BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-WHITE MALES

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,207	1,085	91.0	88.3-93.1	122	9.0	6.9-11.7
AGE
18-24	80	57	76.7	63.0-86.4	23	23.3	13.6-37.0
25-34	268	242	90.1	83.5-94.2	26	9.9	5.8-16.5
35-44	376	347	95.8	93.3-97.4	29	4.2	2.6- 6.7
45-54	300	272	91.8	85.3-95.6	28	8.2	4.4-14.7
55-64	178	162	93.7	88.0-96.8	16	6.3	3.2-12.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	58	70.2	54.1-82.5	24	29.8	17.5-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	290	87.0	80.8-91.4	50	13.0	8.6-19.2
Some Post-H.S.	311	280	89.8	83.6-93.8	31	10.2	6.2-16.4
College Graduate	474	457	98.0	95.4-99.1	17	2.0	0.9- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	16	8	57.3	17.7-89.3	8	42.7	10.7-82.3
$15,000- 24,999	108	65	69.5	55.2-80.9	43	30.5	19.1-44.8
$25,000- 34,999	154	131	89.4	81.2-94.2	23	10.6	5.8-18.8
$35,000- 49,999	236	219	93.5	86.1-97.1	17	6.5	2.9-13.9
$50,000-74,999	217	214	97.2	90.0-99.2	3	2.8	0.8-10.0
$75,000+	295	289	97.1	91.6-99.0	6	2.9	1.0- 8.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	64	52	75.3	59.8-86.2	12	24.7	13.8-40.2
Guilford	54	47	85.0	64.6-94.6	7	15.0	5.4-35.4
Mecklenburg	59	57	98.1	92.3-99.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7
Orange	67	64	94.9	85.0-98.4	3	5.1	1.6-15.0
Wake	72	69	97.1	90.2-99.2	3	2.9	0.8- 9.8
Chatham/Lee	49	46	91.2	74.1-97.4	3	8.8	2.6-25.9
Nash/Wilson	47	44	93.1	79.5-97.9	3	6.9	2.1-20.5
Craven/Pamlico	62	57	89.6	74.5-96.2	5	10.4	3.8-25.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	76	67	85.4	72.6-92.8	9	14.6	7.2-27.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	69	55	67.9	44.7-84.7	14	32.1	15.3-55.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	50	46	94.8	85.5-98.2	4	5.2	1.8-14.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	60	49	85.9	73.5-93.1	11	14.1	6.9-26.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	26	26	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	39	31	71.4	51.4-85.5	8	28.6	14.5-48.6
Northeast NC I	28	26	93.6	74.7-98.6	2	6.4	1.4-25.3
Northeast NC II	54	48	85.7	65.8-94.9	6	14.3	5.1-34.2
Northeastern Partnership	82	74	87.4	71.5-95.0	8	12.6	5.0-28.5
Mountain AHEC	172	141	82.4	73.8-88.6	31	17.6	11.4-26.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	342	306	87.7	80.8-92.4	36	12.3	7.6-19.2
Piedmont	570	535	94.5	91.3-96.6	35	5.5	3.4- 8.7
Western NC	295	244	81.9	74.4-87.5	51	18.1	12.5-25.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,207

1,085

91.0

88.3-93.1

122

9.0

6.9-11.7

AGE

18-24

76.7

63.0-86.4

23.3

13.6-37.0

25-34

268

242

90.1

83.5-94.2

9.9

5.8-16.5

35-44

376

347

95.8

93.3-97.4

4.2

2.6- 6.7

45-54

300

272

91.8

85.3-95.6

8.2

4.4-14.7

55-64

178

162

93.7

88.0-96.8

6.3

3.2-12.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

70.2

54.1-82.5

29.8

17.5-45.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

290

87.0

80.8-91.4

13.0

8.6-19.2

Some Post-H.S.

311

280

89.8

83.6-93.8

10.2

6.2-16.4

College Graduate

474

457

98.0

95.4-99.1

2.0

0.9- 4.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

57.3

17.7-89.3

42.7

10.7-82.3

$15,000- 24,999

108

69.5

55.2-80.9

30.5

19.1-44.8

$25,000- 34,999

154

131

89.4

81.2-94.2

10.6

5.8-18.8

$35,000- 49,999

236

219

93.5

86.1-97.1

6.5

2.9-13.9

$50,000-74,999

217

214

97.2

90.0-99.2

2.8

0.8-10.0

$75,000+

295

289

97.1

91.6-99.0

2.9

1.0- 8.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

75.3

59.8-86.2

24.7

13.8-40.2

Guilford

85.0

64.6-94.6

15.0

5.4-35.4

Mecklenburg

98.1

92.3-99.5

1.9

0.5- 7.7

Orange

94.9

85.0-98.4

5.1

1.6-15.0

Wake

97.1

90.2-99.2

2.9

0.8- 9.8

Chatham/Lee

91.2

74.1-97.4

8.8

2.6-25.9

Nash/Wilson

93.1

79.5-97.9

6.9

2.1-20.5

Craven/Pamlico

89.6

74.5-96.2

10.4

3.8-25.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

85.4

72.6-92.8

14.6

7.2-27.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

67.9

44.7-84.7

32.1

15.3-55.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

94.8

85.5-98.2

5.2

1.8-14.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

85.9

73.5-93.1

14.1

6.9-26.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

71.4

51.4-85.5

28.6

14.5-48.6

Northeast NC I

93.6

74.7-98.6

6.4

1.4-25.3

Northeast NC II

85.7

65.8-94.9

14.3

5.1-34.2

Northeastern Partnership

87.4

71.5-95.0

12.6

5.0-28.5

Mountain AHEC

172

141

82.4

73.8-88.6

17.6

11.4-26.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

342

306

87.7

80.8-92.4

12.3

7.6-19.2

Piedmont

570

535

94.5

91.3-96.6

5.5

3.4- 8.7

Western NC

295

244

81.9

74.4-87.5

18.1

12.5-25.6

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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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