BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	928	787	85.1	81.3-88.3	141	14.9	11.7-18.7
GENDER
Male	324	271	83.0	76.2-88.2	53	17.0	11.8-23.8
Female	604	516	87.0	82.7-90.4	88	13.0	9.6-17.3
AGE
18-24	72	55	82.2	68.5-90.8	17	17.8	9.2-31.5
25-34	219	185	85.0	76.4-90.9	34	15.0	9.1-23.6
35-44	279	238	83.9	75.8-89.7	41	16.1	10.3-24.2
45-54	240	205	86.5	79.2-91.5	35	13.5	8.5-20.8
55-64	107	93	89.6	80.7-94.7	14	10.4	5.3-19.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	91	66	69.3	51.6-82.8	25	30.7	17.2-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	342	273	79.2	71.9-85.1	69	20.8	14.9-28.1
Some Post-H.S.	269	235	89.5	83.6-93.4	34	10.5	6.6-16.4
College Graduate	224	211	96.3	92.6-98.2	13	3.7	1.8- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	62	37	72.0	50.9-86.5	25	28.0	13.5-49.1
$15,000- 24,999	238	179	72.6	62.7-80.7	59	27.4	19.3-37.3
$25,000- 34,999	164	149	90.5	80.2-95.7	15	9.5	4.3-19.8
$35,000- 49,999	152	143	91.0	80.0-96.3	9	9.0	3.7-20.0
$50,000-74,999	93	92	96.2	77.6-99.5	1	3.8	0.5-22.4
$75,000+	72	70	97.4	89.7-99.4	2	2.6	0.6-10.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	15	12	75.8	43.4-92.8	3	24.2	7.2-56.6
Guilford	68	59	86.0	71.6-93.8	9	14.0	6.2-28.4
Mecklenburg	73	69	95.3	87.4-98.4	4	4.7	1.6-12.6
Orange	27	24	88.5	67.3-96.7	3	11.5	3.3-32.7
Wake	55	44	78.5	62.8-88.8	11	21.5	11.2-37.2
Chatham/Lee	37	33	89.2	72.7-96.2	4	10.8	3.8-27.3
Nash/Wilson	68	58	83.1	69.0-91.6	10	16.9	8.4-31.0
Craven/Pamlico	43	37	90.3	77.8-96.1	6	9.7	3.9-22.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	7	5	82.0	45.3-96.2	2	18.0	3.8-54.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	4	2	60.0	16.5-91.9	2	40.0	8.1-83.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	79	69	83.7	71.8-91.2	10	16.3	8.8-28.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	7	6	83.1	37.1-97.6	1	16.9	2.4-62.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	55	44	78.3	63.3-88.3	11	21.7	11.7-36.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	58	45	79.0	63.4-89.2	13	21.0	10.8-36.6
Northeast NC I	108	89	82.5	72.8-89.3	19	17.5	10.7-27.2
Northeast NC II	66	53	78.6	64.2-88.2	13	21.4	11.8-35.8
Northeastern Partnership	174	142	80.4	71.8-86.8	32	19.6	13.2-28.2
Mountain AHEC	26	22	83.4	57.3-95.0	4	16.6	5.0-42.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	451	366	79.3	72.4-84.8	85	20.7	15.2-27.6
Piedmont	439	390	88.8	83.9-92.3	49	11.2	7.7-16.1
Western NC	38	31	84.9	66.0-94.2	7	15.1	5.8-34.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

928

787

85.1

81.3-88.3

141

14.9

11.7-18.7

GENDER

Male

324

271

83.0

76.2-88.2

17.0

11.8-23.8

Female

604

516

87.0

82.7-90.4

13.0

9.6-17.3

AGE

18-24

82.2

68.5-90.8

17.8

9.2-31.5

25-34

219

185

85.0

76.4-90.9

15.0

9.1-23.6

35-44

279

238

83.9

75.8-89.7

16.1

10.3-24.2

45-54

240

205

86.5

79.2-91.5

13.5

8.5-20.8

55-64

107

89.6

80.7-94.7

10.4

5.3-19.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

69.3

51.6-82.8

30.7

17.2-48.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

342

273

79.2

71.9-85.1

20.8

14.9-28.1

Some Post-H.S.

269

235

89.5

83.6-93.4

10.5

6.6-16.4

College Graduate

224

211

96.3

92.6-98.2

3.7

1.8- 7.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

72.0

50.9-86.5

28.0

13.5-49.1

$15,000- 24,999

238

179

72.6

62.7-80.7

27.4

19.3-37.3

$25,000- 34,999

164

149

90.5

80.2-95.7

9.5

4.3-19.8

$35,000- 49,999

152

143

91.0

80.0-96.3

9.0

3.7-20.0

$50,000-74,999

96.2

77.6-99.5

3.8

0.5-22.4

$75,000+

97.4

89.7-99.4

2.6

0.6-10.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

75.8

43.4-92.8

24.2

7.2-56.6

Guilford

86.0

71.6-93.8

14.0

6.2-28.4

Mecklenburg

95.3

87.4-98.4

4.7

1.6-12.6

Orange

88.5

67.3-96.7

11.5

3.3-32.7

Wake

78.5

62.8-88.8

21.5

11.2-37.2

Chatham/Lee

89.2

72.7-96.2

10.8

3.8-27.3

Nash/Wilson

83.1

69.0-91.6

16.9

8.4-31.0

Craven/Pamlico

90.3

77.8-96.1

9.7

3.9-22.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

82.0

45.3-96.2

18.0

3.8-54.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

60.0

16.5-91.9

40.0

8.1-83.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

83.7

71.8-91.2

16.3

8.8-28.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

83.1

37.1-97.6

16.9

2.4-62.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

78.3

63.3-88.3

21.7

11.7-36.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

79.0

63.4-89.2

21.0

10.8-36.6

Northeast NC I

108

82.5

72.8-89.3

17.5

10.7-27.2

Northeast NC II

78.6

64.2-88.2

21.4

11.8-35.8

Northeastern Partnership

174

142

80.4

71.8-86.8

19.6

13.2-28.2

Mountain AHEC

83.4

57.3-95.0

16.6

5.0-42.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

451

366

79.3

72.4-84.8

20.7

15.2-27.6

Piedmont

439

390

88.8

83.9-92.3

11.2

7.7-16.1

Western NC

84.9

66.0-94.2

15.1

5.8-34.0

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