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	4,357	3,885	87.8	86.1-89.3	472	12.2	10.7-13.9
AGE
18-24	230	176	74.0	64.7-81.6	54	26.0	18.4-35.3
25-34	591	494	83.9	79.0-87.7	97	16.1	12.3-21.0
35-44	765	645	84.1	80.0-87.6	120	15.9	12.4-20.0
45-54	841	754	91.3	88.4-93.5	87	8.7	6.5-11.6
55-64	729	646	89.7	85.3-93.0	83	10.3	7.0-14.7
65-74	637	623	97.2	92.7-98.9	14	2.8	1.1- 7.3
75+	533	518	96.1	91.9-98.2	15	3.9	1.8- 8.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	581	489	80.4	74.4-85.3	92	19.6	14.7-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,290	1,111	83.3	79.5-86.4	179	16.7	13.6-20.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,163	1,029	88.0	84.6-90.7	134	12.0	9.3-15.4
College Graduate	1,314	1,248	95.1	93.1-96.6	66	4.9	3.4- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	461	359	74.6	67.3-80.8	102	25.4	19.2-32.7
$15,000- 24,999	738	589	78.5	73.7-82.7	149	21.5	17.3-26.3
$25,000- 34,999	478	417	84.0	78.0-88.7	61	16.0	11.3-22.0
$35,000- 49,999	575	524	86.3	80.7-90.4	51	13.7	9.6-19.3
$50,000-74,999	488	470	96.8	94.2-98.2	18	3.2	1.8- 5.8
$75,000+	581	575	98.9	96.6-99.6	6	1.1	0.4- 3.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	245	214	86.8	81.1-90.9	31	13.2	9.1-18.9
Guilford	201	191	91.6	84.2-95.7	10	8.4	4.3-15.8
Mecklenburg	183	173	92.6	86.1-96.2	10	7.4	3.8-13.9
Orange	237	227	93.5	81.9-97.9	10	6.5	2.1-18.1
Wake	197	186	92.6	85.5-96.3	11	7.4	3.7-14.5
Chatham/Lee	175	157	90.6	84.9-94.2	18	9.4	5.8-15.1
Nash/Wilson	151	135	85.5	76.2-91.5	16	14.5	8.5-23.8
Craven/Pamlico	221	207	93.9	89.6-96.5	14	6.1	3.5-10.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	258	224	84.8	78.2-89.6	34	15.2	10.4-21.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	217	76.3	69.1-82.3	57	23.7	17.7-30.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	169	91.5	85.9-95.0	16	8.5	5.0-14.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	229	197	85.2	79.1-89.8	32	14.8	10.2-20.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	119	100	82.9	74.0-89.2	19	17.1	10.8-26.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	177	154	83.0	74.4-89.2	23	17.0	10.8-25.6
Northeast NC I	138	122	88.9	81.5-93.5	16	11.1	6.5-18.5
Northeast NC II	220	192	83.3	76.4-88.5	28	16.7	11.5-23.6
Northeastern Partnership	358	314	84.9	79.6-89.0	44	15.1	11.0-20.4
Mountain AHEC	737	643	86.6	82.7-89.7	94	13.4	10.3-17.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,325	1,182	87.7	84.4-90.3	143	12.3	9.7-15.6
Piedmont	1,836	1,692	89.4	86.9-91.5	144	10.6	8.5-13.1
Western NC	1,196	1,011	82.9	79.3-86.0	185	17.1	14.0-20.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,357

3,885

87.8

86.1-89.3

472

12.2

10.7-13.9

AGE

18-24

230

176

74.0

64.7-81.6

26.0

18.4-35.3

25-34

591

494

83.9

79.0-87.7

16.1

12.3-21.0

35-44

765

645

84.1

80.0-87.6

120

15.9

12.4-20.0

45-54

841

754

91.3

88.4-93.5

8.7

6.5-11.6

55-64

729

646

89.7

85.3-93.0

10.3

7.0-14.7

65-74

637

623

97.2

92.7-98.9

2.8

1.1- 7.3

75+

533

518

96.1

91.9-98.2

3.9

1.8- 8.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

581

489

80.4

74.4-85.3

19.6

14.7-25.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,290

1,111

83.3

79.5-86.4

179

16.7

13.6-20.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,163

1,029

88.0

84.6-90.7

134

12.0

9.3-15.4

College Graduate

1,314

1,248

95.1

93.1-96.6

4.9

3.4- 6.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

461

359

74.6

67.3-80.8

102

25.4

19.2-32.7

$15,000- 24,999

738

589

78.5

73.7-82.7

149

21.5

17.3-26.3

$25,000- 34,999

478

417

84.0

78.0-88.7

16.0

11.3-22.0

$35,000- 49,999

575

524

86.3

80.7-90.4

13.7

9.6-19.3

$50,000-74,999

488

470

96.8

94.2-98.2

3.2

1.8- 5.8

$75,000+

581

575

98.9

96.6-99.6

1.1

0.4- 3.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

245

214

86.8

81.1-90.9

13.2

9.1-18.9

Guilford

201

191

91.6

84.2-95.7

8.4

4.3-15.8

Mecklenburg

183

173

92.6

86.1-96.2

7.4

3.8-13.9

Orange

237

227

93.5

81.9-97.9

6.5

2.1-18.1

Wake

197

186

92.6

85.5-96.3

7.4

3.7-14.5

Chatham/Lee

175

157

90.6

84.9-94.2

9.4

5.8-15.1

Nash/Wilson

151

135

85.5

76.2-91.5

14.5

8.5-23.8

Craven/Pamlico

221

207

93.9

89.6-96.5

6.1

3.5-10.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

258

224

84.8

78.2-89.6

15.2

10.4-21.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

217

76.3

69.1-82.3

23.7

17.7-30.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

169

91.5

85.9-95.0

8.5

5.0-14.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

229

197

85.2

79.1-89.8

14.8

10.2-20.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

119

100

82.9

74.0-89.2

17.1

10.8-26.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

177

154

83.0

74.4-89.2

17.0

10.8-25.6

Northeast NC I

138

122

88.9

81.5-93.5

11.1

6.5-18.5

Northeast NC II

220

192

83.3

76.4-88.5

16.7

11.5-23.6

Northeastern Partnership

358

314

84.9

79.6-89.0

15.1

11.0-20.4

Mountain AHEC

737

643

86.6

82.7-89.7

13.4

10.3-17.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,325

1,182

87.7

84.4-90.3

143

12.3

9.7-15.6

Piedmont

1,836

1,692

89.4

86.9-91.5

144

10.6

8.5-13.1

Western NC

1,196

1,011

82.9

79.3-86.0

185

17.1

14.0-20.7

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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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