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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-WHITE MALES

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,954	1,633	84.4	81.8-86.6	321	15.6	13.4-18.2
AGE
18-24	134	92	76.1	65.0-84.4	42	23.9	15.6-35.0
25-34	359	297	82.3	76.0-87.2	62	17.7	12.8-24.0
35-44	508	429	86.6	81.7-90.4	79	13.4	9.6-18.3
45-54	486	409	85.6	80.4-89.7	77	14.4	10.3-19.6
55-64	455	396	88.9	84.4-92.2	59	11.1	7.8-15.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	126	69.4	58.6-78.4	61	30.6	21.6-41.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	572	447	77.6	71.9-82.4	125	22.4	17.6-28.1
Some Post-H.S.	509	426	85.7	80.4-89.7	83	14.3	10.3-19.6
College Graduate	682	630	93.4	89.9-95.7	52	6.6	4.3-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	79	66.7	52.9-78.2	42	33.3	21.8-47.1
$15,000- 24,999	253	141	62.5	52.8-71.4	112	37.5	28.6-47.2
$25,000- 34,999	206	164	82.7	74.4-88.7	42	17.3	11.3-25.6
$35,000- 49,999	334	300	91.3	85.6-94.9	34	8.7	5.1-14.4
$50,000-74,999	304	291	95.3	90.8-97.6	13	4.7	2.4- 9.2
$75,000+	388	378	97.2	93.0-98.9	10	2.8	1.1- 7.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	110	89	77.9	67.3-85.8	21	22.1	14.2-32.7
Guilford	80	67	81.9	68.1-90.5	13	18.1	9.5-31.9
Mecklenburg	84	75	89.2	75.2-95.7	9	10.8	4.3-24.8
Orange	116	106	87.5	76.4-93.8	10	12.5	6.2-23.6
Wake	114	103	89.1	79.7-94.4	11	10.9	5.6-20.3
Chatham/Lee	84	64	79.1	67.3-87.4	20	20.9	12.6-32.7
Nash/Wilson	65	62	94.8	84.4-98.4	3	5.2	1.6-15.6
Craven/Pamlico	87	74	80.2	66.1-89.4	13	19.8	10.6-33.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	120	101	83.8	74.6-90.1	19	16.2	9.9-25.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	120	92	67.8	52.6-80.0	28	32.2	20.0-47.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	71	85.1	74.0-92.0	13	14.9	8.0-26.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	102	76	75.8	64.7-84.2	26	24.2	15.8-35.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	60	52	81.7	65.8-91.2	8	18.3	8.8-34.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	69	50	65.5	51.3-77.3	19	34.5	22.7-48.7
Northeast NC I	50	45	88.1	72.0-95.5	5	11.9	4.5-28.0
Northeast NC II	92	76	82.5	70.1-90.4	16	17.5	9.6-29.9
Northeastern Partnership	142	121	83.8	74.0-90.4	21	16.2	9.6-26.0
Mountain AHEC	299	228	74.8	66.6-81.5	71	25.2	18.5-33.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	551	462	82.9	77.2-87.4	89	17.1	12.6-22.8
Piedmont	897	778	87.8	84.3-90.5	119	12.2	9.5-15.7
Western NC	506	393	74.8	68.2-80.3	113	25.2	19.7-31.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,954

1,633

84.4

81.8-86.6

321

15.6

13.4-18.2

AGE

18-24

134

76.1

65.0-84.4

23.9

15.6-35.0

25-34

359

297

82.3

76.0-87.2

17.7

12.8-24.0

35-44

508

429

86.6

81.7-90.4

13.4

9.6-18.3

45-54

486

409

85.6

80.4-89.7

14.4

10.3-19.6

55-64

455

396

88.9

84.4-92.2

11.1

7.8-15.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

187

126

69.4

58.6-78.4

30.6

21.6-41.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

572

447

77.6

71.9-82.4

125

22.4

17.6-28.1

Some Post-H.S.

509

426

85.7

80.4-89.7

14.3

10.3-19.6

College Graduate

682

630

93.4

89.9-95.7

6.6

4.3-10.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

66.7

52.9-78.2

33.3

21.8-47.1

$15,000- 24,999

253

141

62.5

52.8-71.4

112

37.5

28.6-47.2

$25,000- 34,999

206

164

82.7

74.4-88.7

17.3

11.3-25.6

$35,000- 49,999

334

300

91.3

85.6-94.9

8.7

5.1-14.4

$50,000-74,999

304

291

95.3

90.8-97.6

4.7

2.4- 9.2

$75,000+

388

378

97.2

93.0-98.9

2.8

1.1- 7.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

110

77.9

67.3-85.8

22.1

14.2-32.7

Guilford

81.9

68.1-90.5

18.1

9.5-31.9

Mecklenburg

89.2

75.2-95.7

10.8

4.3-24.8

Orange

116

106

87.5

76.4-93.8

12.5

6.2-23.6

Wake

114

103

89.1

79.7-94.4

10.9

5.6-20.3

Chatham/Lee

79.1

67.3-87.4

20.9

12.6-32.7

Nash/Wilson

94.8

84.4-98.4

5.2

1.6-15.6

Craven/Pamlico

80.2

66.1-89.4

19.8

10.6-33.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

120

101

83.8

74.6-90.1

16.2

9.9-25.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

120

67.8

52.6-80.0

32.2

20.0-47.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

85.1

74.0-92.0

14.9

8.0-26.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

102

75.8

64.7-84.2

24.2

15.8-35.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

81.7

65.8-91.2

18.3

8.8-34.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

65.5

51.3-77.3

34.5

22.7-48.7

Northeast NC I

88.1

72.0-95.5

11.9

4.5-28.0

Northeast NC II

82.5

70.1-90.4

17.5

9.6-29.9

Northeastern Partnership

142

121

83.8

74.0-90.4

16.2

9.6-26.0

Mountain AHEC

299

228

74.8

66.6-81.5

25.2

18.5-33.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

551

462

82.9

77.2-87.4

17.1

12.6-22.8

Piedmont

897

778

87.8

84.3-90.5

119

12.2

9.5-15.7

Western NC

506

393

74.8

68.2-80.3

113

25.2

19.7-31.8

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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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