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	5,975	5,184	84.5	82.9-86.1	791	15.5	13.9-17.1
RACE
White	4,357	3,885	87.8	86.1-89.3	472	12.2	10.7-13.9
African American	1,265	1,066	84.5	81.0-87.5	199	15.5	12.5-19.0
Asian	25	21	94.0	81.5-98.2	4	6.0	1.8-18.5
Native American	147	115	77.4	64.4-86.7	32	22.6	13.3-35.6
Other Minorities	162	81	38.4	27.9-50.1	81	61.6	49.9-72.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	91	36.9	26.5-48.7	77	63.1	51.3-73.5
-English Speaking	83	69	67.6	46.6-83.3	14	32.4	16.7-53.4
-Spanish Speaking	85	22	23.1	12.6-38.4	63	76.9	61.6-87.4
Non-Hispanic	5,800	5,086	86.8	85.4-88.2	714	13.2	11.8-14.6
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
65-74	812	786	96.7	93.4-98.4	26	3.3	1.6- 6.6
75+	661	641	96.5	93.0-98.3	20	3.5	1.7- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	995	793	72.1	66.6-77.0	202	27.9	23.0-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,804	1,512	80.8	77.6-83.6	292	19.2	16.4-22.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,540	1,344	87.2	84.2-89.7	196	12.8	10.3-15.8
College Graduate	1,619	1,521	94.1	92.1-95.5	98	5.9	4.5- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	807	611	70.8	65.1-75.9	196	29.2	24.1-34.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,117	865	73.8	69.3-77.8	252	26.2	22.2-30.7
$25,000- 34,999	673	579	83.7	78.3-88.0	94	16.3	12.0-21.7
$35,000- 49,999	716	654	86.9	82.1-90.6	62	13.1	9.4-17.9
$50,000-74,999	575	555	97.2	94.9-98.4	20	2.8	1.6- 5.1
$75,000+	654	643	98.4	96.5-99.3	11	1.6	0.7- 3.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	236	84.7	79.1-89.0	39	15.3	11.0-20.9
Guilford	281	258	88.6	82.2-92.9	23	11.4	7.1-17.8
Mecklenburg	280	260	90.8	85.5-94.2	20	9.2	5.8-14.5
Orange	282	264	91.3	82.3-95.9	18	8.7	4.1-17.7
Wake	277	243	80.8	73.0-86.8	34	19.2	13.2-27.0
Chatham/Lee	248	211	80.0	72.2-86.1	37	20.0	13.9-27.8
Nash/Wilson	240	209	82.7	75.8-88.0	31	17.3	12.0-24.2
Craven/Pamlico	286	260	91.4	87.2-94.3	26	8.6	5.7-12.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	276	239	84.6	78.3-89.3	37	15.4	10.7-21.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	227	76.5	69.4-82.3	60	23.5	17.7-30.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	262	84.7	78.3-89.5	39	15.3	10.5-21.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	264	222	82.9	77.1-87.5	42	17.1	12.5-22.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	246	80.6	74.6-85.4	53	19.4	14.6-25.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	293	247	81.2	74.9-86.2	46	18.8	13.8-25.1
Northeast NC I	317	267	83.6	78.2-87.9	50	16.4	12.1-21.8
Northeast NC II	326	278	82.4	76.8-86.8	48	17.6	13.2-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	643	545	82.9	79.0-86.1	98	17.1	13.9-21.0
Mountain AHEC	815	701	85.7	82.0-88.7	114	14.3	11.3-18.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,152	1,851	84.7	81.8-87.3	301	15.3	12.7-18.2
Piedmont	2,522	2,244	85.1	82.7-87.3	278	14.9	12.7-17.3
Western NC	1,301	1,089	81.8	78.1-85.0	212	18.2	15.0-21.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,975

5,184

84.5

82.9-86.1

791

15.5

13.9-17.1

RACE

White

4,357

3,885

87.8

86.1-89.3

472

12.2

10.7-13.9

African American

1,265

1,066

84.5

81.0-87.5

199

15.5

12.5-19.0

Asian

94.0

81.5-98.2

6.0

1.8-18.5

Native American

147

115

77.4

64.4-86.7

22.6

13.3-35.6

Other Minorities

162

38.4

27.9-50.1

61.6

49.9-72.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

36.9

26.5-48.7

63.1

51.3-73.5

-English Speaking

67.6

46.6-83.3

32.4

16.7-53.4

-Spanish Speaking

23.1

12.6-38.4

76.9

61.6-87.4

Non-Hispanic

5,800

5,086

86.8

85.4-88.2

714

13.2

11.8-14.6

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

65-74

812

786

96.7

93.4-98.4

3.3

1.6- 6.6

75+

661

641

96.5

93.0-98.3

3.5

1.7- 7.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

995

793

72.1

66.6-77.0

202

27.9

23.0-33.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,804

1,512

80.8

77.6-83.6

292

19.2

16.4-22.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,540

1,344

87.2

84.2-89.7

196

12.8

10.3-15.8

College Graduate

1,619

1,521

94.1

92.1-95.5

5.9

4.5- 7.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

807

611

70.8

65.1-75.9

196

29.2

24.1-34.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,117

865

73.8

69.3-77.8

252

26.2

22.2-30.7

$25,000- 34,999

673

579

83.7

78.3-88.0

16.3

12.0-21.7

$35,000- 49,999

716

654

86.9

82.1-90.6

13.1

9.4-17.9

$50,000-74,999

575

555

97.2

94.9-98.4

2.8

1.6- 5.1

$75,000+

654

643

98.4

96.5-99.3

1.6

0.7- 3.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

236

84.7

79.1-89.0

15.3

11.0-20.9

Guilford

281

258

88.6

82.2-92.9

11.4

7.1-17.8

Mecklenburg

280

260

90.8

85.5-94.2

9.2

5.8-14.5

Orange

282

264

91.3

82.3-95.9

8.7

4.1-17.7

Wake

277

243

80.8

73.0-86.8

19.2

13.2-27.0

Chatham/Lee

248

211

80.0

72.2-86.1

20.0

13.9-27.8

Nash/Wilson

240

209

82.7

75.8-88.0

17.3

12.0-24.2

Craven/Pamlico

286

260

91.4

87.2-94.3

8.6

5.7-12.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

276

239

84.6

78.3-89.3

15.4

10.7-21.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

227

76.5

69.4-82.3

23.5

17.7-30.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

262

84.7

78.3-89.5

15.3

10.5-21.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

264

222

82.9

77.1-87.5

17.1

12.5-22.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

246

80.6

74.6-85.4

19.4

14.6-25.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

293

247

81.2

74.9-86.2

18.8

13.8-25.1

Northeast NC I

317

267

83.6

78.2-87.9

16.4

12.1-21.8

Northeast NC II

326

278

82.4

76.8-86.8

17.6

13.2-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

643

545

82.9

79.0-86.1

17.1

13.9-21.0

Mountain AHEC

815

701

85.7

82.0-88.7

114

14.3

11.3-18.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,152

1,851

84.7

81.8-87.3

301

15.3

12.7-18.2

Piedmont

2,522

2,244

85.1

82.7-87.3

278

14.9

12.7-17.3

Western NC

1,301

1,089

81.8

78.1-85.0

212

18.2

15.0-21.9

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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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