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	1,725	1,468	83.3	80.4-85.9	257	16.7	14.1-19.6
RACE
White	1,207	1,085	91.0	88.3-93.1	122	9.0	6.9-11.7
African American	324	271	83.0	76.2-88.2	53	17.0	11.8-23.8
Asian	18	15	81.2	49.9-94.9	3	18.8	5.1-50.1
Native American	39	34	93.3	78.8-98.1	5	6.7	1.9-21.2
Other Minorities	124	53	33.8	22.7-47.1	71	66.2	52.9-77.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	131	56	36.0	24.8-48.9	75	64.0	51.1-75.2
-English Speaking	35	25	75.0	48.4-90.5	10	25.0	9.5-51.6
-Spanish Speaking	96	31	26.4	15.7-40.8	65	73.6	59.2-84.3
Non-Hispanic	1,592	1,410	89.2	86.8-91.3	182	10.8	8.7-13.2
AGE
18-24	133	88	68.0	56.6-77.7	45	32.0	22.3-43.4
25-34	413	334	79.0	72.6-84.3	79	21.0	15.7-27.4
35-44	516	451	86.9	81.7-90.8	65	13.1	9.2-18.3
45-54	420	371	89.8	84.6-93.4	49	10.2	6.6-15.4
55-64	230	211	92.7	86.3-96.2	19	7.3	3.8-13.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	204	119	50.7	40.3-61.1	85	49.3	38.9-59.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	530	425	78.5	72.4-83.5	105	21.5	16.5-27.6
Some Post-H.S.	418	374	89.3	84.2-92.8	44	10.7	7.2-15.8
College Graduate	571	548	97.3	94.9-98.6	23	2.7	1.4- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	19	50.1	26.8-73.3	24	49.9	26.7-73.2
$15,000- 24,999	257	150	54.8	45.2-64.1	107	45.2	35.9-54.8
$25,000- 34,999	219	183	83.7	74.6-89.9	36	16.3	10.1-25.4
$35,000- 49,999	316	292	91.6	84.9-95.5	24	8.4	4.5-15.1
$50,000-74,999	280	276	96.9	91.0-99.0	4	3.1	1.0- 9.0
$75,000+	338	331	97.3	92.5-99.0	7	2.7	1.0- 7.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	78	61	74.6	61.1-84.5	17	25.4	15.5-38.9
Guilford	91	74	79.1	65.8-88.1	17	20.9	11.9-34.2
Mecklenburg	103	89	79.4	66.6-88.1	14	20.6	11.9-33.4
Orange	89	81	86.6	74.9-93.3	8	13.4	6.7-25.1
Wake	104	95	91.1	81.6-96.0	9	8.9	4.0-18.4
Chatham/Lee	73	66	86.6	73.5-93.8	7	13.4	6.2-26.5
Nash/Wilson	79	69	83.6	71.5-91.2	10	16.4	8.8-28.5
Craven/Pamlico	82	74	86.8	73.4-94.0	8	13.2	6.0-26.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	86	71	79.3	67.1-87.8	15	20.7	12.2-32.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	71	57	68.4	45.4-85.0	14	31.6	15.0-54.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	87	73	80.5	66.7-89.5	14	19.5	10.5-33.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	79	59	47.6	23.9-72.4	20	52.4	27.6-76.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	66	57	84.4	70.8-92.3	9	15.6	7.7-29.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	61	47	73.2	57.2-84.8	14	26.8	15.2-42.8
Northeast NC I	61	55	85.5	69.9-93.7	6	14.5	6.3-30.1
Northeast NC II	82	66	76.4	62.4-86.4	16	23.6	13.6-37.6
Northeastern Partnership	143	121	78.9	68.0-86.8	22	21.1	13.2-32.0
Mountain AHEC	214	166	72.4	61.5-81.1	48	27.6	18.9-38.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	556	468	79.8	73.7-84.8	88	20.2	15.2-26.3
Piedmont	823	726	86.5	82.7-89.6	97	13.5	10.4-17.3
Western NC	346	274	75.2	67.0-81.9	72	24.8	18.1-33.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,725

1,468

83.3

80.4-85.9

257

16.7

14.1-19.6

RACE

White

1,207

1,085

91.0

88.3-93.1

122

9.0

6.9-11.7

African American

324

271

83.0

76.2-88.2

17.0

11.8-23.8

Asian

81.2

49.9-94.9

18.8

5.1-50.1

Native American

93.3

78.8-98.1

6.7

1.9-21.2

Other Minorities

124

33.8

22.7-47.1

66.2

52.9-77.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

131

36.0

24.8-48.9

64.0

51.1-75.2

-English Speaking

75.0

48.4-90.5

25.0

9.5-51.6

-Spanish Speaking

26.4

15.7-40.8

73.6

59.2-84.3

Non-Hispanic

1,592

1,410

89.2

86.8-91.3

182

10.8

8.7-13.2

AGE

18-24

133

68.0

56.6-77.7

32.0

22.3-43.4

25-34

413

334

79.0

72.6-84.3

21.0

15.7-27.4

35-44

516

451

86.9

81.7-90.8

13.1

9.2-18.3

45-54

420

371

89.8

84.6-93.4

10.2

6.6-15.4

55-64

230

211

92.7

86.3-96.2

7.3

3.8-13.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

204

119

50.7

40.3-61.1

49.3

38.9-59.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

530

425

78.5

72.4-83.5

105

21.5

16.5-27.6

Some Post-H.S.

418

374

89.3

84.2-92.8

10.7

7.2-15.8

College Graduate

571

548

97.3

94.9-98.6

2.7

1.4- 5.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

50.1

26.8-73.3

49.9

26.7-73.2

$15,000- 24,999

257

150

54.8

45.2-64.1

107

45.2

35.9-54.8

$25,000- 34,999

219

183

83.7

74.6-89.9

16.3

10.1-25.4

$35,000- 49,999

316

292

91.6

84.9-95.5

8.4

4.5-15.1

$50,000-74,999

280

276

96.9

91.0-99.0

3.1

1.0- 9.0

$75,000+

338

331

97.3

92.5-99.0

2.7

1.0- 7.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.6

61.1-84.5

25.4

15.5-38.9

Guilford

79.1

65.8-88.1

20.9

11.9-34.2

Mecklenburg

103

79.4

66.6-88.1

20.6

11.9-33.4

Orange

86.6

74.9-93.3

13.4

6.7-25.1

Wake

104

91.1

81.6-96.0

8.9

4.0-18.4

Chatham/Lee

86.6

73.5-93.8

13.4

6.2-26.5

Nash/Wilson

83.6

71.5-91.2

16.4

8.8-28.5

Craven/Pamlico

86.8

73.4-94.0

13.2

6.0-26.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

79.3

67.1-87.8

20.7

12.2-32.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

68.4

45.4-85.0

31.6

15.0-54.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

80.5

66.7-89.5

19.5

10.5-33.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.6

23.9-72.4

52.4

27.6-76.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

84.4

70.8-92.3

15.6

7.7-29.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

73.2

57.2-84.8

26.8

15.2-42.8

Northeast NC I

85.5

69.9-93.7

14.5

6.3-30.1

Northeast NC II

76.4

62.4-86.4

23.6

13.6-37.6

Northeastern Partnership

143

121

78.9

68.0-86.8

21.1

13.2-32.0

Mountain AHEC

214

166

72.4

61.5-81.1

27.6

18.9-38.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

556

468

79.8

73.7-84.8

20.2

15.2-26.3

Piedmont

823

726

86.5

82.7-89.6

13.5

10.4-17.3

Western NC

346

274

75.2

67.0-81.9

24.8

18.1-33.0

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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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