BRFSS 2002 - Buncombe County: (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 2002 for Buncombe County

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,729	5,767	83.3	81.7-84.8	962	16.7	15.2-18.3
Buncombe County	411	347	80.4	75.0-84.9	64	19.6	15.1-25.0
GENDER
Male	158	133	79.0	69.8-86.0	25	21.0	14.0-30.2
Female	253	214	81.8	75.3-86.9	39	18.2	13.1-24.7
RACE
White	363	315	84.3	78.8-88.6	48	15.7	11.4-21.2
Other	41	27	52.2	35.0-68.9	14	47.8	31.1-65.0
AGE
18-44	150	115	72.8	63.7-80.3	35	27.2	19.7-36.3
45+	255	226	85.8	78.6-90.9	29	14.2	9.1-21.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	155	114	65.4	55.6-74.1	41	34.6	25.9-44.4
Some College +	252	229	90.2	84.7-93.9	23	9.8	6.1-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	216	174	76.1	68.4-82.4	42	23.9	17.6-31.6
$50,000+	89	83	94.2	86.5-97.6	6	5.8	2.4-13.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Forsyth	465	412	86.6	82.2-90.1	53	13.4	9.9-17.8
Guilford	423	374	83.6	77.2-88.4	49	16.4	11.6-22.8
Henderson/Transylvania	475	398	79.5	73.9-84.1	77	20.5	15.9-26.1
Mecklenburg	447	397	84.3	78.3-88.9	50	15.7	11.1-21.7
Orange	440	395	89.6	85.5-92.7	45	10.4	7.3-14.5
Pitt	418	360	83.3	78.0-87.6	58	16.7	12.4-22.0
Randolph	431	380	85.4	80.2-89.4	51	14.6	10.6-19.8
Robeson	443	327	70.1	64.2-75.4	116	29.9	24.6-35.8
Wake	432	382	86.2	81.2-90.1	50	13.8	9.9-18.8
Western NC	658	553	80.9	76.5-84.6	105	19.1	15.4-23.5
Piedmont NC	886	764	83.7	80.1-86.7	122	16.3	13.3-19.9
Eastern NC	800	678	83.1	79.4-86.3	122	16.9	13.7-20.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,729

5,767

83.3

81.7-84.8

962

16.7

15.2-18.3

Buncombe County

411

347

80.4

75.0-84.9

19.6

15.1-25.0

GENDER

Male

158

133

79.0

69.8-86.0

21.0

14.0-30.2

Female

253

214

81.8

75.3-86.9

18.2

13.1-24.7

RACE

White

363

315

84.3

78.8-88.6

15.7

11.4-21.2

Other

52.2

35.0-68.9

47.8

31.1-65.0

AGE

18-44

150

115

72.8

63.7-80.3

27.2

19.7-36.3

45+

255

226

85.8

78.6-90.9

14.2

9.1-21.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

155

114

65.4

55.6-74.1

34.6

25.9-44.4

Some College +

252

229

90.2

84.7-93.9

9.8

6.1-15.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

216

174

76.1

68.4-82.4

23.9

17.6-31.6

$50,000+

94.2

86.5-97.6

5.8

2.4-13.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Forsyth

465

412

86.6

82.2-90.1

13.4

9.9-17.8

Guilford

423

374

83.6

77.2-88.4

16.4

11.6-22.8

Henderson/Transylvania

475

398

79.5

73.9-84.1

20.5

15.9-26.1

Mecklenburg

447

397

84.3

78.3-88.9

15.7

11.1-21.7

Orange

440

395

89.6

85.5-92.7

10.4

7.3-14.5

Pitt

418

360

83.3

78.0-87.6

16.7

12.4-22.0

Randolph

431

380

85.4

80.2-89.4

14.6

10.6-19.8

Robeson

443

327

70.1

64.2-75.4

116

29.9

24.6-35.8

Wake

432

382

86.2

81.2-90.1

13.8

9.9-18.8

Western NC

658

553

80.9

76.5-84.6

105

19.1

15.4-23.5

Piedmont NC

886

764

83.7

80.1-86.7

122

16.3

13.3-19.9

Eastern NC

800

678

83.1

79.4-86.3

122

16.9

13.7-20.6

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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