856	1,593	84.6	81.8-87.1	263	15.4	12.9-18.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,587	1,399	87.5	84.9-89.7	188	12.5	10.3-15.1
College Graduate	1,887	1,769	93.3	91.3-94.9	118	6.7	5.1- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	587	450	73.3	66.7-79.1	137	26.7	20.9-33.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,010	802	74.5	69.6-78.8	208	25.5	21.2-30.4
$25,000- 34,999	882	749	83.3	79.1-86.8	133	16.7	13.2-20.9
$35,000- 49,999	968	891	90.5	87.2-92.9	77	9.5	7.1-12.8
$50,000+	1,589	1,533	96.3	94.5-97.6	56	3.7	2.4- 5.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	423	363	82.9	77.8-87.1	60	17.1	12.9-22.2
Cumberland	429	380	82.9	70.1-91.0	49	17.1	9.0-29.9
Durham	399	354	87.5	82.6-91.2	45	12.5	8.8-17.4
Forsyth	455	418	91.6	88.0-94.2	37	8.4	5.8-12.0
Gaston	467	405	86.6	82.6-89.9	62	13.4	10.1-17.4
Guilford	415	375	88.6	84.0-92.1	40	11.4	7.9-16.0
Mecklenburg	431	403	91.3	87.1-94.3	28	8.7	5.7-12.9
New Hanover	403	362	88.7	84.3-92.0	41	11.3	8.0-15.7
Onslow	436	379	81.4	71.9-88.2	57	18.6	11.8-28.1
Wake	427	377	85.9	81.1-89.7	50	14.1	10.3-18.9
Western NC	618	531	83.9	80.0-87.2	87	16.1	12.8-20.0
Piedmont NC	669	598	87.8	84.0-90.8	71	12.2	9.2-16.0
Eastern NC	620	512	81.3	77.2-84.9	108	18.7	15.1-22.8

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,192

5,457

85.8

84.2-87.2

735

14.2

12.8-15.8

GENDER

Male

2,377

2,068

84.3

81.7-86.6

309

15.7

13.4-18.3

Female

3,815

3,389

87.0

85.2-88.7

426

13.0

11.3-14.8

RACE

White

4,687

4,186

87.4

85.7-89.0

501

12.6

11.0-14.3

African American

1,142

980

84.0

80.2-87.1

162

16.0

12.9-19.8

Other Minorities

264

211

73.7

62.9-82.2

26.3

17.8-37.1

HISPANIC

Yes

174

140

71.4

56.8-82.6

28.6

17.4-43.2

6,003

5,305

86.3

84.8-87.7

698

13.7

12.3-15.2

AGE

18-24

544

418

73.2

66.6-79.0

126

26.8

21.0-33.4

25-34

1,155

967

81.8

78.0-85.1

188

18.2

14.9-22.0

35-44

1,285

1,107

85.4

82.0-88.2

178

14.6

11.8-18.0

45-54

1,133

1,007

86.2

82.2-89.4

126

13.8

10.6-17.8

55-64

824

742

88.7

85.0-91.5

11.3

8.5-15.0

65+

1,188

1,160

97.4

95.8-98.4

2.6

1.6- 4.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

831

668

72.4

66.6-77.5

163

27.6

22.5-33.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,856

1,593

84.6

81.8-87.1

263

15.4

12.9-18.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,587

1,399

87.5

84.9-89.7

188

12.5

10.3-15.1

College Graduate

1,887

1,769

93.3

91.3-94.9

118

6.7

5.1- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

587

450

73.3

66.7-79.1

137

26.7

20.9-33.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,010

802

74.5

69.6-78.8

208

25.5

21.2-30.4

$25,000- 34,999

882

749

83.3

79.1-86.8

133

16.7

13.2-20.9

$35,000- 49,999

968

891

90.5

87.2-92.9

9.5

7.1-12.8

$50,000+

1,589

1,533

96.3

94.5-97.6

3.7

2.4- 5.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

423

363

82.9

77.8-87.1

17.1

12.9-22.2

Cumberland

429

380

82.9

70.1-91.0

17.1

9.0-29.9

Durham

399

354

87.5

82.6-91.2

12.5

8.8-17.4

Forsyth

455

418

91.6

88.0-94.2

8.4

5.8-12.0

Gaston

467

405

86.6

82.6-89.9

13.4

10.1-17.4

Guilford

415

375

88.6

84.0-92.1

11.4

7.9-16.0

Mecklenburg

431

403

91.3

87.1-94.3

8.7

5.7-12.9

New Hanover

403

362

88.7

84.3-92.0

11.3

8.0-15.7

Onslow

436

379

81.4

71.9-88.2

18.6

11.8-28.1

Wake

427

377

85.9

81.1-89.7

14.1

10.3-18.9

Western NC

618

531

83.9

80.0-87.2

16.1

12.8-20.0

Piedmont NC

669

598

87.8

84.0-90.8

12.2

9.2-16.0

Eastern NC

620

512

81.3

77.2-84.9

108

18.7

15.1-22.8

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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