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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,502	3,757	81.7	79.7-83.5	745	18.3	16.5-20.3
RACE
White	3,187	2,744	85.4	83.3-87.2	443	14.6	12.8-16.7
African American	1,010	827	82.4	78.4-85.9	183	17.6	14.1-21.6
Asian	23	19	93.6	80.4-98.1	4	6.4	1.9-19.6
Native American	121	89	74.1	59.6-84.8	32	25.9	15.2-40.4
Other Minorities	147	67	35.1	24.5-47.3	80	64.9	52.7-75.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	151	75	34.8	24.4-46.9	76	65.2	53.1-75.6
-English Speaking	68	55	64.5	42.7-81.6	13	35.5	18.4-57.3
-Spanish Speaking	83	20	22.6	12.2-38.1	63	77.4	61.9-87.8
Non-Hispanic	4,346	3,677	84.4	82.6-86.1	669	15.6	13.9-17.4
AGE
18-24	362	270	70.5	62.7-77.2	92	29.5	22.8-37.3
25-34	882	708	79.7	75.4-83.3	174	20.3	16.7-24.6
35-44	1,099	902	81.0	76.8-84.6	197	19.0	15.4-23.2
45-54	1,160	1,008	88.0	85.0-90.4	152	12.0	9.6-15.0
55-64	950	823	87.0	82.8-90.2	127	13.0	9.8-17.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	509	329	54.9	47.3-62.2	180	45.1	37.8-52.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,346	1,070	77.1	73.2-80.5	276	22.9	19.5-26.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,242	1,051	85.4	81.9-88.2	191	14.6	11.8-18.1
College Graduate	1,398	1,303	93.9	92.0-95.4	95	6.1	4.6- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	497	314	59.3	52.0-66.1	183	40.7	33.9-48.0
$15,000- 24,999	818	576	67.7	62.3-72.7	242	32.3	27.3-37.7
$25,000- 34,999	554	462	82.1	76.0-86.8	92	17.9	13.2-24.0
$35,000- 49,999	628	566	85.5	80.3-89.5	62	14.5	10.5-19.7
$50,000-74,999	531	511	97.0	94.6-98.3	20	3.0	1.7- 5.4
$75,000+	617	608	98.5	96.5-99.4	9	1.5	0.6- 3.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	191	155	80.5	73.2-86.2	36	19.5	13.8-26.8
Guilford	219	196	86.2	78.8-91.4	23	13.8	8.6-21.2
Mecklenburg	229	209	89.2	83.2-93.3	20	10.8	6.7-16.8
Orange	231	213	90.2	80.3-95.4	18	9.8	4.6-19.7
Wake	234	201	78.8	70.2-85.4	33	21.2	14.6-29.8
Chatham/Lee	178	145	75.8	66.3-83.3	33	24.2	16.7-33.7
Nash/Wilson	179	149	79.0	70.7-85.5	30	21.0	14.5-29.3
Craven/Pamlico	208	183	89.9	84.9-93.4	25	10.1	6.6-15.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	200	165	80.5	72.8-86.4	35	19.5	13.6-27.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	219	164	73.9	65.6-80.8	55	26.1	19.2-34.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	235	197	81.8	74.2-87.5	38	18.2	12.5-25.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	189	149	78.9	71.7-84.6	40	21.1	15.4-28.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	240	190	77.7	70.8-83.3	50	22.3	16.7-29.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	211	166	76.0	68.4-82.3	45	24.0	17.7-31.6
Northeast NC I	230	184	79.8	73.1-85.2	46	20.2	14.8-26.9
Northeast NC II	237	195	79.2	72.4-84.7	42	20.8	15.3-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	467	379	79.4	74.7-83.5	88	20.6	16.5-25.3
Mountain AHEC	577	473	82.7	78.0-86.5	104	17.3	13.5-22.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,614	1,332	81.9	78.4-84.9	282	18.1	15.1-21.6
Piedmont	1,949	1,681	82.4	79.6-85.0	268	17.6	15.0-20.4
Western NC	939	744	78.2	73.7-82.1	195	21.8	17.9-26.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,502

3,757

81.7

79.7-83.5

745

18.3

16.5-20.3

RACE

White

3,187

2,744

85.4

83.3-87.2

443

14.6

12.8-16.7

African American

1,010

827

82.4

78.4-85.9

183

17.6

14.1-21.6

Asian

93.6

80.4-98.1

6.4

1.9-19.6

Native American

121

74.1

59.6-84.8

25.9

15.2-40.4

Other Minorities

147

35.1

24.5-47.3

64.9

52.7-75.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

151

34.8

24.4-46.9

65.2

53.1-75.6

-English Speaking

64.5

42.7-81.6

35.5

18.4-57.3

-Spanish Speaking

22.6

12.2-38.1

77.4

61.9-87.8

Non-Hispanic

4,346

3,677

84.4

82.6-86.1

669

15.6

13.9-17.4

AGE

18-24

362

270

70.5

62.7-77.2

29.5

22.8-37.3

25-34

882

708

79.7

75.4-83.3

174

20.3

16.7-24.6

35-44

1,099

902

81.0

76.8-84.6

197

19.0

15.4-23.2

45-54

1,160

1,008

88.0

85.0-90.4

152

12.0

9.6-15.0

55-64

950

823

87.0

82.8-90.2

127

13.0

9.8-17.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

509

329

54.9

47.3-62.2

180

45.1

37.8-52.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,346

1,070

77.1

73.2-80.5

276

22.9

19.5-26.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,242

1,051

85.4

81.9-88.2

191

14.6

11.8-18.1

College Graduate

1,398

1,303

93.9

92.0-95.4

6.1

4.6- 8.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

497

314

59.3

52.0-66.1

183

40.7

33.9-48.0

$15,000- 24,999

818

576

67.7

62.3-72.7

242

32.3

27.3-37.7

$25,000- 34,999

554

462

82.1

76.0-86.8

17.9

13.2-24.0

$35,000- 49,999

628

566

85.5

80.3-89.5

14.5

10.5-19.7

$50,000-74,999

531

511

97.0

94.6-98.3

3.0

1.7- 5.4

$75,000+

617

608

98.5

96.5-99.4

1.5

0.6- 3.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

191

155

80.5

73.2-86.2

19.5

13.8-26.8

Guilford

219

196

86.2

78.8-91.4

13.8

8.6-21.2

Mecklenburg

229

209

89.2

83.2-93.3

10.8

6.7-16.8

Orange

231

213

90.2

80.3-95.4

9.8

4.6-19.7

Wake

234

201

78.8

70.2-85.4

21.2

14.6-29.8

Chatham/Lee

178

145

75.8

66.3-83.3

24.2

16.7-33.7

Nash/Wilson

179

149

79.0

70.7-85.5

21.0

14.5-29.3

Craven/Pamlico

208

183

89.9

84.9-93.4

10.1

6.6-15.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

200

165

80.5

72.8-86.4

19.5

13.6-27.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

219

164

73.9

65.6-80.8

26.1

19.2-34.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

235

197

81.8

74.2-87.5

18.2

12.5-25.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

189

149

78.9

71.7-84.6

21.1

15.4-28.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

240

190

77.7

70.8-83.3

22.3

16.7-29.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

211

166

76.0

68.4-82.3

24.0

17.7-31.6

Northeast NC I

230

184

79.8

73.1-85.2

20.2

14.8-26.9

Northeast NC II

237

195

79.2

72.4-84.7

20.8

15.3-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

467

379

79.4

74.7-83.5

20.6

16.5-25.3

Mountain AHEC

577

473

82.7

78.0-86.5

104

17.3

13.5-22.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,614

1,332

81.9

78.4-84.9

282

18.1

15.1-21.6

Piedmont

1,949

1,681

82.4

79.6-85.0

268

17.6

15.0-20.4

Western NC

939

744

78.2

73.7-82.1

195

21.8

17.9-26.3

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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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