BRFSS 2002 - Western 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?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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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
Western NC	658	553	80.9	76.5-84.6	105	19.1	15.4-23.5
GENDER
Male	282	225	76.3	69.3-82.1	57	23.7	17.9-30.7
Female	376	328	86.4	81.4-90.2	48	13.6	9.8-18.6
RACE
White	612	520	82.2	77.7-86.0	92	17.8	14.0-22.3
Other	44	31	62.2	43.3-78.0	13	37.8	22.0-56.7
AGE
18-44	243	185	71.1	63.0-78.1	58	28.9	21.9-37.0
45+	409	364	89.1	85.2-92.0	45	10.9	8.0-14.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	376	312	79.6	73.4-84.6	64	20.4	15.4-26.6
Some College +	281	241	82.9	76.1-88.0	40	17.1	12.0-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	400	319	75.3	69.0-80.7	81	24.7	19.3-31.0
$50,000+	108	106	98.6	94.1-99.7	2	1.4	0.3- 5.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	411	347	80.4	75.0-84.9	64	19.6	15.1-25.0
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
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

Western NC

658

553

80.9

76.5-84.6

105

19.1

15.4-23.5

GENDER

Male

282

225

76.3

69.3-82.1

23.7

17.9-30.7

Female

376

328

86.4

81.4-90.2

13.6

9.8-18.6

RACE

White

612

520

82.2

77.7-86.0

17.8

14.0-22.3

Other

62.2

43.3-78.0

37.8

22.0-56.7

AGE

18-44

243

185

71.1

63.0-78.1

28.9

21.9-37.0

45+

409

364

89.1

85.2-92.0

10.9

8.0-14.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

376

312

79.6

73.4-84.6

20.4

15.4-26.6

Some College +

281

241

82.9

76.1-88.0

17.1

12.0-23.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

400

319

75.3

69.0-80.7

24.7

19.3-31.0

$50,000+

108

106

98.6

94.1-99.7

1.4

0.3- 5.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

411

347

80.4

75.0-84.9

19.6

15.1-25.0

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

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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