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	4,316	3,740	84.4	82.5-86.2	576	15.6	13.8-17.5
GENDER
Male	1,725	1,468	83.3	80.4-85.9	257	16.7	14.1-19.6
Female	2,591	2,272	85.7	83.3-87.8	319	14.3	12.2-16.7
RACE
White	3,039	2,733	89.7	87.9-91.2	306	10.3	8.8-12.1
African American	928	787	85.1	81.3-88.3	141	14.9	11.7-18.7
Asian	30	26	83.0	55.9-95.0	4	17.0	5.0-44.1
Native American	102	85	83.6	68.3-92.3	17	16.4	7.7-31.7
Other Minorities	197	93	37.5	27.9-48.3	104	62.5	51.7-72.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	213	105	38.3	28.8-48.7	108	61.7	51.3-71.2
-English Speaking	74	59	77.3	58.2-89.3	15	22.7	10.7-41.8
-Spanish Speaking	139	46	27.6	18.2-39.5	93	72.4	60.5-81.8
Non-Hispanic	4,098	3,630	88.5	86.9-89.9	468	11.5	10.1-13.1
AGE
18-24	295	206	70.1	62.1-76.9	89	29.9	23.1-37.9
25-34	997	839	82.4	78.4-85.9	158	17.6	14.1-21.6
35-44	1,230	1,066	85.2	81.6-88.3	164	14.8	11.7-18.4
45-54	1,133	1,022	90.5	87.5-92.8	111	9.5	7.2-12.5
55-64	620	567	91.6	87.5-94.4	53	8.4	5.6-12.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	382	241	54.2	45.9-62.2	141	45.8	37.8-54.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,284	1,052	78.3	74.3-81.9	232	21.7	18.1-25.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,156	1,022	88.4	85.4-90.9	134	11.6	9.1-14.6
College Graduate	1,491	1,422	96.7	95.2-97.7	69	3.3	2.3- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	105	51.7	38.9-64.3	88	48.3	35.7-61.1
$15,000- 24,999	723	491	60.8	54.7-66.7	232	39.2	33.3-45.3
$25,000- 34,999	596	520	86.8	81.5-90.7	76	13.2	9.3-18.5
$35,000- 49,999	754	702	90.5	86.4-93.5	52	9.5	6.5-13.6
$50,000-74,999	651	638	97.3	94.2-98.7	13	2.7	1.3- 5.8
$75,000+	738	727	97.9	95.2-99.1	11	2.1	0.9- 4.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	197	163	79.6	71.5-85.8	34	20.4	14.2-28.5
Guilford	230	200	83.1	75.2-88.8	30	16.9	11.2-24.8
Mecklenburg	231	211	85.5	77.2-91.1	20	14.5	8.9-22.8
Orange	221	205	88.2	78.3-93.9	16	11.8	6.1-21.7
Wake	243	219	87.1	80.4-91.8	24	12.9	8.2-19.6
Chatham/Lee	173	156	85.8	77.0-91.6	17	14.2	8.4-23.0
Nash/Wilson	181	161	85.9	78.3-91.2	20	14.1	8.8-21.7
Craven/Pamlico	186	171	90.5	82.6-95.1	15	9.5	4.9-17.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	191	163	83.1	75.6-88.6	28	16.9	11.4-24.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	195	163	76.3	62.9-86.0	32	23.7	14.0-37.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	220	194	83.5	74.7-89.6	26	16.5	10.4-25.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	193	154	60.1	38.4-78.5	39	39.9	21.5-61.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	167	80.8	73.2-86.7	34	19.2	13.3-26.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	188	154	78.7	70.3-85.2	34	21.3	14.8-29.7
Northeast NC I	206	174	83.8	76.8-89.0	32	16.2	11.0-23.2
Northeast NC II	214	181	79.7	71.3-86.2	33	20.3	13.8-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	420	355	81.1	75.2-85.9	65	18.9	14.1-24.8
Mountain AHEC	553	456	78.1	71.6-83.4	97	21.9	16.6-28.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,481	1,263	81.7	77.9-85.0	218	18.3	15.0-22.1
Piedmont	1,960	1,752	86.9	84.4-89.0	208	13.1	11.0-15.6
Western NC	875	725	79.0	74.1-83.3	150	21.0	16.7-25.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,316

3,740

84.4

82.5-86.2

576

15.6

13.8-17.5

GENDER

Male

1,725

1,468

83.3

80.4-85.9

257

16.7

14.1-19.6

Female

2,591

2,272

85.7

83.3-87.8

319

14.3

12.2-16.7

RACE

White

3,039

2,733

89.7

87.9-91.2

306

10.3

8.8-12.1

African American

928

787

85.1

81.3-88.3

141

14.9

11.7-18.7

Asian

83.0

55.9-95.0

17.0

5.0-44.1

Native American

102

83.6

68.3-92.3

16.4

7.7-31.7

Other Minorities

197

37.5

27.9-48.3

104

62.5

51.7-72.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

213

105

38.3

28.8-48.7

108

61.7

51.3-71.2

-English Speaking

77.3

58.2-89.3

22.7

10.7-41.8

-Spanish Speaking

139

27.6

18.2-39.5

72.4

60.5-81.8

Non-Hispanic

4,098

3,630

88.5

86.9-89.9

468

11.5

10.1-13.1

AGE

18-24

295

206

70.1

62.1-76.9

29.9

23.1-37.9

25-34

997

839

82.4

78.4-85.9

158

17.6

14.1-21.6

35-44

1,230

1,066

85.2

81.6-88.3

164

14.8

11.7-18.4

45-54

1,133

1,022

90.5

87.5-92.8

111

9.5

7.2-12.5

55-64

620

567

91.6

87.5-94.4

8.4

5.6-12.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

382

241

54.2

45.9-62.2

141

45.8

37.8-54.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,284

1,052

78.3

74.3-81.9

232

21.7

18.1-25.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,156

1,022

88.4

85.4-90.9

134

11.6

9.1-14.6

College Graduate

1,491

1,422

96.7

95.2-97.7

3.3

2.3- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

105

51.7

38.9-64.3

48.3

35.7-61.1

$15,000- 24,999

723

491

60.8

54.7-66.7

232

39.2

33.3-45.3

$25,000- 34,999

596

520

86.8

81.5-90.7

13.2

9.3-18.5

$35,000- 49,999

754

702

90.5

86.4-93.5

9.5

6.5-13.6

$50,000-74,999

651

638

97.3

94.2-98.7

2.7

1.3- 5.8

$75,000+

738

727

97.9

95.2-99.1

2.1

0.9- 4.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

197

163

79.6

71.5-85.8

20.4

14.2-28.5

Guilford

230

200

83.1

75.2-88.8

16.9

11.2-24.8

Mecklenburg

231

211

85.5

77.2-91.1

14.5

8.9-22.8

Orange

221

205

88.2

78.3-93.9

11.8

6.1-21.7

Wake

243

219

87.1

80.4-91.8

12.9

8.2-19.6

Chatham/Lee

173

156

85.8

77.0-91.6

14.2

8.4-23.0

Nash/Wilson

181

161

85.9

78.3-91.2

14.1

8.8-21.7

Craven/Pamlico

186

171

90.5

82.6-95.1

9.5

4.9-17.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

191

163

83.1

75.6-88.6

16.9

11.4-24.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

195

163

76.3

62.9-86.0

23.7

14.0-37.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

220

194

83.5

74.7-89.6

16.5

10.4-25.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

193

154

60.1

38.4-78.5

39.9

21.5-61.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

167

80.8

73.2-86.7

19.2

13.3-26.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

188

154

78.7

70.3-85.2

21.3

14.8-29.7

Northeast NC I

206

174

83.8

76.8-89.0

16.2

11.0-23.2

Northeast NC II

214

181

79.7

71.3-86.2

20.3

13.8-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

420

355

81.1

75.2-85.9

18.9

14.1-24.8

Mountain AHEC

553

456

78.1

71.6-83.4

21.9

16.6-28.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,481

1,263

81.7

77.9-85.0

218

18.3

15.0-22.1

Piedmont

1,960

1,752

86.9

84.4-89.0

208

13.1

11.0-15.6

Western NC

875

725

79.0

74.1-83.3

150

21.0

16.7-25.9

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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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