BRFSS 2003 - Graham/Swain/Jackson Counties: (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 Graham/Swain/Jackson Counties

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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
-Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	345	67.4	52.6-79.4	81	32.6	20.6-47.4
GENDER
Male	162	123	55.2	35.3-73.5	39	44.8	26.5-64.7
Female	264	222	82.9	77.1-87.5	42	17.1	12.5-22.9
RACE
White	367	306	82.1	76.7-86.4	61	17.9	13.6-23.3
Other	58	39	26.8	10.8-52.4	19	73.2	47.6-89.2
AGE
18-44	161	114	52.9	34.2-70.9	47	47.1	29.1-65.8
45+	264	230	86.4	80.8-90.5	34	13.6	9.5-19.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	198	152	53.2	33.3-72.1	46	46.8	27.9-66.7
Some College +	226	192	83.3	76.2-88.6	34	16.7	11.4-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	265	198	55.3	38.3-71.2	67	44.7	28.8-61.7
$50,000+	79	76	96.5	89.2-98.9	3	3.5	1.1-10.8
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
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

-Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

345

67.4

52.6-79.4

32.6

20.6-47.4

GENDER

Male

162

123

55.2

35.3-73.5

44.8

26.5-64.7

Female

264

222

82.9

77.1-87.5

17.1

12.5-22.9

RACE

White

367

306

82.1

76.7-86.4

17.9

13.6-23.3

Other

26.8

10.8-52.4

73.2

47.6-89.2

AGE

18-44

161

114

52.9

34.2-70.9

47.1

29.1-65.8

45+

264

230

86.4

80.8-90.5

13.6

9.5-19.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

198

152

53.2

33.3-72.1

46.8

27.9-66.7

Some College +

226

192

83.3

76.2-88.6

16.7

11.4-23.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

265

198

55.3

38.3-71.2

44.7

28.8-61.7

$50,000+

96.5

89.2-98.9

3.5

1.1-10.8

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

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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