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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Orange County

Health Care Access

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,316	3,740	84.4	82.5-86.2	576	15.6	13.8-17.5
-Orange County	221	205	88.2	78.3-93.9	16	11.8	6.1-21.7
GENDER
Male	89	81	86.6	74.9-93.3	8	13.4	6.7-25.1
Female	132	124	89.5	71.1-96.7	8	10.5	3.3-28.9
RACE
White	176	169	92.4	78.6-97.6	7	7.6	2.4-21.4
Other	43	34	70.9	51.6-84.8	9	29.1	15.2-48.4
AGE
18-44	132	121	86.5	72.5-93.9	11	13.5	6.1-27.5
45+	86	81	91.6	79.9-96.8	5	8.4	3.2-20.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	38	29	71.3	50.7-85.8	9	28.7	14.2-49.3
Some College +	183	176	92.6	78.7-97.7	7	7.4	2.3-21.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	96	83	79.2	61.7-90.0	13	20.8	10.0-38.3
$50,000+	90	89	99.6	97.1-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	197	163	79.6	71.5-85.8	34	20.4	14.2-28.5
Guilford	230	200	83.1	75.2-88.8	30	16.9	11.2-24.8
Mecklenburg	231	211	85.5	77.2-91.1	20	14.5	8.9-22.8
Orange	221	205	88.2	78.3-93.9	16	11.8	6.1-21.7
Wake	243	219	87.1	80.4-91.8	24	12.9	8.2-19.6
Chatham/Lee	173	156	85.8	77.0-91.6	17	14.2	8.4-23.0
Nash/Wilson	181	161	85.9	78.3-91.2	20	14.1	8.8-21.7
Craven/Pamlico	186	171	90.5	82.6-95.1	15	9.5	4.9-17.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	191	163	83.1	75.6-88.6	28	16.9	11.4-24.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	195	163	76.3	62.9-86.0	32	23.7	14.0-37.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	220	194	83.5	74.7-89.6	26	16.5	10.4-25.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	193	154	60.1	38.4-78.5	39	39.9	21.5-61.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	167	80.8	73.2-86.7	34	19.2	13.3-26.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	188	154	78.7	70.3-85.2	34	21.3	14.8-29.7
Northeast NC I	206	174	83.8	76.8-89.0	32	16.2	11.0-23.2
Northeast NC II	214	181	79.7	71.3-86.2	33	20.3	13.8-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	420	355	81.1	75.2-85.9	65	18.9	14.1-24.8
Mountain AHEC	553	456	78.1	71.6-83.4	97	21.9	16.6-28.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,481	1,263	81.7	77.9-85.0	218	18.3	15.0-22.1
Piedmont	1,960	1,752	86.9	84.4-89.0	208	13.1	11.0-15.6
Western NC	875	725	79.0	74.1-83.3	150	21.0	16.7-25.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,316

3,740

84.4

82.5-86.2

576

15.6

13.8-17.5

-Orange County

221

205

88.2

78.3-93.9

11.8

6.1-21.7

GENDER

Male

86.6

74.9-93.3

13.4

6.7-25.1

Female

132

124

89.5

71.1-96.7

10.5

3.3-28.9

RACE

White

176

169

92.4

78.6-97.6

7.6

2.4-21.4

Other

70.9

51.6-84.8

29.1

15.2-48.4

AGE

18-44

132

121

86.5

72.5-93.9

13.5

6.1-27.5

45+

91.6

79.9-96.8

8.4

3.2-20.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

71.3

50.7-85.8

28.7

14.2-49.3

Some College +

183

176

92.6

78.7-97.7

7.4

2.3-21.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

79.2

61.7-90.0

20.8

10.0-38.3

$50,000+

99.6

97.1-99.9

0.4

0.1- 2.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

197

163

79.6

71.5-85.8

20.4

14.2-28.5

Guilford

230

200

83.1

75.2-88.8

16.9

11.2-24.8

Mecklenburg

231

211

85.5

77.2-91.1

14.5

8.9-22.8

Orange

221

205

88.2

78.3-93.9

11.8

6.1-21.7

Wake

243

219

87.1

80.4-91.8

12.9

8.2-19.6

Chatham/Lee

173

156

85.8

77.0-91.6

14.2

8.4-23.0

Nash/Wilson

181

161

85.9

78.3-91.2

14.1

8.8-21.7

Craven/Pamlico

186

171

90.5

82.6-95.1

9.5

4.9-17.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

191

163

83.1

75.6-88.6

16.9

11.4-24.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

195

163

76.3

62.9-86.0

23.7

14.0-37.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

220

194

83.5

74.7-89.6

16.5

10.4-25.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

193

154

60.1

38.4-78.5

39.9

21.5-61.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

167

80.8

73.2-86.7

19.2

13.3-26.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

188

154

78.7

70.3-85.2

21.3

14.8-29.7

Northeast NC I

206

174

83.8

76.8-89.0

16.2

11.0-23.2

Northeast NC II

214

181

79.7

71.3-86.2

20.3

13.8-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

420

355

81.1

75.2-85.9

18.9

14.1-24.8

Mountain AHEC

553

456

78.1

71.6-83.4

21.9

16.6-28.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,481

1,263

81.7

77.9-85.0

218

18.3

15.0-22.1

Piedmont

1,960

1,752

86.9

84.4-89.0

208

13.1

11.0-15.6

Western NC

875

725

79.0

74.1-83.3

150

21.0

16.7-25.9

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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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