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	6,933	6,119	87.1	85.8-88.3	814	12.9	11.7-14.2
GENDER
Male	2,576	2,234	86.4	84.2-88.3	342	13.6	11.7-15.8
Female	4,357	3,885	87.8	86.1-89.3	472	12.2	10.7-13.9
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
65-74	1,024	996	96.8	94.3-98.2	28	3.2	1.8- 5.7
75+	768	746	96.9	94.2-98.4	22	3.1	1.6- 5.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	919	761	79.8	75.3-83.7	158	20.2	16.3-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,015	1,704	81.7	78.7-84.4	311	18.3	15.6-21.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,799	1,577	87.5	84.7-89.8	222	12.5	10.2-15.3
College Graduate	2,184	2,062	94.5	92.8-95.8	122	5.5	4.2- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	646	495	74.2	68.2-79.4	151	25.8	20.6-31.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,101	837	74.0	69.4-78.1	264	26.0	21.9-30.6
$25,000- 34,999	751	644	84.4	80.0-88.0	107	15.6	12.0-20.0
$35,000- 49,999	995	908	89.3	85.8-92.1	87	10.7	7.9-14.2
$50,000-74,999	846	813	96.0	93.8-97.5	33	4.0	2.5- 6.2
$75,000+	1,028	1,012	98.0	95.9-99.1	16	2.0	0.9- 4.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	402	347	84.0	78.9-88.0	55	16.0	12.0-21.1
Guilford	313	289	88.5	82.3-92.8	24	11.5	7.2-17.7
Mecklenburg	293	274	91.8	85.6-95.4	19	8.2	4.6-14.4
Orange	372	352	91.7	84.7-95.6	20	8.3	4.4-15.3
Wake	325	303	91.3	86.1-94.6	22	8.7	5.4-13.9
Chatham/Lee	292	254	86.9	81.4-90.9	38	13.1	9.1-18.6
Nash/Wilson	236	217	90.4	84.5-94.2	19	9.6	5.8-15.5
Craven/Pamlico	351	323	89.3	83.2-93.3	28	10.7	6.7-16.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	407	354	85.3	80.4-89.1	53	14.7	10.9-19.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	350	75.0	67.8-81.1	85	25.0	18.9-32.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	258	88.1	82.7-92.0	32	11.9	8.0-17.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	306	82.1	76.7-86.4	61	17.9	13.6-23.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	173	83.5	76.3-88.8	29	16.5	11.2-23.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	262	218	76.9	69.4-83.0	44	23.1	17.0-30.6
Northeast NC I	210	189	89.6	83.3-93.7	21	10.4	6.3-16.7
Northeast NC II	348	303	84.3	78.6-88.7	45	15.7	11.3-21.4
Northeastern Partnership	558	492	85.7	81.2-89.2	66	14.3	10.8-18.8
Mountain AHEC	1,167	993	82.8	79.2-85.9	174	17.2	14.1-20.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,068	1,829	86.4	83.6-88.8	239	13.6	11.2-16.4
Piedmont	2,972	2,704	89.4	87.6-91.0	268	10.6	9.0-12.4
Western NC	1,893	1,586	80.7	77.6-83.5	307	19.3	16.5-22.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,933

6,119

87.1

85.8-88.3

814

12.9

11.7-14.2

GENDER

Male

2,576

2,234

86.4

84.2-88.3

342

13.6

11.7-15.8

Female

4,357

3,885

87.8

86.1-89.3

472

12.2

10.7-13.9

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

65-74

1,024

996

96.8

94.3-98.2

3.2

1.8- 5.7

75+

768

746

96.9

94.2-98.4

3.1

1.6- 5.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

919

761

79.8

75.3-83.7

158

20.2

16.3-24.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,015

1,704

81.7

78.7-84.4

311

18.3

15.6-21.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,799

1,577

87.5

84.7-89.8

222

12.5

10.2-15.3

College Graduate

2,184

2,062

94.5

92.8-95.8

122

5.5

4.2- 7.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

646

495

74.2

68.2-79.4

151

25.8

20.6-31.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,101

837

74.0

69.4-78.1

264

26.0

21.9-30.6

$25,000- 34,999

751

644

84.4

80.0-88.0

107

15.6

12.0-20.0

$35,000- 49,999

995

908

89.3

85.8-92.1

10.7

7.9-14.2

$50,000-74,999

846

813

96.0

93.8-97.5

4.0

2.5- 6.2

$75,000+

1,028

1,012

98.0

95.9-99.1

2.0

0.9- 4.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

402

347

84.0

78.9-88.0

16.0

12.0-21.1

Guilford

313

289

88.5

82.3-92.8

11.5

7.2-17.7

Mecklenburg

293

274

91.8

85.6-95.4

8.2

4.6-14.4

Orange

372

352

91.7

84.7-95.6

8.3

4.4-15.3

Wake

325

303

91.3

86.1-94.6

8.7

5.4-13.9

Chatham/Lee

292

254

86.9

81.4-90.9

13.1

9.1-18.6

Nash/Wilson

236

217

90.4

84.5-94.2

9.6

5.8-15.5

Craven/Pamlico

351

323

89.3

83.2-93.3

10.7

6.7-16.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

407

354

85.3

80.4-89.1

14.7

10.9-19.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

350

75.0

67.8-81.1

25.0

18.9-32.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

258

88.1

82.7-92.0

11.9

8.0-17.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

306

82.1

76.7-86.4

17.9

13.6-23.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

173

83.5

76.3-88.8

16.5

11.2-23.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

262

218

76.9

69.4-83.0

23.1

17.0-30.6

Northeast NC I

210

189

89.6

83.3-93.7

10.4

6.3-16.7

Northeast NC II

348

303

84.3

78.6-88.7

15.7

11.3-21.4

Northeastern Partnership

558

492

85.7

81.2-89.2

14.3

10.8-18.8

Mountain AHEC

1,167

993

82.8

79.2-85.9

174

17.2

14.1-20.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,068

1,829

86.4

83.6-88.8

239

13.6

11.2-16.4

Piedmont

2,972

2,704

89.4

87.6-91.0

268

10.6

9.0-12.4

Western NC

1,893

1,586

80.7

77.6-83.5

307

19.3

16.5-22.4

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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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