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	1,832	1,648	88.2	85.7-90.4	184	11.8	9.6-14.3
AGE
18-24	109	81	71.7	58.3-82.1	28	28.3	17.9-41.7
25-34	386	342	89.1	83.6-92.9	44	10.9	7.1-16.4
35-44	480	425	87.2	82.0-91.1	55	12.8	8.9-18.0
45-54	533	495	93.1	89.5-95.5	38	6.9	4.5-10.5
55-64	308	290	94.3	89.1-97.1	18	5.7	2.9-10.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	90	70	76.5	59.8-87.7	20	23.5	12.3-40.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	508	432	78.9	72.1-84.3	76	21.1	15.7-27.9
Some Post-H.S.	510	454	87.8	83.1-91.4	56	12.2	8.6-16.9
College Graduate	724	692	96.6	94.5-97.9	32	3.4	2.1- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	42	57.4	41.8-71.7	30	42.6	28.3-58.2
$15,000- 24,999	258	191	69.9	60.7-77.7	67	30.1	22.3-39.3
$25,000- 34,999	242	216	87.9	79.2-93.3	26	12.1	6.7-20.8
$35,000- 49,999	333	311	88.6	81.8-93.1	22	11.4	6.9-18.2
$50,000-74,999	307	299	97.4	93.4-99.0	8	2.6	1.0- 6.6
$75,000+	349	347	99.1	95.4-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 4.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	105	91	86.4	76.9-92.4	14	13.6	7.6-23.1
Guilford	98	91	87.8	75.3-94.4	7	12.2	5.6-24.7
Mecklenburg	73	71	95.7	84.5-98.9	2	4.3	1.1-15.5
Orange	109	105	90.8	67.2-97.9	4	9.2	2.1-32.8
Wake	98	94	91.2	77.6-96.9	4	8.8	3.1-22.4
Chatham/Lee	65	63	96.7	87.7-99.2	2	3.3	0.8-12.3
Nash/Wilson	55	51	90.7	74.9-96.9	4	9.3	3.1-25.1
Craven/Pamlico	76	73	97.0	90.6-99.1	3	3.0	0.9- 9.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	97	85	88.0	79.2-93.4	12	12.0	6.6-20.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	117	102	84.5	75.2-90.7	15	15.5	9.3-24.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	76	72	94.9	86.1-98.2	4	5.1	1.8-13.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	97	82	84.3	74.5-90.7	15	15.7	9.3-25.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	62	49	75.8	61.6-85.9	13	24.2	14.1-38.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	75	67	89.4	79.9-94.7	8	10.6	5.3-20.1
Northeast NC I	64	56	87.8	76.0-94.2	8	12.2	5.8-24.0
Northeast NC II	86	75	83.0	71.3-90.6	11	17.0	9.4-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	150	131	84.6	76.0-90.4	19	15.4	9.6-24.0
Mountain AHEC	305	263	84.3	77.3-89.5	42	15.7	10.5-22.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	557	496	87.7	82.8-91.4	61	12.3	8.6-17.2
Piedmont	795	739	89.9	86.1-92.7	56	10.1	7.3-13.9
Western NC	480	413	83.3	77.5-87.9	67	16.7	12.1-22.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,832

1,648

88.2

85.7-90.4

184

11.8

9.6-14.3

AGE

18-24

109

71.7

58.3-82.1

28.3

17.9-41.7

25-34

386

342

89.1

83.6-92.9

10.9

7.1-16.4

35-44

480

425

87.2

82.0-91.1

12.8

8.9-18.0

45-54

533

495

93.1

89.5-95.5

6.9

4.5-10.5

55-64

308

290

94.3

89.1-97.1

5.7

2.9-10.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

76.5

59.8-87.7

23.5

12.3-40.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

508

432

78.9

72.1-84.3

21.1

15.7-27.9

Some Post-H.S.

510

454

87.8

83.1-91.4

12.2

8.6-16.9

College Graduate

724

692

96.6

94.5-97.9

3.4

2.1- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

57.4

41.8-71.7

42.6

28.3-58.2

$15,000- 24,999

258

191

69.9

60.7-77.7

30.1

22.3-39.3

$25,000- 34,999

242

216

87.9

79.2-93.3

12.1

6.7-20.8

$35,000- 49,999

333

311

88.6

81.8-93.1

11.4

6.9-18.2

$50,000-74,999

307

299

97.4

93.4-99.0

2.6

1.0- 6.6

$75,000+

349

347

99.1

95.4-99.8

0.9

0.2- 4.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

105

86.4

76.9-92.4

13.6

7.6-23.1

Guilford

87.8

75.3-94.4

12.2

5.6-24.7

Mecklenburg

95.7

84.5-98.9

4.3

1.1-15.5

Orange

109

105

90.8

67.2-97.9

9.2

2.1-32.8

Wake

91.2

77.6-96.9

8.8

3.1-22.4

Chatham/Lee

96.7

87.7-99.2

3.3

0.8-12.3

Nash/Wilson

90.7

74.9-96.9

9.3

3.1-25.1

Craven/Pamlico

97.0

90.6-99.1

3.0

0.9- 9.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

88.0

79.2-93.4

12.0

6.6-20.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

117

102

84.5

75.2-90.7

15.5

9.3-24.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

94.9

86.1-98.2

5.1

1.8-13.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

84.3

74.5-90.7

15.7

9.3-25.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

75.8

61.6-85.9

24.2

14.1-38.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

89.4

79.9-94.7

10.6

5.3-20.1

Northeast NC I

87.8

76.0-94.2

12.2

5.8-24.0

Northeast NC II

83.0

71.3-90.6

17.0

9.4-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

150

131

84.6

76.0-90.4

15.4

9.6-24.0

Mountain AHEC

305

263

84.3

77.3-89.5

15.7

10.5-22.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

557

496

87.7

82.8-91.4

12.3

8.6-17.2

Piedmont

795

739

89.9

86.1-92.7

10.1

7.3-13.9

Western NC

480

413

83.3

77.5-87.9

16.7

12.1-22.5

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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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