BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,519	1,225	79.1	75.4-82.3	294	20.9	17.7-24.6
GENDER
Male	509	398	75.0	68.4-80.6	111	25.0	19.4-31.6
Female	1,010	827	82.4	78.4-85.9	183	17.6	14.1-21.6
AGE
18-24	144	115	73.5	60.6-83.3	29	26.5	16.7-39.4
25-34	286	229	79.7	71.1-86.1	57	20.3	13.9-28.9
35-44	372	305	81.8	74.9-87.1	67	18.2	12.9-25.1
45-54	415	329	77.1	69.8-83.1	86	22.9	16.9-30.2
55-64	287	233	83.5	76.3-88.8	54	16.5	11.2-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	244	180	70.6	60.2-79.2	64	29.4	20.8-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	564	433	76.4	70.5-81.5	131	23.6	18.5-29.5
Some Post-H.S.	404	336	79.9	71.4-86.3	68	20.1	13.7-28.6
College Graduate	305	274	88.6	81.8-93.1	31	11.4	6.9-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	154	70.6	60.7-78.8	76	29.4	21.2-39.3
$15,000- 24,999	367	264	68.1	59.5-75.7	103	31.9	24.3-40.5
$25,000- 34,999	211	182	87.0	78.4-92.5	29	13.0	7.5-21.6
$35,000- 49,999	192	177	85.5	74.3-92.3	15	14.5	7.7-25.7
$50,000-74,999	115	113	96.8	82.0-99.5	2	3.2	0.5-18.0
$75,000+	91	87	95.5	87.0-98.5	4	4.5	1.5-13.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	23	18	71.0	45.7-87.7	5	29.0	12.3-54.3
Guilford	97	83	83.8	71.4-91.5	14	16.2	8.5-28.6
Mecklenburg	106	96	89.6	80.5-94.7	10	10.4	5.3-19.5
Orange	43	39	91.0	76.2-97.0	4	9.0	3.0-23.8
Wake	74	57	75.5	62.2-85.2	17	24.5	14.8-37.8
Chatham/Lee	57	50	86.3	72.3-93.8	7	13.7	6.2-27.7
Nash/Wilson	112	90	77.4	66.7-85.4	22	22.6	14.6-33.3
Craven/Pamlico	71	58	85.9	75.5-92.3	13	14.1	7.7-24.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	11	8	78.0	46.7-93.5	3	22.0	6.5-53.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	7	3	37.5	10.7-75.1	4	62.5	24.9-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	133	103	73.0	61.1-82.3	30	27.0	17.7-38.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	88.4	48.7-98.4	1	11.6	1.6-51.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	121	91	75.2	65.1-83.2	30	24.8	16.8-34.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	95	74	79.6	68.2-87.7	21	20.4	12.3-31.8
Northeast NC I	181	140	74.3	66.1-81.1	41	25.7	18.9-33.9
Northeast NC II	116	91	79.8	70.0-87.0	25	20.2	13.0-30.0
Northeastern Partnership	297	231	77.2	70.9-82.5	66	22.8	17.5-29.1
Mountain AHEC	41	34	75.5	54.4-88.8	7	24.5	11.2-45.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	794	620	76.1	70.3-81.1	174	23.9	18.9-29.7
Piedmont	666	560	82.5	77.7-86.5	106	17.5	13.5-22.3
Western NC	59	45	55.3	31.6-76.7	14	44.7	23.3-68.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,519

1,225

79.1

75.4-82.3

294

20.9

17.7-24.6

GENDER

Male

509

398

75.0

68.4-80.6

111

25.0

19.4-31.6

Female

1,010

827

82.4

78.4-85.9

183

17.6

14.1-21.6

AGE

18-24

144

115

73.5

60.6-83.3

26.5

16.7-39.4

25-34

286

229

79.7

71.1-86.1

20.3

13.9-28.9

35-44

372

305

81.8

74.9-87.1

18.2

12.9-25.1

45-54

415

329

77.1

69.8-83.1

22.9

16.9-30.2

55-64

287

233

83.5

76.3-88.8

16.5

11.2-23.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

244

180

70.6

60.2-79.2

29.4

20.8-39.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

564

433

76.4

70.5-81.5

131

23.6

18.5-29.5

Some Post-H.S.

404

336

79.9

71.4-86.3

20.1

13.7-28.6

College Graduate

305

274

88.6

81.8-93.1

11.4

6.9-18.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

154

70.6

60.7-78.8

29.4

21.2-39.3

$15,000- 24,999

367

264

68.1

59.5-75.7

103

31.9

24.3-40.5

$25,000- 34,999

211

182

87.0

78.4-92.5

13.0

7.5-21.6

$35,000- 49,999

192

177

85.5

74.3-92.3

14.5

7.7-25.7

$50,000-74,999

115

113

96.8

82.0-99.5

3.2

0.5-18.0

$75,000+

95.5

87.0-98.5

4.5

1.5-13.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

71.0

45.7-87.7

29.0

12.3-54.3

Guilford

83.8

71.4-91.5

16.2

8.5-28.6

Mecklenburg

106

89.6

80.5-94.7

10.4

5.3-19.5

Orange

91.0

76.2-97.0

9.0

3.0-23.8

Wake

75.5

62.2-85.2

24.5

14.8-37.8

Chatham/Lee

86.3

72.3-93.8

13.7

6.2-27.7

Nash/Wilson

112

77.4

66.7-85.4

22.6

14.6-33.3

Craven/Pamlico

85.9

75.5-92.3

14.1

7.7-24.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

78.0

46.7-93.5

22.0

6.5-53.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

37.5

10.7-75.1

62.5

24.9-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

133

103

73.0

61.1-82.3

27.0

17.7-38.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

88.4

48.7-98.4

11.6

1.6-51.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

121

75.2

65.1-83.2

24.8

16.8-34.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

79.6

68.2-87.7

20.4

12.3-31.8

Northeast NC I

181

140

74.3

66.1-81.1

25.7

18.9-33.9

Northeast NC II

116

79.8

70.0-87.0

20.2

13.0-30.0

Northeastern Partnership

297

231

77.2

70.9-82.5

22.8

17.5-29.1

Mountain AHEC

75.5

54.4-88.8

24.5

11.2-45.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

794

620

76.1

70.3-81.1

174

23.9

18.9-29.7

Piedmont

666

560

82.5

77.7-86.5

106

17.5

13.5-22.3

Western NC

55.3

31.6-76.7

44.7

23.3-68.4

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

^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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