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	9,446	8,077	82.6	81.2-83.9	1,369	17.4	16.1-18.8
GENDER
Male	3,471	2,893	80.5	78.2-82.6	578	19.5	17.4-21.8
Female	5,975	5,184	84.5	82.9-86.1	791	15.5	13.9-17.1
RACE
White	6,933	6,119	87.1	85.8-88.3	814	12.9	11.7-14.2
African American	1,870	1,555	81.2	77.9-84.0	315	18.8	16.0-22.1
Asian	51	42	81.6	59.7-93.0	9	18.4	7.0-40.3
Native American	230	184	77.8	63.9-87.4	46	22.2	12.6-36.1
Other Minorities	325	148	35.7	28.3-44.0	177	64.3	56.0-71.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	161	35.2	27.8-43.5	177	64.8	56.5-72.2
-English Speaking	137	105	65.3	50.2-77.8	32	34.7	22.2-49.8
-Spanish Speaking	201	56	24.9	17.1-34.7	145	75.1	65.3-82.9
Non-Hispanic	9,098	7,906	85.7	84.5-86.9	1,192	14.3	13.1-15.5
AGE
18-24	578	410	68.4	62.3-73.9	168	31.6	26.1-37.7
25-34	1,415	1,110	76.7	73.1-79.9	305	23.3	20.1-26.9
35-44	1,788	1,459	80.7	77.5-83.5	329	19.3	16.5-22.5
45-54	1,846	1,568	84.6	81.7-87.1	278	15.4	12.9-18.3
55-64	1,536	1,324	87.2	84.4-89.6	212	12.8	10.4-15.6
65-74	1,274	1,231	96.3	94.2-97.7	43	3.7	2.3- 5.8
75+	939	910	96.9	94.6-98.2	29	3.1	1.8- 5.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,602	1,234	68.1	63.9-72.1	368	31.9	27.9-36.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,832	2,320	78.3	75.6-80.8	512	21.7	19.2-24.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,350	2,036	85.5	82.8-87.8	314	14.5	12.2-17.2
College Graduate	2,634	2,462	93.4	91.8-94.7	172	6.6	5.3- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,106	813	68.1	62.9-72.8	293	31.9	27.2-37.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,731	1,267	66.8	62.8-70.5	464	33.2	29.5-37.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,040	880	82.3	77.8-86.0	160	17.7	14.0-22.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,242	1,132	88.3	84.9-91.0	110	11.7	9.0-15.1
$50,000-74,999	1,010	973	96.2	94.2-97.6	37	3.8	2.4- 5.8
$75,000+	1,158	1,133	96.9	94.4-98.3	25	3.1	1.7- 5.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	383	81.2	76.3-85.4	71	18.8	14.6-23.7
Guilford	446	396	85.1	79.9-89.1	50	14.9	10.9-20.1
Mecklenburg	449	404	84.9	79.3-89.2	45	15.1	10.8-20.7
Orange	452	414	84.9	75.8-90.9	38	15.1	9.1-24.2
Wake	453	397	81.5	75.6-86.3	56	18.5	13.7-24.4
Chatham/Lee	400	337	81.1	75.4-85.7	63	18.9	14.3-24.6
Nash/Wilson	380	333	83.3	77.9-87.6	47	16.7	12.4-22.1
Craven/Pamlico	455	412	88.3	83.3-92.0	43	11.7	8.0-16.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	376	83.7	78.9-87.6	62	16.3	12.4-21.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	365	74.7	67.7-80.6	91	25.3	19.4-32.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	401	79.4	73.5-84.2	76	20.6	15.8-26.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	345	67.4	52.6-79.4	81	32.6	20.6-47.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	387	78.8	73.9-83.0	89	21.2	17.0-26.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	342	75.9	69.8-81.1	78	24.1	18.9-30.2
Northeast NC I	459	387	79.2	71.3-85.4	72	20.8	14.6-28.7
Northeast NC II	512	432	81.6	76.8-85.6	80	18.4	14.4-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	971	819	80.8	76.7-84.3	152	19.2	15.7-23.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	1,090	79.6	75.7-83.0	218	20.4	17.0-24.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,315	2,815	81.6	79.0-84.0	500	18.4	16.0-21.0
Piedmont	4,051	3,548	84.2	82.3-86.0	503	15.8	14.0-17.7
Western NC	2,080	1,714	78.1	74.8-81.1	366	21.9	18.9-25.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,446

8,077

82.6

81.2-83.9

1,369

17.4

16.1-18.8

GENDER

Male

3,471

2,893

80.5

78.2-82.6

578

19.5

17.4-21.8

Female

5,975

5,184

84.5

82.9-86.1

791

15.5

13.9-17.1

RACE

White

6,933

6,119

87.1

85.8-88.3

814

12.9

11.7-14.2

African American

1,870

1,555

81.2

77.9-84.0

315

18.8

16.0-22.1

Asian

81.6

59.7-93.0

18.4

7.0-40.3

Native American

230

184

77.8

63.9-87.4

22.2

12.6-36.1

Other Minorities

325

148

35.7

28.3-44.0

177

64.3

56.0-71.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

161

35.2

27.8-43.5

177

64.8

56.5-72.2

-English Speaking

137

105

65.3

50.2-77.8

34.7

22.2-49.8

-Spanish Speaking

201

24.9

17.1-34.7

145

75.1

65.3-82.9

Non-Hispanic

9,098

7,906

85.7

84.5-86.9

1,192

14.3

13.1-15.5

AGE

18-24

578

410

68.4

62.3-73.9

168

31.6

26.1-37.7

25-34

1,415

1,110

76.7

73.1-79.9

305

23.3

20.1-26.9

35-44

1,788

1,459

80.7

77.5-83.5

329

19.3

16.5-22.5

45-54

1,846

1,568

84.6

81.7-87.1

278

15.4

12.9-18.3

55-64

1,536

1,324

87.2

84.4-89.6

212

12.8

10.4-15.6

65-74

1,274

1,231

96.3

94.2-97.7

3.7

2.3- 5.8

75+

939

910

96.9

94.6-98.2

3.1

1.8- 5.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,602

1,234

68.1

63.9-72.1

368

31.9

27.9-36.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,832

2,320

78.3

75.6-80.8

512

21.7

19.2-24.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,350

2,036

85.5

82.8-87.8

314

14.5

12.2-17.2

College Graduate

2,634

2,462

93.4

91.8-94.7

172

6.6

5.3- 8.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,106

813

68.1

62.9-72.8

293

31.9

27.2-37.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,731

1,267

66.8

62.8-70.5

464

33.2

29.5-37.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,040

880

82.3

77.8-86.0

160

17.7

14.0-22.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,242

1,132

88.3

84.9-91.0

110

11.7

9.0-15.1

$50,000-74,999

1,010

973

96.2

94.2-97.6

3.8

2.4- 5.8

$75,000+

1,158

1,133

96.9

94.4-98.3

3.1

1.7- 5.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

383

81.2

76.3-85.4

18.8

14.6-23.7

Guilford

446

396

85.1

79.9-89.1

14.9

10.9-20.1

Mecklenburg

449

404

84.9

79.3-89.2

15.1

10.8-20.7

Orange

452

414

84.9

75.8-90.9

15.1

9.1-24.2

Wake

453

397

81.5

75.6-86.3

18.5

13.7-24.4

Chatham/Lee

400

337

81.1

75.4-85.7

18.9

14.3-24.6

Nash/Wilson

380

333

83.3

77.9-87.6

16.7

12.4-22.1

Craven/Pamlico

455

412

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

376

83.7

78.9-87.6

16.3

12.4-21.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

365

74.7

67.7-80.6

25.3

19.4-32.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

401

79.4

73.5-84.2

20.6

15.8-26.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

345

67.4

52.6-79.4

32.6

20.6-47.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

387

78.8

73.9-83.0

21.2

17.0-26.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

342

75.9

69.8-81.1

24.1

18.9-30.2

Northeast NC I

459

387

79.2

71.3-85.4

20.8

14.6-28.7

Northeast NC II

512

432

81.6

76.8-85.6

18.4

14.4-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

971

819

80.8

76.7-84.3

152

19.2

15.7-23.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

1,090

79.6

75.7-83.0

218

20.4

17.0-24.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,315

2,815

81.6

79.0-84.0

500

18.4

16.0-21.0

Piedmont

4,051

3,548

84.2

82.3-86.0

503

15.8

14.0-17.7

Western NC

2,080

1,714

78.1

74.8-81.1

366

21.9

18.9-25.2

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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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