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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,010	827	82.4	78.4-85.9	183	17.6	14.1-21.6
GENDER
Female	1,010	827	82.4	78.4-85.9	183	17.6	14.1-21.6
RACE
African American	1,010	827	82.4	78.4-85.9	183	17.6	14.1-21.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	9	70.4	20.9-95.5	1	29.6	4.5-79.1
-English Speaking	10	9	70.4	20.9-95.5	1	29.6	4.5-79.1
Non-Hispanic	1,000	818	82.5	78.4-85.9	182	17.5	14.1-21.6
AGE
18-24	92	74	72.4	55.1-84.8	18	27.6	15.2-44.9
25-34	200	169	89.6	84.1-93.3	31	10.4	6.7-15.9
35-44	262	211	81.6	73.5-87.6	51	18.4	12.4-26.5
45-54	259	211	84.0	77.1-89.2	48	16.0	10.8-22.9
55-64	184	150	81.2	72.2-87.8	34	18.8	12.2-27.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	116	81.9	72.4-88.6	34	18.1	11.4-27.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	361	281	76.2	68.4-82.6	80	23.8	17.4-31.6
Some Post-H.S.	281	232	83.6	74.7-89.8	49	16.4	10.2-25.3
College Graduate	218	198	92.0	85.7-95.7	20	8.0	4.3-14.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	126	76.2	67.4-83.1	54	23.8	16.9-32.6
$15,000- 24,999	242	178	72.3	62.3-80.5	64	27.7	19.5-37.7
$25,000- 34,999	154	136	90.8	82.1-95.5	18	9.2	4.5-17.9
$35,000- 49,999	109	103	89.9	75.5-96.3	6	10.1	3.7-24.5
$50,000-74,999	62	61	99.7	98.0- 100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
$75,000+	52	50	96.2	83.8-99.2	2	3.8	0.8-16.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	12	11	94.0	66.3-99.2	1	6.0	0.8-33.7
Guilford	57	50	85.0	66.0-94.3	7	15.0	5.7-34.0
Mecklenburg	72	66	89.7	77.7-95.6	6	10.3	4.4-22.3
Orange	27	23	82.1	58.7-93.7	4	17.9	6.3-41.3
Wake	47	35	69.8	52.0-83.2	12	30.2	16.8-48.0
Chatham/Lee	41	34	79.0	60.3-90.3	7	21.0	9.7-39.7
Nash/Wilson	73	59	77.9	64.7-87.2	14	22.1	12.8-35.3
Craven/Pamlico	45	34	81.5	66.3-90.8	11	18.5	9.2-33.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	4	74.3	24.3-96.3	1	25.7	3.7-75.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	3	65.4	22.6-92.5	2	34.6	7.5-77.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	87	72	83.1	72.4-90.2	15	16.9	9.8-27.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	7	87.2	45.3-98.2	1	12.8	1.8-54.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	77	61	79.5	67.3-87.9	16	20.5	12.1-32.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	73	56	76.3	63.7-85.6	17	23.7	14.4-36.3
Northeast NC I	126	100	78.9	69.3-86.1	26	21.1	13.9-30.7
Northeast NC II	77	62	80.2	67.9-88.7	15	19.8	11.3-32.1
Northeastern Partnership	203	162	79.6	72.1-85.4	41	20.4	14.6-27.9
Mountain AHEC	25	23	94.9	78.8-98.9	2	5.1	1.1-21.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	533	421	81.7	76.6-85.9	112	18.3	14.1-23.4
Piedmont	441	375	83.5	77.4-88.2	66	16.5	11.8-22.6
Western NC	36	31	67.7	26.8-92.3	5	32.3	7.7-73.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,010

827

82.4

78.4-85.9

183

17.6

14.1-21.6

GENDER

Female

1,010

827

82.4

78.4-85.9

183

17.6

14.1-21.6

RACE

African American

1,010

827

82.4

78.4-85.9

183

17.6

14.1-21.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.4

20.9-95.5

29.6

4.5-79.1

-English Speaking

70.4

20.9-95.5

29.6

4.5-79.1

Non-Hispanic

1,000

818

82.5

78.4-85.9

182

17.5

14.1-21.6

AGE

18-24

72.4

55.1-84.8

27.6

15.2-44.9

25-34

200

169

89.6

84.1-93.3

10.4

6.7-15.9

35-44

262

211

81.6

73.5-87.6

18.4

12.4-26.5

45-54

259

211

84.0

77.1-89.2

16.0

10.8-22.9

55-64

184

150

81.2

72.2-87.8

18.8

12.2-27.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

116

81.9

72.4-88.6

18.1

11.4-27.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

361

281

76.2

68.4-82.6

23.8

17.4-31.6

Some Post-H.S.

281

232

83.6

74.7-89.8

16.4

10.2-25.3

College Graduate

218

198

92.0

85.7-95.7

8.0

4.3-14.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

180

126

76.2

67.4-83.1

23.8

16.9-32.6

$15,000- 24,999

242

178

72.3

62.3-80.5

27.7

19.5-37.7

$25,000- 34,999

154

136

90.8

82.1-95.5

9.2

4.5-17.9

$35,000- 49,999

109

103

89.9

75.5-96.3

10.1

3.7-24.5

$50,000-74,999

99.7

98.0- 100

0.3

0.0- 2.0

$75,000+

96.2

83.8-99.2

3.8

0.8-16.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

94.0

66.3-99.2

6.0

0.8-33.7

Guilford

85.0

66.0-94.3

15.0

5.7-34.0

Mecklenburg

89.7

77.7-95.6

10.3

4.4-22.3

Orange

82.1

58.7-93.7

17.9

6.3-41.3

Wake

69.8

52.0-83.2

30.2

16.8-48.0

Chatham/Lee

79.0

60.3-90.3

21.0

9.7-39.7

Nash/Wilson

77.9

64.7-87.2

22.1

12.8-35.3

Craven/Pamlico

81.5

66.3-90.8

18.5

9.2-33.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

74.3

24.3-96.3

25.7

3.7-75.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

65.4

22.6-92.5

34.6

7.5-77.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

83.1

72.4-90.2

16.9

9.8-27.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

87.2

45.3-98.2

12.8

1.8-54.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

79.5

67.3-87.9

20.5

12.1-32.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

76.3

63.7-85.6

23.7

14.4-36.3

Northeast NC I

126

100

78.9

69.3-86.1

21.1

13.9-30.7

Northeast NC II

80.2

67.9-88.7

19.8

11.3-32.1

Northeastern Partnership

203

162

79.6

72.1-85.4

20.4

14.6-27.9

Mountain AHEC

94.9

78.8-98.9

5.1

1.1-21.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

533

421

81.7

76.6-85.9

112

18.3

14.1-23.4

Piedmont

441

375

83.5

77.4-88.2

16.5

11.8-22.6

Western NC

67.7

26.8-92.3

32.3

7.7-73.2

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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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