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	3,039	2,733	89.7	87.9-91.2	306	10.3	8.8-12.1
GENDER
Male	1,207	1,085	91.0	88.3-93.1	122	9.0	6.9-11.7
Female	1,832	1,648	88.2	85.7-90.4	184	11.8	9.6-14.3
AGE
18-24	189	138	74.4	65.0-81.9	51	25.6	18.1-35.0
25-34	654	584	89.6	85.5-92.7	70	10.4	7.3-14.5
35-44	856	772	91.9	89.2-94.0	84	8.1	6.0-10.8
45-54	833	767	92.5	89.1-94.9	66	7.5	5.1-10.9
55-64	486	452	94.0	90.5-96.3	34	6.0	3.7- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	172	128	72.9	61.5-81.9	44	27.1	18.1-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	848	722	83.2	78.7-86.8	126	16.8	13.2-21.3
Some Post-H.S.	821	734	88.8	85.1-91.7	87	11.2	8.3-14.9
College Graduate	1,198	1,149	97.3	95.8-98.2	49	2.7	1.8- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	50	57.4	39.0-73.9	38	42.6	26.1-61.0
$15,000- 24,999	366	256	69.7	61.7-76.7	110	30.3	23.3-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	396	347	88.7	83.1-92.6	49	11.3	7.4-16.9
$35,000- 49,999	569	530	91.1	86.5-94.2	39	8.9	5.8-13.5
$50,000-74,999	524	513	97.3	93.7-98.8	11	2.7	1.2- 6.3
$75,000+	644	636	97.9	94.7-99.2	8	2.1	0.8- 5.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	169	143	81.1	72.2-87.6	26	18.9	12.4-27.8
Guilford	152	138	86.5	76.0-92.9	14	13.5	7.1-24.0
Mecklenburg	132	128	97.1	92.2-98.9	4	2.9	1.1- 7.8
Orange	176	169	92.4	78.6-97.6	7	7.6	2.4-21.4
Wake	170	163	94.2	87.1-97.5	7	5.8	2.5-12.9
Chatham/Lee	114	109	93.5	83.5-97.6	5	6.5	2.4-16.5
Nash/Wilson	102	95	92.1	83.1-96.5	7	7.9	3.5-16.9
Craven/Pamlico	138	130	92.6	83.3-96.9	8	7.4	3.1-16.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	173	152	86.6	79.3-91.6	21	13.4	8.4-20.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	186	157	76.3	62.5-86.2	29	23.7	13.8-37.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	126	118	94.8	89.2-97.6	8	5.2	2.4-10.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	157	131	85.1	77.7-90.4	26	14.9	9.6-22.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	88	75	85.3	75.3-91.7	13	14.7	8.3-24.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	114	98	81.3	70.2-89.0	16	18.7	11.0-29.8
Northeast NC I	92	82	90.1	81.3-95.0	10	9.9	5.0-18.7
Northeast NC II	140	123	84.4	73.9-91.2	17	15.6	8.8-26.1
Northeastern Partnership	232	205	85.9	78.1-91.3	27	14.1	8.7-21.9
Mountain AHEC	477	404	83.4	78.2-87.6	73	16.6	12.4-21.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	899	802	87.7	83.7-90.9	97	12.3	9.1-16.3
Piedmont	1,365	1,274	92.4	90.0-94.2	91	7.6	5.8-10.0
Western NC	775	657	82.6	78.1-86.4	118	17.4	13.6-21.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,039

2,733

89.7

87.9-91.2

306

10.3

8.8-12.1

GENDER

Male

1,207

1,085

91.0

88.3-93.1

122

9.0

6.9-11.7

Female

1,832

1,648

88.2

85.7-90.4

184

11.8

9.6-14.3

AGE

18-24

189

138

74.4

65.0-81.9

25.6

18.1-35.0

25-34

654

584

89.6

85.5-92.7

10.4

7.3-14.5

35-44

856

772

91.9

89.2-94.0

8.1

6.0-10.8

45-54

833

767

92.5

89.1-94.9

7.5

5.1-10.9

55-64

486

452

94.0

90.5-96.3

6.0

3.7- 9.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

172

128

72.9

61.5-81.9

27.1

18.1-38.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

848

722

83.2

78.7-86.8

126

16.8

13.2-21.3

Some Post-H.S.

821

734

88.8

85.1-91.7

11.2

8.3-14.9

College Graduate

1,198

1,149

97.3

95.8-98.2

2.7

1.8- 4.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

57.4

39.0-73.9

42.6

26.1-61.0

$15,000- 24,999

366

256

69.7

61.7-76.7

110

30.3

23.3-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

396

347

88.7

83.1-92.6

11.3

7.4-16.9

$35,000- 49,999

569

530

91.1

86.5-94.2

8.9

5.8-13.5

$50,000-74,999

524

513

97.3

93.7-98.8

2.7

1.2- 6.3

$75,000+

644

636

97.9

94.7-99.2

2.1

0.8- 5.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

169

143

81.1

72.2-87.6

18.9

12.4-27.8

Guilford

152

138

86.5

76.0-92.9

13.5

7.1-24.0

Mecklenburg

132

128

97.1

92.2-98.9

2.9

1.1- 7.8

Orange

176

169

92.4

78.6-97.6

7.6

2.4-21.4

Wake

170

163

94.2

87.1-97.5

5.8

2.5-12.9

Chatham/Lee

114

109

93.5

83.5-97.6

6.5

2.4-16.5

Nash/Wilson

102

92.1

83.1-96.5

7.9

3.5-16.9

Craven/Pamlico

138

130

92.6

83.3-96.9

7.4

3.1-16.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

173

152

86.6

79.3-91.6

13.4

8.4-20.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

186

157

76.3

62.5-86.2

23.7

13.8-37.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

126

118

94.8

89.2-97.6

5.2

2.4-10.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

157

131

85.1

77.7-90.4

14.9

9.6-22.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

85.3

75.3-91.7

14.7

8.3-24.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

114

81.3

70.2-89.0

18.7

11.0-29.8

Northeast NC I

90.1

81.3-95.0

9.9

5.0-18.7

Northeast NC II

140

123

84.4

73.9-91.2

15.6

8.8-26.1

Northeastern Partnership

232

205

85.9

78.1-91.3

14.1

8.7-21.9

Mountain AHEC

477

404

83.4

78.2-87.6

16.6

12.4-21.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

899

802

87.7

83.7-90.9

12.3

9.1-16.3

Piedmont

1,365

1,274

92.4

90.0-94.2

7.6

5.8-10.0

Western NC

775

657

82.6

78.1-86.4

118

17.4

13.6-21.9

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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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