BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,141	4,377	84.9	83.3-86.4	764	15.1	13.6-16.7
GENDER
Male	1,954	1,633	84.4	81.8-86.6	321	15.6	13.4-18.2
Female	3,187	2,744	85.4	83.3-87.2	443	14.6	12.8-16.7
AGE
18-24	364	268	75.1	68.0-81.0	96	24.9	19.0-32.0
25-34	950	791	83.1	79.2-86.3	159	16.9	13.7-20.8
35-44	1,273	1,074	85.4	82.3-88.0	199	14.6	12.0-17.7
45-54	1,327	1,163	88.5	85.6-90.8	164	11.5	9.2-14.4
55-64	1,184	1,042	89.3	86.3-91.8	142	10.7	8.2-13.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	445	305	66.6	59.2-73.2	140	33.4	26.8-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,480	1,185	78.4	74.8-81.6	295	21.6	18.4-25.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,405	1,193	85.9	82.7-88.5	212	14.1	11.5-17.3
College Graduate	1,804	1,688	94.3	92.4-95.7	116	5.7	4.3- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	379	242	63.7	55.5-71.2	137	36.3	28.8-44.5
$15,000- 24,999	744	490	67.3	61.7-72.6	254	32.7	27.4-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	578	476	82.2	77.1-86.4	102	17.8	13.6-22.9
$35,000- 49,999	825	740	87.7	83.7-90.9	85	12.3	9.1-16.3
$50,000-74,999	752	721	95.9	93.4-97.4	31	4.1	2.6- 6.6
$75,000+	935	920	98.0	95.7-99.0	15	2.0	1.0- 4.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	278	228	80.4	74.0-85.5	50	19.6	14.5-26.0
Guilford	233	210	86.1	78.6-91.3	23	13.9	8.7-21.4
Mecklenburg	229	210	90.1	82.9-94.5	19	9.9	5.5-17.1
Orange	308	288	90.7	83.1-95.1	20	9.3	4.9-16.9
Wake	278	256	90.3	84.6-94.0	22	9.7	6.0-15.4
Chatham/Lee	204	170	84.0	77.1-89.2	34	16.0	10.8-22.9
Nash/Wilson	165	147	87.9	80.5-92.8	18	12.1	7.2-19.5
Craven/Pamlico	242	215	86.2	78.6-91.4	27	13.8	8.6-21.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	307	256	82.4	76.6-87.0	51	17.6	13.0-23.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	329	249	71.2	62.9-78.3	80	28.8	21.7-37.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	221	192	87.0	80.7-91.5	29	13.0	8.5-19.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	261	205	78.6	72.1-84.0	56	21.4	16.0-27.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	152	125	80.1	71.3-86.7	27	19.9	13.3-28.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	195	153	72.0	63.3-79.3	42	28.0	20.7-36.7
Northeast NC I	146	125	86.5	78.6-91.8	21	13.5	8.2-21.4
Northeast NC II	246	205	81.0	74.0-86.5	41	19.0	13.5-26.0
Northeastern Partnership	392	330	82.4	76.9-86.8	62	17.6	13.2-23.1
Mountain AHEC	813	657	79.5	74.9-83.4	156	20.5	16.6-25.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,502	1,276	83.9	80.6-86.8	226	16.1	13.2-19.4
Piedmont	2,279	2,023	87.6	85.4-89.6	256	12.4	10.4-14.6
Western NC	1,360	1,078	77.2	73.4-80.6	282	22.8	19.4-26.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,141

4,377

84.9

83.3-86.4

764

15.1

13.6-16.7

GENDER

Male

1,954

1,633

84.4

81.8-86.6

321

15.6

13.4-18.2

Female

3,187

2,744

85.4

83.3-87.2

443

14.6

12.8-16.7

AGE

18-24

364

268

75.1

68.0-81.0

24.9

19.0-32.0

25-34

950

791

83.1

79.2-86.3

159

16.9

13.7-20.8

35-44

1,273

1,074

85.4

82.3-88.0

199

14.6

12.0-17.7

45-54

1,327

1,163

88.5

85.6-90.8

164

11.5

9.2-14.4

55-64

1,184

1,042

89.3

86.3-91.8

142

10.7

8.2-13.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

445

305

66.6

59.2-73.2

140

33.4

26.8-40.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,480

1,185

78.4

74.8-81.6

295

21.6

18.4-25.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,405

1,193

85.9

82.7-88.5

212

14.1

11.5-17.3

College Graduate

1,804

1,688

94.3

92.4-95.7

116

5.7

4.3- 7.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

379

242

63.7

55.5-71.2

137

36.3

28.8-44.5

$15,000- 24,999

744

490

67.3

61.7-72.6

254

32.7

27.4-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

578

476

82.2

77.1-86.4

102

17.8

13.6-22.9

$35,000- 49,999

825

740

87.7

83.7-90.9

12.3

9.1-16.3

$50,000-74,999

752

721

95.9

93.4-97.4

4.1

2.6- 6.6

$75,000+

935

920

98.0

95.7-99.0

2.0

1.0- 4.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

278

228

80.4

74.0-85.5

19.6

14.5-26.0

Guilford

233

210

86.1

78.6-91.3

13.9

8.7-21.4

Mecklenburg

229

210

90.1

82.9-94.5

9.9

5.5-17.1

Orange

308

288

90.7

83.1-95.1

9.3

4.9-16.9

Wake

278

256

90.3

84.6-94.0

9.7

6.0-15.4

Chatham/Lee

204

170

84.0

77.1-89.2

16.0

10.8-22.9

Nash/Wilson

165

147

87.9

80.5-92.8

12.1

7.2-19.5

Craven/Pamlico

242

215

86.2

78.6-91.4

13.8

8.6-21.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

307

256

82.4

76.6-87.0

17.6

13.0-23.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

329

249

71.2

62.9-78.3

28.8

21.7-37.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

221

192

87.0

80.7-91.5

13.0

8.5-19.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

261

205

78.6

72.1-84.0

21.4

16.0-27.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

152

125

80.1

71.3-86.7

19.9

13.3-28.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

195

153

72.0

63.3-79.3

28.0

20.7-36.7

Northeast NC I

146

125

86.5

78.6-91.8

13.5

8.2-21.4

Northeast NC II

246

205

81.0

74.0-86.5

19.0

13.5-26.0

Northeastern Partnership

392

330

82.4

76.9-86.8

17.6

13.2-23.1

Mountain AHEC

813

657

79.5

74.9-83.4

156

20.5

16.6-25.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,502

1,276

83.9

80.6-86.8

226

16.1

13.2-19.4

Piedmont

2,279

2,023

87.6

85.4-89.6

256

12.4

10.4-14.6

Western NC

1,360

1,078

77.2

73.4-80.6

282

22.8

19.4-26.6

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 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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