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	3,471	2,893	80.5	78.2-82.6	578	19.5	17.4-21.8
RACE
White	2,576	2,234	86.4	84.2-88.3	342	13.6	11.7-15.8
African American	605	489	76.8	70.8-81.9	116	23.2	18.1-29.2
Asian	26	21	76.0	46.7-91.9	5	24.0	8.1-53.3
Native American	83	69	78.2	51.8-92.3	14	21.8	7.7-48.2
Other Minorities	163	67	33.9	23.9-45.5	96	66.1	54.5-76.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	170	70	34.2	24.3-45.7	100	65.8	54.3-75.7
-English Speaking	54	36	63.3	41.4-80.8	18	36.7	19.2-58.6
-Spanish Speaking	116	34	25.9	16.0-39.1	82	74.1	60.9-84.0
Non-Hispanic	3,298	2,820	84.5	82.4-86.4	478	15.5	13.6-17.6
AGE
18-24	216	140	66.4	57.0-74.7	76	33.6	25.3-43.0
25-34	533	402	73.9	68.0-79.0	131	26.1	21.0-32.0
35-44	689	557	80.4	75.4-84.5	132	19.6	15.5-24.6
45-54	686	560	81.1	76.0-85.4	126	18.9	14.6-24.0
55-64	586	501	87.5	83.3-90.8	85	12.5	9.2-16.7
65-74	462	445	95.8	92.4-97.7	17	4.2	2.3- 7.6
75+	278	269	97.5	94.5-98.9	9	2.5	1.1- 5.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	441	63.8	57.1-70.0	166	36.2	30.0-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,028	808	75.7	71.1-79.7	220	24.3	20.3-28.9
Some Post-H.S.	810	692	83.6	78.9-87.5	118	16.4	12.5-21.1
College Graduate	1,015	941	92.7	89.9-94.8	74	7.3	5.2-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	299	202	63.6	53.6-72.6	97	36.4	27.4-46.4
$15,000- 24,999	614	402	59.6	53.2-65.8	212	40.4	34.2-46.8
$25,000- 34,999	367	301	80.6	73.0-86.4	66	19.4	13.6-27.0
$35,000- 49,999	526	478	89.6	84.4-93.2	48	10.4	6.8-15.6
$50,000-74,999	435	418	95.3	91.6-97.4	17	4.7	2.6- 8.4
$75,000+	504	490	95.7	90.9-98.0	14	4.3	2.0- 9.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	147	77.9	69.4-84.5	32	22.1	15.5-30.6
Guilford	165	138	81.2	72.4-87.7	27	18.8	12.3-27.6
Mecklenburg	169	144	79.2	69.3-86.6	25	20.8	13.4-30.7
Orange	170	150	76.7	60.5-87.6	20	23.3	12.4-39.5
Wake	176	154	82.3	72.5-89.1	22	17.7	10.9-27.5
Chatham/Lee	152	126	82.1	73.4-88.4	26	17.9	11.6-26.6
Nash/Wilson	140	124	83.8	74.7-90.1	16	16.2	9.9-25.3
Craven/Pamlico	169	152	84.8	74.9-91.3	17	15.2	8.7-25.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	137	82.6	74.4-88.6	25	17.4	11.4-25.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	138	72.5	59.3-82.6	31	27.5	17.4-40.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	176	139	73.6	63.4-81.8	37	26.4	18.2-36.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	123	55.2	35.3-73.5	39	44.8	26.5-64.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	141	76.8	68.4-83.5	36	23.2	16.5-31.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	95	69.1	57.6-78.7	32	30.9	21.3-42.4
Northeast NC I	142	120	73.2	56.5-85.2	22	26.8	14.8-43.5
Northeast NC II	186	154	80.9	72.5-87.1	32	19.1	12.9-27.5
Northeastern Partnership	328	274	78.4	70.7-84.6	54	21.6	15.4-29.3
Mountain AHEC	493	389	73.3	66.3-79.2	104	26.7	20.8-33.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,163	964	78.1	73.7-82.1	199	21.9	17.9-26.3
Piedmont	1,529	1,304	83.2	80.1-85.9	225	16.8	14.1-19.9
Western NC	779	625	74.2	68.6-79.1	154	25.8	20.9-31.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,471

2,893

80.5

78.2-82.6

578

19.5

17.4-21.8

RACE

White

2,576

2,234

86.4

84.2-88.3

342

13.6

11.7-15.8

African American

605

489

76.8

70.8-81.9

116

23.2

18.1-29.2

Asian

76.0

46.7-91.9

24.0

8.1-53.3

Native American

78.2

51.8-92.3

21.8

7.7-48.2

Other Minorities

163

33.9

23.9-45.5

66.1

54.5-76.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

170

34.2

24.3-45.7

100

65.8

54.3-75.7

-English Speaking

63.3

41.4-80.8

36.7

19.2-58.6

-Spanish Speaking

116

25.9

16.0-39.1

74.1

60.9-84.0

Non-Hispanic

3,298

2,820

84.5

82.4-86.4

478

15.5

13.6-17.6

AGE

18-24

216

140

66.4

57.0-74.7

33.6

25.3-43.0

25-34

533

402

73.9

68.0-79.0

131

26.1

21.0-32.0

35-44

689

557

80.4

75.4-84.5

132

19.6

15.5-24.6

45-54

686

560

81.1

76.0-85.4

126

18.9

14.6-24.0

55-64

586

501

87.5

83.3-90.8

12.5

9.2-16.7

65-74

462

445

95.8

92.4-97.7

4.2

2.3- 7.6

75+

278

269

97.5

94.5-98.9

2.5

1.1- 5.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

441

63.8

57.1-70.0

166

36.2

30.0-42.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,028

808

75.7

71.1-79.7

220

24.3

20.3-28.9

Some Post-H.S.

810

692

83.6

78.9-87.5

118

16.4

12.5-21.1

College Graduate

1,015

941

92.7

89.9-94.8

7.3

5.2-10.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

299

202

63.6

53.6-72.6

36.4

27.4-46.4

$15,000- 24,999

614

402

59.6

53.2-65.8

212

40.4

34.2-46.8

$25,000- 34,999

367

301

80.6

73.0-86.4

19.4

13.6-27.0

$35,000- 49,999

526

478

89.6

84.4-93.2

10.4

6.8-15.6

$50,000-74,999

435

418

95.3

91.6-97.4

4.7

2.6- 8.4

$75,000+

504

490

95.7

90.9-98.0

4.3

2.0- 9.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

147

77.9

69.4-84.5

22.1

15.5-30.6

Guilford

165

138

81.2

72.4-87.7

18.8

12.3-27.6

Mecklenburg

169

144

79.2

69.3-86.6

20.8

13.4-30.7

Orange

170

150

76.7

60.5-87.6

23.3

12.4-39.5

Wake

176

154

82.3

72.5-89.1

17.7

10.9-27.5

Chatham/Lee

152

126

82.1

73.4-88.4

17.9

11.6-26.6

Nash/Wilson

140

124

83.8

74.7-90.1

16.2

9.9-25.3

Craven/Pamlico

169

152

84.8

74.9-91.3

15.2

8.7-25.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

137

82.6

74.4-88.6

17.4

11.4-25.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

138

72.5

59.3-82.6

27.5

17.4-40.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

176

139

73.6

63.4-81.8

26.4

18.2-36.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

123

55.2

35.3-73.5

44.8

26.5-64.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

141

76.8

68.4-83.5

23.2

16.5-31.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

69.1

57.6-78.7

30.9

21.3-42.4

Northeast NC I

142

120

73.2

56.5-85.2

26.8

14.8-43.5

Northeast NC II

186

154

80.9

72.5-87.1

19.1

12.9-27.5

Northeastern Partnership

328

274

78.4

70.7-84.6

21.6

15.4-29.3

Mountain AHEC

493

389

73.3

66.3-79.2

104

26.7

20.8-33.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,163

964

78.1

73.7-82.1

199

21.9

17.9-26.3

Piedmont

1,529

1,304

83.2

80.1-85.9

225

16.8

14.1-19.9

Western NC

779

625

74.2

68.6-79.1

154

25.8

20.9-31.4

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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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