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

Health Care Access-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,265	1,066	84.5	81.0-87.5	199	15.5	12.5-19.0
GENDER
Female	1,265	1,066	84.5	81.0-87.5	199	15.5	12.5-19.0
RACE
African American	1,265	1,066	84.5	81.0-87.5	199	15.5	12.5-19.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	12	73.3	24.3-95.9	1	26.7	4.1-75.7
-English Speaking	13	12	73.3	24.3-95.9	1	26.7	4.1-75.7
Non-Hispanic	1,252	1,054	84.6	81.0-87.5	198	15.4	12.5-19.0
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
65-74	149	137	94.0	87.6-97.2	12	6.0	2.8-12.4
75+	106	102	98.1	94.2-99.4	4	1.9	0.6- 5.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	252	89.0	83.6-92.8	42	11.0	7.2-16.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	341	78.0	70.9-83.7	87	22.0	16.3-29.1
Some Post-H.S.	303	254	84.5	76.0-90.4	49	15.5	9.6-24.0
College Graduate	237	216	92.2	86.2-95.7	21	7.8	4.3-13.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	214	81.9	75.3-87.0	60	18.1	13.0-24.7
$15,000- 24,999	286	219	75.5	66.6-82.6	67	24.5	17.4-33.4
$25,000- 34,999	163	144	90.9	82.7-95.4	19	9.1	4.6-17.3
$35,000- 49,999	113	107	90.1	75.7-96.3	6	9.9	3.7-24.3
$50,000-74,999	64	63	99.7	98.0- 100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
$75,000+	53	50	94.9	83.5-98.6	3	5.1	1.4-16.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	14	91.9	70.7-98.2	2	8.1	1.8-29.3
Guilford	71	64	87.2	70.1-95.2	7	12.8	4.8-29.9
Mecklenburg	82	76	90.6	79.6-96.0	6	9.4	4.0-20.4
Orange	31	27	84.3	62.6-94.5	4	15.7	5.5-37.4
Wake	55	42	71.4	54.9-83.6	13	28.6	16.4-45.1
Chatham/Lee	53	46	83.0	66.8-92.2	7	17.0	7.8-33.2
Nash/Wilson	81	67	79.2	66.6-87.9	14	20.8	12.1-33.4
Craven/Pamlico	57	45	81.3	67.0-90.2	12	18.7	9.8-33.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	8	91.1	51.5-99.0	1	8.9	1.0-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	4	70.5	29.0-93.3	2	29.5	6.7-71.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	89	84.5	75.0-90.8	16	15.5	9.2-25.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	8	88.0	47.5-98.3	1	12.0	1.7-52.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	76	80.1	69.4-87.8	19	19.9	12.2-30.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	84	81.0	70.6-88.3	18	19.0	11.7-29.4
Northeast NC I	171	141	82.4	74.6-88.2	30	17.6	11.8-25.4
Northeast NC II	99	81	81.6	71.0-88.9	18	18.4	11.1-29.0
Northeastern Partnership	270	222	82.0	75.9-86.9	48	18.0	13.1-24.1
Mountain AHEC	32	29	94.4	82.1-98.4	3	5.6	1.6-17.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	670	546	83.5	79.1-87.1	124	16.5	12.9-20.9
Piedmont	549	480	85.7	80.4-89.8	69	14.3	10.2-19.6
Western NC	46	40	72.2	32.7-93.3	6	27.8	6.7-67.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,265

1,066

84.5

81.0-87.5

199

15.5

12.5-19.0

GENDER

Female

1,265

1,066

84.5

81.0-87.5

199

15.5

12.5-19.0

RACE

African American

1,265

1,066

84.5

81.0-87.5

199

15.5

12.5-19.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

73.3

24.3-95.9

26.7

4.1-75.7

-English Speaking

73.3

24.3-95.9

26.7

4.1-75.7

Non-Hispanic

1,252

1,054

84.6

81.0-87.5

198

15.4

12.5-19.0

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

65-74

149

137

94.0

87.6-97.2

6.0

2.8-12.4

75+

106

102

98.1

94.2-99.4

1.9

0.6- 5.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

252

89.0

83.6-92.8

11.0

7.2-16.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

341

78.0

70.9-83.7

22.0

16.3-29.1

Some Post-H.S.

303

254

84.5

76.0-90.4

15.5

9.6-24.0

College Graduate

237

216

92.2

86.2-95.7

7.8

4.3-13.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

214

81.9

75.3-87.0

18.1

13.0-24.7

$15,000- 24,999

286

219

75.5

66.6-82.6

24.5

17.4-33.4

$25,000- 34,999

163

144

90.9

82.7-95.4

9.1

4.6-17.3

$35,000- 49,999

113

107

90.1

75.7-96.3

9.9

3.7-24.3

$50,000-74,999

99.7

98.0- 100

0.3

0.0- 2.0

$75,000+

94.9

83.5-98.6

5.1

1.4-16.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

91.9

70.7-98.2

8.1

1.8-29.3

Guilford

87.2

70.1-95.2

12.8

4.8-29.9

Mecklenburg

90.6

79.6-96.0

9.4

4.0-20.4

Orange

84.3

62.6-94.5

15.7

5.5-37.4

Wake

71.4

54.9-83.6

28.6

16.4-45.1

Chatham/Lee

83.0

66.8-92.2

17.0

7.8-33.2

Nash/Wilson

79.2

66.6-87.9

20.8

12.1-33.4

Craven/Pamlico

81.3

67.0-90.2

18.7

9.8-33.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

91.1

51.5-99.0

8.9

1.0-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

70.5

29.0-93.3

29.5

6.7-71.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

84.5

75.0-90.8

15.5

9.2-25.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

88.0

47.5-98.3

12.0

1.7-52.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

80.1

69.4-87.8

19.9

12.2-30.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

81.0

70.6-88.3

19.0

11.7-29.4

Northeast NC I

171

141

82.4

74.6-88.2

17.6

11.8-25.4

Northeast NC II

81.6

71.0-88.9

18.4

11.1-29.0

Northeastern Partnership

270

222

82.0

75.9-86.9

18.0

13.1-24.1

Mountain AHEC

94.4

82.1-98.4

5.6

1.6-17.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

670

546

83.5

79.1-87.1

124

16.5

12.9-20.9

Piedmont

549

480

85.7

80.4-89.8

14.3

10.2-19.6

Western NC

72.2

32.7-93.3

27.8

6.7-67.3

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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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