BRFSS 2003 - 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?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,870	1,555	81.2	77.9-84.0	315	18.8	16.0-22.1
GENDER
Male	605	489	76.8	70.8-81.9	116	23.2	18.1-29.2
Female	1,265	1,066	84.5	81.0-87.5	199	15.5	12.5-19.0
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
65-74	208	193	93.0	86.0-96.6	15	7.0	3.4-14.0
75+	143	137	96.1	89.7-98.5	6	3.9	1.5-10.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	370	79.4	72.3-85.2	77	20.6	14.8-27.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	650	512	78.2	72.7-82.9	138	21.8	17.1-27.3
Some Post-H.S.	435	367	80.8	72.6-86.9	68	19.2	13.1-27.4
College Graduate	332	300	89.1	82.6-93.4	32	10.9	6.6-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	267	77.3	69.7-83.5	84	22.7	16.5-30.3
$15,000- 24,999	434	325	70.6	62.8-77.4	109	29.4	22.6-37.2
$25,000- 34,999	227	197	87.7	79.7-92.9	30	12.3	7.1-20.3
$35,000- 49,999	199	184	85.7	74.6-92.4	15	14.3	7.6-25.4
$50,000-74,999	118	116	96.8	82.2-99.5	2	3.2	0.5-17.8
$75,000+	94	89	95.0	87.0-98.2	5	5.0	1.8-13.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	23	73.1	49.9-88.1	6	26.9	11.9-50.1
Guilford	116	101	84.6	73.3-91.6	15	15.4	8.4-26.7
Mecklenburg	120	110	90.5	82.0-95.2	10	9.5	4.8-18.0
Orange	48	44	91.8	78.1-97.2	4	8.2	2.8-21.9
Wake	86	68	76.6	64.2-85.7	18	23.4	14.3-35.8
Chatham/Lee	70	63	89.7	77.9-95.5	7	10.3	4.5-22.1
Nash/Wilson	125	103	78.9	68.9-86.4	22	21.1	13.6-31.1
Craven/Pamlico	92	78	86.5	77.0-92.4	14	13.5	7.6-23.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	13	87.5	63.5-96.6	3	12.5	3.4-36.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	48.2	18.6-79.1	4	51.8	20.9-81.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	164	133	76.8	66.3-84.8	31	23.2	15.2-33.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	9	89.1	50.6-98.5	1	10.9	1.5-49.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	112	77.0	67.9-84.1	33	23.0	15.9-32.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	107	82.6	73.2-89.3	22	17.4	10.7-26.8
Northeast NC I	237	192	78.7	71.7-84.3	45	21.3	15.7-28.3
Northeast NC II	147	118	81.4	72.9-87.6	29	18.6	12.4-27.1
Northeastern Partnership	384	310	80.1	74.7-84.5	74	19.9	15.5-25.3
Mountain AHEC	51	43	78.4	59.7-89.9	8	21.6	10.1-40.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	980	793	78.5	73.4-82.9	187	21.5	17.1-26.6
Piedmont	816	703	84.1	79.8-87.6	113	15.9	12.4-20.2
Western NC	74	59	61.9	38.3-80.9	15	38.1	19.1-61.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,870

1,555

81.2

77.9-84.0

315

18.8

16.0-22.1

GENDER

Male

605

489

76.8

70.8-81.9

116

23.2

18.1-29.2

Female

1,265

1,066

84.5

81.0-87.5

199

15.5

12.5-19.0

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

65-74

208

193

93.0

86.0-96.6

7.0

3.4-14.0

75+

143

137

96.1

89.7-98.5

3.9

1.5-10.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

370

79.4

72.3-85.2

20.6

14.8-27.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

650

512

78.2

72.7-82.9

138

21.8

17.1-27.3

Some Post-H.S.

435

367

80.8

72.6-86.9

19.2

13.1-27.4

College Graduate

332

300

89.1

82.6-93.4

10.9

6.6-17.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

267

77.3

69.7-83.5

22.7

16.5-30.3

$15,000- 24,999

434

325

70.6

62.8-77.4

109

29.4

22.6-37.2

$25,000- 34,999

227

197

87.7

79.7-92.9

12.3

7.1-20.3

$35,000- 49,999

199

184

85.7

74.6-92.4

14.3

7.6-25.4

$50,000-74,999

118

116

96.8

82.2-99.5

3.2

0.5-17.8

$75,000+

95.0

87.0-98.2

5.0

1.8-13.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.1

49.9-88.1

26.9

11.9-50.1

Guilford

116

101

84.6

73.3-91.6

15.4

8.4-26.7

Mecklenburg

120

110

90.5

82.0-95.2

9.5

4.8-18.0

Orange

91.8

78.1-97.2

8.2

2.8-21.9

Wake

76.6

64.2-85.7

23.4

14.3-35.8

Chatham/Lee

89.7

77.9-95.5

10.3

4.5-22.1

Nash/Wilson

125

103

78.9

68.9-86.4

21.1

13.6-31.1

Craven/Pamlico

86.5

77.0-92.4

13.5

7.6-23.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

87.5

63.5-96.6

12.5

3.4-36.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

48.2

18.6-79.1

51.8

20.9-81.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

164

133

76.8

66.3-84.8

23.2

15.2-33.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

89.1

50.6-98.5

10.9

1.5-49.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

112

77.0

67.9-84.1

23.0

15.9-32.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

107

82.6

73.2-89.3

17.4

10.7-26.8

Northeast NC I

237

192

78.7

71.7-84.3

21.3

15.7-28.3

Northeast NC II

147

118

81.4

72.9-87.6

18.6

12.4-27.1

Northeastern Partnership

384

310

80.1

74.7-84.5

19.9

15.5-25.3

Mountain AHEC

78.4

59.7-89.9

21.6

10.1-40.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

980

793

78.5

73.4-82.9

187

21.5

17.1-26.6

Piedmont

816

703

84.1

79.8-87.6

113

15.9

12.4-20.2

Western NC

61.9

38.3-80.9

38.1

19.1-61.7

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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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