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

Health Care Access-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,576	2,234	86.4	84.2-88.3	342	13.6	11.7-15.8
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
65-74	387	373	96.3	92.8-98.2	14	3.7	1.8- 7.2
75+	235	228	98.3	95.8-99.3	7	1.7	0.7- 4.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	272	79.1	71.6-85.0	66	20.9	15.0-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	725	593	80.1	75.1-84.3	132	19.9	15.7-24.9
Some Post-H.S.	636	548	86.9	82.2-90.5	88	13.1	9.5-17.8
College Graduate	870	814	93.9	90.9-96.0	56	6.1	4.0- 9.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	136	73.5	62.6-82.2	49	26.5	17.8-37.4
$15,000- 24,999	363	248	68.5	60.2-75.8	115	31.5	24.2-39.8
$25,000- 34,999	273	227	84.8	77.8-89.9	46	15.2	10.1-22.2
$35,000- 49,999	420	384	92.4	87.6-95.5	36	7.6	4.5-12.4
$50,000-74,999	358	343	95.3	91.2-97.5	15	4.7	2.5- 8.8
$75,000+	447	437	97.4	93.5-99.0	10	2.6	1.0- 6.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	133	81.2	72.4-87.7	24	18.8	12.3-27.6
Guilford	112	98	84.9	73.5-92.0	14	15.1	8.0-26.5
Mecklenburg	110	101	91.0	79.0-96.4	9	9.0	3.6-21.0
Orange	135	125	88.8	78.6-94.5	10	11.2	5.5-21.4
Wake	128	117	89.9	81.0-94.8	11	10.1	5.2-19.0
Chatham/Lee	117	97	83.3	73.6-89.9	20	16.7	10.1-26.4
Nash/Wilson	85	82	95.7	86.9-98.7	3	4.3	1.3-13.1
Craven/Pamlico	130	116	84.3	72.7-91.5	14	15.7	8.5-27.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	130	85.9	77.8-91.4	19	14.1	8.6-22.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	133	73.4	59.6-83.8	28	26.6	16.2-40.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	89	84.5	74.4-91.1	16	15.5	8.9-25.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	109	78.7	69.3-85.8	29	21.3	14.2-30.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	73	84.0	71.3-91.8	10	16.0	8.2-28.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	64	68.9	55.9-79.5	21	31.1	20.5-44.1
Northeast NC I	72	67	90.5	77.2-96.4	5	9.5	3.6-22.8
Northeast NC II	128	111	85.4	75.1-91.9	17	14.6	8.1-24.9
Northeastern Partnership	200	178	86.6	78.4-92.0	22	13.4	8.0-21.6
Mountain AHEC	430	350	78.5	71.9-83.9	80	21.5	16.1-28.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	743	647	85.0	80.1-88.9	96	15.0	11.1-19.9
Piedmont	1,136	1,012	89.4	86.5-91.8	124	10.6	8.2-13.5
Western NC	697	575	78.3	72.8-82.9	122	21.7	17.1-27.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,576

2,234

86.4

84.2-88.3

342

13.6

11.7-15.8

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

65-74

387

373

96.3

92.8-98.2

3.7

1.8- 7.2

75+

235

228

98.3

95.8-99.3

1.7

0.7- 4.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

272

79.1

71.6-85.0

20.9

15.0-28.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

725

593

80.1

75.1-84.3

132

19.9

15.7-24.9

Some Post-H.S.

636

548

86.9

82.2-90.5

13.1

9.5-17.8

College Graduate

870

814

93.9

90.9-96.0

6.1

4.0- 9.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

136

73.5

62.6-82.2

26.5

17.8-37.4

$15,000- 24,999

363

248

68.5

60.2-75.8

115

31.5

24.2-39.8

$25,000- 34,999

273

227

84.8

77.8-89.9

15.2

10.1-22.2

$35,000- 49,999

420

384

92.4

87.6-95.5

7.6

4.5-12.4

$50,000-74,999

358

343

95.3

91.2-97.5

4.7

2.5- 8.8

$75,000+

447

437

97.4

93.5-99.0

2.6

1.0- 6.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

133

81.2

72.4-87.7

18.8

12.3-27.6

Guilford

112

84.9

73.5-92.0

15.1

8.0-26.5

Mecklenburg

110

101

91.0

79.0-96.4

9.0

3.6-21.0

Orange

135

125

88.8

78.6-94.5

11.2

5.5-21.4

Wake

128

117

89.9

81.0-94.8

10.1

5.2-19.0

Chatham/Lee

117

83.3

73.6-89.9

16.7

10.1-26.4

Nash/Wilson

95.7

86.9-98.7

4.3

1.3-13.1

Craven/Pamlico

130

116

84.3

72.7-91.5

15.7

8.5-27.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

130

85.9

77.8-91.4

14.1

8.6-22.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

133

73.4

59.6-83.8

26.6

16.2-40.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

84.5

74.4-91.1

15.5

8.9-25.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

109

78.7

69.3-85.8

21.3

14.2-30.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

84.0

71.3-91.8

16.0

8.2-28.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

68.9

55.9-79.5

31.1

20.5-44.1

Northeast NC I

90.5

77.2-96.4

9.5

3.6-22.8

Northeast NC II

128

111

85.4

75.1-91.9

14.6

8.1-24.9

Northeastern Partnership

200

178

86.6

78.4-92.0

13.4

8.0-21.6

Mountain AHEC

430

350

78.5

71.9-83.9

21.5

16.1-28.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

743

647

85.0

80.1-88.9

15.0

11.1-19.9

Piedmont

1,136

1,012

89.4

86.5-91.8

124

10.6

8.2-13.5

Western NC

697

575

78.3

72.8-82.9

122

21.7

17.1-27.2

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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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