BRFSS 2003 - 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 2003 for Buncombe County

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,446	8,077	82.6	81.2-83.9	1,369	17.4	16.1-18.8
-Buncombe County	454	383	81.2	76.3-85.4	71	18.8	14.6-23.7
GENDER
Male	179	147	77.9	69.4-84.5	32	22.1	15.5-30.6
Female	275	236	84.7	79.1-89.0	39	15.3	11.0-20.9
RACE
White	402	347	84.0	78.9-88.0	55	16.0	12.0-21.1
Other	51	35	62.7	45.0-77.6	16	37.3	22.4-55.0
AGE
18-44	153	114	71.2	61.7-79.1	39	28.8	20.9-38.3
45+	296	266	90.1	85.7-93.2	30	9.9	6.8-14.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	186	147	74.4	65.9-81.3	39	25.6	18.7-34.1
Some College +	267	235	86.2	79.9-90.7	32	13.8	9.3-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	257	198	72.1	64.8-78.4	59	27.9	21.6-35.2
$50,000+	94	92	94.4	79.4-98.7	2	5.6	1.3-20.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	383	81.2	76.3-85.4	71	18.8	14.6-23.7
Guilford	446	396	85.1	79.9-89.1	50	14.9	10.9-20.1
Mecklenburg	449	404	84.9	79.3-89.2	45	15.1	10.8-20.7
Orange	452	414	84.9	75.8-90.9	38	15.1	9.1-24.2
Wake	453	397	81.5	75.6-86.3	56	18.5	13.7-24.4
Chatham/Lee	400	337	81.1	75.4-85.7	63	18.9	14.3-24.6
Nash/Wilson	380	333	83.3	77.9-87.6	47	16.7	12.4-22.1
Craven/Pamlico	455	412	88.3	83.3-92.0	43	11.7	8.0-16.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	376	83.7	78.9-87.6	62	16.3	12.4-21.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	365	74.7	67.7-80.6	91	25.3	19.4-32.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	401	79.4	73.5-84.2	76	20.6	15.8-26.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	345	67.4	52.6-79.4	81	32.6	20.6-47.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	387	78.8	73.9-83.0	89	21.2	17.0-26.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	342	75.9	69.8-81.1	78	24.1	18.9-30.2
Northeast NC I	459	387	79.2	71.3-85.4	72	20.8	14.6-28.7
Northeast NC II	512	432	81.6	76.8-85.6	80	18.4	14.4-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	971	819	80.8	76.7-84.3	152	19.2	15.7-23.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	1,090	79.6	75.7-83.0	218	20.4	17.0-24.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,315	2,815	81.6	79.0-84.0	500	18.4	16.0-21.0
Piedmont	4,051	3,548	84.2	82.3-86.0	503	15.8	14.0-17.7
Western NC	2,080	1,714	78.1	74.8-81.1	366	21.9	18.9-25.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,446

8,077

82.6

81.2-83.9

1,369

17.4

16.1-18.8

-Buncombe County

454

383

81.2

76.3-85.4

18.8

14.6-23.7

GENDER

Male

179

147

77.9

69.4-84.5

22.1

15.5-30.6

Female

275

236

84.7

79.1-89.0

15.3

11.0-20.9

RACE

White

402

347

84.0

78.9-88.0

16.0

12.0-21.1

Other

62.7

45.0-77.6

37.3

22.4-55.0

AGE

18-44

153

114

71.2

61.7-79.1

28.8

20.9-38.3

45+

296

266

90.1

85.7-93.2

9.9

6.8-14.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

186

147

74.4

65.9-81.3

25.6

18.7-34.1

Some College +

267

235

86.2

79.9-90.7

13.8

9.3-20.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

257

198

72.1

64.8-78.4

27.9

21.6-35.2

$50,000+

94.4

79.4-98.7

5.6

1.3-20.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

383

81.2

76.3-85.4

18.8

14.6-23.7

Guilford

446

396

85.1

79.9-89.1

14.9

10.9-20.1

Mecklenburg

449

404

84.9

79.3-89.2

15.1

10.8-20.7

Orange

452

414

84.9

75.8-90.9

15.1

9.1-24.2

Wake

453

397

81.5

75.6-86.3

18.5

13.7-24.4

Chatham/Lee

400

337

81.1

75.4-85.7

18.9

14.3-24.6

Nash/Wilson

380

333

83.3

77.9-87.6

16.7

12.4-22.1

Craven/Pamlico

455

412

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

376

83.7

78.9-87.6

16.3

12.4-21.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

365

74.7

67.7-80.6

25.3

19.4-32.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

401

79.4

73.5-84.2

20.6

15.8-26.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

345

67.4

52.6-79.4

32.6

20.6-47.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

387

78.8

73.9-83.0

21.2

17.0-26.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

342

75.9

69.8-81.1

24.1

18.9-30.2

Northeast NC I

459

387

79.2

71.3-85.4

20.8

14.6-28.7

Northeast NC II

512

432

81.6

76.8-85.6

18.4

14.4-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

971

819

80.8

76.7-84.3

152

19.2

15.7-23.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

1,090

79.6

75.7-83.0

218

20.4

17.0-24.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,315

2,815

81.6

79.0-84.0

500

18.4

16.0-21.0

Piedmont

4,051

3,548

84.2

82.3-86.0

503

15.8

14.0-17.7

Western NC

2,080

1,714

78.1

74.8-81.1

366

21.9

18.9-25.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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